Lily James to topline “Young Woman and the Sea” bestseller adaptation November 3, 2015 - 11:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Paramount and Jerry Bruckheimer will adapt Young Woman and the Sea, a book by Glenn Stout, The Hollywood Reporter reveals. Lily James is attached to star as Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle who was the first woman to ever swim across the English Channel in 1926. Only in her 20s at the time, Ederle beat the records held by the five men who has previously made the journey. She was also an Olympic champion and set several world records throughout her swimming career. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales screenwriter Jeff Nathanson will write the script. Bruckheimer will produce, with Nathanson will exec. James was the star of Disney's live-action adaptation of Cinderella, which was a strong hit earlier this year and has earned $542.4 million worldwide. She’ll next be seen in Screen Gems’ Pride and Prejudice and Zombies with Matt Smith. She’s also starring in The Kaiser's Last Kiss with Jai Courtney, Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver with Ansel Elgort and TV miniseries War and Peace. James is repped by UTA and Tavistock Wood Management in the UK.   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 U.S., Armenia sign customs deal  According to Armenian customs data, U.S.-Armenian trade reached $670 million last year.Glendale mayor to visit Yerevan Asatryan last visited Armenia in December 2022-January 2023 as she helped establish a partnership between Armenia’s Opera House and Los Angeles Opera.Ucom’s fixed network launches in Nor Hachn City residents will be able to use fixed-line Internet, mobile communications and television in one package at more affordable prices.Ambassador summoned to Russia returns to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has returned to Yerevan more than two weeks after being recalled to Moscow for consultations. |
