James Cameron to helm “The Informationist” after "Avatar" filmsOctober 24, 2012 - 17:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - James Cameron has selected “The Informationist” as his follow-up to the “Avatar” franchise, TheWrap said. Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment has acquired the rights to Taylor Stevens' 2011 novel, and will develop the adaptation as a future project for Cameron to direct and produce. Cameron is presently at work on the second and third "Avatar" films, which Fox is keen to have after the record-breaking success of the first one. The adaptation of Stevens' novel will also be a Fox project. Published last October, it chronicles Vaness Munroe, an information specialist who works for heads of state, corporations and anyone else who can afford her special talents. A Texas oil billionaire hires her to track his daughter down in Africa, which cuts Munroe off from civilization and forces her to confront her past. “Taylor Stevens’ Vanessa 'Michael' Munroe is an intriguing and compelling heroine with an agile mind and a thirst for adventure," Cameron said in a statement. "Equally fascinating for me is her emotional life and her unexpected love story. I’m looking forwarding to bringing Vanessa and her world to the big screen.” Cameron will produce with Lightstorm partner Jon Landau, who cited the movie as an opportunity to keep working with Fox and chairman Jim Gianopulos after "Avatar." That's a major endorsement from one of the studio's most important creatives in light of Tom Rothman's looming departure. They must still hire a writer. Landau also deemed the Munroe character a mix of Jason Bourne and Lisbeth Salander (the protagonist of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). Stevens, born into a religious cult and raised in communes around the world, has written a second novel in the series, "The Innocent," published earlier this year. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |