Common joins Kate Mara, Edie Falco in "Leavey" war dramaDecember 16, 2015 - 15:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Common has been drafted to join Kate Mara and Edie Falco in Leavey, the LD Entertainment film about Megan Leavey and her military combat dog Rex who saved lives searching for roadside bombs during two tours in Iraq from 2004 to 2006, Deadline reports. The film is being directed by Blackfish‘s Gabriela Cowperthwaite. LD Entertainment will finance, as it did with the upcoming films Risen and Anthropoid. Common, who won an Oscar for Selma, will play the role of Sgt. Gunney Massey, the Gunnery Sergeant in charge of the kennels at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The script is by Pamela Gray, Annie Mumolo, and Tim Lovestedt and Jordan Roberts. Mara plays Leavey. Common will next be seen in the Warner Bros/D.C. Comics launch Suicide Squad with Will Smith and Jared Leto, and will star opposite Keanu Reeves in John Wick 2. He recently wrapped Barbershop 3. 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 | 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. |