Angelina Jolie to direct Richard Leakey biopic Africa: Actress and - TopicsExpress



          

Angelina Jolie to direct Richard Leakey biopic Africa: Actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie has been hired to direct Africa, a feature film about paleoanthropologist and conservationist Richard Leakey and his campaign against ivory poachers that threaten Africas elephants. The film, Jolies fourth directorial effort, is from Skydance Productions, the company behind recent Terminator and Mission: Impossible films. The screenplay is from Eric Roth, who won an Oscar for Forrest Gump. Ive felt a deep connection to Africa and its culture for much of my life, said Jolie in a statement. Leakey, she said, emerged from the violent conflict with elephant poachers with a deeper understanding of mans footprint and a profound sense of responsibility for the world around him. Skydance Chief Executive David Ellison, son of Oracle Corp founder Larry Ellison, said: It is very close to my heart, and I know that it will exceed my expectations in Angelinas hands. Jolie will be joined by cinematographer Roger Deakins, who also worked on her next release Unbroken, a Universal Picturesbiopic of Louis Zamperini, the Olympic runner turned war hero that opens in December. Universal said in July that it acquired worldwide rights to Jolies By the Sea, a drama in production, written and directed by the actress who is also co-starring with husband Brad Pitt. ReportEntertainmentReutersNEW YORKAngelina JolieBrad PittElephantsOlympicSaturday, 20 September 2014 - 10:13am dnai.in/cnvz1 dnaindia/entertainment/report-angelina-jolie-to-direct-richard-leakey-biopic-africa-2020056
Posted on: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 05:23:09 +0000

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