Ashton Kutcher, Josh Hartnett join James Franco’s “The Long Home”May 6, 2015 - 15:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Josh Hartnett and Ashton Kutcher have joined James Franco’s indie drama, “The Long Home”, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. Other cast members signing on to the film include Zoe Levin, Analeigh Tipton, Scott Haze and Robin Lord-Taylor. Josh Hutcherson, Tim Blake Nelson and Giancarlo Esposito are already enlisted to star in the film. “The Long Home” is based on a novel by William Gay and centers on a young man (Hutcherson) who finds himself working for the very bootlegger who killed his father 10 years earlier. Franco is producing alongside Vince Jolivette and Jay Davis. Kutcher currently wrapped his run in Chuck Lorre’s “Two and a Half Men,” and the project marks first-time he is joining forces with Franco. Hartnett appeared alongside Franco in Robert Duvall‘s project, “Wild Horses,” and Hartnett currently stars on Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful.” Levin worked with Franco in “Palo Alto,” and starred in the TV series, “Palo Alto,” and “The Way Way Back” with Steve Carell.. “The Long Home” is set to be released in 2017. 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 | 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. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |