Relativity Media nabs Oscar-nommed Hailee Steinfeld’s “Romeo & Juliet”June 12, 2013 - 14:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Relativity Media will distribute the new adaptation of the William Shakespeare classic Romeo and Juliet, starring Hailee Steinfeld and Douglas Booth, in the U.S., The Hollywood Reporter said. Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes adapted the script for the project, which is directed by Carlo Carlei, an Italian director perhaps best known for the 1992 festival film Flight of the Innocent. Relativity is planning a limited release on Sept. 6, 2013. Steinfeld, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in True Grit, plays Juliet, while Booth, who starred in L.O.L, will take on the role of Romeo. The cast also features Paul Giamatti, Stellan Skarsgard, Homeland's Damian Lewis and Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick. The film is a co-production of Amber Entertainment, Swarovski Entertainment and Echo Lake Entertainment. Fellowes is producing along with Ileen Maisel, Lawrence Elman, Nadja Swarovski, Simon Bosanquet, Alexander Koll, Dimitra Tsingou, Doug Mankoff and Andrew Spaulding. The project is being touted as a reimagining of the classic star-crossed lovers tale for the 21st century. The film was shot in Italy early last year and the first footage was shown during the Cannes Film Festival in May 2012. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |