Oscar-winning Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" trailer hits the web (video) July 25, 2012 - 16:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - After releasing a poster, Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" debuts its first full trailer, AceShowbiz said. Without presenting any narration, the promotional video offers a proper look at the film's storyline. Opened with a scene where a storm crashes a ship, the footage highlights Pi Patel as he manages to stay alive by paddling in a lifeboat. Pi is the precocious son of an Indian zookeeper. Along with his family, the protagonist decides to move to Canada by hitching a ride on a huge freighter. After a shipwreck, Pi is found adrift in the Pacific Ocean on a 26-foot lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan and a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, all fighting for survival. "Life of Pi" is an adaptation of Yann Martel's bestselling novel of the same title. While Oscar winner Lee serves behind the lens, Dan Fybel and Rich Rinaldi team up to pen the script. The movie marks the "Brokeback Mountain" helmer's first 3D creation, which he dubbed an "intimidating" experience. "I was very intimidated," so Lee said back when he attended this year's CinemaCon in Las Vegas. "We're still novices at this. It's hard to shoot in 3D, but it makes it more interesting. The experience is more intense." Starring Suraj Sharma, Tobey Maguire, Tabu, Irrfan Khan and Adil Hussain, the fantasy movie will grace the U.S. theaters on December 21, four days before Maguire's other film "The Great Gatsby" opens nationwide. 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 | 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 children Moscow 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. |