"Bad Words" star Jason Bateman to direct, topline "IPO Man"October 29, 2014 - 12:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Jason Bateman is going to follow up his directorial debut in "Bad Words" with "IPO Man". It's a movie based on a Wired magazine article about a "Man Who Sold His Fate to Investors at $1 a Share", AceShowbiz reported. Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster write the screenplay for Fox Searchlight. According to Deadline, the "Horrible Bosses" actor is tapped to portray the lead character in addition to serving behind the lens. The story revolves around a real-life man named Mike Merrill who gave himself for a public offering. He did it out of curiosity but soon found himself in a complicated situation when shareholders demanded control over his personal life decisions like whether he should have a vasectomy or whether he should move in with his longtime girlfriend. 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 | Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |