Ben Kurland joins Oscar-nommed Bruce Davison in “Tell Me Your Name”April 6, 2015 - 12:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ben Kurland, who co-starred in the Oscar-winning film “The Artist,” has been cast as Oscar-nominated actor Bruce Davison’s son in the supernatural horror movie “Tell Me Your Name”, TheWrap has learned. Jason DeVan wrote and will direct the exorcism movie, which he and wife Heather DeVan will produce under their DeVan Clan Productions banner along with Dylan Matlock. Ken Dunn will executive produce the indie film, which starts production this month in Georgia. Sydney Sweeney stars alongside Jessica Barth (“Ted 2”), Matt Dallas (“Kyle XY”), Madison Lintz (“The Walking Dead”) and Kyla Deaver (“The Conjuring”). After a troubled childhood, Ashley (Sweeney) aches for a connection and unknowingly invites a demonic force into her life, which leaves her loved ones fighting for her soul. With the help of the conflicted Reverend Michael (Davison) and newcomer Pastor John (Dallas), Ashley’s aunt (Barth) will stop at nothing to find out what has happened to her niece. Kurland will play Reverend Michael’s son, who is aware of his father’s dark past. “Casting Ben puts the finishing touches on this talented cast,” said Jason DeVan, with Matlock adding that Kurland is “a great talent to be added.” Kurland played a casting assistant alongside Berenice Bejo and Malcolm McDowell in the Weinstein Company’s acclaimed film “The Artist.” He and “Mean Girls” hunk Jonathan Bennett recently starred in the indie “Deadly Retreat,” while Kurland also co-starred in BlancBiehn Productions’ thriller “Mindless.” 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. |