Filmmaker Mike Flanagan is set to tackle the film adaptation of yet another book from celebrated author Stephen King.
Flanagan, who previously helmed the film version of King's novel"Doctor Sleep", is now adapting a scrip from the author's 2014 book "Revival".
The filmmaker also has the option to direct the movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The project has been set up at Warner Bros and will be produced by Flanagan and Trevor Macy through their banner Intrepid Pictures.
"Revival" centres around the relationship between a heroin-addicted musician and a dubious faith healer with a hidden agenda.
The minister is obsessed with trying to find a way to communicate with his departed wife and child but ends up connecting to a Lovecraftian horror.
Flanagan and Macy have earlier teamed for the 2017 adaptation of King's novel "Gerald's Game", which released on Netflix. They also collaborated on the 2018 Netflix series "The Haunting of Hill House".

Mike Flanagan working on 'Revival' adaptation at Warner Bros

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Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer "Ghoomketu" will finally see the light of the day as the movie is set to premiere on ZEE5 on May 22.
The film, directed Pushpendra Nath Mishraand produced by Phantom Films and Sony Pictures Networks (SPN), also features filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and actors Ila Arun, Raghubir Yadav, Swanand Kirkire and Ragini Khanna.
Amitabh Bachchan, Ranveer Singh, Sonakshi Sinha, Chitrangada Singh,Lauren Gottlieb and filmmaker Nikhil Advani have made special appearances.
"Ghoomkety" is a comedy- drama told from the viewpoint of an inexperienced writer (Nawazuddin) struggling to make it big in the film industry in Mumbai.
"On his quest to come up with a great story, he is inspired by day to day mundane life activities. Will his ambition and determination exceed his talents? Or will a corrupt cop (Kashyap), who is on a mission to find Ghoomketu, put a brake on his 30-day escapade?" the official plotline of the movie read.
Nawazuddin described 'Ghoomketu' as a quirky and ...

ZEE5 to release Nawazuddin's 'Ghoomketu' on May 22

Amazon Prime Video has given a second season order for Greg Daniels' show "Upload".
The season two renewal comes just a week after the show premiered on Amazon Prime Video, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The single-camera sitcom, featuring Robbie Amell and Andy Allo, takes place in the near future, where people who are near death can be "uploaded" into a virtual afterlife of their choice.
"I am thrilled to continue a great relationship with Amazon Studios and this wonderful cast and find out what happens next to Nora and Nathan and Ingrid and their 2033 world. With this news I can stop drawing my season 2 flip book," Daniels said in a statement.
"Upload" is executive produced by Daniels and his producing partner Howard Klein.

'Upload' renewed for season two at Amazon

"Little Women" star Eliza Scanlen and "Jojo Rabbit" breakout Thomasin McKenzie are among the actors in negotiations for M Night Shyamalan's next directorial feature.
According to Variety, Aaron Pierre, Alex Wolff and Vicky Krieps are also in discussions for the filmmaker's top-secret project, which he will write, direct and produce.
Though the details of the plot have been kept under wraps, it is rumoured that the movie might be connected with some of the other films by the director.
The yet-to-be-titled feature will be released by Universal Picture.
Scanlen, 21, is best known for starring in TV series "Sharp Objects" and Greta Gerwig's "Little Women" adaptation, while 19-year-old McKenzie broke out with Taika Waititi's Oscar-winning satirical feature "Jojo Rabbit".
Krieps, 36, became popular after she starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's romance drama "Phantom Thread", opposite Daniel Day Lewis.
Wolff, 22, is best-known for starring in movies such as Ari Aster's "Hereditary" and the two 

Eliza Scanlen, Thomasin McKenzie in talks for M Night Shyamalan's next

Actor Elle Fanning says she would love to pursue direction if she gets a good story.
The actor said she "badly" wants to go behind the camera.
"It's something that I do want to do badly. You've just got to find the right story. What is it that you want to tell? Is it going to be personal? Is it not? Are you going to write it? Are you not? A lot of big questions. I will for sure one day," Fanning said in an interview with Variety.
She will next be seen as Catherine the Great in Hulu's 10-part satirical comedy series "The Great", which debuts on May 15.
Fanning is also looking forward to The Nightingale, which also features her sister Dakota.
The film, directed by actor Melanie Laurent, was scheduled to release in December but has been postponed by a year due to coronavirus pandemic.

Would love to direct one day: Elle Fanning

In his new Netflix special, Kanan Gill revisits the letter he wrote as a teen to his future self but if he could go back in time, the stand-up comedian says he would tell his younger self to "relax" and live more.
Gill, like the rest of the world, is self-isolating at home which he finds ironical considering how worried he was about not having any free time due to a packed schedule. But the spread of the coronavirus led to the cancellation of shows.
"I am privileged that isolation for me just means having my usual life at home. I ended up having to cancel around six months of shows -I think it's so funny now that my calendar was packed with international shows till February and I was worried how little free time I had.
"Now that I'm lucky enough to have all this time I have spent every waking moment working. That is life," he told PTI in an interview.
Gill, who shot to fame with the YouTube show "Pretentious Movie Reviews" with fellow comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath, said he was already ...

I was so hard on myself for years: Kanan Gill

Actor Chitrangda Singh believes it is important to focus on the mental health of women during the lockdown and the whole family needs to come together to help her.
The actor also urged women to not push themselves too hard to take care of their families.
"The mental health of the women in the family affects everyone and it's important to encourage people to talk about it. People should absolutely not make women feel guilty about having any kind of issue or stress or anxiety.
There is no bravery in fake toughness. We all are weak at times, and it's good to make people feel that it is all okay and normal. I believe the very important step is to talk about it in the first place, Chitrangda said in a statement.
She said everyone in the family needs to share the workload and take care of the mental well-being of each other.
It won't be difficult if the workload of the family is distributed (between) all the members of the family. I suggest one could help by managing the daily chores or ...

Important to take care of women's mental health during lockdown: Chitrangda Singh

Thirty former employees of actor-producer Sachiin Joshi's company Viiking Ventures have alleged non-payment of salaries amounting to Rs 31 lakh which they claim they haven't received even months after quitting, charges that the actor has dismissed as "arm-twisting tactics".
According to former employees, Viiking Ventures, of which Joshi is the chairman, and its digital media wing, Think Tank, withheld salaries from as early as March 2019.
They also claim that the management is not responding to their queries about the non-payment of their dues.
Taskeen Naik, who had joined as the social media head and public relations officer in April 2018, said she is owed salary for two months. She quit her job in May 2019.
"When I raised the issue with him (Joshi) personally, he blocked me. I mailed him as well as the HR who told me they have some fund issues as they're going through a crisis. Then even that communication stopped. It has been a year and they're just ignoring us," Taskeen told ...

Former employees accuse Sachiin Joshi of non-payment of dues, actor denies claims

American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy has hinted that he is working on the revival of Scream Queens.
Scream Queens debuted in 2015 and revolved around sorority house terrorised by a masked serial killer.
The horror-comedy series, which starred Emma Roberts and other well-known actors such as Jamie Lee Curtis, Ariana Grande, Billie Lourd and Nick Jonas, was dropped by Fox in 2017 after just two seasons.
Murphy made the revelation about the revival in response to a fan who wrote Scream Queens 3 (2020) on one of his Instagram posts.
"Working on that!" Murphy responded.
Since its cancellation, the series has attained huge following with many fans asking for a third season.

Ryan Murphy confirms he is working on Scream Queens' season 3

Hollywood star Charlize Theron's much-awaited Netflix project, "The Old Guard" will be premiering on July 10.
The 44-year-old actor shared the news in a post on Twitter, sharing four stills from the movie.
"@oldguardmovie @netflix July 10," she wrote in the caption.
Written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, the film is based on the comic book series of the same name by Greg Rucka and illustrator.
The story is about on a small group of immortal soldiers, led by a woman named Andy, who have been working as mercenaries for centuries.
But the group gets a shock when they find a new immortal woman, not long after they discover an evil group has video evidence of their immortality.
Besides Theron, "The Old Guard" also features Kiki Layne, Marwan Kenzari,Luca Marinelli,Harry Melling,Van Veronica Ngo,Matthias Schoenaerts, andChiwetel Ejiofor.
Theron has also produced the project through her company Denver and Delilah, alongside Skydance's David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger.

Charlize Theron's 'The Old Guard' to release on Netflix on July 10

Arjun Kapoor, who is currently binge watching acclaimed 90s TV series "Byomkesh Bakshi", says he wishes to play a detective on screen.
Byomkesh Bakshi, based on the fictional character created by writer Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay and starring Rajit Kapur, is being re-telecasted on DD National during the nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the country.
For Arjun, this show is like a whiff of nostalgia from his childhood.
Whenever I could catch 'Byomkesh Bakshi' as a kid, I remember I enjoyed it thoroughly. For me, Byomkesh was what a hero should be. Slick, super-intelligent, and charismatic, he is one of the best sleuths that I have seen on screen!
"I have been watching 'Byomkesh...' on TV again and it is pure nostalgia for me," Arjun said in a statement.
According to the 34-year-old actor, the show is backed by great writing and acting, which makes it a "timeless" watch.
The best thing about Byomkesh was that he solved intelligent crimes and that really ..

Hope I get to play a detective on-screen: Arjun Kapoor

Amazon Prime Video has renewed "Four More Shots Please!", their most watched Indian Original show, for a third season.
Created by Rangita Pritish Nandy and produced by Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd, the show's second season started streaming recently.
The second season was directed by Nupur Asthana and headlined by Sayani Gupta, Kirti Kulhari, Bani J and Maanvi Gagroo.
"The response to 'Four More Shots Please!' has been phenomenal; it has already become the most-watched show from India this year. The first season was one of the top 3 most-watched Amazon Original Series from India in 2019, and season two has set yet another benchmark," said Aparna Purohit, Head of Amazon Originals, Amazon Prime Video India.
"We are thrilled to be associated with Pritish Nandy Communications and are looking forward to another groundbreaking season," Purohit added.
Nandy said the new season will see the "unapologetically flawed girls" face "even greater challenges and stereotypes thrown at ...

'Four More Shots Please!' renewed for third season by Amazon

Fashion designer Princess Love and rapper Ray J have decided to part ways after four years of marriage.
According to TMZ, Love, 35, filed papers earlier this week in LA County Superior Court.
The couple started living separately last year, after Love alleged that Ray J left her and their daughter Melody stranded in Las Vegas following BET's Soul Train Awards. Ray J, at the time, denied her claims in a video in which he called her out for taking their argument to social media.
Ray J, 39, and Love married in August 2016. They share a daughter, Melody, and son Epik Ray Norwood, who was born in January.

Princess Love files for divorce from Ray J

Sonakshi Sinha on Friday said she has extended her support to celebrity shout-out platform Tring to raise money for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits for the frontline healthcare workers in India.
Sonakshi has collaborated with Manish Mundra of Dhrishyam Films, photographer-producer Atul Kasbekar and Tring for the initiative.
In a statement, the 32-year-old actor urged her fans to come forward to help the healthcare staff.
"Our doctors, nurses, and all the health care professionals are putting their lives in danger to protect us and take care of all the patients. I don't think there is anything nobler than putting your life at risk to save others.
"Unfortunately, hospitals are facing a shortage of PPE kits which is putting the lives of all our medical staff at risk. Through his campaign, I am urging all my fans to come forward and donate PPE kits which will be directly reaching the hospitals that require them. It is the need of the hour and I hope we all can come together and ..

Sonakshi Sinha to help raise funds for PPE kits for health care workers

Pop star Katy Perry has revealed the release date of her first single Daises from her upcoming album KP5'.
The song will release on May 15.
The first single from #KP5 is called #DAISIES and she's coming MAY 15, 2020. The music must go on, Perry posted on Instagram.
The post was accompanied by a grainy photograph, showing Perry playing in a field of daisies, with the song's title floating over her head.
In March, Perry had announced that she is expecting first child with fiance, actor Orlando Bloom.
The actor also shared his excitement on the release of Daises as he commented My favourite on Perry's post.

Katy Perry announces first single Daisies' from new album KP5'

Streamer Disney Plus has given a series order to a new show based on the RL Stine graphic novels "Just Beyond".
The horror-comedy series has been created by Seth Grahame-Smith, best known for writing Tim Burton's"Dark Shadows" and "The Lego Batman Movie".
"I grew up watching 'Twilight Zone' reruns and the original Amazing Stories' with my parents. I've always wanted to make a genre anthology series that families could enjoy together, and do it in a way that delivered for kids and adults alike.
"RL Stinehas been a part of millions of childhoods, and Disney Plus has already proven itself as a place that knows how to make high-quality shows for the whole family. I couldn't be more excited to be working with both of them," Grahame-Smith said in a statement posted on Disney Plus' website.
A writers' room is being assembled and the series is expected to premiere on Disney Plus in late 2021.
Grahame-Smith will also executive produce along the show with David Katzenberg through their ...

Disney Plus orders "Just Beyond" series from Seth Grahame-Smith

Directors Anthony and Joe Russo say they are huge fans of the original "Hercules" but their live-action take on the 1997 animated classic will not be a scene by scene remake.
The directors said music will play an important role in the story but at this point in time they are not sure whether the film will be a musical or not.
"Both us and our kids are Hercules fanatics. And we had heard that Disney was interested in revisiting it and we're in love with the original. And we made a case as to why we felt we would be right to produce that film and here we are," Anthony told Collider in an interview.
Past Disney animations to live-action translations have been faithful to the source be it "The Jungle Book" or "The Beauty and The Beast".
But the director duo want to introduce something new instead of doing a literal adaptation.
Well, I think you always have to bring something new to the table because from our perspective as storytellers, it's not compelling for us to do a literal ...

Hercules' live-action remake won't be literal, producers Anthony and Joe Russo

A series based on Nicolas Cage-starrer "National Treasure" films is being developed at Disney Plus.
The revelation was made by Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced both the original 2004 movie and its 2007 sequel "National Treasure: Book of Secrets", during an interview with Collider.
Bruckheimer said in addition to the series, there is another "National Treasure" movie in the works.
"We're certainly working on one (National Treasure') for streaming and we're working on one for the big screen," Bruckheimer said.
"Hopefully, they'll both come together and we'll bring you another National Treasure,' but they're both very active... The one for Disney Plus is a much younger cast. It's the same concept but a young cast," he added.
The movie, rumoured to be "National Treasure 3", is being written by Chris Bremner, the writer of "Bad Boys for Life."
Jon Turteltaub, who directed the earlier two movies, is expected to be back for the third instalment.

'National Treasure' series in works at Disney Plus

Pop star Billie Eilish has teamed up with her father Patrick O'Connell for hosting Apple Music's program "Me & Dad Radio".
The show will feature conversations between Eilish and her father about music. The first episode will drop on Apple Music on Friday.
According to Variety, the 18-year-old singer discussed the new show during aninterview with Zane Lowe.
"My dad and I have had this relationship over the years of sharing music with each other. My dad has shown me some of my favorite songs in the world and I've shown him songs that he loves and adores also," Eilish said.
She said in one of the six episodes of the show, her mother Maggie Baird will be making a guest appearance.
"There's going to be six episodes and my plan is, obviously it's me and Dad's show, but then we're going to have one episode that has Mom come and give us some songs, and then I want to have another one where Finneas comes and gives us some songs. So it's not like I replaced Finneas with my dad. I mean, ...

Billie Eilish and her father to host 'Me & Dad Radio' show on Apple Music

Veteran musician Brian May has revealed that he has been hospitalised after he ripped the muscles in his glutes "to shreds".
In an Instagram post from the hospital on Thursday, the Queen lead guitarist said the injury happened when he was working in his garden.
"I managed to rip my Gluteus Maximus to shreds in a moment of over-enthusiastic gardening. So suddenly I find myself in a hospital getting scanned to find out exactly how much I've actually damaged myself," May wrote in the post alongside his photo.
"Turns out I did a thorough job - this is a couple of days ago - and I won't be able to walk for a while ... or sleep, without a lot of assistance, because the pain is relentless," he added.
May said he needs to "go dark" for some time as needs "complete rest, at home".
"Please, please don't send me sympathy - I just need some healing silence for a while. I'll be back - but I need the complete break. OK ? Thanks. Take care out there. Bri," he concluded his post.
May also included a .

Queen's Brian May hospitalised after ripping glutes

"Harry Potter" star Rupert Grint and his girlfriend, Georgia Groome, have become parents to a baby girl.
A representative of the 31-year-old actor, best known for playing Ron Weasley in the hit films, shared the news in a statement to People magazine.
"Rupert Grint and Georgia Groome are delighted to confirm the birth of their baby girl. We would please ask that you respect their privacy at this very special time," the spokesperson said.
The couple had last month confirmed that they were expecting their first child together. Their revelation came days after Groome was photographed with her growing baby bump when she was buying essential supplies with Grint in North London.
Grint and Groome, 28, who is best known for starring in movies such as "London to Brighton" and "Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging", have been dating since 2011.

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