Oscar-nommed Naomie Harris to join Dwayne Johnson in "Rampage"January 26, 2017 - 10:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - After being nominated for Oscars' Best Supporting Actress, "Moonlight" star Naomie Harris is tapped to join Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in New Line's "Rampage". The movie is based on a 1980s arcade game of the same name. While plot details haven't been announced yet, the film will feature three monstrously transformed creatures which are also featured in the game. The transformed gorilla, crocodile and wolf will later bring chaos to North American cities. As AceShowbiz reports citing The Hollywood Reporter, Harris will play geneticist, while Johnson is an animal-loving hero and the world's only hope. Harris is nominated for an Oscar for her appearance as an abusive mother in critically-acclaimed "Moonlight". She recently also nabbed Golden Globe, BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild nominations for the role. Harris is also known for her portrayal as Moneyponey in the James Bond films starring Daniel Craig, and she appeared in "28 Days Later" and two "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies. Besides "Rampage", Harris' other upcoming film is "Jungle Book: Origins", in which she will play opposite Benedict Cumberbatch and Christian Bale. Beau Flynn and Hiram Garcia will serve as the producers for "Rampage", and Brad Peyton serves as producer and director. Flynn and Peyton previously worked with Johnson on "San Andreas" and "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island". The original script will be written by Ryan Engle, with a revision by Adam Sytikiel. Marcus Viscidi, Jeff Fierson and Dany Garcia will executive produce. "Rampage" is set to be released in the U.S. on April 20, 2018. 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. |