Kelly Macdonald to topline “Special Correspondents” satirical comedyJune 1, 2015 - 11:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - “Boardwalk Empire” alum Kelly Macdonald has been cast as one of the female leads in Ricky Gervais‘ Netflix movie “Special Correspondents,” an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap. Gervais is writing and directing the satirical comedy, which he’ll also produce with Aaron L. Gilbert of Bron Studios and Chris Coen of Unanimous Entertainment as well as Manuel Munz. Eric Bana stars as Frank, an arrogant New York-based radio journalist whose decadent lifestyle has hindered his career. With his job on the line, he decides to fake frontline war reports from the comfort of his hideout above a Spanish restaurant in Manhattan. Macdonald will play Claire Makepeace, a colleague of Bana’s at the radio station, where she has been harboring a crush on Finch, who will be played by Gervais. When Frank and Finch go missing, she becomes the face of the station in the press. Benjamin Bratt co-stars as Bana’s TV anchor nemesis in the film, which is expected to debut on Netflix next year. Macdonald, who played Margaret on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” is also well known for playing Helena Ravenclaw in the final “Harry Potter” movie. Her other feature credits include the Coen brothers’ Oscar-winning thriller “No Country for Old Men” and Danny Boyle‘s breakout movie “Trainspotting.” She also voiced the red-headed lead of Merida in Pixar’s hit animated movie “Brave” and won an Emmy for starring in David Yates‘ HBO movie “The Girl in the Cafe.” 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 | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |