Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz to star in “Escobar”May 14, 2015 - 13:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz will star in EuropaCorp’s “Escobar,” the studio announced Wednesday, May 13 from the Cannes Film Festival,TheWrap reports. EuropaCorp will finance, distribute and produce the drama based on Virginia Vallejo’s 2008 best-selling Spanish language memoir “Loving Pablo, Hating Escobar” with Pinguin Films and Dean Nichols Productions. Written and directed by Fernando León de Aranoa (“A Perfect Day”), the film will follow the rise of Pablo Escobar — one of the most powerful drug lords of all time. Bardem is producing with Dean Nichols and EuropaCorp CEO Christophe Lambert, while Jere Hausfater, Dany Boon and Todd Nichols are executive producing. International sales for the film will be launching in Cannes with an anticipated start of principal photography in 2015. The announcement comes ahead of the premiere of Aranoa’s first English-language film, “A Perfect Day,” during the Cannes Film Festival’s Directors Fortnight program. “Escobar” reunites Bardem with Aranoa, who directed the Oscar-winning actor in “Mondays in the Sun.” The project is also an on-screen reunion for Bardem and Cruz, who starred together in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” for which Cruz won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. 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 | SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts. Armenia's Davit Chaloyan qualifies for Paris Olympics The Armenian boxer qualified for Paris Olympics after a series of successful bouts at the 2nd World Qualification Tournament. Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. French-Armenian journalist returns to France after 41-day hunger strike Nicolian said on social media on Sunday, June 2 that he needs to improve his health in order to “continue the fight”. |