Actor Adam Sandler is set to play the lead in Netflix movie Hustle, to be produced by LeBron James.
According to Variety, We the Animals helmer Jeremiah Zagar is attached to direct from a script penned by Taylor Materne and Will Fetters.
Sandler is also at producing the project via his Happy Madison banner along with, Roth/Kirschenbaum Films and LeBron James and Maverick Carter's SpringHill Entertainment.
In the film, Sandler will play an American basketball scout who, after being fired, discovers a talented player abroad and decides to bring him to the US to prove that they both have the calibre to make it to the NBA.
Sandler's latest release was 2019 film Uncut Gems, which turned out to be one his most critically-acclaimed performances till date and also earned him a Spirit Award.
His last project with Netflix was "Murder Mystery", co-starring Jennifer Aniston.

Adam Sandler to star in and produce Netflix film Hustle'

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Actor Sushmita Sen has opened up about her struggle with the autoimmune condition called Addison's disease, which she fought overtime through Nunchaku workout sessions.
She was diagnosed with the Addison's disease, a condition which affects body's adrenal gland, in September 2014, the former Miss Universe said in a video uploaded on YouTube on May 16.
Sen said the diagnosis left her feeling like she "had no fight left" in her.
"A fatigued body filled with immense frustration and aggression. The dark circles under my eyes can't even begin to explain the dark times I endured for four long years.
"To have steroids substitute cortisol and to live with its innumerable side effects took its toll," the actor said.
Sen, 44, said nothing is more tiring than to live with a chronic illness and she finally took to Nunchaku workout training, used to strengthen one's body.
"Enough was enough, had to find a way of strengthening my mind, allowing my body to follow suit. I meditated with Nunchaku. ...

Meditated with Nunchaku to overcome Addison's disease, says Sushmita Sen

Parental comedy series "Breeders" is getting a second season at FX, the network has announced.
Starring Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard as a couple struggling with parenthood, the first season of the show, produced by Avalon and FX Productions for FX and Sky Originals, debuted in March to critical acclaim.
The renewal announcement was made by the cabler's president of original programming Nick Grad, reported Variety.
"We are proud of everything the creative team and talent on 'Breeders' achieved in the first season and look forward to seeing where they take it in season two. 'Breeders' has really resonated with viewers, who've come to appreciate its honest and humorous take on the challenges of modern parenting," Grad said.
Freeman said he is "pleased" to get another go at the show.
"I reckon the next one will be even better. It's such a pleasure working with this team... We'll see you all soon. Well, not soon. But at some point, honest," the "Sherlock" star said.
Producer Simon ...

'Breeders' renewed for season two

The second season of the superhero series "The Umbrella Academy" is set to arrive on July 31, Netflix has announced.
According to Variety, the cast of the comic-based superhero franchise shared the update in a quarantine video conference.
The show, an adaptation of a comic book series of the same name from Dark Horse Comics, is about a dysfunctional family of adopted sibling superheroes who reunite to solve the mystery of their father's death, and the threat of an impending apocalypse.
Steve Blackman, best known for writing episodes of "Fargo" and "Altered Carbon", will return as the showrunner of "The Umbrella Academy".
Actors Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, David Castaneda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, and Justin Min will reprise their respective roles in the show's sophomore run.
Ritu Arya, Yusuf Gatewood and Marin Ireland are new entrants in season two.

Netflix sets premiere date for 'The Umbrella Academy' season two

Acclaimed French actor Michel Piccoli, known for films "Le Mepris" ("Contempt") and "Belle De Jour", has died at the age of 94.
He passed away last week, his family confirmed to French media but no cause of death was given, reported Deadline.
With more than 200 movies to his credit, Piccoli had a prolific stage and screen career in European cinema, which began in the late 1940s. He retired only recently in 2015.
The veteran worked the likes of directors Jean-Luc Godard, Luis Bunuel, Jean Renoir, Alfred Hitchcock, Jacques Rivette and Jean-Pierre Melville.
Close to home, he worked with Godard on "Contempt" (1963) and "Passion" (1982), and starred in Spanish director Bunuel's films such as 1967's "Belle de jour", 1969's "The Milky Way" and 1972's "The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie".
Piccoli bagged the best actor award in Cannes Film Festival in 1980 for Marco Bellochio's "A Leap In The Dark".
Two years later, he went on to earn a Silver Bear at Berlinale for Pierre Granier-Deferre's .

French cinema star Michel Piccoli dies at 94

Director Adil El Arbi says the fourth film in the "Beverly Hills Cop" franchise, fronted by celebrated actor-comedian Eddie Murphy, is still in the works but it doesn't have a script yet.
El Arbi along with directing partner Bilall Fallah are attached to direct the film set at Netflix.
The upcoming movie will see the Murphy reprise his role as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who finds himself transplanted to the streets of Beverly Hills.
"We're still involved in that project, and there's a screenwriter now on it that's going to try to write a first draft or a first treatment at least with the story," El Arbi told Digital Spy.
"So we're going to see what the first version will be, but we're very excited and hope that we can work with another icon like Eddie Murphy. That'd be great," the director added.
El Arbi and Fallah were signed on to direct the fourth movie since 2016 but the picture got stalled as they turned their attention to making "Bad Boys for Life", the 2019 film ...

'Beverly Hills Cop 4' still happening at Netflix, says director Adil El Arbi

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui's wife Aaliya Siddiqui has sent a legal notice to the actor claiming maintenance and divorce.
The notice was sent to the "Sacred Games" star on May 7 through email and WhatsApp due to the unavailability of speed post amid the coronavirus pandemic, lawyer for Aaliya (Anjali), Abhay Sahai said.
The lawyer also said that Nawazuddin is yet to respond to the notice.
"Mrs Siddiqui, our client, has also sent the notice through WhatsApp.
"However, Mr Siddiqui has not responded till date. The notice has been sent claiming maintenance and divorce," Sahai told PTI on Monday.
The 45-year-old actor is currently in his hometown Budhana, Uttar Pradesh, with his family members, where he reached on May 12 after getting the necessary permission for travel from the authorities in Maharashtra.
"Due to the recent loss of my younger sister, my mother, who is 71 years old, got anxiety attack twice. We have followed all the guidelines given by the State Government. We are ...

Nawazuddin Siddiqui's wife sends legal notice for divorce

Non-mainstream movie 'Iye: The
Others, is going to be the first Bengali film which was  made for theatres but will be released on OTT platform on next  Friday, director Debesh Chatterjee said.
The film, made in 2018, had travelled to several film  festivals including Berlin and got the CBFC certificate last  year for release in theatres, said Chatterjee, who is known  more as a thespian.
"We were supposed to release the film in theatres by  this time, but the novel coronavirus and the lockdown have  made everything uncertain. It is not known when cinema halls  will open again, so we had to think about other options," the  director told PTI.
He said the film, which is not in the mainstream  genre, will be streamed at mycinemahall app from May 22.
All theatres are now closed because of the COVID-19  induced lockdown.
"We cannot wait indefinitely and OTT is the new  emerging medium now to reach out to a sizeable audience. We  can watch the number of audience by the log-ins and get  ...

Made for theatre, Bengali film takes OTT route during lockdown

In his latest painting, Hollywood star Jim Carrey has projected US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the infamous ghost twins from horror classic The Shining, over their poor handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Carrey, the novel virus has claimed almost 90,00,00 lives in the US, while over 40,000 have died in the UK.
90,0000 in the US, over 40,000 in the UK. Highest death tolls in the COVID world. Half of those deaths preventable. REDRUM! REDRUM!! REDRUM!! the actor captioned his artwork featuring Trump and Johnson as the ghost twins wearing powder blue dresses with pink waist band.
The painting also reflects upon the horror caused by the poor response of the two leaders during the pandemic, using the famous dialogue Come play with us", from the Stanley Kubrick-directed film.
In the film adaptation of the Stephen King novel, the spirit of a man who killed his wife and children takes over an aspiring writer vacationing with his family in .

Jim Carrey's latest artwork shows Trump and Johnson as 'The Shining' ghost twins

With YouTube replacing big
screens during the ongoing lockdown, Bengali film director  Nandita Roy's short film 'Kajol Mashi' is a tribute to house  maids and people like peons, drivers and others "who are our  constant support system".
The film, a part of lockdown short stories, streamed  on YouTube from May 14, also addresses the issue of migrant  labourers who are faced with unprecedented crisis during the  lockdown, she said.
The plight of domestic helps with many people asking  them not to come during the coronavirus pandemic for the fear  of getting infected has been portrayed by Roy in her film.
"Though many of us have banged the door on their faces  during the pandemic, their true worth remains unrealised  during normal times," the director said.
Another film 'Dure Thaka Kachher Manush', an Indo-  Bangla collaboration, directed by Shahriar Palak on  coronavirus failing to separate two best friends stuck in  separate cities is being streamed from May 12.
Bikram Chatterjee of ...

'Kajol Mashi' portrays plight of domestic helps during lockdown

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui on Monday said he travelled to his hometown Budhana, Uttar Pradesh, with his family members as his mother wasn't keeping well and followed the necessary guidelines set by the state government.
Nawazuddin, along with his family members, reached his hometown on May 12 after getting necessary permission for travel from the authorities in Maharashtra.
"Due to the recent loss of my younger sister, my mother, who is 71 years old, got anxiety attack twice. We have followed all the guidelines given by the State Government. We are #HomeQuarantined at our hometown Budhana. Please #StaySafe #StayHome, the actor wrote on Twitter.
The Scared Games star and his family members were tested for COVID-19 but their reports came negative.
Nawazuddin's bother, filmmaker Shamas N Siddiqui, shared a letter issued by the Mumbai police which granted the family the permission to travel to UP on May 10, with return date of August 18 for "medical reasons.'
The actor, along with his ...

Travelled to UP with mother for medical reasons, followed guidelines: Nawazuddin

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan expressed his gratitude towards sanitation workers who were on duty outside his bungalow, Jalsa.
Amid the nationwide lockdown to rein in the coronavirus pandemic, the actor's 38-year-old ritual of greeting his fans on Sunday has come to a halt.
The 77-year-old actor on Sunday shared a few pictures of the "well wishers" cleaning the street outside his Juhu bungalow, saying it was as if the meet-and-greet hasn't stopped after all.
"Kaun kehta hai Sunday ki well wisher meetings band ho gayi Jalsa gate pe, ye dekhiye!" Bachchan wrote on Twitter.
The actor, who used to meet-and-greet his admirers every Sunday at Jalsa, announced in March that he was calling off the weekly activity amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Like many Indian film personalities, Bachchan too has extended help in the lockdown, pledging to provide ration to support 1,00,000 households of daily wage workers and distribute food packets to those affected by the health crisis.
The actor has also been ...

Amitabh Bachchan gives a shout-out to on-duty sanitation workers outside his residence

Actor Geno Silva, who played the iconic baddie The Skull in 1983's "Scarface", has died at the age of 72.
The actor passed away on May 9 in Los Angeles of complications from frontotemporal degeneration, reported Deadline.
Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Silva had a career on stage and screen, but it was his character as The Skull who kills Al Pacino's Tony Montana during the climax of the Brian De Palma-directed crime drama which is one of his most memorable characters.
The actor also appeared in David Lynch's critically acclaimed neo-noir "Mulholland Drive" (2001), featuring Naomi Watts.
He worked in a number of big studio films like Steven Spielberg's "Amistad" and "The Lost World: Jurassic Park", "A Man Apart" with F Gary Gray, and "Tequila Sunrise", directed by Robert Towne.
On TV, Silva appeared in "Hill Street Blues", "Days of Our Lives", "Key West", "Walker Texas Rangers", "Star Trek: Enterprise" and "Alias".
On stage, he featured in the 1994 Peter Sellars' stage production of 

Geno Silva, 'Scarface' and 'Mulholland Drive' actor, dies at 72

Warner Bros Pictures will re-release Christopher Nolan's iconic 'The Dark Knight' trilogy in Hong Kong theaters for a limited time period, the studio has announced.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the development comes as the region reopened cinema halls on May 8 after lifting the coronavirus pandemic-induced lockdown.
The trilogy will be screened in select Hong Kong cinemas, including IMAX, ahead of the still slated release of Nolan's upcoming "Tenet" on July 17.
The first film "Batman Begins" (2005) will be screened on June 4, followed by 2008 movie "The Dark Knight" on June 11 and "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012) on June 18.
Interestingly, the city's 88 storeys-high IFC towers also feature in "The Dark Knight" in an action scene where Christian Bale's Batman leapt from one building to another.
The re-release of the trilogy in Hong Kong follows the studio's re-release of a 4K remastered version of "The Matrix" in the territory earlier this month.

Warner Bros to re-release 'Dark Knight' trilogy in Hong Kong

Before actor Neeraj Kabi took on the role of a media tycoon who escapes assassination in his latest project "Paatal Lok", he was eyeing the part of Inspector Hathiram Chaudhary after he read about the fascinating journey the character goes through.
It was Jaideep Ahlawat who eventually played the washed out cop who lands the case of a lifetime when four suspects are nabbed in the assassination attempt of prominent journalist, Kabi's Sanjeev Mehra.
Kabi, best known for films "Talvar", "Ship of Theseus", and web series "Sacred Games", said the Amazon Prime Video Original was a "dream project".
"I was waiting for a good show on Amazon and 'Paatal Lok' had all of it -- good script, story, and cast. It joined all the dots beautifully.
"I remember I got attracted to Hathiram's character first. 'Kya kamaal ka character hai ye Hathiram ka, kya likha hai'. I thought 'What a journey he is going to go through.' I was not even looking at my own character," the actor told PTI in an interview.
But .

I was first attracted to Hathiram's character: Neeraj Kabi on 'Paatal Lok'

Actor-comedian Ricky Gervais says he wants to see people from health services to receive honours from Queen Elizabeth II in the 2021 New Year Honours List and not celebrities.
The After Life star believes the honours, including Knighthoods and Damehoods, should be bestowed upon people who serve the society rather than someone who invented a new type of mascara.
''The New Year's Honours list should not go to celebrities this year. It should go to doctors, nurses and other NHS workers. Give it to someone who gave a kidney to a stranger, not someone who invented a new type of mascara.
"I've seen people given a knighthood for services to fashion. What are you talking about, services to fashion? Christ, it's not that hard. People are finding cures for cancer and AIDS, Gervais said on Australia's The Christian O'Connell Show.
The 58-year-old actor has been vocal in his support for the health workers in past two months, previously slamming celebrities for "moaning in their mansions" while ...

Ricky Gervais wants NHS workers to be part of UK's New Years Honours List for 2021

As the world struggles to contain the spread of the coronavirus, actor Anil Kapoor says he is confident that the Indian film industry will chalk out a "pandemic-proof" plan to function and be safe at the same time.
The 63-year-old actor said he is optimistic that the film industry will bounce back with more relevant content and suitable formats.
There's no doubt that the entertainment industry will struggle a bit with adapting to the new normal, much like any other industry. The entertainment industry will figure a way to be pandemic-proof to some extent, Kapoor told PTI in an interview.
Once we figure out the right mix, we will perhaps see an explosion of even better and much more relevant content and formats. We're already on that path with the digital boom in entertainment. The future of formats and technologies is being shaped as we speak, and it's exciting, he added.
Kapoor, who has been working in the movies since past four decades, said he misses being on the set.
I miss being .

Entertainment industry will figure a way to be pandemic-proof to an extent: Anil Kapoor

A multi-hyphenate talent, Janelle Monae is a superstar in her own right but when she was cast as the lead in Amazon's "Homecoming" for its second season, the actor-singer says she felt the pressure to make the most of the opportunity as a woman of colour.
Monae, who has a massive fan following owing to her highly successful career as a musician, has been a part of a change in Hollywood with films like "Hidden Figures", "Moonlight" and "Harriet".
Now as she succeeds Julia Roberts on the second season of psychological thriller "Homecoming", Monae said she knew she had to bring her best game to prove that she could lead this show.
"I didn't feel any pressure but going into it, I did, and that had to do with the fact that I was a black woman leading a show and how there's just so much pressure put on us to be perfect, to do it right.
"We don't get the opportunity to follow after Julia Roberts a lot. We don't get all the roles that Julia Roberts gets. She gets the opportunity to play and ..

There's pressure to be perfect, to do it right: Janelle Monae on 'Homecoming' S2

Filmmaker Lilly Wachowski, co-creator of The Matrix franchise, has hit back at Tesla CEO Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump for quoting her movie.
In a cryptic Twitter post over the weekend, Musk wrote Take the red pill with an emoji of a red rose.
Ivanka retweeted the post, writing Taken.
The tweet referred to the classic scene from the 1999 sci-fi thriller, in which Lawrence Fishburne's Morpheus tells Keanu Reeves' protagonist Neo that he has been living in a computer simulation and gives him a choice to take a blue pill and forget about the Matrix or take a red pill to learn the truth about the Matrix.
Wachowski was seemingly unhappy with the Twitter interaction between Musk and Ivanka, and shot back at the duo saying F*** both of you.
She also responded with a tweet to support the Brave Space Alliance, which is the first Black-led, trans-led LGBTQ Center located on the South Side of Chicago.
Her sister, Lana Wachowski is writing and directing The ...

Lilly Wachowski slams Elon Musk and Ivanka Trump over Matrix' red pill tweet

Music icon Elvis Presley's Graceland is reopening for the tourists from Thursday, after it was shut down in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The museum situated in Memphis, Tennessee, and former home of the Presley family, will be running the tour at 25 per cent capacity.
We are so excited to welcome you back to Elvis Presley's Graceland, 100 plus acres dedicated to the King of Rock n' Roll.
We are committed to the health and safety of our guests and associates and have been diligently working to ensure your visit is everything you're dreaming of, the statement posted on the museum website read.
As per the health and safety protocol set by the authorities, all the visitors and associates will be required to undergo temperature check screenings upon entering the property and anyone with a fever of 100.4 degrees or higher will not be permitted to enter.
Restaurants on the property will operate at 50 per cent capacity.
It will be compulsory for the museum employees to wear a face ..

Elvis Presley's Graceland to reopen this week

Producer Bhushan Kumar is keen to make sequels of popular hits, including Aamir Khan's "Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi" and Ajay Devgn's "De De Pyaar De", but says the scripts of the films aren't ready yet.
Bhushan said it would be interesting to take some of the films T-Series has backed ahead as a franchise, like the blockbusters "Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety" and "Aashiqui".
"There are some films we have made that I think would have the same entertainment value and interest by the audiences like the first part.
"If given a chance I would like to definitely make few of our productions into a franchise like 'Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety', 'Aashiqui', 'Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi' and 'De De Pyaar De'. But none of them are at the stage of going on floors with scripts ready. Once we have a good script we will announce," Bhushan told PTI.
Before the lockdown was implemented, the producer had several films in production, including "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2", "Bhuj: The Pride of India" and "Satyameva Jayate 2".
Bhushan ...

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