Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Hudson join HBO drama "Confirmation" May 30, 2015 - 12:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - HBO has lined up more notables for key roles in “Confirmation”, the telepic revisiting the drama of the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill showdown in 1991, Variety reports. Greg Kinnear is set to play Joe Biden, who was a prominent voice in the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Thomas during his tenure as a senator from Delaware. Jennifer Hudson and Jeffrey Wright have also signed on for supporting roles. Kerry Washington and Wendell Pierce topline the pic written by Susannah Grant and directed by Rick Famuyiwa. Production is scheduled to begin next month in Atlanta.  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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
