“Da Vinci Code” star Paul Bettany joins Johnny Depp in “Transcendence” March 1, 2013 - 15:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Paul Bettany is in negotiations to join Johnny Depp in Transcendence, the directorial debut of cinematographer Wally Pfister, The Hollywood Reporter said. Alcon Entertainment is financing and producing the project. Plot details have been closely guarded, but sources describe the film as in the vein of 2001: A Space Odyssey and Inception. Depp stars as a man who creates a computer that develops a malevolent awareness. Principal photography is set to begin in April in Los Angeles, with the movie to be released in mid-2014 by Warner Bros. Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas and Aaron Ryder are serving as executive producers. Pfister is Nolan's longtime DP. Bettany teamed up with Depp in The Tourist, the 2010 neither-fish-nor-fowl romantic thriller that also starred Angelina Jolie. Bettany’s most recent starring role was in the vampire action movie Priest.   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 Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event  The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event.Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party.Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh.France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |
