MGM's “Kidrobot” film finds helmerMarch 5, 2016 - 22:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Robert Rugan has come aboard to direct Kidrobot, MGM’s adaptation of the designer toy brand with an street art and fashion bent, The Hollywood Reporter said. Scott Aversano (The Last Airbender) is producing the project. Plot details are being kept deep in the mainframe but the project is intended to be a live-action narrative centered on robots. Matt Ember and Tom Astle, whose recent work consists of animated films Home and Epic, wrote the script. The adaptation was once set up at Paramount but MGM picked up the film rights last year. Rugan has done spots for companies such as Visa, IFC, HBO, Kodak, Nikon and Durex, winning two CLIO Awards and the CyberLion at Cannes. He was also behind popular video Wiley vs Rhodes, a live-action spoof of a Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoon. The director has several projects in development, among them Genies (aka Children of the Lamp) at Paramount and Chip 'n' Dale, Disney big-screen take on their cheeky rodents. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |