George Miller among contenders to replace Affleck as “Batman” helmerFebruary 2, 2017 - 10:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - More possible candidates to replace Ben Affleck as the director of "The Batman" have surfaced. George Miller ("Mad Max: Fury Road") and Denis Villeneuve ("Prisoners", "Sicario", "Arrival", "Blade Runner 2049") are among them, AceShowbiz reports. According to Forbes, Warner Brothers are also setting their eyes on Gavin O'Connor who has just completed his work with Affleck in "The Accountant" and Matt Ross ("Captain Fantastic"). Another name joining the list of contenders is Matt Reeves ("War for the Planet of the Apes"). Affleck was originally slated to direct, produce and star in the upcoming Caped Crusader movie before he decided not to helm the project. "Performing this role demands focus, passion and the very best performance I can give. It has become clear that I cannot do both jobs to the level they require," he reasoned. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |