Actor Dolph Lundgren will reportedly appear in the film "Aquaman".
	The 59-year-old action actor may star in the fantasy film and portray King Nereus, who is the leader of the aquatic world Xebel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	The film, which is a Warner Bros adaptation of the DC Comic, will be directed by James Wan.
	The star cast also includes Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, along with actor Jason Momoa, who appears in the titular role.
	Meanwhile, Lundgren has also teamed up with Jean-Claude Van Damme for a new action flick "Black Water".

Dolph Lundgren to star in 'Aquaman'?

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Singer Nelly Furtado has revealed that she secretly split with her husband Demacio Castellon last year in summer.
	The 38-year-old songstress says that she wrote and sang songs to seek relief from heartbreak, reported Billboard.
	"I was going through a breakup and I would sing to myself while I drove on these long drives, and I thought to myself, 'I'm so lucky that I can write songs because I can soothe myself with them'," Furtado said on the ITV show, "Loose Women".
	The "I'm Like a Bird" singer married Castellon in 2008 at a private ceremony and has a daughter Nevis, 13 with him.
	Furtado had collaborated with him in the past on her 2006 album, 'Loose', and her platinum Spanish album, 'Mi Plan'.

Nelly Furtado secretly split with husband last summer

"Fuller House" star John Stamos has penned an emotional post paying tribute to legendary comedian Don Rickles, who passed away on April 6.
	In a piece that appeared in The Hollywood Reporter, the 53-year-old actor says he was extremely close to the comic star and shared an "odd" friendship with him.
	"We talked on the phone a lot, like schoolgirls. It was a very odd friendship. People were like, 'Huh?' But we didn't talk showbiz. It was more like family stuff. 'Are you finding a good woman like my wife?' That kind of thing. I was always careful with slinging words like 'second dad' around out of respect for his kids and family," wrote Stamos.
	The actor says Rickles always used to talk to him about his love relationships.
	"He'd razz me about girls, dating, about being Greek, but there was always that moment or two in the middle - he always wanted to sit next to me - and he'd whisper, 'I love ya. I love ya, kid.'"
	Stamos says Rickles was like a "mischievous 7-year-old" and used to ...

John Stamos remembers his 'second dad' Don Rickles

Actress Nathalie Emmanuel says working alongside the Academy Award winning Charlize Theron in "The Fate of the Furious" was a dream come true for her.
	Nathalie, who plays computer hacker Ramsey in the film, says their characters may be the opposite sides of a coin, but she was thrilled to get to meet Theron in person, reported Contactmusic.
	"I was really excited when they announced the casting of Charlize Theron because, well, it's Charlize Theron and she's amazing!" she says.
	"I've been a huge fan of her my whole life. She's definitely an actress that I've looked up to and watched her movies and just been in awe of her talent and beauty and everything. Now we've got her playing this awful but brilliant mastermind and it's just so cool.

Nathalie Emmanuel adores Charlize Theron

Streaming giant Netflix  has handed out a fourth-season renewal for comedy series "Grace And Frankie", starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.
	The hit series will return in 2018 with Lisa Kudrow joining as a guest star, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	The news comes after Tomlin's two Emmy Award nominations and Golden Globe nomination for her role in the series, and less than three weeks after the third season premiered on the streaming platform.
	Not only will it return, but former "Friends" actress Kudrow will be joining the batch of new episodes as Sheree, Grace's longtime manicurist who causes a little tension with Frankie when she gets closer than Frankie would like with Grace.
	The decision to bring Kudrow on board in this guest- starring arc means she'll be working once again with "Friends" co-creator Marta Kauffman, who serves as an executive producer on the Netflix comedy after co-creating.

Netflix renews 'Grace And Frankie' for fourth season

Actress Sophie Turner - who is best known for playing Sansa Stark in "Game of Thrones" - is to join the cast of new sci-fi romcom "Time Freak".
	The 21-year-old actress will appear alongside Hugo's Asa Butterfield, Skyler Gisondo, Will Peltz, Aubrey Reynolds and Jillian Joy in the sci-fi romantic comedy.
	According to Deadline, Turner is to portray the character of Debbie who is the girlfriend of Stillman, played by Butterfield.
	"Time Freak" marks the directorial debut of Andrew Bowler and is inspired by the Oscar-nominated short of the same name, in which the story follows the dramas of physics student Stillman, who is heartbroken when his girlfriend ends their relationship.

Sophie Turner to join the cast of 'Time Freak'

A new musical parody of the iconic sitcom "Friends" is planned to premier in New York in this fall.
	Titled, "Friends! The Musical!", the show is an is an unofficial production from the creators of other parodies such as "90210! The Musical!", "Katdashians! The Musical!" and "Full House! The Musical!", reported Billboard.
	The off-Broadway production will hosted at The Triad Theatre, according to their official website.
	The dates for the shows have not been disclosed yet.
	According to Huffington Post, the musical has been scripted by Bob and Tobly McSmith.
	It will include songs such as 'The Only Coffee Shop in New York City,' '45 Grove Street - How Can We Afford This Place?' and 'We Were on a Break'.

'Friends' musical parody to open off-Broadway

Singer Kelly Rowland has revealed that her friend and former Destiny Child's bandmate Beyonce gives really good "mummy advice".
	The "Kisses Down Low" hitmaker praised her close friend - who has Blue Ivy, five, and is expecting twins with her husband Jay Z - for always offering support mother to mother, reported Contactmusic.
	"She's an incredible mother. I watch her with her daughter and I get such great mummy advice from her.
	"I get great mummy advice, of course, from Solange who's raising an incredible young man, Jules. I'm just so blessed to have a great circle of great sisters. My mummy circle is really fly," Rowland says.

Beyonce gives great mummy advice: Kelly Rowland

Oprah Winfrey says she became a better human being after having her own talk show as it was the greatest therapy she had.
	The 63-year-old star has never sought one-to-one counselling with a professional but doesn't think she needs to as she heard so much expert advice and cautionary tales from the guests on her programme over the years, reported Contactmusic.
	"I had never gone to a therapist, ever. But I had so many therapists sitting in the chair across from me that I just sort of took it in. 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' was my greatest therapy," Winfrey says.
	"It was the greatest teaching. It was the greatest classroom and it was my greatest therapy. I came out of it a better human being having listened to everybody's stories and like 'I don't want to go down that road. I saw what happened to that lady. I heard what he said'.
	"I've done a great deal of healing sitting on that chair. I really did. I healed myself. I have done a lot of work on myself in that chair. That was one of the 

Talk show was my greatest therapy: Oprah Winfrey

Gal Gadot says she once thought she was way too serious and smart to be an actress and so refused to ditch her studies to audition for a "Quantum of Solace".
	The 31-year-old star was asked to audition to be a Bond girl in the film but declined because she was focused on her law and international relations studies at the time and felt it wasn't the right thing for her to do, reported Entertainment Weekly.
	"I said, 'No way.' I said, 'I'm studying law and international relations. I'm way too serious and smart to be an actress, and besides, the script is all in English.' I spoke English, but I wasn't comfortable with it," Gadot says.
	But while she missed out on that role, Gal was no doubt thrilled when she was signed up to play Wonder Woman in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" and a standalone film amongst others.

Gal Gadot thought she was 'too smart' to be an actress

Singer Barry Manilow has set his sights on collaborating with Bruno Mars.
	The "Mandy" hitmaker was asked if he'd like to collaborate on a song with Ed Sheeran, but he said he could see himself working with Mars more, and Manilow is hoping he'll take him up on the offer, reported Forbes.
	"Yeah but I think I would choose Bruno Mars because he's right up my alley. He's a crazy performer, he comes from the kind of performing family and I just love him. That would be so great if he were interested. I met him once and it was great, we both gushed about each other but nothing has ever come out of it," Barry says.
	The 73-year-old music legend also revealed that he has never been asked to play Britain's legendary Glastonbury festival in Somerset, South West England, but he is unlikely to do it.
	"It's never come up but those big rock and roll festivals would terrify me. I don't think anybody would come (to see me). I'm not a rock and roll artist and that's what those kinds of huge festivals 

Barry Manilow wants Bruno Mars duet

The release of "Baahubali: The Conclusion" in Karnataka is facing trouble as an activist has opposed to the film's screening in the state following actor Sathyaraj's controversial speech during the Cauvery row.
	Vatal Nagaraj, president of Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha, a regional pro-Kannada political party, says he does not have any problem with the SS Rajamouli-directed magnum opus but won't allow the release because of the Katappa depictor's comments.
	"We are not against the movie 'Baahubali 2' but Sathyaraj. His derogatory remarks on Kannadigas during the Cauvery river water dispute some years ago were highly condemnable.
	"It was a direct attack on our people. We are calling for a statewide ban on the film's release. We will observe a bandh to protest against Sathyaraj in Bengaluru on April 28th," Vatal says.
	When asked why Sathyaraj's previous films were allowed to release in the state and only "Baahubali 2" is being targeted, Vital says the reach of the highly-anticipated ..

Kannada activist opposes 'Baahubali 2' release in the state

Director Hansal Mehta regards Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose as a rockstar and says his upcoming web series on the freedom fighter, starring frequent collaborator Rajkumar Rao, will not be a regular biopic.
	The filmmaker, who is all set to direct the web series on the upcoming digital platform ALT Balaji, says the current generation needs to know who Netaji was.
	"This is not a clssic biopic. The challenge is to show this generation the hero that he really was and that also in a language that they understand. For me, Bose is a rockstar and our attempt with this webseries is to do just," Hansal told reporters here.
	When asked why the director keeps casting Rajkummar in his projects, Hansal joked, "I get commissioned to cast him. It is very exciting. We have done a whole number of real life stories together, whether it was 'Shahid', 'Aligarh' and the upcoming film 'Omerta', but this is going be different and great."
	When asked about the National Awards snub for "Aligarh", the director ..

For me, Bose is a rockstar: Hansal Mehta

TV-film producer Ekta Kapoor is the queen of long-running family soap operas but with her digital foray, she is planning to come up with shows that are edgy as she believes "non-offensive, non-questionable" content is not always good.
	The 41-year-old media mogul, who was in the capital to discuss her new foray into the online streaming service called ALT Balaji, says it is time individual preferences of a viewer are addressed.
	"Hopefully, ALT has something for everyone. There is a big world between 'Narcos' and 'Naagin' and we hope to capture that. Overall non-offensive or non-questionable content is not always a good thing. We started with 'Love Sex aur Dhoka,' which was completely in contrast to whatever we have been doing before.
	"Last year we did 'Udta Punjab' and 'Naagin' in the same stretch. These were two types of content that cannot be ever thought to made and promoted under the same banner. That's what we want ALT Balaji to stand for."
	Ekta says it is a relief to do ...

Non-offensive, non-questionable content not always good: Ekta

After Akshay Kumar's meeting with Amazon head Roy price fuelled speculation of him collaborating with the online streaming giant, actor John Abraham has hinted about his plans to team up with the studio soon.
	The 44-year-old star shared his picture with Price on Twitter discussing something on a white board.
	"Fantastic meeting with @RoyPrice @niteshkripalani and the entire team @AmazonVideoIN. Looking forward to a big partnership ahead," John wrote.
	Price tweeted, "Charting the future with @thejohnabraham #mumbai #amazon #india #filmovision."
	Earlier in the day, Akshay also posted a picture on the micro-blogging site, saying that he hosted a get together for Price and Amazon Video team head.
	Akshay's wife and actress-turned-writer Twinkle Khanna also attended the meeting.

John Abraham to team up with Amazon studios?

"Baahubali" broke the language barrier to become a pan-Indian hit in 2015 but director S S Rajamouli says he was not as sure-footed about the first part as he is for the upcoming sequel "Baahubali: The Conclusion".
	The first movie ended on a cliffhanger, leaving the audience with the question- 'why did Katappa kill Baahubali?', which became a catch-phrase and sustained interested in the sequel.
	"We were a little nervous during the first part but for this one we are quite confident because there has been a big fan-base which has been following it since the past two years. During this time, none of them lost interest in the film and it kept on going," Rajamouli says.
	"Everyone wants to know the answer to the question, 'WKKP' (Why Did Katappa Kill Baahubali). We are quite upbeat about it," he told reporters here last evening.
	The two-part epic-fantasy stars Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Tamannaah and Anushka Shetty in lead roles.
	Rajamouli says it was wonderful of South Indian star ...

More confident about 'Baahubali 2' than 'Baahubali': Rajamouli

US comedian and actor Eddie Murphy's older brother, Charlie Murphy, has died of leukemia at the age of 57.
	According to Charlie's manager, he died from leukemia Wednesday morning in a New York City hospital, reported TMZ.
	Charlie was perhaps best-known for his appearances on Dave Chappelle's show.
	The popular stand up comic co-wrote and appeared in some of his brother's starring films, including "Norbit" and "Vampire in Brooklyn".
	Charlie entered the industry after working as a bodyguard for Eddie at the beginning of his career.
	In 2005, he starred in "King's Ransom" as a gay ex-con, who is hired by King (Anderson) to kidnap him in a fake kidnapping.
	Several celebrities like Chris Rock, Kevin Hart, Zendaya, Debra Lee, Gabrielle Union and Spike Lee paid tribute to the comedian on Twitter.
	"We just lost one of the funniest most real brothers of all time . Charlie Murphy RIP," Chris tweeted.
	Hart wrote, "Wow... This is crazy. All I can say is RIP. Thank you for not only being a ..

Comedian Charlie Murphy dead at 57

The international electronic dance music extravaganza, Ultra Music Festival, is officially makings its way into India.
	ULTRA Worldwide launched the Road To ULTRA (RTU) concept, which will bring the globally celebrated festival to New Delhi on September 8 at the India Exposition Mart, Greater Noida and Mumbai in February next year.
	Each event will showcase cutting-edge stage production including world-class visuals, lighting, cryogenics and pyrotechnics.
	Artistes such as Tiesto, Hardwell, Martin Garrix, Alesso, Steve Angello, Above & Beyond, Afrojack, Fedde Le Grand and more have headlined previous RTUs, bringing tens of thousands of fans to these events.

Ultra Music Festival set to make its debut in India in Sept

Tamil film musician Sean Roldan, who has composed the music for Dhanush's directorial debut "Power Paandi", says the actor-producer is a great storyteller and has a keen ear for music.
	"Dhanush is a great storyteller. His understanding of various departments of filmmaking is as strong as his acting prowess. I hope he continues to make more films," Roldan told PTI.
	"He is familiar with the sound arrangements too. I've seen him grasp things which I took ten years to learn in just a minute. He has an endless appetite to learn things and is a great observer."
	Roldan is also composing for Dhanush, Amala Paul and Kajol-starrer "Velai Illa Pattathari 2" which is directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth.
	"'VIP 2' is certainly a different space for me. It will be a youthful album. It will give me scope as a composer to showcase my next dimension."
	Roldan's acclaimed album "Joker" fetched singer Sundarayyar a national award for the Best Playback Singer Male this year for the song ...

Dhanush is a great storyteller: Sean Roldan

Actress Priyanka Chopra has been appointed jury member of the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival.
	Amy Berg, Zachary Quinto, Sheila Nevins, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Plemons and Melanie Lynskey among others, will also be on the jury panel of the festival, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	The 34-year-old star, who became popular in the west with her role of Alex Parrish in "Quantico", will judge the documentary and student visionary competitions alongside Olivia Thirlby,
Ryan Eggold, Brendan Fraser and Ileen Gallagher
	The winners of each category will be announced at the festival awards ceremony, which is set for April 27 at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center.
	The 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, which will be hosted by Michael Rapaport, is set to run April 19-30.

Priyanka Chopra to be on Tribeca Film Festival jury

A film directed by a third-year student of the Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) here has been selected for Cinefondation under the aegis of the upcoming Cannes Film Festival.
	"Gilles Jacob, president of Cinefondation, has confirmed the selection and has invited Payal Kapadia for presentation of her film at Cannes," the FTII stated in a release today.
	This is for the first time that an FTII film is selected for participation in the Cinefondation, which is created to inspire and support the next generation of international filmmakers.
	Kapadia told PTI her film "Afternoon Clouds" is actually a second-year exercise at FTII, which have to be done as a part of final second-year project.
	She said Cinefondation is actually students' Cannes section and it was FTII, which sent the film.
	To mark its 20th year, the Cinefondation selection has chosen 16 films (14 works of fiction and 2 animations) from among 2600 works submitted this year by film schools from all over the ...

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