“Muppets” helmer in talks for Johnny Depp’s “Alice in Wonderland” sequel May 31, 2013 - 10:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - James Bobin, who directed The Muppets for Disney, is in talks to return to the studio for its sequel to the 2010 hit Alice in Wonderland, which earned more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office, The Hollywood Reporter said. The discussions are in early stages and sources say the helmer, who is currently shooting The Muppets … Again! for the studio, has yet to meet with producers Joe Roth, Suzanne Todd and Jennifer Todd. Linda Woolverton, who wrote the script for the first Alice, was tapped to pen the sequel in late 2012. It is unclear at this stage if Alice’s Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska will return. Bobin caught Hollywood’s eye directing HBO’s musical-themed show, Flight of the Conchords.   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 Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora  To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia.Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar.Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province.Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |
