From "Memories of Murder" to "Parasite", South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho has tackled many genres but he says it is always the "interesting and entertaining situations" that drives him to make a movie.
"Parasite", the filmmaker's latest about the class divide in his home country, is tipped to perform good at the impending award season, which kickstarts with the Golden Globes on Sunday.
Before the satirical film, Joon-ho has tackled genres like crime with "Memories of Murder", monsters with "The Host" and post-apocalyptic world with "Snowpiercer".
In an interview with Deadline, the director, however, said  that genres have never defined his filmmaking choices.
"I never really define the genre that I want the story to be in, or what metaphors or symbols I should place within the story. I always just want to depict very interesting and entertaining situations. I move through impulses," Joon-ho said.
He said that besides the social messaging, he wants his films to have the element of ..

I always want to depict interesting and entertaining situations: Bong Joon-ho

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Hollywood star Brad Pitt says he would love to pursue dance in some form in future.
The 56-year-old actor said he is not sure if he will take up the art form as a hobby, or if it will be professional.
''I went to two proms! I wore a white tuxedo. Pinned on the corsage. And I danced. I had a 20-year hiatus where I didn't dance at all, and now I kind of see dance as my future.
"I know I'll be throwing arms out of joint and dislocating things, but yeah, I feel like I've got the green light in my soul to explore dance. I don't know what that means yet, but I'm feeling moved by the spirit," Pitt told W magazine.
The actor is currently enjoying the success of his two films -- Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" and James Gray's "Ad Astra".

Brad Pitt says he wants to 'explore dance'

Filmmaker Todd Phillips wishes to tell the story of iconic DC superhero Batman set in the world of his film "Joker", that explored the origins of the character's arch-nemesis The Joker.
Phillips's movie introduced Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck and his transformation into the Clown Prince of Crime. The film also featured a young Bruce Wayne, who, as per comics, grows up to become Gotham's saviour Batman.
Talking to Variety, the director teased the idea of a movie about the Caped Crusader set in the world he created with "Joker".
"It's a beautiful Gotham. What I would like to see someone tackle is what Batman looks like from that Gotham," Phillips said.
The director, however, quickly clarified that it could be some other filmmaker who can make the movie.
"I'm not saying I'm going to do that. What was interesting to me about the inclusion of Batman in our movie was, 'What kind of Batman does that Gotham make?' That's all I meant by that," Phillips added.
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Todd Phillips wants to explore Batman based in Joker's 'beautiful' Gotham

Filmmaker Sam Raimi says he would like to direct a new film in the "Evil Dead" franchise with its star Bruce Campbell.
In 2018, Campbell announced on Twitter that he had retired from playing the character Ash, which he portrayed in three "Evil Dead" movies.
"I would love to direct a new 'Evil Dead' movie... but I'd really like to do it with Bruce. And he says he's retired the character. I hope not," the director told Entertainment Weekly.
Raimi also revealed that he, Rob Tapert and Campbell are developing a new 'Evil Dead' movie with an unnamed director.
"Bruce, Rob and I are working with a young filmmaker who is writing a new Evil Dead story that he will direct," he said.
"The horror series started in 1981 with "Evil Dead", which was one of the highest grossers of the year, it was followed by two sequels -- "Evil Dead II" (1987) and "Army of Darkness" (1992).
A 2013 reboot, directed by Fede Alvarez of "Don't Breathe" fame, also enjoyed both critical and commercial success.

Would love to direct a new 'Evil Dead' movie: Sam Raimi

Hollywood action star Dwayne Johnson has started training for his starring role in "Black Adam".
The film is a spin-off from Warner Bros and New Line Cinema's "Shazam!", featuring Zachary Levi.
Johnson, who has been attached to play the anti-hero for almost a decade, took to Instagram to share a few pictures from his training session.
"So it begins. Kickin' off 2020 training extremely hard for my upcoming role as BLACK ADAM. This one's in my blood The hierarchy of power in the #DCUniverse is about to change Shooting begins this summer," Johnson wrote alongside an animation by Australian artist BossLogic aka Kode A that essentially serves as the concept art of what the character could look like in the live-action film.
Black Adam first appeared in DC Comics in the 1940s as a villain corrupted by power. The character became an anti-hero in the early 2000s.
Jaume Collet-Serra is attached to direct the film.

Dwayne Johnson starts training for 'Black Adam'

Hollywood star Cameron Diaz and her musician husband Benji Madden have welcomed their first child together.
The actor took to Instagram share the news of her baby girl's arrival.
"Happy New Year from the Maddens! We are so happy, blessed and grateful to begin this new decade announcing the birth of our daughter, Raddix Madden. She has instantly captured our hearts and completed our family," read the text post.
"While we are overjoyed to share this news, we also feel a strong instinct to protect out little one's privacy. So we won't be posting pictures or sharing any more details, other than the fact that she is really really cute!! Some would even say RAD," the post further read.
Diaz and Madden got married in January 2015.

Cameron Diaz welcomes baby girl with Benji Madden

Veteran filmmaker Martin Scorsese says he has seen some "clips" of Joaquin Phoenix-starrer "Joker" and that is okay.
Scorsese, who made headlines last year after criticising Marvel movies, was rumoured to be attached to the film during the nascent stages of its development.
It was reported in 2017 that Scorsese was set to produce the film, which was described as a character study of The Joker, the most notorious villain in DC Comics and archenemy of superhero Batman.
But it was Todd Phillips who finally directed the film, receiving an overwhelming response from both the fans and the critics. Many noted that the movie paid an homage to Scorsese's "The King of Comedy" and "Taxi Driver".
The veteran filmmaker was asked about the film during an interview with The New York Times and whether he has seen it.
"I saw clips of it. I know it. So it's like, why do I need to? I get it. It's fine," Scorsese said about the movie.
The director had previously said that he considered getting involved ..

Martin Scorsese has seen parts of 'Joker'

BBC America has picked "Killing Eve", starring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer, for season four ahead of the premiere of the thriller's third season.
Writer-actor Phoebe Waller-Bridge created the series, based on the "Codename Villanelle" novellas by Luke Jennings, and oversaw its first season. She handed over the head writing duties to Emerald Fennell for season two. Suzanne Heathcote is running season three.
According to Variety, the new showrunner has yet to be named.
"How could we not have massive confidence in Killing Eve? It has won big in every major award show and is the highest growing show on U.S. television for six years," said Sarah Barnett, president, AMC Networks Entertainment Group and AMC Studios.
"The reason for this series' emphatic embrace is the brilliant women who breathed it into being: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emerald Fennell, Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer, Fiona Shaw and its fairy godmother, executive producer Sally Woodward Gentle. Season three lead writer Suzanne Heathcote ..

'Killing Eve' renewed for season 4

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal will reportedly produce and star in the film adaptation of Broadway musical "Fun Home".
The musical, based on Alison Bechdel's classic graphic novel of the same name, debuted on Broadway in 2015. It won seven Tony Awards, including best musical, at the time.
According to Broadway World, the story focuses on Alison's childhood and struggles with her father Bruce Bechdel's as well as her first year in college when she came out as a lesbian.
Gyllenhaal, who will produce the film through his production company, Nine Stories Productions, will take on the role of Bruce Bechdel.
Sam Gold, who won a Tony Award for directing the original Broadway production, will return to helm the film project.

Jake Gyllenhaal to star in, produce 'Fun Home' adaptation

Actor Margot Robbie has revealed that to prepare for her role in "Bombshell", she created a fake Twitter account and followed "young millennial conservative girls".
The 29-year-old actor portrays Kayla Pospisil in the film which is set around Fox News chief Roger Ailes' fall from grace over multiple accusations of sexual harassment.
In an interview with Variety, Robbie said she also referred to Resse Witherspoon's 2001 movie "Legally Blonde".
"Every day, I'd do the monologue from 'Legally Blonde,'" Robbie said.
The actor added that she wanted to channel Witherspoon's Elle Woods as the character was "incredibly smart" but also "underestimated because of their looks".
Robbie said as part of her preparation she followed young conservative women on Twitter.
She also watched videos of Katherine Harris, Florida's former secretary of state, who was in office at the time of the controversial recount of the Bush vs Gore presidential election.
Robbie's Kayla is a composite character created by .

Margot Robbie followed conservative women on Twitter for 'Bombshell' role

Women have come a long way from being in the backdrop in the industry, believes noted lyricist-writer Gulzar, who is full of admiration for daughter Meghna Gulzar for taking on challenging stories through her movies.
Gulzar, who has written the lyrics for the songs in his daughter's new film "Chhapaak", said the three women at the centre -- Deepika Padukone, Meghna and Laxmi Agarwal -- have something to say to the society through the movie, which deals with the story of an acid attack survivor.
"We should admire these girls. It is a movement in society and it is good that producers are involved in it, that they want to say this thing to society, to people. (It is all) thanks to Laxmi as this has come out from her, it is necessary," Gulzar told reporters here at the song launch of "Chhappak"
Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy have composed songs for "Chhapaak".
"You (Meghna) have never given me easy work and you have also not done any easy work. We had to put our heads together (for music). The ..

Women are walking alongside men today: Gulzar

Paris prosecutors on Friday opened a rape investigation into author Gabriel Matzneff, a day after the publication of a book detailing his sexual relationship with a girl of 14 over three decades ago.
The case has attracted huge interest in France, which is only now beginning to scrutinise attitudes after decades of what is seen by some as an overly permissive attitude towards sexual exploitation of women and paedophilia.
The probe was launched after an examination of the book "Consent", published on Thursday, where author Vanessa Springora describes a sexual relationship she had with Matzneff in the mid-1980s when he was 36 years her senior, Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz said in a statement.
Heitz said the inquiry would focus on "rapes committed against a minor" aged under 15.
In "Consent", Springora, 47, now a leading publisher, describes how she was seduced at the age of 14 by Matzneff and how this left lasting scars.
Matzneff, an essay writer long admired by some in French literary ..

Underage rape probe opened into French author Matzneff

Justin Bieber has finally dropped his new single, titled "Yummy".
The smooth R&B track is seemingly dedicated to his wife Hailee Baldwin, with whom he tied the knot in November 2018.
The three minute and thirty second track's lyrics can be best described as a sensual and musical love letter to a woman.
Bieber recently said a full music video for the song will drop on Saturday at 12 pm and will also be embarking on a tour soon.
The 25-year-old singer had first teased his new single on December 24.

Justin Bieber releases new song 'Yummy'

Trinamool Congress MP Nusrat  Jahan has been juggling between two roles - that of a  politician and an actress - and says she has plans to do two  films a year.
As an actor, Jahan said, she wants to step out of her  comfort zone and be associated with genres she has not done  before.
"I plan to do two films a year, given that I have so  much work to do as an MP," said the 29-year-old who is  essaying the female lead role in Pavel's Bengali film 'Asur'  that was released on Friday.
On how she managed the dual roles of an MP and an  actress while shooting for the film, Jahan told PTI that she  used to talk to her team regarding constituency works and  political programmes in between shots and before the start of  shooting.
"I'll make sure I have time to do films," said Jahan  who won from Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency as a Trinamool  Congress candidate in the 2019 general elections.
Jahan, who said she is reading scripts of a few other  films, said, "I want to grow as an actor. I want 

Actor-MP Nusrat Jahan wants to do 2 films a year

Quentin Tarantino has heaped praises on Christopher Nolan's 2017 war drama "Dunkirk" which he says is number two in his list of best films of the last decade.
During a recent episode of The Ringer's "Rewatchables" podcast, Tarantino said he is  compiling a list of best movies made during 2010s and therefore is revisiting a number of films for that purpose.
"Dunkirk", a triptych exploring three stories from the perspective of air, land and sea, is set around the Dunkirk evacuation of British troops during World War II.
Tarantino said the film was initially placed seventh but rose to second spot after he rewatched it a couple of times. He said the movie came across as a spectacle to him and delivered an absolute emotional experience.
"I had an interesting experience with it the first couple of times. The first time I saw it, I don't know what I was thinking the first time. I just dealt with the spectacle of it all. I couldn't deal with anything else but the spectacle of it all. I liked .

Tarantino places Nolan's 'Dunkirk at 2nd on his best films of decade list

"No Time to Die" will be actor Daniel Craig's fifth and final appearance as the fictional British spy James Bond and the star says filming the last scene of the movie was an emotional moment.
In an interview with Empire magazine, the actor said that it was tough to say goodbye to the movie's cast and crew.
"It was potentially a bit of an anti-climax, because they usually are. Actually, it was very emotional. The whole crew came round and gathered outside. Everybody was hugging each other. I tried to make a speech and couldn't get it out," Craig said.
He also revealed the reason behind him saying yes to "Casino Royale", his first film as 007.
"I was completely ready to just go, 'That's the way I see Bond. You don't like it? Fair enough'. One of the biggest reasons I did 'Casino Royale' is the line, 'A vodka martini, please.' 'Shaken or stirred?' My reply was written in the script as, 'Do I look like I give a f***?' And that's it. That's the reason I did it.
"Because what I could not ...

Tried to make a speech and couldn't get it out: Daniel Craig on filming final scene as James Bond

Martin Scorsese has revealed that he almost quit filmmaking after his 2005 directorial "The Aviator" but eventually chose to stick around.
In a profile piece for The New York Times, the veteran filmmaker, who has delivered yet-another masterpiece with "The Irishman", said he felt "drained" after working on 1995 mob drama "Casino".
The newspaper noted that Scorsese was fed up of "butting heads" with studio executives who wanted the running times of his movies "shortened".
And by the time of 2005 movie "The Aviator", which featured his frequent collaborator Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes, Scorsese sort of made up his mind to leave the business.
"The last two weeks of editing and mixing 'The Aviator', I had left the business from the stress. I said if this is the way you have to make films then I'm not going to do it anymore," the filmmaker said.
After that experience, Scorsese came to believe that the traditional Hollywood studios are his "mortal enemies".
"It's like being in a ...

Martin Scorsese almost stopped making films after 'The Aviator'

Kevin Feige may have confirmed that the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) will be getting its first transgender superhero but the Marvel Studios has said there is no definite timeline for that.
During a Q&A at the New York Film Academy, a fan had asked Feige about whether the studio plans to introduce LGBTQ characters into the MCU, "specifically the trans characters".
To this, the Marvel Studios president had replied, "Yes, absolutely, yes... And very soon. In a movie that we're shooting right now."
But sources in the company clarified to Variety that Feige only confirmed the first part of the comments that a trans character will appear in the MCU in future but he did not give a time period.
Though Feige did not reveal the name of the project that will introduce a LGBTQ character, fans speculate that he may have been referring to "The Eternals".
The film, which will feature an ensemble cast of Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kit Harington and others, is set to unveil a ...

Not so soon: Marvel Studios on first Trans superhero

Actor Varun Dhawan on Friday revealed that late YouTube star Danish Zehen was the inspiration behind his character's look in the upcoming film "Street  Dancer 3D".
Zehen, who was a popular YouTube personality and a contestant of the reality TV show "Ace of Space", died on December 20, 2018 in an accident on Sion-Panvel Highway in neighbouring Navi Mumbai.
"The handsome Danish was the inspiration for Sahej's look in #streetdancer. Danish is no more and is in a better place but is loved by so many so I thought I should share this  so people should know that he even inspired us. @remodsouza sir suggested this and then we went for it," Varun posted on Twitter.
The movie, directed by filmmaker-choreographer Remo D'Souza, also features Shraddha Kapoor, Nora Fatehi and Prabhudheva.
It is scheduled to be released on January 24.

YouTube star Danish Zehen inspired Varun Dhawan's look in 'Street Dancer 3D'

"Suits" actor Sarah Rafferty has joined the 16th season of "Grey's Anatomy" in a recurring role.
According to TVLine,  will play Suzanne, described as a patient who checks in Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital "for a routine procedure, but develops puzzling complications that stump Bailey and DeLuca".
Rafferty, known for playing Donna Paulsen between 2011 and 2019 in "Suits", will appear on "Grey's Anatomy" during the January 30 episode.

'Suits' star Sarah Rafferty boards 'Grey's Anatomy' season 16

Adam Sandler's "Uncut Gems" is placed seventh on the list of films that have dropped the most number of F-bombs in the cinema history.
According to Screen It, which reviews films for parents, "Uncut Gems" has a whopping 408 F-bombs being said during its runtime of 135-minute.
The first spot is taken by documentary "Swearnet: The Movie" with 935 F-bombs, followed by another documentary on the infamous curse word.
Veteran filmmaker Martin Scorsese has two films on the list -- 2013's "The Wolf of Wall Street" (3rd with 569 F-bombs) and 1995's "Casino" (6th place with 422 F-bombs).
Oscar winner Gary Oldman's directorial and writing debut "Nil by Mouth" has the fifth most number of F-bombs, following "Summer of Sam", a 1999 film about serial killer David Berkowitz who went by the name of Son of Sam.
"Uncut Gems", which is generating strong Oscar buzz for Sandler and director duo Josh and Benny Safdie, is followed by "Straight Outta Compton" at eighth and "Alpha Dog" at ninth.
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