Sony acquires “Driving Miss Daisy” helmer’s “Ladies in Black”March 22, 2017 - 10:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has secured global distribution rights to “Ladies in Black”, a female-skewing Australian drama. Bruce Beresford, director of “Driving Miss Daisy” and “Tender Mercies,” is set to direct, Variety reports. The film is an adaptation, penned by Beresford and Sue Milliken, of Madeleine St John’s 1993 best-selling novel “The Women in Black.” Set in 1959, it tells the coming-of-age story of a suburban schoolgirl, who, while waiting for her final high school exam results, takes a summer job at a large department store. There, a group of saleswomen open her eyes to a world beyond her sheltered existence. The project has secured production investment funding from Screen Australia. It is expected to go into production in Sydney and surrounding New South Wales in September, immediately after Beresford completes work on Cher-starring TV movie “Flint,” for Sony Pictures Television and Lifetime Television. Production of “Ladies in Black” is by Allanah Zitserman and Samson Productions’ Milliken. Executive producers will include Morris Ruskin of the Ruskin Company. It will be made in association with Screen NSW, and support from the University of Sydney. “This wonderful female character-driven Australian story has the potential to appeal to audiences all around the globe,” said Stephen Basil-Jones, managing director of Sony Pictures Releasing (Australia.) “‘Ladies in Black’ is a uniquely Australian story about a seminal point in our history as a multicultural nation, and has already proven hugely popular with audiences as both a novel and a musical,” said Graeme Mason, CEO of Screen Australia. “This feature film incarnation has the potential to be another box office hit like ‘The Dressmaker.’ ” “I’ve been obsessed with making a film of Madeleine St John’s ‘The Women in Black’ (now ‘Ladies in Black’) since I first read the novel about 15 years ago,” said Beresford. 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 | 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. |