Bill Paxton to join Daniel Radcliffe in "Grand Theft Auto" April 16, 2015 - 11:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bill Paxton is in negotiations to star opposite Daniel Radcliffe in upcoming movie "Grand Theft Auto". As AceShowbiz reports citing The Hollywood Reporter, the "Apollo 13" actor is in talks to star as Jack Thompson, a lawyer who wanted to ban video game violence. The news came one week after Daniel was reportedly in talks to star as Sam Houser, the co-founder and president of Rockstar Games. Sam is best known for popularizing video game GTA as one of the gaming world's biggest franchises but also amping up the violent quotient. Bill last appeared alongside Jake Gyllenhaal" in "Nightcrawler" and "Edge of Tomorrow" along with Tom Cruise. "Grand Theft Auto", which will be produced by BBC Films, portrays the true-life account of the fight between Sam and Jack. The movie was originally titled "Rockstar Games". British director Owen Harris, who directed episodes of "Misfits" and "Black Mirror", is tapped as the helmer. The script is written by James Wood based on David Kushner's book "Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto". While no release date has been announced yet, the film is scheduled to begin shooting on Monday, April 20.   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 European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE 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. |
