Adam McKay, Brad Pitt reteam for Dick Cheney bioNovember 23, 2016 - 15:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Adam McKay is developing an untitled Dick Cheney biopic at Paramount Pictures. As AceShowbiz reports citing Deadline, the 48-year-old Oscar-winning filmmaker is teaming up with his "The Big Short" producer Brad Pitt to make the movie through Pitt's production banner Plan B. McKay's Gary Sanchez partners, Will Ferrell and Kevin Messick, will once again serve as producers with Pitt's partners, which include Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner. McKay will also serve behind the camera for the movie chronicling the Halliburton chief executive who becomes reputedly the most powerful Vice President in American history. Of working on his new project, McKay said, "I've always found Cheney fascinating. Questions of what drove him, what his beliefs were; but once we started digging I was astounded at how much he had shaped modern America's place in the world and how shocking the methods were by which he gained his power." While no official casting has been announced, the helmer is said to have quietly completed the script that will shortly be handed to actors. He and the studio eye the coming spring to start filming the movie that will be ready for release late 2017. McKay has several other projects in development. He is attached to pen the screenplay and direct "Bad Blood", a real-life drama about the founder of controversial blood testing company Theranos which stars Jennifer Lawrence. He is also on board to co-write as well as sit behind the lens for HBO's new TV movie "Succession". 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 | Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. |