Electric Entertainment nabs Woody Harrelson-starring “LBJ” bioMay 3, 2017 - 13:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Rob Reiner's take on the life of Lyndon B. Johnson, LBJ, has been picked up by Dean Devlin's Electric Entertainment for North America, The Hollywood Reporter reveals. Woody Harrelson stars as the President during his early White House tenure, leading a nation that is still grieving the loss of its fallen leader, JFK, all while navigating the pressures of the Vietnam War and the growing Civil Rights Movement, led by Martin Luther King Jr. Oscar nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh also stars in the biopic as Lady Bird Johnson. Reiner, Matthew George, Liz Glotzer, Trevor White and Tim White produced LBJ. Martin Shafer, Elizabeth Bell and Allan Mandelbaum executive produced. The film had its world premiere during its gala screening at the Toronto International Film Festival. Electric Entertainment has plans to release the film later this year. “This is exactly the kind of film that Electric’s domestic division was created for, and we couldn’t be more excited to work with Rob Reiner and Woody Harrelson as we bring this engrossing and timely picture to North American audiences,” said Devlin. 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 | Exclusive access to all EURO 2024 games for Ucom subscribers This year once again Ucom stands as the primary partner of UEFA EURO 2024 in Armenia. Armenia, U.S. to upgrade Strategic Dialogue meeting to Strategic Partnership Commission The two governments have release a statement on the occasion of the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue Capstone meeting. Azerbaijan complains to Germany about Armenia's constitution Bayramov has complained about the Armenian constitution to his German counterpart Annalena Berbock. idcoin: New tool in IDBank’s loyalty system IDBank has announced the launch of idcoin, a new tool in the customer loyalty system. |