"Sin City" helmer to direct live-action "Jonny Quest" movieMay 27, 2015 - 09:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Robert Rodriguez is set to direct and co-write live-action "Jonny Quest" movie. Warner Bros. picks Robert and Terry Rossio to write a script for the movie based on a draft by Dan Mazeau. Dan Lin ("The Lego Movie") and Adrian Askarieh ("Hitman: Agent 47") will produce the movie, AceShowbiz reports. Warner. Bros has developed a feature film version of the '60s Hanna-Barbera cartoon series for quite some time. Previously, multiple directors like Andy Fick ("Race to Witch Mountain), Peter Segal ("Grudge Match") and Richard Donner ("Superman") have tried to get the film off the ground. "Jonny Quest" centers on the global adventure of Jonny, who is an 11-year-old son of scientist Dr. Benton Quest, his pal Hadji Singh and their tough and charismatic bodyguard Race Bennon. Zac Efron and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson were previously in talks to star as Jonny and Race in a movie version which was never produced. Robert was the producer and director of "Spy Kids" film franchise, including "Spy Kids", "Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams", "Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over" and "Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World". He also co-produced and co-directed two "Sin City" movies "Sin City" and "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For". 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 | 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. 269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces. |