Starz has picks up Jason Bateman comedy “The Family Fang”October 9, 2015 - 12:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Starz has picked up the U.S. rights to Jason Bateman’s comedy “The Family Fang”, a month after its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, TheWrap reports. The company plans a 2016 theatrical release for the film starring Bateman, Nicole Kidman, Christopher Walken and Maryann Plunkett. Following its theatrical release, the film will have an on-demand release, and an exclusive TV premiere on Starz. The film is about siblings Baxter (Bateman) and Annie (Kidman), scarred from an unconventional upbringing, who return to their family home. However, their parents go missing inexplicably, and Baxter and Annie must investigate. Bateman directed the comedic family drama after making his directorial debut with “Bad Words,” which also premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2013. The film is executive produced by Red Crown Production’s Dan Crown, Matthew Salloway and Christina Papagjika of West Madison Entertainment and Anne O’Shea of Minerva Productions. It was produced by Red Crown’s Daniela Taplin Lundberg and Riva Marker, Blossom’s Nicole Kidman and Per Saari, who also optioned the book and developed the script along with Olympus Pictures’ Leslie Urdang and Dean Vanech. 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |