Fox Animation nabs “Xander & the Island of Lost Monsters” fantasy bookNovember 11, 2016 - 12:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Fox Animation has picked up the rights to children's book Momotaro: Xander and the Island of Lost Monsters, The Hollywood Reporter reveals. Margaret Dilloway, best known for chick lit fare, such as How to Be an American Housewife, tapped into her Japanese heritage to pen the book, which is partially based on a Japanese folktale. The story tells of a sixth grader named Xander Miyamoto who hopes to spend spring break with his best friend. But when his father disappears, he and his pal go on a journey rife with monsters and demons from Japanese myths. The studio is now on the hunt for a writer. Darlene Caamaño Loquet will oversee the project for the studio. Dilloway is repped by UTA. 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”. |