John Cusack to topline in “Broken Ridge” thrillerMay 4, 2017 - 12:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - John Cusack has signed on to star in Broken Ridge, a thriller to be directed by Lucky McKee, The Hollywood Reporter said. Cusack and McKee will be reuniting, having just worked together on their latest film, Misfortune. With a script by Raul Inglis and Joshua Wagner, the story follows two brothers on different sides of the law who investigate a series of strange murders plaguing their Smoky Mountain town after a construction crew shows up. Matthew Robert Kelly, Rob Weston and Gerry Pass are producing the project, which is aiming to shoot this summer in Alabama. Greenlight International will be introducing the project to buyers in Cannes. Cusack received critical acclaim for his performance in Love & Mercy playing Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson, and his other recent credits include David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars and Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq. McKee is in post on Misfortune. His credits include horror film The Woman and the thriller Red. 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |