Michael Keaton to topline McDonald's mogul drama “The Founder” January 15, 2015 - 12:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Michael Keaton, fresh off his best actor Golden Globe win for his work in Birdman, is in talks to star in The Founder, the dark story of the rise of the McDonald's fast food empire, The Hollywood Reporter reveals. John Lee Hancock is on board to direct the drama, which is being produced by FilmNation and The Combine, the shingle run by Jeremy Renner and Don Handfield. Written by Robert Siegel (Big Fan), The Founder is a drama that tells the true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers' speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire. The tone of the script has been described as being akin to The Social Network and There Will Be Blood. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Keaton met with Hancock on Monday, Jan 12 received an offer this week and is in talks to take on the role of Kroc. The actor is enjoying a career resurgence, thanks to his intense performance in Birdman, and has received SAG Award and BAFTA Award nominations for his work. The actor is even back in the tentpole game and is in talks to join Legendary and Universal's Skull Island.   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 |  Latest news 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.“By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents.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. |
