Antoine Fuqua in talks to helm Universal’s “Scarface” film August 11, 2016 - 13:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Antoine Fuqua is in talks to direct Universal Pictures’ reimagined take on one of its most well-known properties, “Scarface”, Variety said. Jonathan Herman wrote the most recent draft, with earlier drafts written by Paul Attanasio and David Ayer. The film will be a Bluegrass Films and Global Produce production, and will be produced by Marc Shmuger, Scott Stuber and Dylan Clark. Marty Bregman, producer of the 1983 “Scarface” film, will also produce. The pic is a reimagining of the core immigrant story told in both the 1932 and 1983 films. The new film will be set in Los Angeles. Exec VP of Production Jon Mone and VP of production Jay Polidoro will oversee the project for Universal. Fuqua (“Training Day”, “The Equalizer,” “Southpaw”) is currently awaiting release on Sony’s “The Magnificent Seven.” He is repped is represented by CAA and Ziffren Brittenham. Deadline Hollywood first reported the news.  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 |  Latest 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. |
