Cannes to premiere "Madagascar 3"March 15, 2012 - 16:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Madagascar 3" is making its world premiere in Cannes, the first summer tentpole to stake a date on the sked - and only the second film announced after festival opener "Moonrise Kingdom" from Wes Anderson, Variety reported. DreamWorks has some history on the Croisette, having premiered "Shrek" (2000), "Shrek 2" (a 2004 competition title), "Over the Hedge" (2006) and "Kung Fu Panda" (2008) there. DWA also held its international junket for "Kung Fu Panda 2" in Cannes, though it was not in the festival. Paramount is releasing the 3D "Madagascar 3" in the U.S. on June 8. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted follows Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman as they are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent - Madagascar style. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. 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. |