Liam Neeson in final talks for "A Willing Patriot" thriller May 12, 2015 - 09:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Liam Neeson is in final negotiations to star in terrorist-themed thriller "A Willing Patriot". MadRiver Pictures who will produce and fully finance the project made the announcement on Monday, May 11. As AceShowbiz reveals citing The Hollywood Reporter, Liam will portray "a CIA agent who engages in an elaborate cat-and-mouse game with a sinister terrorist planning an imminent attack. He'll risk everything, including his own life, to stop his foe and avenge his mysterious past." "A Willing Patriot" will be directed by Martin Zandvliet with a script from Jason Keller. Jason will produce the movie with MadRiver Pictures' Marc Butan, Film 360's Guymon Casady and Darin Friedman, and Hollywood Gang's Gianni Nunnari. Shannon Gaulding will oversee the project for Hollywood Gang. The project was originally developed by Keller, Film 360 and Hollywood Gang at Warner Bros. and subsequently moved over at MadRiver. Sierra/Affinity and CAA will represent international rights on the film. CAA is also representing U.S. rights. A wide domestic release deal is expected to be announced during the Cannes Film Festival. Marc said in a statement, "Liam Neeson is one of the defining actors of our generation, and audiences will love him in this role. After seeing Martin's new film 'Land of Mine', we knew he was an incredible storyteller and the perfect match to collaborate with Liam."  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 Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia  Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |
