Karl Urban to join Brenton Thwaites in “Entry Level” action thrillerNovember 5, 2016 - 17:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Karl Urban is in negotiations to join the action thriller “Entry Level,” less than a week after Brenton Thwaites came on board as the lead, Variety reports. Producers are Craig Perry and Sheila Taylor (who worked on the “Final Destination” and “American Pie” franchises) of Practical Pictures and Tom Butterfield of Content Media. Dan Spilo of Industry Entertainment will executive produce. The film is set to begin shooting in the first quarter of next year. It recently qualified for the California Film Commission’s film and TV tax credit. Thwaites stars as a young man who mysteriously awakens in a high-security office building. He’s then forced by a stranger to complete a strictly timed series of dangerous tasks that implicate him in a deadly crime. Urban will portray the head of the building’s security team. Franck Khalfoun will direct from a script by Benjamin Hurley. Khalfoun recently completed directing “Amityville: The Awakening,” starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, and set for release by The Weinstein Company in January. 13 Films is handling international sales on the project and will continue sales at the American Film Market this week. Urban recently reprised his role as Leonard McCoy in “Star Trek Beyond.” He was most recently seen in “Pete’s Dragon” and will be in the upcoming Marvel Entertainment “Thor: Ragnarok,” currently in production. “Karl Urban’s ability to present a smart, gritty character who is shaded with humanity makes him the ideal person for this role,” said Taylor. “We couldn’t imagine a better foil for our film, and cannot wait to watch his character race against the clock as he puts the pieces together.” 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |