Woody Harrelson to star as villain in “Planet of the Apes” sequelSeptember 16, 2015 - 12:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Woody Harrelson will star as the villain in 20th Century Fox’s next “Planet of the Apes” installment, TheWrap has learned. Matt Reeves will return as the director for the new project titled “War of the Planet of the Apes,” set for a July 14, 2017 release. Mark Bomback and Reeves are writing the screenplay, based on Pierre Boulle’s novel, “La Planète Des Singes.” Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver producing. While the plot is still unknown, the film will continue with the story of Caesar, the ape who was one of the protagonists in the first two films of the reboot series. In total, this will be the eighth film in the franchise. However, Harrelson will play a character called the Colonel. Gabriel Chavarria is starring in the film, but it is not certain who else will be returning. Harrelson is currently filming “LBJ,” in which he stars as Lyndon B. Johnson, and will be on screen as Haymitch Abernathy in “The Hunger Games: Mockingly — Part 2,” the last installment of the “Hunger Games” franchise. Photo:AceShowbiz 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. 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. |