Julia Louis-Dreyfus in talks to star in, produce "Force Majeure" remakeMarch 27, 2015 - 10:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Best known for acting in comedy features, Julia Louis-Dreyfus is taking a huge leap in her career by taking the chance to star in Fox Searchlight's "Force Majeure" remake, AceShowbiz reports. In addition to starring in, she is reportedly in talks to serve as its producer. The Hollywood Reporter which was first to report the news mentioned there have been neither directors nor producers attached to the project. "Force Majeure" actually is a Swedish drama that tells the story "of a family staying in a resort in the French Alps. An avalanche threatens the resort and the father, in an act of selfish cowardice, deserts his family. When the avalanche passes and the family is safely reunited, the man's actions create a deep fissure in the unit that might not be repaired." The first film, written and directed by Ruben Ostlund, won the Guldbagge Awards, the Un Certain Regard jury prize at last year's Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for best foreign film at this year's Golden Globes. Julia Louis-Dreyfus currently serves as producer of HBO's comedy series "Veep", on which she also stars as Selina Meyer. She's been on the hit show since 2012 and has won three Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy category. 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 | 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. |