Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Dave Franco shortlisted for "Star Wars" spin-offJanuary 12, 2016 - 12:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A number of actors considered to play young Han Solo in the upcoming "Star Wars" spin-off have been narrowed down. As AceShowbiz reports citing Variety, the shortlist includes Miles Teller ("The Fantastic Four"), Ansel Elgort ("The Fault in Our Stars") and Dave Franco ("Neighbors"). Other candidates to take the lead role in the untitled stand-alone Star Wars film II are Jack Reynor ("Transformers: Age of Extinction"), Scott Eastwood ("Fury") and Logan Lerman ("The Perks of Being a Wallflower"). "Brooklyn" actor Emory Cohen and "Glee" alum Blake Jenner have reportedly made the cut as well. There is no word on who the frontrunner is but producer Kathleen Kennedy and directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller "will begin testing the new group with a decision expected in the next couple of weeks." The film is planned for a May 25, 2018 release and won't be filmed until next January. In the meantime, another "Star Wars" spin-off called "Rogue One" that focuses on a band of resistance fighters is currently in production. Gareth Edwards serves behind the lens and Felicity Jones is tapped to portray the lead character. It's due in the U.S. on December 16, 2016. 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. |