‘Big Short’ scribe to develop hour-long drama at AmazonMarch 16, 2016 - 10:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Oscar-winning screenwriter Charles Randolp has signed a drama development deal with Amazon Studios, TheWrap has learned. The untitled one-hour project is described as a multifaceted realistic look at what it would take to create a present-day civil war in the United States of America. Last month, Randolph won the Oscar for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay for Adam McKay‘s financial collapse film “The Big Short”. Previously, Randolph worked on the screenplays for such films as “Love & Other Drugs” starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway. He also wrote “The Interpreter,” which starred Sean Penn and Nicole Kidman, and the Kevin Spacey film “The Life of David Gale.” Randolph’s is one of many projects currently in the works at the streaming service. Fellow Oscar winner Woody Allen is currently working on a half-hour series for Amazon that he’ll star in with Miley Cyrus and Elaine May. Last week, Amazon announced that they will revive “The Tick” live-action series with comic creator Ben Edlund producing. Barry Josephson is also producing, as both he and Edlund worked on the ill-fated live action “Tick” series in 2001 for Fox. Wally Pfister is in talks to direct. Sony Pictures Television will produce. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |