Liam Neeson to topline action movie “The Commuter”September 22, 2015 - 13:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Liam Neeson is set to star in the Studiocanal suspense thriller “The Commuter,” sources confirm to Variety. Byron Willinger and Phil de Blasi penned the script with Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman producing with Studiocanal through their shingle the Picture Company. No director is currently attached. Plot revolves around a businessman on his daily commute home, who unwittingly gets caught up in a criminal conspiracy. It threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him. Production is set to start sometime next spring. Studiocanal will finance the pic. Neeson has become the go-to actor for suspense thrillers and action movies, like Fox’s “Taken 3” and Warner Bros.’ “Run All Night,” both of which debuted earlier this year. Neeson has Martin Scorsese’s “Silence” and the Focus movie “When a Monster Calls” both bowing in the next year. Universal also recently acquired the pitch “The Revenger” with Neeson attached to star and Ruben Fleischer on board to direct. Willinger and de Blasi are both repped by Verve and most recently wrote “Skyscraper” for Universal and “The Crossing” for Screen Gems. The pic marks one of a handful movies the Picture Company has set up since Rona and Heineman announced the creation of the banner last year with “Escape From New York” and a “Robin Hood” retelling also in the works. The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood. 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 | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |