Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford’s “Blade Runner” adds cast June 30, 2016 - 15:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Oscar-nominated actor Barkhad Abdi (“Captain Phillips”) has been added to the cast of Denis Villeneuve‘s “Blade Runner” sequel, producers announced Tuesday, June 30, accoridng to TheWrap. The Somali-born actor joins a cast that already includes Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Robin Wright, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Carla Juri and Dave Bautista. Principal photography is scheduled to begin next month. The Alcon Entertainment production will be released by Warner Bros. in North America, and Sony Pictures Releasing International will distribute overseas in all media. The sequel is set several decades after the 1982 original, with Harrison Ford reprising his role as Rick Deckard. The new film is written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, and follows the initial story by Fancher and David Peoples based on Philip K. Dick‘s novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.” Ridley Scott, who directed the original 1982 movie “Blade Runner,” will executive produce along with Frank Giustra and Tim Gamble, CEOs of Thunderbird Films, as well as Bill Carraro. Abdi earned an Oscar nomination for his feature debut as a Somali pirate in Paul Greengrass‘ “Captain Phillips.” His credits include “The Brothers Grimsby,” “Extortion” and last spring’s thriller “Eye in the Sky” opposite Helen Mirren and Aaron Paul.  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 |  Latest news 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.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |
