Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig, Elle Fanning join “20th Century Women”May 15, 2015 - 11:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig and Elle Fanning have joined the cast of Mike Mills’ family drama, “20th Century Women”, Annapurna Pictures announced, according to TheWrap. Mills (“Beginners”) wrote the screenplay and will direct the new film, which Megan Ellison is producing through Annapurna alongside Anne Carey of Archer Gray and Youree Henley. Annapurna’s Chelsea Barnard will serve as executive producer. Set in Santa Barbara during the summer of 1979, the film follows Dorothea Fields, a mother who is trying her best to raise her teenage son. As she tries to navigate through life and love, Dorothea looks for answers from two other women in her life, each from a different area of the 20th Century. These different perspectives help set Jamie on the right course. “These three characters are all women that I knew growing up” said Mills. “I’m thrilled to have Annette, Greta and Elle, three incredible actresses who will bring an authenticity and vulnerability to each of these very strong, funny and complicated roles.” Filming is set to begin later this year in Southern California. Fanning is best known for her role as Aurora in “Maleficent,” as well as “Super 8” and “We Bought a Zoo.” She also stars in the upcoming “Three Generations” opposite Naomi Watts and Susan Sarandon. Fanning is represented by WME. Bening has notably been nominated for four Academy Awards, most recently for her lead role in Focus Features’ “The Kids Are All Right.” She is also best known for her role in the 1999 movie, “American Beauty.” Gerwig has starred in movies like “No Strings Attached” and recently co-wrote and starred in the critically acclaimed “Frances Ha” for IFC Films, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |