Blake Lively to star in 'The Rhythm Section' from James Bond producersJuly 13, 2017 - 18:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Blake Lively, the 'Age of Adaline' and 'The Shallows' actress, is set to star in 'The Rhythm Section', an espionage thriller from the producers of the James Bond movies, Entertainment Weekly reports. The news was announced Wednesday, July 12 by Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson of EON Productions, which produced the past eight 007 films, and Stuart Ford of IM Global, which is financing the project. Based on the first of British author Mark Burnell’s four Stephanie Patrick novels, The Rhythm Section centers on a woman who learns that the plane crash that killed her family was not an accident and adopts the identity of an assassin to track down those responsible. The other books in Burnell’s series are Gemini, The Third Woman, and Chameleon. The Rhythm Section will be directed by cinematographer and filmmaker Reed Morano, whose previous screen credits include Meadowland and Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Production is scheduled to start in the fall. Wilson and Broccoli said in the statement that Morano and Lively “have a strong vision for this very compelling story driven by a female protagonist.” 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 | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |