Gina Prince-Bythewood’s “Untamed State” finds its leadMarch 23, 2016 - 11:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Gugu Mbatha-Raw is set to star in “An Untamed State”, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, an individual familiar with the project told TheWrap. The film, an adaptation of Roxane Gay’s debut novel, will be produced by Michael De Luca through his eponymous production company set up at Universal. The novel follows the story of a Haitian American woman kidnapped for random, right in front of her husband and child. Both Mbatha-Raw and Prince-Bythewood had previously teamed up on “Beyond the Lights,” which received an Oscar nomination and glowing reviews. Mbatha-Raw will next be seen in Matthew McConaughey‘s “Free State of Jones” and the highly anticipated 2017 live-action update of “Beauty and the Beast.” 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |