Charlize Theron talks arduous workout regimen for “Atomic Blonde”March 30, 2017 - 11:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Charlize Theron dazzled exhibitors twice at CinemaCon on Wednesday, March 29: in the spy thriller “Atomic Blonde,” and as the villainess in “The Fate of the Furious,” Variety said. Footage from “Atomic Blonde” received two showings at the annual gathering of theater owners — first at Universal’s morning presentation and then again a few hours later as the conclusion to the Focus Features presentation. Focus is the specialty division of Universal. Theron stars in and produces “Atomic Blonde,” formerly called “The Coldest City,” and set in Berlin in 1989 on the eve of the collapse of the Berlin Wall. She plays a spy from MI6 sent to take down an espionage ring. The 10 minutes of footage showed Theron taking down six different spies at close range in an apartment building staircase, with an array of judo throws, punches, stabbings, and shootings. After the footage concluded, Theron reassured the crowd, “I’m okay!” Theron admitted that getting in shape at the age of 40 for the shoot by director David Leitch was arduous. “I’m a tall girl; I can look like Big Bird easily,” she admitted. “I worked for three hours a day for three months and there were some days that I could not get out of bed.” Focus also screened footage from Gary Oldman’s “Darkest Hour,” focusing on the early months of Winston Churchill’s tenure as British prime minister as the Nazis launched a full-scale attack on the British Isles. Oldman said it was daunting to portray Churchill, who he characterized as the greatest British citizen. “We see how very close we came to surrendering to Nazi tyranny,” Oldman noted. “Winston was a hard one to wrap your head around,” he added. “I spent over 200 hours in makeup, at least three hours a day for 48 straight days.” “Darkest Hour,” directed by Joe Wright, launches in November. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |