A24 to nab Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg’s “End of the Tour” January 23, 2015 - 11:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A24 is nearing a deal to acquire U.S. rights to James Ponsoldt’s “The End of the Tour”, which stars Jason Segel as “Infinite Jest” author David Foster Wallace and Jesse Eisenberg as Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky, TheWrap said citing an individual close to the deal. The deal, which is being brokered by WME and UTA, is in the low-seven-figure range, according to sources. Story explores the bond Wallace and Lipsky developed over the course of a five-day interview in 1996. The film co-stars Joan Cusack, Anna Chlumsky, Mamie Gummer and Mickey Sumner. A24 acquired Ponsoldt’s last Sundance film, “The Spectacular Now,” so the company has a strong relationship with the filmmaker. “The End of the Tour” premieres on Friday at the Eccles. The news was first reported by Deadline.   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 U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |
