Octavia Spencer to play God in “The Shack” bestseller adaptationMarch 7, 2015 - 10:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Octavia Spencer wants to play God. And she will, entering final negotiations to star in Lionsgate’s “The Shack,” based on William P. Youngs novel, TheWrap reports. The bestselling novel, released in 2007, follows a man whose youngest daughter is abducted during a family vacation, with all evidence leading to her having been murdered. Years later, he receives a note which appears to be from God, urging him to reexamine the shack centrally linked to his daughter’s disappearance. Stuart Hazeldine is directing the adaptation. Gil Netter is producing through Netter Productions along with Brad Cummings. Spencer won an Oscar for her role in Tate Taylor‘s “The Help,” and also starred in the director’s “Get On Up.” Most recently Spencer was a series regular on Fox drama “Red Band Society,” which was canceled after one season. She’ll next be seen opposite Shailene Woodley in Lionsgate’s YA franchise sequel “The Divergent Series: Insurgent.” The news was first broken by Variety. 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 | 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. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |