Justin Kurzel to direct “Our Kind of Traitor” John le Carre adaptation May 8, 2012 - 19:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Aussie director Justin Kurzel is to direct Our Kind of Traitor from a script penned by Hoss Amini (Drive) based on John le Carre’s novel of the same name, The Hollywood Reporter said. Amini's script made it onto the Brit list of hot unproduced projects last year and the movie is now out to cast and finance following Kurzel's decision to direct. Kurzel's resume includes last-year's award-winning coruscating crime drama Snowtown, starring Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall and Louise Harris. UK banners The Ink Factory and Potboiler Productions will produce the movie, which is being developed with cash from UK broadcaster Channel 4's movie-making arm Film4. Billed as a contemporary thriller, Traitor centers on the relationship between a young couple and a charismatic Russian criminal they are persuaded to help defect. Backers aim to shoot the film, set in London, Paris, Moscow and Tangiers, in the fall this year. The film will be produced by Stephen Cornwell and Simon Cornwell with Rhodri Thomas for The Ink Factory and Gail Egan and Andrea Calderwood for Potboiler Productions. Film4 chief Tessa Ross will exec produce along with John le Carre.   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 U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |
