Adam Wingard tapped to direct "Death Note" popular manga adaptationApril 29, 2015 - 10:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Adam Wingard ("The Guest", "You're Next") is tapped to direct "Death Note", a big-screen adaptation of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's popular manga of the same name. He replaces Gus Van Sant ("Good Will Hunting", "Milk"), AceShowbiz reports. The Hollywood version of the Japanese comic book has been in development hell at Warner Bros. since 2009. Shane Black ("Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang", "Iron Man 3") was once attached to helm the upcoming flick, but he left due to creative differences. The manga series centers on a high school student who could kill anyone simply by writing down their name on a supernatural notebook he found. Bodies pile up as he decides to clean the world from the people he deems to be evil, and cops starts tracking him down. Top stories 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”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |