Sony may not have released any details of its untitled animated Spider-Man movie, but a casting call for the project has sparked rumours that it could be a black character.
	Codenamed "Cabin Fever," it is rumored to follow "the adventures of two unlikely friends, Terrence and Pete", reported Ace Showbiz.
	A male aged 13 - 15, Terrence is "a young African-American/Puerto Rican teen from Brooklyn; he is new to this suburban school and now feeling out of place, overwhelmed, pressured with new responsibilities, and dealing with puberty; while trying to fit in he must do his best to stay out of trouble; along the way in developing his identity he's losing old friends but now making a new one, Pete."
	Meanwhile, Pete is "a young, slightly geeky, Asian-American teen; he's smart, sweet, and encouraging; although very unlike any of the friends Terrence had in his old Brooklyn neighborhood, Pete proves to be a good fit for Terrence making good decisions.

Casting call for animated Spider Man film hints at black spidey

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Actress Anna Friel says she never makes plans for New Year's Eve as things always turn out to be disappointing.
	The 40-year-old star said it doesn't really matter how "you spend the New Year" but what matters the most is "whom you're spending the day with", reported Femalefirst.
	"I've got a place in Majorca so I might head there. I usually find if you plan New Year's, it's disappointing.
	"I might wait until a few days before and see who is around, because I think it's about who you're with, not what you're doing," she said.

Anna Friel never makes plans for New Year

Pop icon Madonna has reunited with son Rocco Ritchie as the two were spotted holidaying with friends.
	The 58-year-old singer and her son Rocco, 16, have apparently had a bitter relationship ever since he decided to live with father Guy Ritchie but the pair appear to have gotten their relationship back on track and are currently on holiday with Madonna's three other children, Lourdes, 20, David, 11, and Mercy, 10.
	Madonna shared a picture of them all on Instagram, along with a group of friends including David Blaine by captioning it, "Swiss Family Robinson!!"
	It was previously revealed that Madonna had asked Blaine to help her reconnect with Rocco as the youngster looks up to him.

Madonna reconciles with son Rocco Ritchie

Rita Ora says she can't wait to get backto her music because the singer is feeling "really lonely" without it.
	The 26-year-old singer, who has spent the past few months in the US hosting "America's Next Top Model", said she is looking forward to returning to the UK in the near future and directing her attention back towards her music, reported Femalefirst.
	"I missed (performing). I missed being home, I missed people hearing me sing and I missed people singing the words back to me that I wrote.
	"It makes me really emotional but it makes me bless I have this. I'm really lonely right now," Ora said.

Rita Ora desperately wants to get back to music

Actor Michael Fassbender says he was not aware of the supposed curse surrounding movies based on video games before doing "Assasin's Creed".
	The Hollywood actor stars alongside Marion Cotillard in the new movie, which is based on the video-game series and actor has admitted to being completely oblivious to the wretched record of cross-over films, reported Digital Spy.
	"I had no idea there was a curse until people like you told me. By then I was already involved so there was nothing I could do," the 39-year-old actor said.
	Fassbender said he would actually feel under more pressure if previous cross-over movies had been critical and commercial successes.
	"It would be worse if all the previous adaptations had been successful and this one wasn't.
	"People need a story and it's a story that no-one's made a good movie out of a video game. All of us were fairly ignorant to all that so we were naively happy to plod along.

Michael Fassbender 'isn't fazed' by the game movie curse

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin said that his celebrity status does not protect him from everyday "problems".
	The 39-year-old rocker opened up about dealing his frequent stresses by saying that fame does make him immune from such issues, reported Femalefirst.
	"How I am with the universe is trying to accept that everybody goes through many challenges every day, on whatever level, and you can never compare your challenges to someone else's.
	"Even if you're Brad Pitt, if you have got a problem that day, then it's a problem. It's the same if you are a dustman," he said.
	Martin said celebrities are vulnerable to the same frustrations as regular people.
	"So it is understanding that everyone goes through that whether you're a pop star or a whatever. But accepting that it's all how you look at it in my opinion, you can turn anything around."
	Despite this, the "Yellow" hitmaker revealed that he has retained a generally positive outlook on life.
	"My relationship with the universe is I ...

'Star status' doesn't save you from problems: Chris Martin

TV personality Rob Kardashian reportedly wants to quit his reality show "Rob & Chyna" because he no more wants his struggles aired on TV.
	The 29-year-old star, who was admitted to hospital earlier this week after suffering complications with his Type 2 diabetes, apparently wants to focus on getting better and spending time with fiancee Blac Chyna and their daughter Dream, reported Hollywoodlife.
	"He doesn't want to do the show anymore, he just wants to live his life with Chyna and Dream and not have to worry about doing a TV show, a source said.
	"He is stressed and not out of the woods with all his issues and he would rather have them not broadcast to the world.

Rob Kardashian wants to quit reality TV show?

"Deadpool" star Ryan Reynolds and director of "Logan" James Mangold have denied that the character will appear in the Hugh Jackman-starrer.
	Mangold took to Twitter to vehemently deny a report that Reynolds recently shot a scene as Deadpool for the 2017 Wolverine film.
	 "DEADPOOL IS NOT IN MY FILM. Does all caps help confirm it?" he wrote.
	He was backed by Reynolds. The actor responded to a tweet saying Deadpool would appear alongside Wolverine in the film.
	 "Sadly, not true. Prisoner 24601 is on a solo mission," Reynolds tweeted.
	Jackman supported Mangold and Reynolds' denials, tweeting, "What they said...

Deadpool not part of Hugh Jackman's 'Logan'

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow says she is not at all afraid of a few wrinkles on her face.
	The 44-year-old star revealed that she would not change a thing because she thinks it is incredibly sexy and will help her describe her past stories, reported People magazine.
	"Of course I have wrinkles (and) grey hair. But I genuinely love it. This is who I am. I have been through incredible ups and downs and I feel so blessed that I have the wrinkles to tell the story.
	"I feel good about (it). I think it's incredibly sexy... And I wouldn't want to erase years off my face or to travel back in time for anything," Paltrow said.

Gwyneth Paltrow feels 'blessed' to have wrinkles

Actress Michelle Williams is thankful there was no social media when she started her career with "Dawson's Creek".
	The 36-year-old star, who worked on the drama series for five years from 1998, revealed that due to absence of social media the entire cast, including her, Joshua Jackson, Katie Holmes, James Van Der Beek and Busy Phillips were able to "make mistakes and bounce of the walls" in a "sleepy" town away from the public eye, reported Femalefirst.
	"I met my best friend on that show. She was so cool and so tough then. She's still cool and tough, but oh my God, I looked up to hr so much. And I had to grow up. It was in North Carolina, and that was a nice place to be young. It was sleepy and safe - before social media.
	"We weren't always perfectly behaved, but we got away with it because there were some caring adults looking out for us and nobody was, you know, tweeting about what we did or where we went. That was a good place to make mistakes and bounce off the walls, but land .

Michelle Williams grateful she grew up away from social media

Actress Lindsay Lohan says she really wants to have "Mean Girls" sequel and has already written a treatment it.
	The 30-year-old actress said she is desperate for a sequel to the 2004 movie and is waiting to hear back from Tina Fey, reported Female First.
	"I have been trying so hard to do a 'Mean Girls 2'. It is not in my hands. I know that [the film's writer and costar] Tina Fey and (producer) Lorne Michaels and all of Paramount are very busy. But I will keep forcing it and pushing it on them until we do it.
	"I have already written a treatment for it. I just need a response. I know Mark Waters, the director; he'd happily come back. I'd love to have Jamie Lee Curtis and Jimmy Fallon in the movie," Lohan said.
	Earlier this year Fey revealed she and her husband, composer Jeff Richmond, were working on a 'Mean Girls' musical.

Lindsay Lohan has written 'Mean Girls 2' treatment

Pop star Sinitta dated Brad Pitt in the 1980s and she says the actor is a "good kisser".
	"He is a very good kisser," Sinitta said.
	During an appearance on 'Alan Carr's New Year Specstaclar', Sinitta also joked that Pitt had been calling her since he separated from Angelina Jolie," reported Female First.
	"Call me Cupid, but Brad Pitt is single again and you two used to date didn't you?"
	"We did! We did. He has been calling and you know what I said? 'Brad. Move on'," the singer quipped.

Brad Pitt is a very good kisser: Sinitta

Actor Ryan Phillippe says for a celebrity dating is a challenge.
	The 42-year-old actor, who was formerly married to Reese Witherspoon, with whom he shares two children, Ava, 17, and Deacon, 13, said living his life in the public eye makes it difficult to find love, reported Female First.
	"(Being in the public eye) affects those in your life who didn't choose to be a public figure: your children and the people you are in a relationship with.
	"I think that's when it gets really difficult. Of course (dating) is a challenge. When I've been involved with people in my industry in the past, there is a little bit more of an understanding of what to expect, but I feel like when you are with someone who is not in the industry, the focus isn't there to the same degree," Phillipe said.
	Since his split from Witherspoon, the "Secrets and Lies" actor has decided not to take himself "seriously" any more.
	"I've faced every manner of gossip, and I don't take myself as seriously now.
	"There is a ..

Ryan Phillippe finds dating challenging

A post-mortem examination into the cause of the sudden death of British popstar George Michael has proved "inconclusive", UK police said today.
	The 53-year-old singer was found dead on Christmas Day at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
	More tests will now be carried out to determine what led to his death, Thames Valley Police said in a statement.
	The results of these tests are unlikely to be known for several weeks.
	"Thames Valley police will prepare a file for the Oxfordshire coroner. Mr Michael's death is still being treated as unexplained but not suspicious," police said in a statement.
	Fadi Fawaz, who began dating Michael following his split with former long-term partner Kenny Goss, said he found the star dead in bed when he arrived to wake him before a planned Christmas Day lunch.
	He described Michael as a "beautiful person" and a "kind and generous man".
	Reports this week suggested Michael had left the bulk of his estimated 105 million pound (USD 129 million) ...

George Michael's post-mortem report 'inconclusive': UK Police

A post-mortem examination on the body of late pop icon George Michael, who died on Christmas Day after a chart-topping career and years of drug-taking, has proved "inconclusive", police said today.
	"The cause of death is inconclusive and further tests will now be carried out. The result of these tests are unlikely to be known for several weeks," according to a police statement.

Post-mortem on pop icon George Michael 'inconclusive': police

Post-mortem on pop icon George Michael 'inconclusive':

Amitabh Bachchan fans in the city were disheartened as the megastar chose to stay inside the hotel and did not make an appearance for them.
	The 74-year-old superstar, who is in the city with his family and friends, is staying in Hotel Ananda.
	The "Pink" actor is accompanied by Anil Ambani and his wife Tina Ambani and according to the hotel management as of now they do not have any plans to have a meet and greet session. 
	Bachchan remained at the hotel and enjoyed the beautiful surroundings. As per the hotel source the actor spent some quality time in the lawns with his group.
	The Bachchans have their bookings at the hotel located 17 km away from Rishikesh till January 2.

Big B fans throng in large numbers to see their favourite star

Actress Priyanka Chopra may be one of the biggest stars in India, but her mother says she is very rooted and down to earth in real life.
	"She is very rooted. She draws her strength from her family and friends who are very supportive of her and she is also supportive of them. She is one of the most kind hearted you will ever meet," Madhu told PTI.
	The actresses' mother is proud of her achievements and says she has worked hard to reach the position she is in.
	"I am very much proud of Priyanka and her achievements. There is so much hard work gone into it and the great part is she is getting recognised for her work.
	"I think everyone puts in there best and work hard you just want to be recognised, be it by your peers, friends and people who matter to you. She stands solo, she is strong," she said.
	Priyanka, who made foray into international circuit with TV show "Quantico," will soon make her Hollywood debut with "Baywatch".
	The actress is also busy promoting regional cinema under ...

Priyanka is a very rooted person, says mother Madhu Chopra

About 135 films out of all the Hindi releases in 2015-16 were granted "A" certificate.
	According to the CBFC annual report, in 2012, about 59 Hindi films were cleared with "A" certificate. The number increased 44 in 2013-14 while in 2014-15, the number rose to 102 and in 2015-16, it was 135.
	About 65 Hindi films were given U certificate, 140 UA and 135 A certificate for this period, the report added.
	The report said a total of 1,021 films were censored by CBFC in 2015-16.
	Out of the 259 Tamil films released during the year, 10.24 per cent were adult certified, while the figures for "A" certified films in Malayalam stood at 7.09 per cent.
	Similarly, between April 1, 2015 and March 31, 2016 about 67 Bhojpuri films were certified out of which 54 per cent were for adult viewing.
	Out of the 180 Marathi films released during 2015-16, 12 were given A certificate while in 2014-15, 127 films were cleared out of which four were given A certificate.
	The report said 94 films were denied ...

2016 saw an increase in 'A' certificate films: report

2016 saw a growing number of people going solo, travel getting cheaper and an increase in the number of online bookings, particularly on mobile phones, revealed studies conducted by different travel portals.
	Backpackers across the country decided to take to the road alone, with the year witnessing a rise in the number of "new age" travellers who believe in "experiencing the unknown, encountering different people and cultures, and testing new limits".
	According to a recent survey conducted by travelling portal Yatra.Com, "11 per cent travelers opted to be their own travel companion on their next holiday".
	The year also saw globetrotters choosing short haul travel concentrated around long weekends and holiday seasons, rather than going for customary yearly vacations.
	Extended weekends served as opportunities for people to escape their monotonous city routines and indulge in short getaways.
	"Approximately 40 per cent of our domestic holiday bookings this year happened for the ...

Mobile bookings, solo & weekend trips top travel trends in 2016

A Pakistani fan of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is celebrating his 51st birthday by buying a Dubai vehicle number plate bearing the actor's birthdate: 27/12.
	Aly Malik, a Dubai-based Pakistani expat, vowed to gift the number plate under the 'S' series, which he bought for AED 11,400 (approximately Rs 210000) to his favourite star, reported Khaleej Time.
	Malik not only wants to gift the number plate to the "Sultan" star but he also wants him to sell it further to raise money for Dubai Cares and Being Human, Khan's charity organisation.

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