Oscar winner Charlize Theron to topline “American Express” indieMay 12, 2014 - 18:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Oscar winner Charlize Theron is in talks to star in and produce the indie movie “American Express,” which will be directed by Nash Edgerton (“The Square”), TheWrap has learned. Theron will produce through her Denver & Delilah banner, which has been quite active of late, most recently optioning Susannah Cahalan's bestselling book Brain On Fire: My Month Of Madness” as a star vehicle for Dakota Fanning. Plot details are being kept under wraps, though the filmmakers will be at Cannes seeking financing. Theron, who won an Oscar for playing a serial killer in “Monster,” next stars in Seth MacFarlane's Universal comedy “A Million Ways to Die in the West.” She'll soon be seen alongside Chloe Moretz and Christina Hendricks in ”Dark Places” and she's also preparing to star opposite Javier Bardem in Sean Penn's African romance “The Last Face.” Additionally, Theron will host “Saturday Night Live” for the second time this weekend. Edgerton is a veteran stuntman who made his directorial debut with the acclaimed Aussie thriller “The Square.” He also directed the memorable short films “Spider” and “Bear,” with one more expected in the series. Photo: Fanpop.com 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 | Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. |