Scarlett Johansson courted to topline "Ghost in the Shell" novel adaptationOctober 17, 2014 - 14:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Scarlett Johansson is courted to play another kick-ass heroine in an adaptation of graphic novel "Ghost in the Shell". As AceShowbiz reveals citing Deadline, the Black Widow of Marvel Cinematic Universe has been offered $10 million to play the titular character in the feature film. The role was initially planned for Margot Robbie, but "The Wolf of Wall Street" actress dropped out of negotiations as she's lined up for "Suicide Squad", Warner Bros.' potential blockbuster centering on anti-heroes in DC Comic Universe. Based on Masamune Shirow's manga of the same name, "Ghost in the Shell" follows augmented-cybernetic human named Major Kusanagi who fights criminals in a futuristic cyberpunk world. Rupert Sanders ("Snow White and the Huntsman") is reported to direct. Meanwhile, "Suicide Squad" follows a group of convicted villains who were given a second chance for redemption. They go on high-risk black ops missions which likely end up killing them all. Directed by David Ayer, it eyes Robbie, Will Smith, Ryan Gosling and Tom Hardy. 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. |