Sofia Coppola to helm Clint Eastwood drama remake “The Beguiled”March 30, 2016 - 15:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sofia Coppola will write and direct a remake of “The Beguiled”, the 1971 drama that starred Clint Eastwood, an individual familiar with the deal told Variety. Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning are in talks to star in the film. The original story followed an injured Confederate soldier (plated by Eastwood) who found refuge at an all-girls boarding school during the Civil War and conned his way into several lonely women’s hearts. Youree Henley (“The Bling Ring,” “Somewhere”) is on board to produce. This would mark a reunion for Coppola and Fanning, who starred in the filmmaker’s drama “Somewhere.” Coppola is also a frequent collaborator with Dunst, who has appeared in a handful of her films, including “Marie Antoinette.” The new was first reported by The Tracking Board. 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 | 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. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |