Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo reteaming for Hurricane Katrina drama January 27, 2015 - 13:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The director-star duo of Ava DuVernay and David Oyelowo are teaming up again for an untitled Hurricane Katrina drama from Participant Media, the company announced Monday, Jan 26, according to TheWrap. The “Selma” and “Middle of Nowhere” director will step behind the camera again to tell a sweeping love story and complex murder mystery set against the backdrop of Hurricane Katrina, while Oyelowo is in negotiations to produce and star. Participant Media’s Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King will serve as executive producers and King, Participant’s EVP Narrative Film, will oversee production for Participant. “Hurricane Katrina is one of the most important social and environmental stories of our time,” King said in a statement. “Ava DuVernay has shown herself to be highly skilled at bringing intimacy and contemporary urgency to epic events. We have been looking for the right way to get back in business with Ava, and with David Oyelowo, and are proud to re-team with them on her original idea, which we believe will be a powerful film.” Oyelowo can currently be seen in DuVernay’s “Selma,” which has been nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Photo: Paramount   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 |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
