Comedian Stephen Merchant joins “Wolverine 3”April 28, 2016 - 16:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - British actor-producer Stephen Merchant has joined Fox’s “Wolverine 3”, opposite Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart, Variety reports. The film will start shooing in May, with James Mangold directing David James Kelly’s script. Jackman has asserted that the third “Wolverine” film will be his final appearance as the character. Boyd Holbrook came on board two weeks ago as the main villain in “Wolverine 3.” Fox has scheduled “Wolverine 3” for March 3. “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” directed by Gavin Hood, was the fourth film in the X-Men series and grossed $375 million worldwide in 2009. Four years later, Mangold directed “The Wolverine,” which grossed $415 million worldwide. “The Wolverine” was the sixth film in the X-Men universe, followed by “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” “Deadpool” and “X-Men: Apocalypse,” which opens May 27. “Wolverine 3” will be the 10th film in the franchise. Merchant co-created the original British sitcom “The Office” with Ricky Gervais. He also worked on “The Ricky Gervais Show” and “Life’s Too Short.” Merchant created and starred in HBO’s comedy series “Hello Ladies,” which ran for one season in 2013. 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. |