Boris Johnson was accused of hypocrisy after announcing at the G7 leaders summit he would provide £430m of extra UK funding for girls’ education in 90 developing countries only weeks after his government made “inexcusable cuts” of more than £200m set aside for the same cause from its bilateral programme this year. The foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, announced in April that he was providing only £400m from the main UK aid budget for girls’.
Zachary Quinto and Jacob Elordi are to star in He Went That Way .
The duo are attached to feature in the road-trip crime thriller helmed by Jeffrey Darling in his feature directorial debut.
The film is set in 1964 and is based on the true-crime story of celebrity animal trainer Dave Pitts and his famous chimp, Spanky – the centrepiece of the travelling extravaganza The Ice Capades – and his fateful encounter with serial killer Larry Lee Ranes.
Zachary will play Jim Goodwin, based on Pitts, while Jacob stars as killer Bobby Falls, who is based on Ranes.
The movie has been inspired by Conrad Hilberry s book Luke Karamzov and the real-life testimony from Pitts – the only survivor of Ranes killing spree.
Zachary Quinto and Jacob Elordi to Star in True Crime Thriller ‘He Went That Way’
Film is based on the true story of an animal handler and his TV chimp’s encounter with a serial killer in the ’60s
Brian Welk | June 2, 2021 @ 8:54 AM
Getty Images
“Star Trek” star Zachary Quinto and “Euphoria” actor Jacob Elordi will star together in “He Went That Way,” a road trip crime thriller that’s set in the ’60s and is based on a true story.
Jeffrey Darling, a commercial director, will make his feature film directorial debut, and Mister Smith Entertainment is handling worldwide sales of the film to buyers at the Cannes Film Market.
The 23-year-old
Star Trek actor will co-star in a road-trip crime-themed thriller called
He Went That Way, Deadline reported.
Click inside to read more…
Here’s a plot summary: “Set in 1964, the movie is based on the strange but true crime story of celebrity animal trainer Dave Pitts and his famous TV chimp, Spanky, centerpiece of the traveling extravaganza The Ice Capades, and his fateful three-day encounter with the serial killer Larry Lee Ranes.”
Zachary will play the character Jim Goodwin, based on Dave Pitts.
Jacob will play serial killer Bobby Falls, based on Larry Lee Ranes.
The story is inspired by