Halle Berry, History Channel team up for "Hannibal" miniseriesDecember 3, 2013 - 13:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Halle Berry teams up with History Channel to deliver a small-screen take on the life of the legendary Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca. The Storm of "X-Men: Days of Future Past" will executive produce "Hannibal" miniseries, which is penned by Oscar-nominated writer Jeffrey Caine ("The Constant Gardener", "Goldeneye"), AceShowbiz said. "Hannibal was not only the greatest African general to ever live," the Academy Award-winning actress says in a statement. "He may have been the greatest general, period. His story is an intricate and captivating ride, and I'm thrilled to get this project off the ground with our partners at History." The miniseries kicks off in Carthage, in 264 B.C., at the beginning of his life in North Africa and goes through the second Punic War between Carthage and Rome. Hannibal and his archnemesis Scipio Africanus take a sacred vow to destroy the other and the nation each serves. However, despite their firecely opposed allegiances, the two are brought together and grow to respect each other as brothers. Berry recently landed a starring role on CBS' summer series "Extant" from executive producer Steven Spielberg. She will play a female astronaut who is trying to reconnect with her family when she returns after a year in outer space on the futuristic thriller. Related links: 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 | Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. Schengen visa cost won’t change for Armenia – diplomat The increase in the cost of a Schengen visa will not apply to citizens of Armenia, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Azerbaijan's defense spending set to increase by 11% Azerbaijan's spending on defense and national security will increase by 11%, according to a fresh bill. |