Reese Witherspoon to lead, produce supernatural thriller "Cold"August 11, 2015 - 18:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lionsgate has acquired "Cold", an original pitch by Bill Marsilii with Reese Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea producing through their Pacific Standard Films banner. Witherspoon also is attached to star. A source pegs the deal at mid- to high-six figures, the Hollywood Reporter says. The plot is being kept under wraps but has been described as a dark thriller with supernatural elements. Lionsgate's Eric Feig and Gillian Bohrer were the first buyers to hear the pitch, and quickly bid on the material. Since its launch in 2012, Pacific Standard has been on a tear, scooping up a number of best-selling female-centric books like "Gone Girl and Wild" (both scored best actress nominations for stars Rosamund Pike and Witherspoon, respectively). The company is already in business with Lionsgate on a big-screen adaptation of best-seller "Luckiest Girl Alive". Among the other Pacific Standard projects in development are "Ashley’s War" at Fox 2000 and "All Is Not Forgotten" at Warner Bros. Witherspoon and Papandrea also are behind Disney’s "Tink", a live-action take on the "Peter Pan" character Tinker Bell (Witherspoon will star in the titular role). 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 | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. 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. |