Helen Mirren to star as French chef in "Hundred-Foot Journey" July 2, 2013 - 18:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The Hundred-Foot Journey" has found its leading cast. As AceShowbiz revealed citing entertainment media sources, the Elizabeth II depicter in 2006's "The Queen" is set to headline the culinary competition movie with her portrayal of eccentric and famous chef Madame Mallory. Adapted from Richard C. Morais' novel of the same title, the film centers on an Indian family that moves to Southern France and opens an Indian restaurant a hundred feet across the street from a Michelin-starred French restaurant owned by Madame Mallory. The French chef later reluctantly forms a mentoring bond with the family's son. "90210" and "Switched at Birth" actor Manish Dayal is also secured to star as Hassan Haji in the drama, which is slated to start production this fall in France and India. Serving as producers for the pic are Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey and Juliet Blake. Dreamworks has announced release date for "The Hundred-Foot Journey", which is ready to be released domestically on August 8, 2014. Supporting "Monsters University" by voicing Dean Hardscrabble, English actress Mirren will next be seen in action-heavy "Red 2", which stars Bruce Willis and John Malkovich among others.   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 |  Latest news Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29  Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said.Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said.Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution.Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |
