Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks mull new version of "Grapes of Wrath" July 3, 2013 - 09:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - DreamWorks is considering a new movie version of John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Grapes of Wrath" and is in early discussions with the estate of the late author for the rights, TheWrap said. Steven Spielberg could possibly produce, but will not direct, according to the source. The 1939 Depression-era novel tells the tale of the Joads, a poor family of tenant farms driven from their Oklahoma home by drought. John Ford won the Best Director Oscar for his 1940 film based on the novel in which Henry Fonda starred as Tom Joad. Jane Darwell claimed the Best Supporting Actress Oscar as Ma Joad. The timing could be right. Next year will mark the 75th anniversary of the book''s publishing.   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 Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |
