Director Bong Joon Ho is bringing "Parasite" back to the theatres in New York and Los Angeles but in black-and-white.
The South Korean class satire, which has emerged as a sensation this award season, is up for six Oscars, including the best picture, director, original screenplay and international film.
A special presentation of the film will first debut at the International Film Festival Rotterdam at the end of January, followed by other screenings via its distributor Neon, reported Entertainment Weekly.
"I'm extremely happy to present Parasite' in black and white and have it play on the big screen, Bong said in a statement.
"It will be fascinating to see how the viewing experience changes when an identical film is presented in black and white. I watched the black-and-white version twice now, and at times the film felt more like a fable and gave me the strange sense that I was watching a story from old times.
"The second time I watched it, the film felt more realistic and sharp as if 

Bong Joon Ho to release 'Parasite' in the US in black-and-white

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Actor Simon Pegg has confirmed his comeback in the seventh installment of the action spy franchise, "Mission: Impossible".
The British actor, who plays tech wizard Benji Dunn in the films, is the latest cast member to announce their return to the series.
"I have another 'Mission: Impossible' to start next year," Pegg told Canadian TV show "Out City Tonight".
This will be the 49-year-old actor's fourth stint as Benji.
Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise is reprising his role of secret agent Ethan Hunt in the seventh movie.
Christopher McQuarrie is also returning to write and direct the film.
Rebecca Ferguson is also returning and Ving Rhames expected to come back.
Nicholas Hoult, Hayley Atwell, Shea Whigham and Pom Klementieff are also part of the newly added cast.
"Mission: Impossible 7" is scheduled for a July 23, 2021 release.

Simon Pegg returning for 'Mission: Impossible 7'

Quentin Tarantino is sticking to his decision to retire after 10 films and is already planning the 'third act' of his life.
If the "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" director sticks to his plans, he has just one more film to make.
"I kind of feel this is the time for the third act (of my life) to just lean a little bit more into the literary, which would be good as a new father, as a new husband, Tarantino said in a video interview with Rolling Stone.
"I wouldn't be grabbing my family and yanking them to Germany or Sri Lanka or wherever the next story takes place. I can be a little bit more of a homebody, and become a little bit more of a man of letters.
Tarantino, 56, is up for the best director, screenplay and best picture Oscars for "Once Upon..." this year.
"I guess I do feel that directing is a young man's game. I do feel that cinema is changing, and I'm a little bit part of the old guard, he said in the interview.
While there is a lot of speculation about Tarantino's final movie, ..

Tarantino talks about retirement again, calls directing a young man's game

Lauding the efforts of students and common people who have been protesting against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), actor Nandita Das said on Thursday that more places like Shaheen Bagh are coming up across the country.
Das also exhorted people to speak up against the CAA and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
"They (government) are asking those who have been living here for four generations to prove that they are Indians. This is very sad. I think everyone should speak up," she said on the sidelines of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF).
The actor said the protests against the CAA and the NRC are "spontaneous" and no political parties are involved in them.
"These are led by students and common people. The youth has created a hope in the country. Every other place is becoming a Shaheen Bagh now, and I think as human beings, we should speak up against these laws," Das said.
She emphasised that with the economic slowdown, growing unemployment rate, and now with ..

More Shaheen Baghs coming up across country: Nandita Das

When veteran actor Patrick Stewart extended an invitation to former "Star Trek" co-star Whoopi Goldberg to join the cast of "Picard" season two, she accepted the offer in a heartbeat.
The two actors are considered veterans in the sci-fi franchise, having starred together in "Star Trek: The Next Generation", which ran from 1987 to 1994, reported Deadline.
Now that Stewart has returned to the fold with "Picard", in which he reprises his fan-favourite character of Starfleet admiral Jean-Luc Picard, he saw fit to ask Goldberg to return for the new series.
In an appearance on Goldberg's talk show "The View", Stewart said he came to invite her to join him.
"I'm here with a formal invitation, and it's for you, Whoopi. Alex Kurtzman, who is the senior executive producer of 'Star Trek: Picard', and all his colleagues, of which I am one, want to invite you into the second season," the 79-year-old actor told Goldberg.
Goldberg, 64, who was both stunned and delighted by Stewart's gesture, ...

Patrick Stewart invites Whoopi Goldberg to star in 'Picard' S2, she accepts offer

Singer Jessica Simpson has opened up about her turbulent relationship with ex-boyfriend John Mayer in her memoir, revealing she walked out of it after Mayer called her a "sexual napalm" in an interview.
The comments, Simpson said, broke her trust in Mayer.
In the memoir, "Open Book", Simpson said she met Mayer at a party in 2005 when she is finalising her divorce from Nick Lachey. After that, the two quickly became involved.
"He'd walk into a room and pick up his guitar and you'd swoon. I didn't really know the man behind the guitar. And that was my mission," the 39-year-old singer told People magazine.
In the book, Simpson wrote that Mayer used to regularly tell her that he was "obsessed with me, sexually and emotionally".
The singer further said she would often feel insecure around Mayer, 42, because she thought she wasn't "smart enough" for him.
"I constantly worried that I wasn't smart enough for him. He was so clever and treated conversation like a friendly competition that he ...

Jessica Simpson called off her relationship with John Mayer over his 'embarrassing' comments

LGBTQ romantic comedy "Happiest Season" is adding Mary Steenburgen and Dan Levy to its cast.
The film, headlined by Kristen Stewart, is helmed by actor Clea DuVall who is making her directorial debut with the feature.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Victor Garber, Alison Brie and Aubrey Plaza are also part of the TriStar and Entertainment One project.
The story is set during an annual family holiday party where a young woman (Stewart) plans to propose to her girlfriend, played by Mackenzie Davis.
The plan gets an unexpected twist when the woman finds out her partner hasn't come out as gay to her conservative parents (Steenburgen and Garber).
DuVall co-wrote the film with Mary Holland.
Holland will also appear in the movie, along with Ana Gasteyer, Burl Moseley, Sarayu Blue and Jake McDorman.

Mary Steenburgen, Dan Levy join Kristen Stewart in 'Happiest Season'

Actor Bhumi Pednekar on Thursday began filming her next,  horror film "Durgavati".
The actor, who is headlining the film, took to Twitter to share the news.
"Durgavati" is directed Ashok, and presented by Bollywood star Akshay Kumar and filmmaker Bhushan Kumar.
"With her blessings we start #Durgavati. Need all your support and love as I start the most special film of my career. @akshaykumar sir I am ready to stand tall and strong. Let's do this," Bhumi wrote on the microblogging site.
"#Durgavati begins, with blessings and good vibes, as always need your best wishes as well," Akshay added.
"Durgavati" is the Hindi remake of Telugu horror film "Bhaagamathie", which featured "Baahubali" star Anushka Shetty. It follows a woman imprisoned in a haunted house while being interrogated in a corruption case.
The film is produced by Abundantia Entertainment.

Bhumi Pednekar starts shooting for 'Durgavati'

Calling himself an optimist who believes in the goodness of people, director Kabir Khan says everything these days is being looked at through the prism of religion but India is about more than that.
The director of blockbusters such as "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" and "Ek Tha Tiger" said he is happy he has a platform as a filmmaker to present a counterpoint to the prevailing  narrative based on religious fault lines.
"I'm an optimist who believes in the goodness of the people. But yes, there is a certain level of bigotry that has crept in. Everything is being looked at through the prism of religion but India is not about that.
"It sounds like a clich but when I was growing up, I was not aware of my religion. That was the greatness of this country, Kabir told PTI.
He said he is a product of a mixed marriage and is pained to see the social fabric being tattered.
I have celebrated the best that Indian secularism has to offer. But to see the greatness of this country being simplified and broken ...

My politics will not change with popular mood of audience: Kabir Khan

Bollywood star Ajay Devgn has thanked Maharashtra government for making his latest film "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior" tax free in the state.
The Maharashtra Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, on Wednesday approved a proposal to exempt the period drama of tax in the state.
"Thank you Uddhav Thackeray ji for declaring #TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior tax-free in the state of Maharashtra. @OfficeofUT @CMOMaharashtra," Devgn tweeted.
The film, based on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's trusted lieutenant Tanaji Malusare, a legendary military leader who played a pivotal role in capturing the Kondana Fort  (now known as Sinhagad Fort) located near Pune, has grossed over Rs 150 crore at box office since release on January 10.
The film, which also stars Saif Ali Khan and Kajol, has been directed by Om Raut.

Ajay Devgn thanks Maha govt for declaring 'Tanhaji' tax free

Filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya says it is a wrong notion that the audience will not pay to watch films around elderly people but it is their depiction as "helpless" figures needs to change in cinema first.
Barjatya, who has created and produced upcoming show "Dadi Amma... Dadi Amma Maan Jaao", said he is trying to break this stereotype through the series.
"There is a fallacy in the society and cinema that no one lines up to see the elderly. It is because people always project them as helpless. In old age, illness is depressing, but it is not the end. If you show the elderly in a light where you can give them hope, it is good," the director told PTI in an interview here.
"But few such projects are made as everyone wants to make things that are young as it gets a good opening," Barjatya added.
The 55-year-old director, known for hit family dramas including "Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...!", "Hum Saath Saath Hain", "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo", said the new show is dedicated to his late father, producer ...

Depiction of the elderly as helpless figures unfair, says director Sooraj Barjatya

Residents of Maharashtra's Godoli  village, where Maratha soldier Tanaji Malusare was claimed to  have been born, are unhappy over the place not finding a  mention in the Hindi film "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior", which  documents the valour of the 17th century military leader.
They have decided to raise the issue during their  village meeting and also take it up with the makers of the  film, which stars Ajay Devgn in the titular role.
Bollywood actors Saif Ali Khan and Kajol also feature  in the Om Raut directed film, which released on January 10.
In the movie, Malusare has been shown as hailing from  'Umrat' in Konkan.
Some locals claimed Malusare was born in Satara  district's Godoli village, which, they said, is also known in  Marathi as 'Tanhaji cha parada' (Tanaji's enclosure).
A few years ago, some remnants of Malusare's house  were discovered in the village which have been preserved, a  local resident said.
"Some of the remnants of his house were used during  the construction ..

No mention of Tanaji's 'birthplace' in film irks Godoli locals

Actor Rosario Dawson is set to topline filmmaker Ava DuVernay's pilot episode of the series "DMZ".
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series, set at HBO Max streaming service, is based on the comic book of the same title.
It is set in a United States torn apart by a second civil war, leaving Manhattan a demilitarised zone (DMZ).
Dawson will play Alma, a fierce medic who saves lives while desperately searching for her lost son.
"Westworld" scribe Roberto Patino is adapting the comic and will serve as showrunner on the pilot.
DuVernay will direct and executive produce with Patino.

Rosario Dawson to lead Ava DuVernay's 'DMZ'

Director Issa Lopez, known for dark fairy tale "Tigers Are Not Afraid", is set to pen and direct the big screen adaptation of "Lost Souls".
To be developed by Searchlight, the film is based on Matthew Baker's short and will be produced by "Lucy in the Sky" director Noah Hawley.
According to Deadline, the film is set in a world in which some babies are born without souls.
It is one of Baker's several short stories that turned into big movie deals.
Hawley and his banner 26 Keys are turning the writer's other short story "Why Visit America" into an FX pilot. Baker is writing and Hawley is exec producing.
Hawley is producing two others based on Baker stories.

Issa Lopez to write, direct 'Lost Souls'

Actor Channing Tatum has found his next project and the Hollywood star is heading to Disney for the comedy, "Bob the Musical".
Tatum will also produce the film through his company, Free Association, and partners Reid Carolin and Peter Kiernan, reported Variety.
The project has been in development for more than a decade at the studio.
A director is yet to be attached with the project.
"Bob the Musical" centres on a regular guy whose worst nightmare comes to life when we wakes up and finds that he is trapped in a musical.
Tripp Vinson and Chris Bender are also attached to produce.

Channing Tatum to star in 'Bob the Musical'

Actor Johnny Flynn, best known for starring in period anthology "Genius", is joining Andrew Scott in the upcoming series "Ripley".
Based on Patricia Highsmith's novels, the show has received a straight-to-series order at Showtime with the "Fleabag" star in the title role.
According to Variety, Flynn will appear in a series regular role in the eight-episode first season.
The series follows Tom Ripley (Scott), a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York, who is hired by a wealthy man to try to convince his vagabond son, Dickie Greenleaf (Flynn), who is living a comfortable, trust-funded ex-pat life in Italy, to return home.
"Ripley" comes from writer-director Steven Zaillian,
Prior to the upcoming series, the character made an appearance in 1999 film "The Talented Mr Ripley" starring Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett and Matt Damon in key roles.

Johnny Flynn joins Showtime series 'Ripley'

Actor Tiger Shroff is set to share the screen with his father and veteran actor Jackie Shroff for the first time in "Baaghi 3", the makers announced on Thursday.
In the third installment of action-drama, directed by Ahmed Khan, Jackie will play the on-screen father of Tiger and his co-star Riteish Deshmukh's characters.
In a cameo appearance, the 62-year-old actor will essay the role of a police inspector in "Baaghi 3", producer Sajid Nadiadwala said.
"Everyone has been waiting to see Tiger team up with his 'Hero' father Jackie since we launched him. There have been plenty of speculations and no one has been able to bring them together in the last six years as the duo was categorical they would only share the screen when a film and role merited their presence.
"Ahmed and I feel the story line required Jackie to be a part of them film and I believe our visions matched to understand how it's a pivotal role in the film," Nadiadwala said in a statement.
The producer said having Jackie on .

Jackie Shroff to team up with son Tiger in 'Baaghi 3'

A follow-up to "Captain Marvel", featuring Oscar winner Brie Larson in the title role, is finally taking shape at Disney.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio is in final negotiations with Megan McDonnell, a staff writer on its Disney Plus series "WandaVision" on the project.
Sources said Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, who co-wrote and directed the 2019 hit, will not return to helm the sequel. However, they are in talks to remain in the Marvel Universe and direct a possible Disney Plus series.
Marvel is hoping to find a female filmmaker for "Captain Marvel 2" and is eyeing a potential 2022 release.
Plot details are under wraps but the new story will move the setting from the 1990s of the original film to the present day.
"Captain Marvel", which was Marvel's first female-centric movie, followed Larson as US Airforce pilot Carol Danvers, who becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes.
Also starring Samuel L Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn and Gemma Chan, the film grossed USD 1.13 

'Captain Marvel' sequel in works

Hollywood star Matt Damon is re-teaming with his "Ford v Ferrari" director James Mangold on the police thriller "The Force".
According to Variety, Mangold will direct the film for Disney's 20th Century Studios.
The director has been developing the film, based on Don Winslow bestseller, since 2017.
The plot follows NYPD detective Denny Malone (Damon), who runs an elite crime fighting squad but becomes involved in a corruption scandal.
Damon played a similar role as a career criminal who infiltrates the Boston Police Department in Martin Scorsese's celebrated "The Departed".
David Mamet wrote the first script and Scott Frank is working on the most recent version.
Fox bought movie rights to the novel in 2016 and set it up with Ridley Scott to produce through his Fox-based Scott Free company.
The Story Factory's Shane Salerno and Kevin Walsh are also producing.

Matt Damon to reunite with James Mangold for 'The Force'

Benny Safdie, one half of filmmaker duo The Safdie Brothers, and "Succession" star Sarah Snook have joined the cast of the film "Pieces of a Woman".
To be directed by Hungarian filmmaker Kornel Mundruczo, the movie stars Shia LaBeouf and Vanessa Kirby in the lead.
The director's frequent collaborator Kata Weber has penned the script.
The story follows a grieving woman (Kirby) who is thrust into an emotional inner journey by trying to come to terms with the loss of her baby after a home birth goes wrong, while dealing with her husband (LaBeouf) and estranged mother.
Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn will essay the role of the mother, reported Collider.
Molly Parker, Iliza Shlesinger and Jimmie Fails are also part of the cast.
The project will be produced by Kevin Turen and Ashley Levinson for Little Lamb Productions, along with Aaron Ryder.
Viktoria Petranyi, Sam Levinson, Aaron L Gilbert, Jason Cloth and Stuart Manashil will serve as executive producers.

Benny Safdie, Sarah Snook boards 'Pieces of a Woman'

"Hobbs & Shaw" helmer David Leitch will be tackling Universal's adaptation of 1970s martial arts Western TV show "Kung Fu".
The show, which ran for three seasons across from 1972 to 1975, featured the late David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine, a Shaolin monk who travels through the American Old West, armed only with his spiritual training and martial arts skills.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the big screen adaptation will be produced by Leitch in collaboration with his 87North Productions partner Kelly McCormick and Stephen L'Hereaux.
Ed Spielman, who co-created the original show, is attached to executive produce.

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