Oscar winner Julia Roberts to produce, star in “Batkid Begins” remakeJanuary 24, 2015 - 12:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Batkid’s takeover of Hollywood continues. Julia Roberts is attached to produce and star in a feature remake of the documentary “Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World,” it was announced Friday, Jan 23. The doc is scheduled to have its world premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival on Saturday, TheWrap reports. Produce alongside partners Lisa Gillan and Marisa Yeres Gill through their Red Om Films banner, the film tells the real life story about how a Make-A-Wish event for Miles Scott — a 5-year-old boy diagnosed with leukemia — that made him Batman for a day turned into not only a citywide spectacle with over 25,000 San Franciscans turning out, but a worldwide phenomenon on social media with nearly two billion participants. The documentary’s director, Dana Nachman, will serve as Executive Producer along with Josh and Dan Braun of Submarine under production company’s new remake label Sub/Version. “It’s thrilling to me that Ms. Roberts and her team watched our film and were so moved by it that they want to dedicate their time and creative capital to make sure the widest audience possible will know and love Miles’ story and the spirit of this intimate special event that went global, as much as we do,” said Nachman in a statement. CAA brought the project to Roberts and brokered the deal with Sub/Version, and will represent the package. Roberts won an Oscar for “Erin Brockovich” and most recently starred opposite Meryl Streep in “August: Osage County.” Roberts is also attached to star in Billy Ray’s remake of the Argentine thriller “The Secret in Their Eyes” and George Clooney‘s “Money Monster.” Top stories American actor of Armenian descent Eric Bogosian has been cast in the upcoming TV adaptation of Anne Rice's "Interview with the Vampire". Paris Center Pompidou Musée National d’Art Moderne will host the screening of Sergei Parajanov’s "Triptych" on December 15. 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. Partner news | Kazakh Foreign Minister arrives in Armenia Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu on Monday, March 18 arrived in Armenia for a two-day trip. Aliyev touts “good chances” for normalizing ties with Armenia Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared that there are “good chances” for normalizing relations with Armenia. Putin secures fifth term as Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term in office through a dubious national plebiscite. Top Armenian, Indian defense officials discuss cooperation The discussions primarily focused on enhancing cooperation in the defence sector between Armenia and India. |