Chris Pine, Ben Foster to star in Netflix period epic “Outlaw King”April 25, 2017 - 19:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There will be a Hell or High Water reunion thanks to Netflix. David Mackenzie is in final talks with the streamer to direct Outlaw King, a period epic that will tell the story of Robert the Bruce (or Robert I), the king of Scots who led his country to freedom from England in the early 14th century, The Hollywood Reporter said. Chris Pine and Ben Foster, who starred as brothers in Mackenzie's 2016 sleeper awards contender, are both in talks for the feature. Pine would play the Scottish king while Foster is in talks to play knight James Douglas, the king's loyal aide. Mackenzie wrote the screenplay for the film, which is set to shoot on location in Scotland in August. The deal (finally) sets up Mackenzie's first project since his breakthrough with High Water. The writer-director quickly shot to the top of many "want" lists for projects and was in contention to direct Scarface for Universal until that project was shelved for a revamp. Gillian Berrie is producing with Anonymous Content’s Richard Brown and Steve Golin. This project marks one of the first major production deals for the streamer since Scott Stuber joined the company to head its film initiative. 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. |