  Universal Pictures to make Leonardo da Vinci an action hero November 8, 2011 - 10:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Universal Pictures is moving forward on action-adventure take on the young Leonardo da Vinci. According to Variety, the studio has purchased a spec script penned by Jonny Kurzman and has Larry and Charles Gordon on board as producers. The story will focus on “da Vinci's quest to stop Renaissance Europe from returning to the Dark Ages. The Mona Lisa and Last Supper painter was also a mathematician, architect, sculptor, writer, scientist and inventor - including concepts for a helicopter, a tank, solar power, a calculator and the double hull." The production will be overseen by Lawrence Gordon Prods. VP Philip Westgren. Larry Gordon produced Watchmen and the Hellboy films. Charles Gordon produced Hitman and The Girl Next Door, geektyrant reports.   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 |  Latest news Pashinyan visits flood-hit region  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan.U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |
