Actor Eddie Murphy says he regrets turning down "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" as it is the only film he gave up that turned out to become a hit.
Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the 1988's hit live-action/animated mystery comedy follows Eddie Valiant, a private detective who must exonerate "Toon" Roger Rabbit, who is accused of murdering a wealthy businessman.
The film was set in 1947 in a version of Hollywood where cartoon characters and people coexist.
Murphy, who recently appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon", revealed he was supposed to play the role of Eddie, which was eventually portrayed by Bob Hoskins.
Fallon asked Murphy to confirm the rumour that Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis wanted him to star in the original "Ghostbusters" from 1984.
"Yes, because I did 'Beverly Hills Cop'. It wasn't like I turned it down, in as much as I wasn't available because I did this other movie.
"The only movie that I have turned down that became a big hit was 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'... I was ..

Eddie Murphy regrets turning down 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'

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"Hollyoaks" actor Lysette Anthony has detailed how Harvey Weinstein allegedly raped her in her London flat in the 1980s and how the scars of the alleged assault continue to haunt her.
Anthony, who was one of the 80 women to accuse Weinstein of sexual assault and harassment in 2017, said she met the disgraced producer when he was a music journalist in London at the time.
"I still have nightmares. I have nightmares of mounds of white revolting flesh and skin with pours like bloody black volcanoes stuffed with crusty pus," the actor told Channel 4 News in a new interview.
Weinstein repeatedly talked about making it get into the film industry to Anthony, she recalled.
The actor said they became friends, until one day, Weinstein showed up at her apartment unannounced.
"I have this memory of one morning in my little basement flat suddenly seeing this fat lump of a man stumbling down my steep little steps. He knocked on the door. It was in the morning I only had a gown on.
"He pushed me ...

Lysette Anthony details alleged rape by Harvey Weinstein

Actor Liam Hemsworth is "happy to be moving on" with model Gabriella Brooks amid his divorce from singer Miley Cyrus.
A source told US Weekly said the actor is enjoying spending time with 21-year-old Brooks, who was spotted having lunch with Hemsworth, 29, and his parents in Byron Bay, Australia.
"Liam feels comfortable with Gabriella. His family approves of her and really likes her, which is very important to him," the insider added.
The pictures come two months after Hemsworth was spotted with "Dynasty" star Maddison Brown in New York in October.
"Liam and Maddison weren't that serious and were mainly having fun together," the source added.
The actor split from Cyrus, 27, in August after almost eight months of marriage. Hemsworth filed for divorce from Cyrus 11 days after she confirmed their breakup.
Cyrus was soon photographed with Brody Jenner's ex Kaitlyn Carter. Cyrus is now dating singer Cody Simpson.

Liam Hemsworth 'happy to be moving on' with Gabriella Brooks

Singer Demi Lovato and model Austin Wilson have split up after few months of dating.
Lovato confirmed last month that she was in a relationship with Wilson.
A source told People magazine the singer is concentrating on her career after the break-up.
"She's concentrating on herself and her work right now, as well as focusing on her relationship with God. She's excited for what this next chapter in 2020 will bring," the insider said.
In mid-November, Lovato posted a now-deleted photo of her and Wilson on her Instagram account with the caption "My (heart emoji)..."
Wilson too posted a picture of the two on his account and captioned it as: "My Love."
Lovato, who hasn't been active on Instagram since December 4, last teased upcoming new music.
"The next time you hear from me, I'll be singing..." she wrote.
Wilson commented with three heart emojis on the post.

Demi Lovato, Austin Wilson break up

Actor-singer Hilary Duff and singer-songwriter Matthew Koma got married in an intimate at-home ceremony over the weekend.
A source close to the couple told TMZ that they had a backyard wedding, which was attended by friends and family, on Saturday at their home here.
Duff and Koma got engaged back in May after dating for several years.
The "Lizzie McGuire" star gave birth to their daughter, Banks, last year.
Duff shares seven-year-old son, Luca, with former husband, former professional ice hockey player Mike Comrie.

Hilary Duff, Matthew Koma tie the knot in private ceremony

Veteran actor John Lithgow has revealed he was once offered to play US President Donald Trump in a movie but he passed the role as he was involved with another project.
The actor, who has played many real-life figures on the screen, said he wouldn't do the part as it was "almost too close".
"They actually asked me to play Donald Trump in a project. I turned it down mainly because I was doing something else.
"I don't think I would do it, it's almost too close," Lithgow, 74, said on "Sunday Today with Willie Geist".
The actor will next be seen in the drama "Bombshell" as the former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes.
Ailes was accused of sexual harassment and resigned from the media company in July 2016. He died in May 2017 at the age of 77.
"Bombshell" also stars Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson, Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly and Margot Robbie as a fictional Fox News employee.
Lithgow previously played Winston Churchill in the Netflix series "The Crown" and Bill Clinton in the Broadway play ...

John Lithgow didn't play Trump in a film as it was 'almost too close'

By the time director Anurag Kashyap was 14, he had read works of acclaimed crime authors inside out and his fascination for the genre eventually spilled into the stories he chronicled on the big screen.
Kashyap, known for directing films such as "Black Friday", "Dev D", "Ugly", "Gang of Wasseypur" series and "Raman Raghav 2.0", believes all great cinema is seeped into the crime genre.
"Cinema was created for crime genre. All great cinema is crime genre. Look at the list of top 100 films, the top 10 would be crime. It's a very cinematic genre," Kashyap told PTI.
"I have been fascinated with the genre since childhood. I have grown up reading 'Manohar Kahaniya'. I read everything of Ved Prakash Sharma, Surender Mohan Pathak inside out by the time I was 14. I see crime as a fun genre. I love the small town pulpiness of it," he added.
The filmmaker said Hindi films have rarely done "pulpy crime stories", the ones which are told with "so much glee", the kind which was made by filmmaker ...

All great cinema is crime genre: Anurag Kashyap

Jodie Whittaker, who currently plays the title role on the British sci-fi series "Doctor Who", wants to collaborate with former incarnations of the Time Lord -- Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant -- if a crossover happens again.
In 2013, the 50th-anniversary special of the beloved show linked up Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith with Tennant, whose Tenth Doctor took over the TARDIS from Eccleston.
"I'd say David, because I've worked with him before and he's brilliant. And Chris.
"That's what I'd like, because having worked with them both previously, I know that it would be an amazing time," Whittaker, who plays the Thirteenth Doctor in the show, told RadioTimes.com
Whittaker previously worked with Tennant on ITV crime drama "Broadchurch".
Fronted by Whittaker's first woman Time Lord, "Doctor Who" returns to BBC1 on January 1.
Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole also star.

Jodie Whittaker wants to do a 'Doctor Who' episode with Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant

Pop diva-actor Jennifer Lopez is excited for the upcoming 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show and she said performing at the sporting event is like winning an Academy Award.
Lopez, who is set to co-headline the Super Bowl alongside Shakira in February, said the prestigious event has been a "fantasy" for her for several years.
"It's like winning the Oscar. It's the biggest show that there is. It has the biggest audience. You get to have like this big production. You don't get to do that on tour. Everything's like, budget-conscious and 'You can do this and you can do that.'
"It's a different experience and I think it's just like a fantasy for all musical artists to be able to play the Super Bowl and have like that 12 minutes of an amazing show. I don't know. There's just something exhilarating about it," she said on "CBS Sunday Morning".
Lopez is also looking forward to sharing the stage with Shakira.
"There's nobody like her so I know that the two of us together are going to bring that ...

Performing at Super Bowl is like 'winning an Oscar': Jennifer Lopez

Actor Emilia Clarke has banned selfies with fans after an admirer demanded a picture with the "Game of Thrones" star while she was having a panic attack.
The 33-year-old actor said she was exhausted and crying when a man asked for a selfie.
"I was walking through an airport and I started having a panic attack brought on by complete exhaustion.
"I'm crying and this guy's like, 'Can I get a selfie?' And I was like, 'I can't breathe, I'm really sorry...' It was after a few moments like that where I was like, 'I don't know how to do this'," Clarke said on Jessie Ware's 'Table Manners' podcast.
The actor said she may not be up for a selfie but is open to giving autographs.
"I will sign something. When you do that you have to have an interaction with that person, as opposed to someone just going, 'Give us a selfie, goodbye'. It turns into, 'Right, what's your name? Who am I making it out to?'
"Then you have a chat and you're actually having a human-to-human thing, as opposed to it being ...

Emilia Clarke bans selfies with fans

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese is in the mood to retire and the director is serious when he says "The Irishman" could very well be his swansong.
The legendary director made headlines this year not only because his much-awaited gangster drama finally started streaming on Netflix, but also as he stirred up a debate in October by branding Marvel's superhero films as "theme park experience" and "not cinema".
In an interview with The Guardian, Scorsese reiterated the comments he later made in The New York Times op-ed how theatres today have no room for other kind of films, adding maybe he won't be able to make more films post "The Irishman".
"Obviously, we have been discussing this a lot, that theatres have been commandeered by superhero films  you know, just people flying around and banging and crashing, which is fine if you want to see it.
"It's just that there's no room for another kind of picture. I don't know how many more I can make  maybe this is it. The last one. So the idea was to at ..

Martin Scorsese hints at retirement: Maybe 'The Irishman' is the last picture I'll make

Starz has pulled the plug on its coming-of-age series "Sweetbitter" after two seasons on the network.
According to Variety, the half-hour drama was overseen by senior vice president of original programming Ken Segna and manager of original programming Samantha Offsay at Starz.
Based on the book of the same name by Stephanie Danler, the show followed a 22-year-old woman (played by Ella Purnell) who, shortly after arriving in New York, lands a job at a celebrated downtown restaurant.
"Sweetbitter" also featured Tom Sturridge, Caitlin FitzGerald, Evan Jonigkeit, Eden Epstein, Jasmine Mathews, Daniyar, and Paul Sparks.
Danler served as creator, executive producer and writer on the series. Stuart Zicherman served as showrunner and executive producer along with Brad Pitt's banner Plan B.
The second season wrapped up in August.

'Sweetbitter' cancelled after two seasons

It's not the first time that actor Nigel Thatch is playing preacher Malcom X but he says portraying the real-life figure again in "Godfather of Harlem" series didn't make his job easier.
Thatch played Malcom X in 2014's Oscar nominated film "Selma" and he said this time it was about playing the same man but at two very different times in his life.
"It's very different simply because in 'Selma' we showed Malcom at a different time in his life. In 'Selma' we covered Malcom post the Mecca pilgrimage in 1965. Here we take the Malcom of 1963 where he is still under the tutelage of Elijah Muhammad.
"Everything Malcom thinks is based on what Elijah has taught him and that is the word he is giving to the people. But it still was difficult to play even when I was playing him for the second time," the actor told PTI in a telephonic interview from the US.
Inspired by actual people and events, "Godfather of Harlem" reimagines the story of infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s .

It was difficult to play Malcom X again: 'Godfather of Harlem' actor Nigel Thatch

Filmmaker duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are set to produce a yet-untitled workplace comedy series for Fox.
The project is a co-production between Sony Pictures TV and Fox Entertainment, reported Deadline.
Written by Nicole Delaney and Matt Hausfater, the single-camera comedy is about a 33-year-old writer, Niki Davidson, and her eccentric co-workers at the hottest wellness brand on the planet run by celebrity guru, Hallie Spencer.
Lord and Miller will executive produce the show through their Lord Miller banner alongside Delaney and Hausfater.
The duo, who won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature as producers of "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse", are best known for films such as "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs", "21 Jump Street" and its sequel, and "The Lego Movie".

Phil Lord, Christopher Miller to produce Fox's new workplace comedy

Singer Jason Derulo has responded to the poor response from the critics to his film, Tom Hooper-directed "Cats", saying reviews do not matter to him.
The flm, which features an ensemble cast of Ian McKellan, Judi Dench, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson and others, has been torn apart by the critics for its story as well as visuals.
But Derulo, who plays Rum Tug Tugger, believes the re-imagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical was an "incredible, brave piece of art" that defies the "rules".
"Reviews don't matter, man. It's going to be a deportation to another dimension. It's an incredible, incredible, brave piece of art, and it's always been that way. When it came out on Broadway it was the same thing, people were like, What is this? This is something totally different'," the 30-year-old singer told TMZ.
"Any time you defy what an art form is, any time you defy all rules, there's going to be some push-back, obviously. But it's an incredible piece ..

Reviews don't matter: Jason Derulo on poor response to 'Cats'

Netflix has renewed its hit animated series "Green Eggs and Ham" for a sophomore season.
The streamer made the announcement on Twitter, saying the second season has been titled "Green Eggs and Ham: The Second Serving".
Based on the 1960 Dr. Seuss book of the same title, the first season of the show premiered on Netflix in November this year.
The voice cast includes Adam DeVine, Michael Douglas, Eddie Izzard, Jillian Bell, Diane Keaton, Jeffrey Wright, Ilana Glazer, Tracy Morgan, Daveed Diggs, John Turturro, and Billy Eichner. Keegan-Michael Key served as the narrator.
The first season followed Sam I Am (Devine) and Guy I Am (Douglas) who rescue a rare Chickeraffe from a zoo and deliver the endangered animal to its natural habitat.
In the second season, the duo travel around the world and come out of their comfort zones as they get caught between two sides of a delicious conflict.
The show, which hails from Warner Bros. Animation, has been created by Jared Stern.
TV personality Ellen ..

Netflix gives second season order for animated series 'Green Eggs and Ham'

Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Vidushi Savita Devi has passed away at the age of 80, her son said.
According to Ajey Maharaj, his mother breathed her last on Friday morning at Fortis Memorial Research Institute here.
"Her condition was quite critical when she brought her to the hospital. She had to be ventilated and kept in the ICU and was under constant watch. Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of the doctors, she passed away at around 10.52 am," Ajey said in a statement.
Daughter of late Padma Shri winner Siddheshwari Devi, Devi was considered a doyen in the field of classical music field for her mastery on various semi-classical vocal forms, such as thumri, dadra, chaiti, kajri and tappa of the Banaras Gharana (Purabang).
She had also received training as a Sitar player under Pandit Ravi Shankar but she eventually opted for vocal music, dedicating her life to preserving and propagating her mother's legacy.
Apart from performing at a number of concerts in India and ...

Thumri exponent Vidushi Savita Devi passes away

Actor Shea Whigham has boarded the cast of Tom Cruise's next "Mission: Impossible" film.
The 50-year-old actor is best known for portraying Agent Michael Stasiak in "Fast & Furious" series. He has appeared in films such as "Silver Linings Playbok", "Kong: Skull Island" and most recently in an episode of Amazon show "Modern Love".
The news of his casting was shared by Christopher McQuarrie, who is returning to direct the two back-to-back instalments of the long-running franchise.
"You won't see him coming... #MI78," the filmmaker tweeted, hinting that the actor will appear in both the films.
McQuarrie became the only director in the franchise's history to return for a second time with 2018 film "Fallout" after 2015's "Rogue Nation", is writing the script of the new movies as well.
Cruise, who has earned a reputation for his death-defying stunts in "Mission Impossible" films, will reprise his iconic role of Ethan Hunt.
Actors Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg and Rebecca Ferguson are expected ...

Shea Whigham joins next 'Mission: Impossible' movie

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu will present the National Film Award to the winners on Monday.
The annual National Film Awards ceremony will be held at Vigyan Bhawan where megastar Amitabh Bachchan will also receive the Dadasaheb Phalke award.
Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar will be attending the ceremony, a press release said.
Traditionally, the National Awards are handed out to the winners by the President of India. According to sources, President Ram Nath Kovind will host high tea for the winners later.
In 2018, President Kovind had presented only a handful few set of awards during the ceremony which was divided into two phases.
The first set of awards were conferred by Union Ministers Smriti Irani and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, while the President presented the second lot.
The winners of 66th National Film Awards were announced in August this year with Gujarati film "Hellaro" bagging the Best Film honour.
Vicky Kaushal and Ayushmann Khuranna ...

Naidu to give away 2019 National Awards, Dadasaheb Phalke honour to Amitabh Bachchan

Suman Rao narrowly missed the coveted Miss World crown, ending up as second runners-up, but she is proud of her achievement as she believes it will put spotlight on her community in Rajasthan.
Born in Rajasthan's Aaidana village near Udaipur city, Rao's family shifted to Mumbai when she was one-year-old.
She was recently adjudged second runners-up in the Miss World competition in London, where she also bagged the title of Miss World Asia 2019.
"The feeling has sunk in, yes definitely it took some time for me to accept the fact that we've won as it was like a dream come true for me to get placed at the world stage," Rao told PTI.
Rao, who was the winner of fbb Colors Femina Miss India World, says to be on the stage and hear chants of the country was exhilarating.
"I think it's very difficult to describe this feeling as I had a mixture of emotions inside me. But yes I was feeling very proud to represent my country at the world stage where I could see the audience cheering for me by ...

It has allowed me to be taken seriously: Suman Rao on finishing third in Miss World race

Filmmaker Rian Johnson has defended the portrayal of iconic "Star Wars" character Luke Skywalker in "The Last Jedi" after being criticised by a user on social media.
The "Knives Out" filmmaker, who helmed the penultimate movie in the beloved franchise's nine-part Skywalker saga, was accused of "destroying" the fan favourite character by a user on Twitter.
"This is the best written explanation I've seen of how (Johnson) completely destroys the character of #LukeSkywalker and almost derailed the franchise," the user wrote.
The man also hailed JJ Abrams, the director of latest instalment "The Rise of Skywalker", for undoing many of Johnson's creative decision.
Responding to the user, Johnson said it would be sad to reduce a hero to the level of a video game avatar and not explore his humanity.
"I understand that point of view but I completely disagree with it. In fact I think it disrespects the character of Luke by treating him not as a true mythic hero overcoming recurring wounds & ...

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