“The English Patient” author’s “In the Skin of a Lion” to get film treatmentJune 20, 2017 - 17:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - British screenwriter Simon Beaufoy has signed on to adapt the immigrant story “In the Skin of a Lion” as a movie for Serendipity Point Films, UK’s Film4 and Potboiler Films, Variety said. Serendipity’s Robert Lantos (“Barney’s Version,” “Eastern Promises”) and Potboiler’s Andrea Calderwood (“A Most Wanted Man,” “The Last King of Scotland”) will produce. The project is based on Michael Ondaatje’s 1987 novel about the lives of immigrants who played a large role in the building of the city of Toronto in the early 1900s. The story focuses on romance and class conflict amidst the clash between immigrant workers and the ruling elite. “In the Heart of a Lion” introduced the characters Hana and David Caravaggio, who were also in Ondaatje’s 1992 novel “The English Patient.” The Anthony Minghella adaptation of the novel won nine Academy Awards, including best picture and best supporting actress for Juliette Binoche in the role of Hana. Beaufoy won the Academy Award for best adapted screenplay for “Slumdog Millionaire” and received screenplay nominations for “127 Hours” and “The Full Monty.” Beaufoy’s credits include “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and “Everest.” Serendipity Point’s most recent release was “Remember,” directed by Atom Egoyan and starring Christopher Plummer. Potboiler Productions’ credits include “The Constant Gardener,” “Our Kind of Traitor,” Alan Rickman’s “A Little Chaos” and “Final Portrait,” written and directed by Stanley Tucci. Film4’s credits include “12 Years a Slave,” “Slumdog Millionaire,” Lenny Abrahamson’s “Room” and Alex Garland’s “Ex Machina.” 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. |