“Modern Family” to helm road-trip comedy “Besties” for DreamWorks June 28, 2017 - 11:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Veteran TV director Gail Mancuso will helm road-trip comedy Besties for DreamWorks Pictures, The Hollywood Reporter said. Written by Cassie Daniels and Mark Bartosic, the script follows a woman who embarks on an epic road trip with her best friends to break up the wedding of her childhood crush after discovering a long-lost love note. Ivan Reitman and Ali Bell are producing the project, with Tom Pollock executive producing. The pic will be distributed by Universal and is eyeing a late 2017 production start. Mancuso has directed over 300 television episodes, including Modern Family, 30 Rock and Roseanne. She has received three Emmy nominations, winning for outstanding director for a comedy in 2013 and 2014 for Modern Family. Mancuso also has received three DGA noms for directorial achievement in a comedy series.   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 European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
