Robert Redford, Nick Nolte join “A Walk in the Woods” indie dramaMay 6, 2014 - 10:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Comedians Nick Offerman (“Parks and Recreation”) and Kristen Schaal (“Flight of the Conchords”), as well as Emma Thompson, have signed on to join Robert Redford and Nick Nolte in the indie drama “A Walk in the Woods”, TheWrap reported citing an individual familiar with the project. Ken Kwapis is directing from a script by Michael Arndt, who adapted travel writer Bill Bryson's memoir. Redford will play Bryson, who chronicled his attempt to walk the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine with a friend (Nolte). Redford's Wildwood Enterprises is producing with Route One Films. Redford and his Wildwood partner Bill Holderman are producing with Chip Diggins of Route One, whose Jay Stern and Russell Levine are executive producing with Jeremiah Samuels and Union Investment Partners CEO Lee Jea Woo. Route One Films is financing the film Through its partnership with Union Investment Partners, Route One Films is financing the film, which started production Monday, May 5. “A Walk in the Woods” has been a passion project for Redford, who acquired the rights nearly a decade ago and courted top comedy directors Barry Levinson, Chris Columbus and Larry Charles over the years. Offerman, who plays bacon-loving Ron Swanson on NBC's “Parks and Recreation,” recently wrote, executive produced and starred in the concert documentary “Nick Offerman: American Ham.” He also voiced a role in “The Lego Movie” and co-starred in the progressive comedy “Date and Switch.” Offerman, who will soon be seen reprising his role as Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill's stern boss in “22 Jump Street,” also filmed a role in Terrence Malick's “Knight of Cups,” which remains without a release date. Photo: Claudio Onorati/Ansa/Corbis 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |