Oscar winner Charlize Theron to topline “American Express” indieMay 12, 2014 - 18:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Oscar winner Charlize Theron is in talks to star in and produce the indie movie “American Express,” which will be directed by Nash Edgerton (“The Square”), TheWrap has learned. Theron will produce through her Denver & Delilah banner, which has been quite active of late, most recently optioning Susannah Cahalan's bestselling book Brain On Fire: My Month Of Madness” as a star vehicle for Dakota Fanning. Plot details are being kept under wraps, though the filmmakers will be at Cannes seeking financing. Theron, who won an Oscar for playing a serial killer in “Monster,” next stars in Seth MacFarlane's Universal comedy “A Million Ways to Die in the West.” She'll soon be seen alongside Chloe Moretz and Christina Hendricks in ”Dark Places” and she's also preparing to star opposite Javier Bardem in Sean Penn's African romance “The Last Face.” Additionally, Theron will host “Saturday Night Live” for the second time this weekend. Edgerton is a veteran stuntman who made his directorial debut with the acclaimed Aussie thriller “The Square.” He also directed the memorable short films “Spider” and “Bear,” with one more expected in the series. Photo: Fanpop.com 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |