Bill Hader to topline “Empress of Serenity” indie dramedyNovember 19, 2015 - 13:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bill Hader is set to star in Jesse Andrews’ directorial debut ‘ “Empress of Serenity”, an indie dramedy loosely inspired by David Foster Wallace’s “A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again,” TheWrap has learned. Backed by Good Universe, “Empress of Serenity” is an original screenplay that follows a man (Hader) who embarks on a cruise to bond with his father, who helps his son deal with intimacy issues. The film is not an adaptation of Wallace’s work, which merely served as inspiration for Andrews’ original idea. Back in mid-March of 1995, the “Infinite Jest” author traveled about a luxury cruise ship for one crummy week and subsequently wrote about his troublesome voyage in an extended essay titled “Shipping Out” that was later re-titled “A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again,” which anchored the author’s 1998 collection of writings. Stephen Chbosky is producing with Mr. Mudd’s Lianne Halfon, Russell Smith and John Malkovich. The group previously collaborated on the acclaimed YA movie “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” Production is slated to start in the spring — somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Andrews is the author and screenwriter of “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl,” which did an impressive job of balancing comedy and pathos. He’s repped by WME and MXN. Since graduating from “Saturday Night Live,” Hader has played Amy Schumer‘s love interest in Judd Apatow‘s “Tranwreck,” Kristen Wiig‘s suicidal brother in “The Skeleton Twins” and James McAvoy‘s best friend in “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby.” He also provided the voice of Fear in Disney/Pixar’s “Inside Out.” All four of those films drew strong notices from critics and allowed Hader to showcase his range. Hader will soon be seen alongside Ethan Hawke and Julianne Moore in “Maggie’s Plan” and heard in both “The Angry Birds Movie” and the raunchy animated comedy “Sausage Party.” He also plays a giant in Steven Spielberg‘s adaptation of “The BFG.” Top stories 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”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |