Relativity Media nabs Oscar-nommed Hailee Steinfeld’s “Romeo & Juliet”June 12, 2013 - 14:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Relativity Media will distribute the new adaptation of the William Shakespeare classic Romeo and Juliet, starring Hailee Steinfeld and Douglas Booth, in the U.S., The Hollywood Reporter said. Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes adapted the script for the project, which is directed by Carlo Carlei, an Italian director perhaps best known for the 1992 festival film Flight of the Innocent. Relativity is planning a limited release on Sept. 6, 2013. Steinfeld, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in True Grit, plays Juliet, while Booth, who starred in L.O.L, will take on the role of Romeo. The cast also features Paul Giamatti, Stellan Skarsgard, Homeland's Damian Lewis and Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick. The film is a co-production of Amber Entertainment, Swarovski Entertainment and Echo Lake Entertainment. Fellowes is producing along with Ileen Maisel, Lawrence Elman, Nadja Swarovski, Simon Bosanquet, Alexander Koll, Dimitra Tsingou, Doug Mankoff and Andrew Spaulding. The project is being touted as a reimagining of the classic star-crossed lovers tale for the 21st century. The film was shot in Italy early last year and the first footage was shown during the Cannes Film Festival in May 2012. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. 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”. Partner news | Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared that at least two CSTO member countries participated in preparations for the 44-day war against Armenia. |