Liam Neeson as magical creature in “Monster Calls” 1st teaser trailer (video) November 20, 2015 - 17:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Focus Features has released the first teaser trailer for the upcoming drama fantasy movie "A Monster Calls". The film brings in newcomer Lewis MacDougall, who stars as a boy who is thrown into a magical world, AceShowbiz reports. The film also stars Liam Neeson as a CG tree monster who resides in the fantastical world. "There was once an invisible man who had grown tired of being unseen. It was not that he was actually invisible, it was just that people had become used to not seeing him," Neeson says in voiceover. "One day the invisible man couldn't stand it any more. He kept wondering, if no one sees you, are you really there at all?" The trailer then shows the boy trying to fit in with his friends in school. One night when he studies in his room, he is suddenly taken away by a giant-sized tree monster that grabs him through the window. The movie is based on the award-winning children's fantasy novel. Also in the cast are Academy Award nominee Felicity Jones, Sigourney Weaver, Toby Kebbell and Geraldine Chaplin. Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, "A Monster Calls" will be released stateside on October 14, 2016. According to the official synopsis, "12-year-old Conor (MacDougall) attempts to deal with his mother's (Jones) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage, loss, and faith." 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 | 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. |