MUMBAI: Audiences will get a sneak peek into Julian Assange‘s early life in the Australian TV film Underground: The Julian Assange Story, that would premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, 8th September.
The Australian TV film, that chronicles Assange`s life as a teenage computer hacker, will have the rare honour for an Australia made television film to be a part of an international film festival.
Newcomer Alex Williams plays Assange, with Rachel Griffiths, who plays the role of his activist mother Christine, Laura Wheelwright plays his girlfriend, and Anthony LaPaglia plays the cop who investigates the case.
The film written and directed by Robert Connolly, is based on the 1997 novel `Underground: Tales Of Hacking, Madness And Obsession On The Electronic Frontier` by Suelette Dreyfus.
Assange is currently holed up in the London embassy of Ecuador, which has granted him asylum. He is attempting to avoid arrest and subsequent extradition to Sweden, where he faces questioning over rape and sexual assault claims.
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Assange biopic to screen at Toronto fest on Saturday
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Biopic on Punjabi poet Batlavi in anvil
MUMBAI: After the success of Paan Sing Tomar, biopics seem to be the flavour of the season. Yesterday we had a story that said Tigmanshu Dhulia was making a biopic of Begum Samru with Rani Mukerji.
It has now come to light that Mudassar Aziz is set to direct a biopic on the life of the renowned Punjabi poet Shiv Kumar Batalvi produced by Sunil Bohra.
The film will revolve around the poet’s troubled love life and will be helmed by Mudassar Aziz. Casting for the film is yet to take place. “Batalvi’s poems have been an inspiration for many and Batalvi Sahab is loved across borders, in India as well as Pakistan. He was one of the most romantic poets and what can be a bigger tribute than a film on his own love story that ended tragically though,” said Bohra in a statement.
Batalvi was the youngest recipient of Sahitya Akademy Award for his epic verse play, Loona. After he couldn’t marry the girl he loved deeply, he took to alcoholism.
Later, he married another girl chosen by his family, who he thought resembled his love. Batalvi died due to chronic alcoholism at 35.
The lyrics of Batalvi’s famous poem, Ajj Din Chadeya Tere Rang Varga, were used in a song from actor-producer Saif Ali Khan’s film, Love Aaj Kal.
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Ashton Kutcher to play Steve Jobs in biopic
MUMBAI: Five Star Institute‘s Mark Hulme has signed on Ashton Kutcher to star as Steve Jobs in Jobs, a biopic of Steve Jobs.
It‘s a high-profile assignment for Kutcher, and Jobs looks to get off the ground before Sony pulls together its own Steve Jobs biopic. Stern will direct Jobs from a script by Matt Whiteley. The film will chronicle Jobs‘ meteoric rise from Northern California hippie to co-founder of Apple.
Kutcher, known for comedy, has earlier tried his hand at drama including The Butterfly Effect. He also appeared in Bobby that is the story about the assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in Los Angeles.