Sales launch for Emile Hirsch drama “The Swimmer”November 5, 2016 - 14:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Green-Light Intl. is selling the worldwide rights to Emile Hirsch’s upcoming drama “The Swimmer” at the American Film Market, Variety has learned exclusively. Green-Light’s Jeff Elliott and Chad Moore will executive produce, with Tony Krantz, Joachim Lyng, and Brandi Savitt producing the film. “The Swimmer” will be directed by Richard L. Fox in his feature directorial debut. Fox has been the first assistant director on “The Glass Castle,” “Nightcrawler,” “Spring Breakers,” “Olympus Has Fallen,” and “The Descendants.” Hirsch will portray an adrenaline junkie who travels the world to find the most extreme rapids to swim, without the luxury of a kayak or raft. When he receives news about his father’s declining health, he embarks on “the most dangerous swim of his life.” Hirsch’s credits include “Into the Wild,” “Milk,” “Savages” and “Lone Survivor.” Green-Light’s slate at the market includes Jesper Ganslandt’s “Beasts of Burden,” starring Daniel Radcliffe. 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. |