“Snowpiercer” TV pilot finds its male lead in “Hamilton” starMay 19, 2017 - 10:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The TV adaptation of Bong Joon-ho's sci-fi hit "Snowpiercer" has found its male lead. Daveed Diggs known for his role in "Hamilton" is tapped to lead the TNT show while Scott Derrickson ("Doctor Strange") is hired to direct the pilot, AceShowbiz said. The Broadway star will play a new character named Layton Well. Soon after the announcement, Chris Evans who led the original movie quickly gave him the stamp of approval on Twitter. "Cool," the Marvel actor wrote on his social media. According to Entertainment Weekly, Layton Well is "a prisoner barely surviving the harsh conditions in the tail end of the train. A quiet thinker who spends his days sniffing the industrial-waste-turned-drug Chronole and tending to his cage full of rats, Layton becomes a reluctant participant in a struggle that could upend life on the train." 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 | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |