Oscar Isaac to topline Paramount thriller “A Foreigner”May 7, 2016 - 17:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - After flirting with the role late last year, Oscar Isaac is officially on board to star in the Paramount thriller “A Foreigner”, Variety reveals. “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” helmer Alfonso Gomez-Rejon will direct the movie from a script by Chris Terrio. Steve Zaillian is producing through his Film Rites banner, along with Steven Rales, Garrett Basch, Mark Roybal and Mark Johnson.. The pic revolves around a murdered Guatemalan man who arranges for videos of his killers to be distributed after his death in order to uproot the corruption that has led to other killings.The story is based on David Grann’s 2011 New Yorker article “A Murder Foretold.” Last November, Variety first reported that Isaac had the offer, but had to sort out his 2016 schedule, which includes shooting the next installment in the “Star Wars” series, before committing. “A Foreigner” is set to film in the fall. Matt Damon was being courted at one point to make his directorial debut on the long-in-development project. Isaac is currently filming “Star Wars.” He immediately boards the Alex Garland film “Annihilation,” with Natalie Portman, afterward. Isaac also stars in “X-Men: Apocalypse,” bowing this Memorial Day weekend, as well as the Terry George drama “The Promise,” opening sometime this fall. The actor is also expected to be in this year’s Emmy race for outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or a movie for HBO’s “Show Me a Hero,” which already earned him a Golden Globe. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |