Kevin Hart to produce action-comedy “Run the Jewels” for UniversalJune 22, 2016 - 14:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Universal has acquired the action-comedy pitch Run the Jewels by writing duo Alex Blagg and Neel Shah. Kevin Hart is attached to produce via his Hartbeat Productions banner, The Hollywood Reporter said. The film centers on a group of failed rappers who attempt to rob an eccentric hip-hop mogul. Kristin Lowe will oversee the project for Universal. Blagg and Neel Shah wrote the 2012 Black List script F— Marry Kill, which is set up at Sony with Will Gluck and Larry Mark producing. They each have notable TV credits of their own as well: Blagg is a writer on Comedy Central's Workaholics and a co-creator and executive producer on @Midnight. He also is an executive producer and showrunner on Comedy Central's Problematic, and an executive producer on Fusion’s recent Trump vs. Bernie comedy special. Shah is an executive story editor on NBC’s DC Universe project Powerless, which has been ordered to series and stars Vanessa Hudgens. Hart has a notable history with Universal. His latest film, Central Intelligence, which hit theaters last weekend, was released by the studio internationally and by New Line in North America. He also voices one of the characters in Illumination Entertainment’s The Secret Life of Pets, which Universal will release on July 8, and the studio will release his comedy tour film, Kevin Hart: What Now?, on Oct. 14. Hart is repped by UTA, 3 Arts Entertainment and Schreck Rose. 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. |