"Friends" reunion is officially happening in the form of an exclusive "untitled unscripted special" on HBO Max.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, all six original cast members of the popular sitcom -- Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer -- will come together for the reunion episode scheduled to debut in May, WarnerMedia announced Friday.
"Guess you could call this the one where they all got back together  we are reuniting with David, Jennifer, Courteney, Matt, Lisa and Matthew for an HBO Max special that will be programmed alongside the entire Friends library," Kevin Reilly, chief content officer at HBO Max and president, TBS, TNT and truTV, said in a statement.
"I became aware of 'Friends' when it was in the very early stages of development and then had the opportunity to work on the series many years later and have delighted in seeing it catch on with viewers generation after generation. It taps into an era when friends  ..

'Friends' cast to reunite for HBO Max special

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Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay
Rupani on Friday inaugurated the third edition of the Chitra  Bharati Film Festival organised by RSS-backed outfit Bharatiya  Chitra Sadhana in Ahmedabad.
The opening ceremony of the three-day short film  festival was held at a hall in the premises of the Gujarat  University and it will culminate on February 23, a statement  issued by the Bharatiya Chitra Sadhana said.
In his address, Rupani congratulated the audience on  the occasion of International Mother Language Day and praised  Bharatiya Chitra Sadhana for promoting Indian culture and  values through this film festival, the outfit's release said.
International Mother Language Day has been observed  every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and  cultural diversity and multilingualism.
Among those who attended the opening ceremony of the  film festival were Bollywood filmmaker Subhash Ghai and  Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chief Prasoon  Joshi.
A total of 141 films, divided ...

Guj CM inaugurates film fest organised by RSS-backed outfit

Amyra Dastur has been roped in to star in Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani's next production venture "Dongri To Dubai".
The web series, adapted from Hussain Zaidi's book "Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia", will be directed by Shujaat Saudagar of "Rock On 2" fame.
"They just gave me a character brief and dialogues to memorise. I did my best and after a few days I was called back for a second audition because they wanted to check if I could do the scenes in a different way to show my versatility.
"Everyone seemed happy with my performance and Shujaat called me to the office for a narration. I loved what I heard and then requested the team to send me all the episodes to read before I gave them an official confirmation," Amyra said in a statement.
The show revolves around the life of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and captures his early life the big mob bosses at the time and his gang.
Amyra said she has read the book and has loved the world of gangsters that is created by 

Amyra Dastur joins cast of Excel Entertainment's 'Dongri to Dubai"

The name that keeps coming up during deliberations at Harvey Weinstein's rape trial  Annabella Sciorra  will be front and center again on Friday when jurors are expected to hear a reading of a large chunk of her testimony.
Before concluding its third day of deliberations on Thursday, the Manhattan jury sent the judge a note saying it wants to review the cross-examination of the Sopranos actress and any follow-up questioning by prosecutors.
The jury has already focused on emails that Weinstein sent regarding Sciorra, including ones to the private Israeli spy agency he allegedly enlisted to dig up dirt on would-be accusers as reporters were working on stories about allegations against him in 2017.
Sciorra, now 59, was the first accuser to testify and took the witness stand nearly a month ago, telling jurors how the once-powerful movie mogul showed up unexpectedly at the door of her Manhattan apartment before barging in and raping and forcibly performing oral sex on her in late 1993 or ..

Jurors at Weinstein rape trial continue to focus on Sciorra

Goa's first-ever multiplex, built
in 2004 to host the International Film Festival of India, will  be upgraded to world standards by the Entertainment Society of  India, the work of which is expected to begin next month, ESG  Vice Chairman Subhash Faldesai said on Friday.
The four-screen facility is leased out to INOX Leisure  Limited, and as per the Build-Own-Transfer (BOT) agreement,  the firm will upgrade the facility and operate it for 12  years, Faldesai said, adding that INOX had deposited Rs 4  crore with the government.
After completion of the new structure, INOX will pay  Rs 54 lakh per month to ESG as against the Rs 20 lakh per  month paid till now, and there will be a five per cent year-  on-year rise in monthly charges to be paid by INOX, he said.
The multiplex was constructed in 2004 under the chief  ministership of late Manohar Parrikar to host the first IFFI  after demolishing the old Goa Medical College.
Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'Veer Zaara' was the first film  screened ..

Goa''s first multiplex that hosts IFFI to be upgraded

It is nice to be recognised by the audiences as an "underrated" actor, says Gulshan Devaiah, who credits his hard work of a decade for finally getting the roles of his choice.
In the follow up to his critically-lauded dual role in "Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota" and "Ghost Stories", the actor plays a suicidal loser in Amazon Prime Video's dark comedy "Afsos".
"There is a range that I'm trying to explore. It took time but finally it's happening. A lot of my work in 2019 and now has helped me do that. I'm trying to maintain a variety and people have started recognising that," Devaiah told PTI in an interview.
The actor hopes that his hard work will help him move in the forward direction.
"I am in no hurry. But it is nice to hear people calling me 'underrated' or 'you deserve better'... I just want this to be in a forward direction. I don't want to sit in a corner and say 'I have arrived now'. There are many miles to go before I arrive. Let's see how far I travel."
Playing the character of a ...

Miles to go before I arrive: Gulshan Devaiah on enjoying 'underrated' tag

Actor Ben Schwartz, the voice of the adorable and sassy titular hero in "Sonic The Hedgehog", believes the film will leave the audiences with a positive feeling as it is centred around love and relationships.
In a recent interview, celebrated comedian-actor Jim Carrey, who plays antagonist Dr Robotnik in the film, had said that he wants to put out positive stories into the world, and Schwartz said the movie completely fits the bill.
"It is a really positive movie. Sonic is very isolated in the beginning, not allowed to go out into the real world, but he finally does. And the idea that two different people (Sonic and James Marsden's character, Tom) can grab each other and learn from each other and grow  I think that's a fun story.
"I love the fact that we have a film that leaves you feeling good and energised, that has big action sequences but is also comedic and has real emotional moments and is centred around love and relationships. I'm excited to be a part of that. You know, a lot ..

'Sonic The Hedgehog' leaves you feeling good, energised: Ben Schwartz

Hollywood star John Krasinski has responded to a critic who panned his otherwise unanimously acclaimed 2018 horror drama "A Quiet Place".
The actor, who also directed the project and is returning behind the camera for the sequel, said he did not agree with Richard Brody of The New Yorker that the film was about a white family protecting their home with guns from a bunch of predatory creatures.
Krasinski said if there was any metaphor, it had to do with parenthood.
"I never saw it that way or ever thought of it until it was presented to me in that way. It wasn't about being, you know, silent and political time that had nothing to do with that. If anything it was about, you know, going into the dark and, and taking a chance when all hope looked lost, you take, you know, you fight for what's most important to you. Again, my whole metaphor was solely about parenthood," the actor told Esquire while talking about Brody's criticism.
The actor-director said "A Quiet Place" was "about ...

'A Quiet Place' about parenthood, says John Krasinski

Actor Megan Fox is set to essay the role of an astronaut in Arclight Films' suspense thriller "Aurora".
The project was announced by the banner at the ongoing Berlin International Film Festival.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Lazar Bodroza is attached to direct the film from a script penned by Pete Bridges, Toby Gibson and Stuart Willis.
"We are delighted to continue championing stories with strong females at the helm. 'Aurora' is a beautiful, action-packed visual feast set in space and Megan is perfectly cast to play a character battling demons from her past.
"We could not be happier to be working with Jordan, Toby and Lazar Bodroa once again to bring this beautiful and mesmerizing story to life," said Arclight chairman Gary Hamilton.
The film follows a female astronaut stationed in outer space to monitor solar storms that endanger Earth.
"She discovers shock waves from solar storms are bending time, pushing her into an emotional and psychological struggle with her past and ...

Megan Fox to play astronaut in thriller 'Aurora'

Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas is set to star as Ma Anand Sheela in Amazon Studios' movie "Sheela",
Ma Anand Sheela, who was made famous by Netflix's docuseries "Wild Wild Country", was the personal secretary of Osho from 1981-1985 and she managed the Rajneeshpuram ashram in Wasco County, Oregon.
She was a spiritual adviser and the primary perpetrator of the 1984 Rajneesh bioterror attack in Oregon.
Post the attack she fled to Europe as a fugitive accused of arson, wiretapping, attempted murder, and mass poisonings. She would plead guilty to attempted murder and assault for her role and was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and paroled after 39 months.
"Rain Man" director Barry Levinson will helm "Sheela", which was written by Nick Yarborough, reported Deadline.
Priyanka will produce the movie through her Purple Pebble Pictures, along with Levinson's Baltimore Pictures and Permut Presentations' David Permut and Jason Sosnoff.
The actor is also set to play a lead in "The Matrix" ...

Priyanka Chopra Jonas to play Ma Anand Sheela in Amazon film 'Sheela'

Veteran actor Anthony Hopkins has been roped in to play boxing icon Mike Tyson's legendary trainer Cus D'Amato in "Cus And Mike".
According to Deadline, the film will focus on D'Amato and how he trained Tyson to become the youngest heavyweight title winner ever and one of the most ferocious boxers of his generation.
Nick Cassavetes is directing the movie, which is being touted as a character study and a sports-biopic.
The Patriot Pictures film is based on the original screenplay by Desmond Nakano, and the book "Mike Tyson: Money, Myth, and Betrayal" by Montieth Illingworth.
"This is an absolute dream scenario for me. An opportunity to work with Sir Anthony in a movie about two of my all-time heroes, Cus D'Amato and Mike Tyson, the most ferocious (and my favorite) fighter who ever lived?
"In a story about father figures that disappear too soon? I'm in heaven. So happy that my first film with Mike Mendelsohn and Patriot Pictures is this one. It should be one for the ages" Cassavetes ...

Anthony Hopkins to play Mike Tyson's trainer Cus D'Amato in 'Cus And Mike'

"The Office" star Rainn Wilson has been cast as a series regular in Amazon's "The Power".
According to Variety, Wilson will play the role of "self-righteous and self-important Governor of Washington" Daniel Dandon, who is a constant thorn in Margot's (Leslie Mann) side.
"But when the Day of the Girls arrives, Dandon's position begins to look decidedly precarious," the character description read.
Wilson is also starring in Amazon's upcoming "Utopia".
"The Power" is a 10-episode thriller based on the novel of the same name by Naomi Alderman.

Rainn Wilson joins Amazon's 'The Power' as series regular

Veteran actor JK Simmons is set to star in dark comedy/heist thriller "My Only Sunshine".
Actor John Cusack is also in negotiations to join the film, reported Deadline.
Mark Palansky is attached to direct the movie, which comes from Circle of Confusion and Patriot Pictures.
JT Petty and K Reed Petty have penned the script.
In the film, Cusack plays one half of a passionately dysfunctional couple, who orchestrate a bank robbery as an unconventional act of bloodthirsty marriage counselling.
Trying to make peace with the mystery of their relationship throughout a violent hostage situation is a cop hostage negotiator (Simmons), who previously investigated a past related murder.
Circle of Confusion's Matt Smith and Lawrence Mattis, and Michael Mendelsohn from Patriot Pictures are producing the film.
Production is scheduled to start this year.

JK Simmons to star in dark comedy 'My Only Sunshine', John Cusack in talks

Popular dancer reality show "So You Think You Can Dance" has been renewed for a seventeenth season by Fox.
According to Variety, auditions for the new season will begin next month.
Cat Deeley will be returning as the host and the new season will air on Fox later this year.
The show is produced by Industrial Media's 19 Entertainment and dick clark productions.
Bailey Munoz was named the winner of the most recent season of the dance competition series.

Fox renews 'So You Think You Can Dance' for season 17

Filmmaker Tom Harper is set to direct MGM's upcoming romantic drama "Forever".
The film is based on Mildred Cram's romantic novella "Love Affair", reported Variety.
The book, which was originally published in 1935, follows two lovers from the past who are reincarnated in the modern world.
The rights of the book were purchased by MGM studio's first head of production, Irving Thalberg, for his wife Norma Shearer. Thalberg died in 1936 and book never made it to the big screen.
Harper is best known for directing "The Aeronauts", which starred Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones.
The first movie adaptation of "Love Affair" came in 1939 and Cram and Leo McCarey received an Academy Award nomination in the original writing category.
The film was remade in 1957 as "An Affair to Remember" and another version was released in 1994 as "Love Affair" starring Warren Beatty and Annette Bening.

Tom Harper to direct MGM's 'Forever'

Actor Oona Chaplin, granddaughter of screen legend Charlie Chapin, is set to star in horror movie "Lullaby".
The Alcon Entertainment project is based on the mythological figure Lilith, reported Variety.
John R Leonetti is directing the movie from a screenplay penned by Alex Greenfield and Ben Powell.
The film follows a new mother who discovers a lullaby in an ancient book and soon regards the song as a blessing but her world changes into a nightmare when the lullaby awakens the ancient demon Lilith.
Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove are attached as producers.
"'Lullaby' is based on a uniquely original idea that draws inspiration from varied rich and often terrifying mythological accounts. We firmly believe in John's chilling vision and it's our hope to deliver a film that is as thrilling on screen as it is on the page," Johnson and Kosove said in a statement.
Chaplin recently finished the shooting of James Cameron's "Avatar 3", she will reprise her part in "Avatar 4" and "Avatar 5".

Oona Chaplin boards horror film 'Lullaby'

Veteran actors Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton and Better Midler are set to re-team after 24 years for comedy "Family Jewels".
The trio last worked together in 1996's "The First Wives Club".
According to Varitey, New Republic Pictures is planning to start the production on the project this year.
In "Family Jewels", Hawn, Midler and Keaton's characters are forced to spend the Christmas holidays together, along with their children and grandchildren, after the man they were all once married to drops dead in a New York City department store.
New Republic's Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer will produce the project along with Alan Nevins.
"The chemistry of Diane, Bette and Goldie is unmatched and irresistible, and I'm thrilled to help reunite them on screen for generations of fans," said Fischer.
"This movie fits perfectly in our plan to finance and produce four to six major studio theatricals a year and puts movie stars back where they ought to be  on the big screen," added Oliver.

Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, Diane Keaton reunite for comedy 'Family Jewels'

Singer Lana Del Rey has called off her European and UK tour, a day before it was set to begin, due to illness.
The 34-year-old singer was scheduled to perform in Amsterdam on Friday, kicking off gigs in Paris, London, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, Berlin and Cologne.
"Sorry to let everyone down so last minute but this illness has taken me by surprise and have totally lost my singing voice. Dr has advised 4 weeks off for the moment. I hate to let everyone down but I need to get well," Lana said in a statement to Variety.
It is not yet known if the tour will be rescheduled.
Lana is also set to perform at Coachella music festival in April.

Lana Del Rey cancels European tour

Crime thriller series "The Blacklist" has been renewed by NBC for an eighth season.
The series features James Spader as Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, alongside Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Harry Lennix, Amir Arison, and Hisham Tawfiq.
"Congratulations to our incredible cast, producers and crew, all of whom continue to reach excellence week in and week out. We couldn't be more excited to continue Red and Liz's story into season eight," Lisa Katz and Tracey Pakosta, co-presidents of scripted programming at NBC Entertainment, said in statement to Deadline.
The seventh season of the show will resume on March 20 with two back-to-back episodes.
There are no current plans for season eight to be the show's final season.

NBC renews 'The Blacklist' for season 8

Filmmaker Eli Roth is set to direct the movie adaptation of videogame "Borderlands".
The project has been in the works at Lionsgate for five years, reported Deadline.
According to the studio, production on the film will begin later this year.
Craig Mazin, who won an Emmy for penning "Chernobyl", has written the latest screenplay draft.
Created and developed by Gearbox Software and published by Take-Two Interactive Software's 2K label, "Borderlands" is a role-playing first-person shooter game.
The game, launched in 2009, is set on the frontier of a sci-fi universe -- the planet of Pandora -- which has been abandoned by a mega-corporation prior to the game events.
The most recent installment, "Borderlands 3", was released last year in September.
Randy Pitchford, executive producer of the video game franchise and founder of Gearbox Software, and Strauss Zelnick, chairman and CEO of Take-Two Interactive, will serve as executive producers on the film.

Eli Roth to direct 'Borderlands' film adaptation

Actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra and her husband Raj Kundra on Friday announced that they have become parents to a baby girl, born through surrogacy.
The couple welcomed their second child on February 15.
"Our prayers have been answered with a miracle. With gratitude in our hearts  we are thrilled to announce the arrival of our little Angel. Samisha Shetty Kundra. Born on 15th February 2020 Junior SSK in the house," Shilpa said.
Shilpa and Raj got married in November 2009 and welcomed their first child together, son Viaan, in May 2012.
On work front, Shilpa is making her comeback to films after a gap of 13 years with Sabbir Khan's "Nikamma". The film stars Abhimamyu Dassani and YouTube sensation Shirley Setia. It is set to release in June this year.
She will also be seen in Priyadarshan's "Hungama 2"alongside Paresh Rawal, Meezan Jafferi and south actor Pranitha Subhash.

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