Darren Aronofsky to produce “Denial” best-selling memoir adaptationApril 8, 2016 - 18:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Darren Aronofsky is set to produce “Undeniable” — based on the best-selling memoir “Denial” by Jessica Stern, Variety reports. Sebastian Schipper, who helmed the critically acclaimed “Victoria,” will direct the movie from a script by “Shame” screenwriter Abi Morgan. Schipper penned the first draft of the script. Stern, one of the leading experts in terrorism and post-traumatic stress disorder, published “Denial” in 2010. She opens up in the memoir about being raped along with her sister, as teenagers, by an unknown assailant. The book also chronicles her attempts, decades later, to investigate the unsolved crime and address her own trauma surrounding it. Aronofsky will produce through his Protozoa Pictures. Although he has a first-look deal with New Regency, sources tell Variety that the company has passed on the project. It is unknown if Aronofsky will wait for more talent to come on board before shopping the package to other studios or take it out as is. Aronofsky has become more involved in producing over the last couple of years. His upcoming projects include the Arnold Schwarzenegger thriller “478” and the biopic “Jackie,” which are both set to bow later this year. He is currently preparing for his next directing gig at Paramount; the project stars Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem. Morgan most recently penned “Suffragette” and has a handful of films in development, such as “Little House on the Prairie” for Paramount. She is repped by CAA and Independent Talent Group. The film marks Schipper’s English-language debut after mainly directing German films that have included “A Friend of Mine” and “Sometime in August.” 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”. |