Casting: the mother of the Messiah and the father of the brave pacifist
Deadline has learned that Gemma Arterton will star in the drama Like A Virgin (" Like a Virgin " *).The film, produced by Kate Ogbourne, will be the directorial debut for British actress and screenwriter Catherine Shepherd. Arterton will play Mary - a young girl who enjoys life, loves noisy parties and prefers one-night stands. On one of such merry evenings, the already pretty drunk heroine meets not just anyone, but the archangel Gabriel himself. He gives Mary amazing news: she has been chosen for a great purpose - to give life to a new Messiah. The question is, is a girl who has hardly matured herself ready to become a mother for the savior of the human race ...  Also among the future projects of Gemma , which last appeared on the screens in the melodrama "The Other Bovary", there are films "Their starry hour and a half", "Hundreds of Streets", "Love Story", "The one that brings gifts ”and“ Orphan ”.  Robbie Amell ("The Flash" / The Flash ) joins the cast of The Babysitter ( "The Babysitter" * ), for which Jude Lewis and Samara Weaving have already signed up.The plot revolves around a little boy ( Lewis ) and his nanny ( Weaving ). One night, their life becomes a nightmare in reality, teaching a very young hero the lessons of love, death and life.Who will play Amell has not yet been reported. The director's chair for the project is given by McG (Charlie's Angels), and the script is written by Brian Duffield.  Finally, Hugo Weaving (The Matrix) will accompany Andrew Garfield on the set of the military drama For Conscience , directed by Mel Gibson. The film will be based on the life story of Desmond T. Doss - a military orderly of the American army, who refused to take up arms during the Battle of Okinawa. Despite such pacifist beliefs, Desmond was eventually awarded the Medal of Honor for selfless rescue of the wounded on the front lines. Weaving got the role of Tom Doss - the father of the main character. The cast also includes Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington, Teresa Palmer and Luke Bracey. * -preliminary translation The Topic of Article: Casting: the mother of the Messiah and the father of the brave pacifist. |
