“The Fast and the Furious” helmer directing “Category 5” disaster thrillerJanuary 21, 2016 - 17:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - “The Fast and the Furious” helmer Rob Cohen will direct the disaster action thriller “Category 5”, Variety said. “Category 5” follows a team of tech hackers who infiltrate a U.S. Mint facility on a small coastal town to steal $102 million just as a disastrous Category 5 hurricane is about to strike and level it to the ground. The only other two people left in the town, a meteorologist and a treasury agent, must survive the storm while stopping the thieves from getting away with the heist of the century. Casting is currently underway, and production is slated for the spring and summer. Foresight Unlimited will handle foreign sales and introduce the film to buyers at the Berlin Film Festival next month. Producers are Karen Baldwin, Michael Tadross Jr. and Danny Roth. Howard Baldwin, Mark Damon, Bill Immerman and Tamara Birkemoe will executive produce. “Crossing a heist movie set amidst the intense action of a natural disaster was an idea to which I truly responded,” Cohen said. “It’s a chance for me to get back to my roots in doing the adrenaline-pumped action/special effects films I love to create.” Cohen’s credits include “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” “xXx” “Alex Cross” and “The Boy Next Door,” starring Jennifer Lopez. He’s attached to direct “The Adventures of Marco Polo” for Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman at Paramount Pictures. Cohen is represented by WME and Craig Baumgarten of Link Management, and Michael Schenkman — attorney at Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal. Related links: 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 | 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 Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |