Russell Crowe's upcoming thriller movie "Unhinged" will be the first movie to be released in American theatres since they were shut due to the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Deadline, Solstice Studios have decided to bring forward the movie's release date to July 1. It was earlier scheduled to come out on September 4.
In the US, some of the states have started to lift restrictions on business activities, including the operating of cinema houses.
The studio said the decision to advance the film's release was made after extensive consultation with the National Association of Theatres and leading theatre chains.
"If there are places where density is a factor and theatres aren't open, that's okay. It might be that theatres are closed in New York City or Chicago or San Francisco, but less populated cities and suburbs will be open and we expect there to be a lot of pent-up demand," Solstice's president and CEO Mark Gill said.
He said by shifting the release date of "Unhinged" to July, ..

Russell Crowe's 'Unhinged' first major movie to release in US theatres in July

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Pop diva Madonna says she will undergo regenerative treatment for her missing cartilage after being in pain for "eight months".
The 61-year-old singer shared a health update on Twitter on Tuesday.
"Finally going to get my regenerative treatment for my missing cartilage!! I would be jumping up and down if I could after 8 months of being in pain. Wish me Luck! (sic)" Madonna tweeted alongside a selfie.
She cancelled a string of tour dates on her 'Madame X' tour earlier this year due to injuries.
Last week, Madonna revealed she had contracted the coronavirus infection during the end of her Paris leg of 'Madame X' tour but she was "healthy and well" now.

Madonna to undergo regenerative treatment for missing cartilage

Actor Jaideep Ahlawat says his decade long journey in Hindi film industry has taught him that running after something as abstract as fame is useless.
For the 40-year-old actor, who has given critically-acclaimed performances in films such as Gangs of Wasseypur, Commando, Vishwaroopam, Raazi and web series Bard of Blood, the biggest accomplishment is when people recognise him for his characters.
"There are two type of actors -- one who are known by their faces and others who are known by their work. I would always like to be the latter. An actor's job is done when they are able to play their part convincingly and make it memorable, Ahlawat told PTI in an interview.
Ahlawat, who will next be seen playing one of the leads in Amazon Original series Pataal Lok, believes stardom is a byproduct and comes with time.
"Fame is a mirage. There is no point in running after something which is abstract. If one keeps working hard then no one can stop them. An insecure artiste can never progress. I ..

Fame is a mirage: Jaideep Ahlawat

One of the greatest sitcoms of the American television -- "Seinfeld" -- is set to return on Zee Cafe and entertain its Indian audiences.
It will air on Zee Cafe and Zee Cafe HD on weeknights at 7 pm.
Created by comic stalwarts Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the show ran on NBC for nine seasons from 1989 to 1998.
The series featured Seinfeld as a fictionalised version of himself, and mostly focuses on his personal life with a handful of friends and acquaintances, including best friend George Costanza (Jason Alexander), friend and former girlfriend Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), and neighbour across the hall Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards).
The show won 10 Primetime Emmy awards, 3 Golden Globes, and many other awards during its run.

'Seinfeld' coming back on Zee Cafe

Animal Planet has announced a new documentary "The Zoo: COVID-19 And Animals", which seeks to explore the effects of coronavirus on animals.
The special will see Dave Salmoni, Animal Planet's big cat expert, talking to a number of experts, from the World Health Organization to wildlife biologists, in order to find out how COVID-19 is affecting animals and what pet owners can do to safeguard them.
The issue came to forefront when a four-year-old Malayan tiger tested positive for COVID-19 at Bronx Zoo in New York.
The documentary will feature chief veterinarian of Bronx Zoo, who will give an update on the big cats and their treatment, and also Dr Peter Embarek from WHO's COVID-19 Task Force, who works particularly on all aspects of the virus related to animals.
In a statement, Salmoni said, "When news about Nadia the tiger came out the questions immediately began; what about my pets? How do I keep my animals and family safe? We'regoing to answer these questions and more through this ...

Animal Planet's new documentary about effects of COVID-19 on animals

Producer Bhushan Kumar says the trend of remixing old classics is a way of keeping the songs relevant and the trend is here to stay.
The indie pop scene in early 2000s featured both, original soundtracks and remixes of popular retro numbers.
The trend, which had virtually faded except for remixes of songs within a movie's album, bounced back in prominence with T-Series releasing a number of recreated singles in recent years.
A recreated track is now a norm in every other Bollywood album, and Kumar said that's a way to make the song popular for young generation.
"The songs that are getting recreated by us or fellow industry friends are because these songs were gold in their time and needed to be heard even today.
"Remixing them is a way to make them popular to the youth of today who haven't heard them before. I don't believe that remixes will reach a saturation point," Bhushan told PTI.
But not everyone is in favour of this trend of rehashing old songs.
T-Series latest recreation, ...

Trend of remixing old songs won't reach a saturation point: Bhushan Kumar

Hollywood superstar Robert Downey Jr and his wife Susan are set to produce "Sweet Tooth" series for Netflix.
The streamer has given an eight-episode series order for the live-action drama series based on DC characters created by Jeff Lemire.
Jim Mickle and Beth Schwartz will pen the script, executive produce and serve as co-showrunners. Mickle will helm the series.
Described as a "broad appeal, family-friendly, storybook adventure", the story is about Gus, a part deer, part boy, who leaves his home in the forest to find the outside world ravaged by a cataclysmic event.
"He joins a ragtag family of humans and animal-children hybrids like himself in search of answers about this new world and the mystery behind his hybrid origins," the official plotline of the series read.
The show will feature Christian Convery, Nonso Anozie, Adeel Akhtar and Will Forte, with veteran actor James Brolin serving as the narrator.
The project will be produced by Team Downey in association with Warner Bros. .

Robert Downey Jr producing 'Sweet Tooth' series at Netflix

Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy have opened up about their fight while shooting action classic "Mad Max: Fury Road", which they say was partly fuelled by the challenging production in Namibian desert and their inability to understand director George Miller's vision.
In The New York Times' oral history of the 2015 movie, the cast and crew revealed details about what went on behind-the-scenes of the movie.
Theron told the newspaper that they were functioning like their characters in the post-apocalyptic thriller where everything was about survival.
"In retrospect, I didn't have enough empathy to really, truly understand what he must have felt like to step into Mel Gibson's shoes. That is frightening! And I think because of my own fear, we were putting up walls to protect ourselves instead of saying to each other, This is scary for you, and it's scary for me, too. Let's be nice to each other.' In a weird way, we were functioning like our characters: Everything was about survival, she ...

Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy open up about their fight on 'Mad Max: Fury Road'

Netflix has announced a feature film centring around  US Women's soccer team's win at the 1999 FIFA World Cup.
According to Variety, the project is based on Jere Longman's book "The Girls of Summer: The US Women's Soccer Team and How It Changed the World".
The streamer recently bagged the rights for the book after a round of competitive bidding.
The film will chronicle the journey of the team in the Women'sWorld Cup, most notably the final against China. The match is still remembered for the iconic image of Brandi Chastain, who after scoring the winning penalty, ripped her shirt off in celebration.
Liza Chasin will produce the movie under her first look deal along with Andale Productions' Hayley Stool and Ross Greenburg of Ross Greenburg Productions. Jill Mazursky and Krista Smith will serve as executive producers.
In a blog, Tendo Nagenda, Vice President at Netflix Films, recalled watching the "groundbreaking game in Union Square".
"When I moved to Uganda in my teens, playing soccer .

Netflix making film about 1999 US Women's World Cup team

HBO's anthology series "Room 104" is set to end after its upcoming season four, the network has announced.
Created by Mark and Jay Duplass, the half-hour series follows different characters in each episode who pass through a single room of a typical American motel.
The 12-episode fourth and final season will air on July 24, reported Deadline.
The new chapter will feature the first-ever animated episode in the show and the premiere will see Mark Duplass multitask as an actor, writer, director and perform original music for first time in the series.
The outgoing cast also includes names such as Hari Nef, Dave Bautista, Melissa Fumero, Adam Shapiro, Erinn Hayes, Tim Granaderos, Kevin McKidd, Jordyn Lucas, Natasha Perez, Ntare Mwine, Rebecca Hazlewood.
Other directors on board for season four are Karan Soni, Ross Partridge, Jenee LaMarque, Mel Eslyn, Lauren Budd, Natalie Morales, Patrick Brice, Julian Wass and Sydney Fleischmann.
The Duplass brothers, who backed 2018's hit Netflix ...

'Room 104' to conclude after fourth season

Tony-nominated Broadway actor Nick Cordero is now conscious after spending over a month in intensive care due to coronavirus complications, his wife, celebrity fitness trainer Amanda Kloots said.
Kloots shared the health update about the "Waitress" star in a video on her Instagram Story on Tuesday.
"I asked the doctor today, 'Can we say he is awake?' 'He is awake', the doctor said," she said.
Kloots further said that the actor is still "extremely weak".
"Nick is so weak right now that even opening his eyes and closing his eyes takes all his energy. He is extremely weak, so weak that he can't close his mouth," she said.
"But he is following commands which means his mental status is coming back... This is a long road, a very long road," she added.
The actor, who was hospitalised in late March, has had a tumultuous journey on the road to recovery with two mini strokes, having his leg amputated, getting a tracheostomy and having a temporary pacemaker installed.
Cordero received a Tony ...

Broadway actor Nick Cordero comes out of coma, says wife

Director Sofia Coppola is teaming with Apple TV Plus for a drama based on Edith Wharton's novel "The Custom of the Country".
According to The Hollywood Reporter, if the project is greenlit, it will mark Coppola's TV series since the early days of her career, when she co-created and directed a short-lived Comedy Central show called "Hi Octane".
First published in 1913, "The Custom of the Country" follows Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society.
"Undine Spragg is my favorite literary anti-heroine, and I'm excited to bring her to the screen for the first time," said Coppola.
Unlike several other of Wharton's works, this will be the first-ever adaptation of the novel. Apple is eyeing it as a limited series.
The project follows Coppola's directorial "On the Rocks", the first feature film under Apple's partnership with A24. The film starring Bill Murray and Rashida Jones is slated for a 2020 release.
Coppola also directed and co-wrote the holiday ...

Sofia Coppola developing Edith Wharton drama at Apple

Actor-producer Reese Witherspoon has sealed the deal for two romcoms with Netflix -- "Your Place Or Mine" and "The Cactus" -- which is also attached to produce.
"Your Place Or Mine" is a new script, penned by Aline Brosh McKenna of "The Devil Wears Prada" fame, whereas "The Cactus" will be the screen adaptation of Sarah Haywood's bestselling novel of the same name.
According to Deadline, Witherspoon's banner Hello Sunshine has teamed up with actor-director Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan's Aggregate Films to produce "Your Place Or Mine".
It marks McKenna's feature directorial debut, which she will also produce under her Lean Machine banner.
The film revolves around two long-distance best friends who change each other's lives when she decides to pursue a lifelong dream and he volunteers to keep an eye on her teenage son.
The other romcom, "The Cactus", is the story of a 45-year-old reserved woman whose unexpected pregnancy causes to rethink and rejig the life that she has created ...

Reese Witherspoon to star in, produce two Netflix romcoms

Actor Josh Gad has been roped in to feature in filmmaker Roland Emmerich's latest disaster thriller, titled "Moonfall".
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film is written by Emmerich, his "2012" co-writer Harald Kloser and Spenser Cohen.
The plot follows the aftermath of when the moon is knocked from its orbit by a mysterious force and is on a collision course with Earth.
Life hangs in the balance and with just weeks to go before impact, a ragtag team is sent on a near impossible mission to land on the lunar surface and save humanity.
In the ensemble cast, Gad will play a character named KC Houseman described by the filmmakers as odd and unkempt in a way that suggests a high level of intelligence and an equally high level of disorganisation.
A genius who correctly predicts that the moon has fallen out of its orbit, KC is a space-obsessed and an eccentric man.
Emmerich is producing the film under his Centropolis banner with Kloser via his company, Street Entertainment.
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Josh Gad boards Roland Emmerich's disaster thriller 'Moonfall'

Golden Globe winner Rachel Brosnahan is set to star in "The Switch", based on Beth O'Leary's bestselling novel of the same name.
According to Deadline, Amblin Partners has acquired the rights to O'Leary's second novel, which released in the UK last month.
"The Marvelous Mrs Maisel" star will also executive produce along with the author.
Set in the UK, "The Switch" follows a 29-year-old consultant, and her 79-year-old grandmother, who decide to swap lives (including cell phones) for two months, after a series of personal setbacks.
While the younger woman moves to a tiny Yorkshire village to tackle the responsibilities of dog walking and neighborhood watch, the older woman finds herself in a tiny London flat, navigating dating apps and starting up a social club for lonely Londoners.
Kristie Macosko Krieger, who has produced films such as "The Post", "Bridge of Spies", and the forthcoming "West Side Story", will produce the project for Amblin.
Bekka Bowling, known for Netflix's ...

Rachel Brosnahan to headline 'The Switch'

Filmmaker Farah Khan says her daughter Anya has raised over Rs 2.5 lakh by sketching pets, the proceeds of which will go towards feeding the homeless and stray animals affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Last month, the filmmaker took to social media to announce that Anya, 12, decided to sketch a pet and sell the artwork for Rs 1,000 to support such neglected animals.
Farah on Wednesday gave an update on Anya's sketches, saying that her daughter had so far finished 100 sketches and is ready for the next set of orders. The video was shot by the "Om Shanti Om" director's other daughter Diva.
"Over a 100 sketches done and a little more than 2 and a half lakhs collected and donated!! Thank you to all the generous contributors. Anya is ready for round 2 of orders.. #sketchapet #sketchforcharity .. video shot by #divakunder," Farah wrote on Instagram.
Anya has so far fulfilled orders by several Bollywood celebrities, including Zoya Akhtar, Gauri Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Shweta Bachchan, ..

COVID-19: Farah Khan's daughter raises Rs 2.5 lakh to feed homeless stray animals

Singer Bryan Adams has apologised for his social media rant blaming wet market vendors for the coronavirus pandemic, after his post was criticised for being racist by people, including actor Simu Liu.
Adams, in his defense, on Monday said he wanted to call attention to the animal cruelty taking place in China's wet markets.
In an expletive-laden Instagram post on Sunday, the Canadian musician hit out at "some f****** bat eating" people for bringing the world to a halt with the spread of the novel virus, including the cancellation of his concerts in the UK's Royal Albert Hall.
He also urged people around the world to "go vegan".
Liu, who immigrated from China to Canada when he was five, shared a screenshot of Adams' post on Twitter, saying that such posts enable acts of "hate and racism" on social media.
"It is not my intention to go at' or cancel' anyone, but to identify posts like this that condone and enable acts of hate and racism. It runs counter to everything I love about Canada. 

Bryan Adams offers 'no excuse' apology after 'bat eating' coronavirus rant

A film version of Lin-Manuel Miranda's award-winning Broadway production, "Hamilton" is set to premiere on Disney Plus on July 3, the Independence Day eve.
The film is being touted as a "live-capture" recording of the original cast of "Hamilton", shot at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City in June 2016.
"Hamilton" was set to debut in the US theatres on October 15, 2021. However, the studio has now decided to release it on its streaming service amid the coronavirus-induced shutdown.
"No other artistic work in the last decade has had the cultural impact of 'Hamilton'  an inspiring and captivating tale told and performed in a powerfully creative way. In light of the extraordinary challenges facing our world, this story about leadership, tenacity, hope, love and the power of people to unite against the forces of adversity is both relevant and impactful," Bob Iger, executive chairman of The Walt Disney Company, said in a statement.
"We are thrilled to bring this phenomenon to ...

'Hamilton' movie heading straight to Disney Plus on July 3

Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy says the prequel trilogy in the "Star Wars" franchise was born because filmmaker George Lucas felt "antsy" after the success of "Indiana Jones" movies.
Lucas had famously created the sci-fi franchise with "A New Hope" in 1977, which he followed up with the sequels -- "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) and "Return of the Jedi" (1983).
Years later, he returned to the franchise with a prequel trilogy comprising of "The Phantom Menace" (1999), "Attack of the Clones" (2002), and "Revenge of the Sith" (2005).
During an episode of "Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian" on Disney Plus, Kennedy said after the success of "Indiana Jones" movies, produced by Lucas but directed by Steven Spielberg, he was keen to get back into the director's chair.
Hollywood veteran Harrison Ford, who is synonymous with "Star Wars" as Han Solo, has starred in the title role of the bullwhip-wielding adventurer in four "Indian Jones" films. A fifth film in the fantasy series is in the ..

Success of 'Indiana Jones' spurred George Lucas to make 'Star Wars' prequel series

America Ferrera has revealed that she couldn't savour the moment when she won an Emmy for her performance in hit TV series "Ugly Betty" as the actor felt she wasn't "deserving" enough for the award.
In 2007, the actor created history after she became the first Latina woman to bag the best lead actress Emmy trophy for the ABC show.
Talking to actor Dax Shepard on his "Armchair Expert" podcast, Ferrera said when she was on stage accepting the trophy, she thought everyone didn't think she had "earned" the win.
"When I won the Emmy, I can't bring myself to watch that because the only thing I remember about being on that stage, accepting that Emmy, was the feeling that no one in the room thought I deserved it. And that's a shame.
"(I was thinking) 'She doesn't really deserve that. What is she really doing in that role? That role is not interesting enough, it's not dark enough, it's not edgy enough.' You know, all of the bullsh**t," the 36-year-old actor said.
Ferrera said such thoughts ...

America Ferrera didn't enjoy her Emmy win for 'Ugly Betty'

Superstar Aamir Khan's longtime assistant Amos passed away on Tuesday after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 60.
Amos, who had been working with Aamir for the past 25 years, was taken to the Holy Family hospital where he breathed his last.
Aamir's close friend and "Lagaan" co-star Karim Hajee said Amos collapsed in the morning and was rushed to the hospital by the actor, his director-wife Kiran Rao and their team.
"Amos worked with a superstar but was endearing and simple. He was like this to not just Aamir but everyone. He put everyone at ease and was a wonderful person. He had a wonderful heart, was so bright and a hard worker," Karim told PTI.
"He had no major illness, his death is shocking. He died with his boots on. Both Aamir and Kiran are devasted. Aamir had sent us a message and said it is an irreplaceable loss. We were so numb, we will miss him," he added.
Karim said Amos had recently turned grandfather and his death is a huge loss to everyone who knew him.
Amos is ...

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