"Zombieland" helmer Ruben Fleischer to direct Chris Evans' "Jekyll"December 14, 2016 - 11:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chris Evans' "Jekyll (2018)" is moving forward by finding its helmer. As AceShowbiz reports citing Deadline, Lionsgate has nabbed "Zombieland" helmer Ruben Fleischer to direct Evans in the upcoming movie which will be based on the 2007 BBC series of the same name. Anthony Bagarozzi ("The Nice Guys") and Charles Mondry ("Death Note") have written the script based on the Steven Moffat-scripted six-episode miniseries, with Evans playing Tom Jackman, the only living descendant of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Ellen DeGeneres and Jeff Kleeman will produce the film through their A Very Good Production banner. Fleischer is currently serving as a producer on Brie Larson's directorial debut, "Unicorn Store". He is also in pre-production stage for "Zombieland 2", with Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick returning as screenwriters. Emma Stone and Woody Harrelson are expected to reprise their roles as Wichita and Tallahassee respectively. Meanwhile, Evans is best known for his role as Steve Rogers a.k.a. Captain America in the MCU films, including "The Avengers" and "Captain America: Civil War". He can next be seen in Marc Webb's "Gifted" alongside Jenny Slate, which is scheduled to be released in U.S. theaters on April 12, 2017. 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 | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |