Joaquin Phoenix to topline Casey Affleck's “Far Bright Star”November 19, 2015 - 16:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Casey Affleck is directing “Far Bright Star,” with Joaquin Phoenix set to star, Variety reports. Affleck is also producing the movie with John Powers Middleton as the first work to emerge from the Affleck/Middleton Project. Variety first reported the teaming of Affleck and Middleton in May, 2014, designed to afford Affleck the opportunity to focus more on producing, writing and directing. Middleton is an executive producer on Good Universe’s “Oldboy” and “The Voices” and a co-producer on “The Lego Movie.” “Far Bright Star” is based on Robert Olmstead’s novel, adapted by Damien Ober. Phoenix will portray a cavalryman leading a ragtag group of young men on a hunt in 1916 for Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. When most of the group die in an attack, he’s left struggling to survive in the desert. Affleck, who is married to Phoenix’s sister Summer, worked with the actor on the 2010 mockumentary “I’m Still Here,” which “announced” his retirement from acting and transition into a career as a hip hop artist. Since then, Phoenix has starred in “The Master,” “Her,” “The Immigrant,” “Inherent Vice” and “Irrational Man.” Affleck will be seen next in Disney’s Coast Guard thriller “The Finest Hours.” The news was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter. 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 | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |