Common to star opposite Keanu Reeves in "John Wick 2" October 27, 2015 - 12:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Common will star opposite Keanu Reeves in John Wick 2, Lionsgate’s sequel to its surprise 2014 action hit, The Hollywood Reporter reveals. The first Wick saw Reeves as an ex-hitman who is forced to dole out some retribution when gangsters break into his home, beat him up and kill his dog. He re-enters the tangled underworld of assassins he left behind and shows everyone that’s he’s still not to be trifled with. Plot details for the new one are being kept muzzled but Common will be the movies’ chief villain, a head of security for a female crime lord. Chad Stahelski is directing the movie, which is due to begin shooting this week. (The first one was co-directed by Stahelski and David Leitch but Leitch is now prepping to shooting spy thriller Coldest City with Charlize Theron and James McAvoy.) Basil Iwanyk is producing. Common, who appeared in Entourage and Liam Neeson action movie Run All Night, will next be seen in Warner Bros.’s high-profile comic book movie, Suicide Squad, with Will Smith and Jared Leto. He recently wrapped Barbershop 3 and is prepping for The Wiz Live!, a live television production of the 1975 musical The Wiz that counts Queen Latifah, Ne-yo and Mary J. Blige among its cast members. Photo: Getty Images   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 Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
