Leonardo DiCaprio joins "The Crowded Room"February 28, 2015 - 11:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Leonardo DiCaprio has set his eyes on an exciting role for his next project. The actor reportedly is joining New Regency's "The Crowded Room" and will play a man with multiple personalities. DiCaprio will serve as a producer alongside Jennifer Davisson and Alexandra Milchan in addition to starring in the project. Jason Smilovic and Todd Katzberg are serving as the scribes, AceShowbiz reports. Based on a non-fiction book by Daniel Keyes, the movie will center on a man named Billy Milligan, the first person who successfully used multiple personality disorder as a defense in a court of law. Back in the '70s, Milligan was accused of raping three women on the Ohio State University campus as well as robbery. In his defense, Milligan said his alternate personalities were the ones who committed the crimes. DiCaprio next can be seen in "The Revenant". Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, the pic which is set in 1823 will see DiCaprio playing a fur trapper who is mauled by a grizzly bear. It is set to arrive on Christmas Day. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |