Scarlett Johansson to topline "Custom of the Country" limited seriesOctober 8, 2014 - 13:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Scarlett Johansson joins a string of movie stars who are heading to television. The Black Widow in Marvel Cinematic Universe has signed up to star on Sony Pictures TV's limited series "Custom of the Country", AceShowbiz said. The eight-episode period series from Charles Finch's Pink Sands is based on the Pulitzer Prize winner Edith Wharton's 1913 novel "The Custom of the Country". Christopher Hampton ("Dangerous Liaisons", "Atonement") will write the script. The limited series is described as "a scathing story of ambition featuring one of the most ruthless heroines in literature, Undine Spragg (Johansson)... Undine is as unscrupulous as she is magnetically beautiful. Her rise to the top of New York's high society from her nouveau riche roots provides a provocative and thoroughly modern commentary on the upwardly mobile and the aspirations that eventually cause their ruin." The project marks the "Lucy" actress' first major television role. She will executive produce the show along with Hampton and Finch. The project currently still has no home, but it will likely hit a cable network. Johansson, who gave birth to her first child with fiance Romain Dauriac last September, has completed the filming of "Avengers: Age of Ultron" which is due May 1, 2015 in the U.S. 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 | 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. Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. 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. |