James Gandolfini’s “Big Dead Place” revived at HBOJanuary 22, 2016 - 17:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - James Gandolfini‘s “Big Dead Place”, the HBO drama the actor was developing before his death, has been revived with a new director-executive producer attached, TheWrap has learned. “The Sopranos” and “Boardwalk Empire” director Tim Van Patten will direct and executive produce the HBO adaptation of Nicholas Johnson’s memoir, which was originally put into development in 2011. Set in Antarctica, “Big Dead Place” documents Johnson’s time working for the U.S. Antarctic Program and the effects that staying in a remote, frozen area for extended periods of time had on his psyche. Gandolfini was developing the project with “Breaking Bad” producer Peter Gould and was eyed to star, before his sudden death in 2013. He will share the executive producer credit with Van Patten. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |