John Lithgow to star opposite Ben Affleck in “Accountant” action thrillerJanuary 16, 2015 - 17:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - John Lithgow has been cast in The Accountant. He will star opposite Ben Affleck in the Warner Bros action thriller, Digital Spy reports citing Deadline. Gavin O'Connor is directing the film about a mild-mannered accountant who moonlights as a killer for hire. Lithgow will play Lamar Black, a tech magnate who hires Affleck to investigate suspicious irregularities in his company's accounting. Anna Kendrick and Oscar nominee JK Simmons were rumoured for the project, but were not mentioned in the new report. Lithgow was most recently seen in The Homesman and Interstellar. Mel Gibson was formerly attached to direct The Accountant, with Will Smith starring. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |