Comedian Amy Schumer joins PTSD drama “Thank You For Your Service”February 10, 2016 - 11:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In what will be her first dramatic performance, comedian Amy Schumer has signed on to join Miles Teller in DreamWorks’ PTSD drama “Thank You For Your Service,” TheWrap has learned. “American Sniper” writer Jason Hall makes his directorial debut with the film, which will co-star Haley Bennett and newcomer Beulah Koale, as well as rising stars Joe Cole and Scott Haze. The supporting cast also includes Keisha Castle-Hughes (“Whale Rider”), Brad Beyer (“42”), Omar Dorsey (“Selma”) and Jayson Warner Smith (“The Birth of a Nation”). “Thank You for Your Service” follows a group of U.S. soldiers who return from Iraq and struggle to integrate back into their civilian lives with their families, as they’re still haunted by the horrific memories of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they’ve left the battlefield. Unlike Teller, Koale and Cole, Schumer will not play a soldier in the film, which focuses on the tragic aftermath of war. Universal Pictures will handle domestic distribution for “Thank You For Your Service,” which is being produced by Jon Kilik and executive produced by by Ann Ruark. Oscar-nominated writer Hall adapted the acclaimed nonfiction book by David Finkel. Production is currently under way in Atlanta, Georgia. Schumer is coming off a Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the Universal comedy “Trainwreck,” which she also wrote. She’s also preparing to star opposite Goldie Hawn in a 20th Century Fox comedy from director Jonathan Levine and producer Paul Feig. 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. |