Zurich Film Fest to honor Oscar-nommed Hugh JackmanAugust 30, 2013 - 11:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Hugh Jackman will receive the Golden Icon Award from the Zurich International Film Festival next month, The Hollywood Reporter said. The honor, which in previous years has gone to Sean Penn, Michael Douglas and Morgan Freeman, will be presented to Jackman in Zurich on Sept. 28. The festival will also hold a gala screening for Jackman’s latest film, the thriller Prisoners directed by Denis Villeneuve and co-starring Jake Gyllenhaal. The Oscar-nominated and Golden Globe and Tony Award winning actor is perhaps most famous for his portrayal of comic book hero Wolverine in the X-Men and Wolverine film franchises. The latest of the film, The Wolverine, has already grossed more than $350 million worldwide. The Australian actor will revive the sharp-clawed superhero character in X-Men: Days of Future Past, which is set for a May 2014 release. Jackman has also wowed audiences with his singing chops, both on Broadway, where he last year received a special Tony Award for his contribution to the theater community, and on screen in Tom Hooper’s Oscar-nominated Les Miserables. Jackman’s role as Jean Valijean earned him a Golden Globe for best actor in a comedy/musical and his first-ever best actor Oscar nomination. In Prisoners, Jackman plays a man forced to take matters into his own hands after his young daughter and her best friend disappear without a trace. Viola Davis and Melissa Leo also star. The 9th annual Zurich International Film Festival runs Sept. 26-Oct. 6. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |