Joe Hill’s upcoming horror novel “The Fireman” to get film treatmentJanuary 9, 2016 - 14:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Fox is developing Joe Hill’s upcoming horror novel “The Fireman” with Louis Leterrier directing and Temple Hill partners Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen producing, Variety said. Hill’s book, set to be published in May by William Morrow, takes place amid a worldwide plague of spontaneous combustion called Draco Incendia Trychophyton or Dragonscale, giving rise to ruthless Cremation Squads to exterminate those who they believe carry the spore. The titlular Fireman is a madman afflicted with Dragonscale who has learned to control the fire within himself, using it as a shield to protect the hunted and as a weapon to avenge the wronged. It’s the fourth Hollywood project based on a novel by Hill, the son of Stephen King. He previously wrote “NOS4A2,” which is in development as an AMC series; “Horns,” the basis of a 2014 movie starring Daniel Radcliffe; and “Heart Shaped Box,” which is in development at Langley Park Productions. Steve Asbell is overseeing “The Fireman” at Fox. Leterrier directed Lionsgate’s “Now You See Me” and the upcoming “The Brothers Grimsby” for Sony. Fox-based Temple Hill produced the Twilight and Maze Runner franchises along with “The Fault in Our Stars” and “A Good Day to Die Hard.” The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood. 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. |