Sigourney Weaver to reteam with Ridley Scott for “Exodus”August 28, 2013 - 11:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sigourney Weaver is set to reteam with director Ridley Scott for 20th Century Fox's tentpole Exodus, The Hollywood Reporter said. Weaver, who launched her film career with a starring role in Scott's 1979 sci-fi classic Alien, has signed on to play Tuya, mother of Ramses (Joel Edgerton). Christian Bale will star as Moses in the biblical epic, which is scheduled to begin shooting in September in Spain, Morocco and England. Aaron Paul is in negotiations to play a supporting role as a Hebrew slave. John Turturro has also signed on to play the husband of Weaver's character. Steve Zaillian wrote the current draft, while Adam Cooper and Bill Collage penned a previous version. Peter Chernin, who bought the project as a pitch, is producing alongside Scott. Weaver recently finished her run in the Tony-winning Broadway play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. The three-time Oscar nominee is a favorite of the studio as well, having starred in Fox's Avatar, the highest-grossing film of all time. She is nominated for an Emmy for her starring role on Political Animals. 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 | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |