"Bram Stoker's Dracula" actor Richard E Grant has apparently joined the cast line-up for season 6 of "Game of Thrones".
	The new of 58-year-old British actor's entry in the show broke after the HBO drama series was added as his most recent television work by his talent agency.
	Details about his role are still under wraps.
	The fantasy drama recently cast Freddie Stroma as Samwell Tarly's younger brother Dickon, roped in Pilou Asbaek to play Theon's uncle Euron Greyjoy, and replaced Struan Rodger with Max von Sydow as the Three-Eyed Raven.
	Ian McShane will also be a part of the new season that will air in 2016.

'Bram Stoker's Dracula' actor joins 'Game of Thrones' cast

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Singer Katy Perry's dad Keith Hudson has poked fun at his daughter's Segway fall at the Burning Man festival in Nevada.
	The 30-year-old "Dark Horse" singer posted a video showing her dad teaching her how to ride the Segway properly, reported Aceshowbiz.
	In the video, her dad, is seen riding the Segway Perry used at the festival. "Hey Bird, you need a lesson 'cause this is the way you do it," Hudson said while spinning around on the Segway.
	He went on to take spins and said, "Aha," spreading his arm.
	Seemingly irritated with her dad's taunt, Perry sarcastically captioned the video, "Thanks dad.

Katy Perry's father pokes fun at her Segway fall

Reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner will not star in the season 4 of  comedy-drama series "Orange Is the New Black".
	Rumours were abuzz that the former Olympian would play a love interest to Laverne Cox's character Sophia Burset in upcoming season, but Netflix has set the record straight saying the network has no such plans, reported Digital Spy.
	"It's not true," the spokesperson of the network said.
	"OITNB" Season 4 of is currently under production for a 2016 release.
	Taylor Schilling, Laura Prepon, Uzo Aduba and Cox are expected to return for the new season, while Jackie Cruz and Lea DeLaria have also become the series regulars.

Caitlyn not to star in 'Orange Is the New Black' season 4

"Legend" star Emily Browning has claimed Hollywood movies are made for white men.
	The 26-year-old actress - who stars alongside Tom Hardy in the new crime thriller about London gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray, said Hollywood films are geared towards a specific group, reported Guardian online.
	"I got told all the time when I was younger that I am wise beyond my years, before I realised they say that to everyone.
	"I'm so determined not to play the hot babe that doesn't say anything, that can't have an opinion, but it's so difficult to resist all of that. Hollywood movies are made for white men, and that's something I think about and which bothers me all the time. The sad thing is it's so consistent, and so present. Sometimes you don't even notice it," she said.

Hollywood movies are for white men: Emily Browning

Rapper Jay-Z feels singer Nick Jonas would be the next Justin Timberlake.
	The 45-year-old record producer wants to endorse the former Jonas Brothers member and arrange a collaboration between the 22-year-old singer and his wife Beyonce Knowles, reported Aceshowbiz.
	"Jay-Z is always a forward thinking businessman and always wants to be on the cutting edge of music, business and anything else that will make him the entrepreneur that he is - and his next project is Nick Jonas. He wants to record with him and he wants Beyonce to record with him. He sees Nick as the next Justin Timberlake," a source said.
	Jonas recently performed at Made in America, founded and curated by Jay-Z.
	The rapper was so impressed by Jonas' performance that he wanted to collaborate with him.

Jay-Z thinks Nick Jonas will be the next Justin Timberlake

Oscar-winning singer Adele has rejected a song she recorded with Sia named "Alive" from her new album.
	The "Rolling in the Deep" hitmaker teamed up with the "Chandelier" singer on a track titled "Alive" and although it was originally intended for her highly anticipated third album, Sia has now kept it for her own record after Adele turned it down, reported Contactmusic.
	"It's about (her) life, so now I sing the song from (her) perspective," she said.
	The 39-year-old singer went on to admit that a lot of the songs on her album This Is Acting were originally written for other artists but for one reason or another had been rejected.
	"I have these songs made and they have (been) rejected, but (they) seemed good, so I kept (them for) myself.

Adele rejected Sia collaboration

"Captain America" star Chris Evans has a completely different opinion than veteran filmmaker Steven Spielberg on the longevity of superhero films.
	The 34-year-old actor sees no end of the genre and thinks it will continue to grow, reported Aceshowbiz.
	"I certainly think that given the fact that technology has finally advanced, they're always going to be looking for other films to match their technological accomplishments.
	"Any film that can incorporate these larger-than-life characters and fantastical locations and plots, the technology wants to prove they can do it so whether it's superhero film or fantasy in general, that's going to surge for a while," Evans said, while promoting his directorial debut "Before We Go".
	Last week Spielberg hit the headlines for saying, "We were around when the Western died and there will be a time when the superhero movie goes the way of the Western. It doesn't mean there won't be another occasion where the Western comes back and the superhero ...

Chris Evans disagrees with Spielberg's take on superhero films

"Rock On!" star Pracchi Desai has confirmed that she has not been offered to be a part of the ninth season of celebrity reality show "Bigg Boss".
	There were reports that the 26-year-old actress had been roped in for the show, which sees a group of celebrities holed up in a house for three months with multiple cameras watching their every move.
	"The news is completely untrue and baseless. I was never approached by Bigg Boss and I am not a part of it," Pracchi said in a statement.
	The actress, who started off her career in showbiz with TV soap "Kasamh Se", was last seen in Sanjay Dutt-starrer film "Policegiri". Pracchi will star next in "Rock On! 2".
	 "Bigg Boss", which is back with its ninth season, has Salman Khan as the show's host. He had been hosting the Colors show from past five seasons.

Pracchi Desai not in 'Bigg Boss 9'

Popular south Indian actor Prakash Raj today adopted a village in Mahabubnagar district of Telangana and vowed to work for its development.
	Raj adopted Kondareddypally village in Keshampet mandal at a programme, attended by district Collector T K Shreedevi and Shadnagar MLA Anjaiah Yadav.
	The 50-year-old star planted a sapling in the premises of the government high school in the village and promised to develop it with necessary infrastructure.
	Raj, who is popular in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam films, met Telangana Panchayat Raj and IT Minister K T Rama Rao here yesterday and expressed his wish to adopt the village.
	The character actor explained to the minister that his Foundation is already undertaking some developmental activities in Karnataka.
	Raj, who won a national award and shot into fame with Mani Ratnam's critically-acclaimed film "Iruvar", is popular in Telugu films with his histrionics.
	Popular Telugu hero Mahesh Babu had also recently evinced interest to adopt 

Actor Prakash Raj adopts village in Telangana

Actor James Frain and actress Jessica Lucas have been added to the cast of the upcoming second season of "Gotham".
	While Frain, 47, will be seen playing villain Theo Galvan, Lucas, 29, will play the role of his sister, Tigress.
	Benjamin McKenzie, David Mazouz, Robin Lord Taylor, Camren Bicondova, Cory Michael Smith, Erin Richards, Morena Baccarin, Donal Logue and Sean Pertwee will all be back for the second season.
	"Gotham" season two premieres on Monday, September 21 at 8 PM on Fox.

James Frain, Jessica Lucas to star in 'Gotham 2'

A five-day annual theatre extravaganza 'Brajanath Sharma Memorial Drama Festival', a major highlight of Assam's cultural calendar, begins here from September 11 showcasing a play each day.
	The ninth edition of the festival, organised by amateur theatre group Samahar Natya Gosthee, will be held at Rabindra Bhawan here with the inaugural play being Shombhu Mitra's "Kanchan Ranga", staged by Nagaon-based group 'Natyam' and directed by Anjan Bhuyan, Festival President Mr Lalit Sarma told reporters here today.
	The play reflects deteriorating human values and peoples' greed for a materialistic world at the cost of sacrificing basic human emotions.
	Another highlight of the festival is Samahar's staging of the play 'Jugasandhi' written and directed by noted theatre personality Dr Sitanath Lahkar.
	The play showcases Assam's rich folk tradition 'Ojapali', which is gradually fading into oblivion, threatened by the onslaught of modern culture as represented by Rock music in the play.
	The ...

Five-day annual Theatre Festival in Assam from September 11

Veteran singer Asha Bhosle, currently in New York for a performance, has thanked well-wishers for their greetings on her 82nd birthday.
	"Thank you to all my well wishers for birthday greetings... Just arrived in NYC. Thank you once again for your love and kind wishes. Looking forward to performing in New Jersey on 13 September," the singer tweeted.
	Bhosle, who has been singing for past six decades, also thanked her elder sister 'Melody Queen' Lata Mangeshkar for her "invaluable" guidance.
	"Didi's ashirvad (blessing) is always with me but this time it's special since I'm far away on tour in USA and her support and guidance is invaluable," Bhosle posted on twitter.
	The singer, who began her playback singing career in the shadow of Mangeshkar in the late forties, has collaborated with music directors such as OP Nayyar, Sachin Dev Burman, RD Burman, Khayyam and Bappi Lahiri.
	She gave Hindi cinema some of its most memorable songs including "Jhumka Gira Re", "Raat Akeli Hain", "Aaja ...

Asha Bhosle turns 82, set to perform in New York

The birth of daughter Imara has brought a lot of positive changes in Imran Khan's life and the actor says he is constantly looking at him through her eyes.
	Imran will be finally back on the big screen with "Katti Batti" after a gap of two years. He took a break to be with his wife Avantika during her pregnancy, something that the actor had always planned to do.
	"Strange things have happened after Imara's birth. My priorities have become easier in life. I can easily decide whether I want to do something or not because that will take me away from Imara. So, it should be worth it," Imran told PTI in an interview.
	The proud father says he has also become aware of not letting his daughter down ever.
	"I have started to look at myself through her eyes. I need to live my life in a certain way now. I have to hold myself to certain standards because I want her to be proud of me. So, whatever choices I make in my life, I should be able to justify it to her," said the actor.
	Imran, 32, ...

Priorities have changed after fatherhood: Imran Khan

Pop sensation Justin Bieber says he needs some time to move on of the heart break he suffered after splitting from Selena Gomez, before he thinks of falling in love again.
	The 21-year-old "Never Let You Go" hitmaker revealed that he got his heart broken and wanted to "let that heal up," reported Aceshowbiz.
	"I haven't been in a relationship for a while, I'm chilling and just hanging out. Just being by myself. I am a relationship type of guy, I love to be in love and I love cuddling and I love all of that kind of stuff but I got my heart broken and so I'm just going to let that heal up," he said.
	Bieber also cleared the air on rumours about graffiti which allegedly read, "Selena," in his "What Do You mean?" music video.
	"I think that might be fake. That wasn't me who did that," he said.

Bieber waits for heart to 'heal up' after Selena Gomez split

Director Ali Abbas Zafar is jetting to Los Angeles for the shoot of his upcoming film "Sultan" starring superstar Salman Khan.
	The film, produced by Aditya Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films, will see Salman as a wrestler from Haryana.
	"Heading to Los Angeles to set the action of#sultan with @larnellstovall. The countdown to the shoot begins," Zafar tweeted.
	The "Mere Brother Ki Dulhan" helmer has already started song recordings for "Sultan" with composer duo Vishal-Shekhar.
	"Sleepless nights. Song recordings. Music-language beyond boundaries @VishalDadlani @ShekharRavjiani #Sultan," the director posted on his Twitter page.
	The female lead for the film is yet to be announced.
	"Sultan" will clash with Shah Rukh Khan's "Raees" at the box-office next year on Eid.

Ali Abbas Zafar gears up for 'Sultan' shoot in LA

A concert featuring three popular Bollywood female singers on the banks of the river Thames here was organised to raise funds for literacy campaign among girls in India.
	The 'Three Sensational Singing Sirens' brought together chart-toppers Harshdeep Kaur, Kanika Kapoor and Shalmali Kholgade for a one-off performance at the prestigious Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank in London.
	"I have been waiting for this moment all my life. I hope this will be the first of many concerts in London," said Kholgade, who had the audience dancing to her box-office hit numbers like 'Pareshaan' from 'Ishaqzaade' and 'Balam Pichkari' from 'Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani'.
	The concert was hosted by Nari Hira, chairman of Magna Publishing and 'Stardust' magazine, as a "first-of-its-kind celebration of women power".
	Funds raised from the Saturday night show will go towards the Giving Back Foundation, which works on raising literacy levels among girls in India.
	While Kapoor performed to foot-tapping numbers ..

UK plays host to Indian women power concert

Pop star Sia says she was afraid to share her aspiration to make a film.
	The 39-year-old "Elastic Heart" hitmaker has started working on her directional debut called "Sister". She said she was embarrassed to tell people about her ambitions for film because she didn't want people thinking it was a vanity project for her, reported Billboard magazine.
	"I was too embarrassed to tell anyone I wanted to make a movie because I thought it would be seen as a vanity project, because I was a singer. And then last year after I made the Chandelier video, I realised that I was pretty good at directing, so I felt a little bit braver," Sia said.
	However, the Australian star revealed she is "not a technical person" and couldn't be "bothered" to learn movie editing software, which she compared to the production involved in making music in a studio.
	"For me, the process was basically, I work out the movie. I'll act it out, I'll have the dialogue already in my head. It's really the formatting... I ...

Sia embarrassed by filmmaking ambitions

Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson has saved his new French bulldogs, Brutus and Hobbs from drowning in the swimming pool.
	The 43-year-old actor's pets decided to cool off with an impromptu swim over Labor Day weekend and that is when the unfortunate incident happened, reported E! online.
	The "San Andreas" star posted an Instagram photo of himself holding up his two new puppies in the pool.
	In the caption, Johnson explained that he gave both of the French bulldogs a chance to explore his yard after bringing them home for the first time, and both quickly ran into the pool.
	"Hobbs immediately starts doggy-paddling, while Brutus (like a brick) sinks head-first to the bottom of the pool," Johnson wrote.
	"I take off into a full sprint, fully clothed, dive in the pool, swim to the bottom, rescue my brick - I mean Brutus - and bring him back to the edge of the pool."
	"He was a little delirious.. Took a moment, threw up all the water he swallowed and looked up at me as if to say, ...

Dwayne Johnson rescues his puppies from drowning in pool

Grammy-winner Sam Smith will croon the theme song of 24th James Bond film, "Spectre".
	Smith had been the long-running favourite but had denied any involvement and even pointed the finger at Ellie Goulding, who had been another top choice alongside Ed Sheeran.
	Smith, 23, follows on the heels of Adele, who sang the theme for "Skyfall", winning an Oscar for her efforts, and keep Bond theme song firmly in the UK after a lengthy spell across the Atlantic, said The Hollywood Reporter.
	They also become the first group to perform the title track since "Garbage for The World is Not Enough" in 1999 and the first British outfit do so since "Duran Duran" for 1985's "A View to a Kill".
	"Spectre", which will feature Daniel Craig in his fourth performance as James Bond, is due to be released in the UK simultaneously with its London world premiere on October 26 before hitting the US on November 6.

Sam Smith confirmed as singer of 'Spectre' theme

Netflix's "A Series of Unfortunate Events" series is slowly shaping up with a Barry Sonnenfeld attached to direct the project.
	Sonnenfeld has been hired to helm the small-screen adaptation of the 13 best-selling novels by Daniel Handler, who often writes under his pen name Lemony Snicket.
	Former "True Blood" showrunner Mark Hudis is additionally tapped to serve as showrunner for the Netflix series, Variety reported.
	Hudis and Sonnenfeld will also executive produce the show along with the books author, Handler, for Paramount Television.
	"A Series of Unfortunate Events" revolves around three orphaned kids, Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire, who face trials and tribulations at the hands of the evil Count Olaf, a distant uncle, as they try to uncover the secret of their parents' death.
	The books have sold more than 65 million copies worldwide.
	Netflix said in November that the series would have multi-generational appeal to kids and parents. No cast or release date is announced for .

Barry Sonnenfeld helms Netflix's Series of Unfortunate Events

Actor Jesse Eisenberg says his upcoming movie "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is not a cartoonish superhero film.
	The 31-year-old actor plays Lex Luthor in the highly anticipated movie, reported Ace Showbiz.
	"Yes, it is like the most incredible character. It was written by this guy, Chris Terrio. This is like his first movie after 'Argo'. He's just this brilliant writer of characters," Eisenberg said.
	"So, this movie is not this kind of cartoonish superhero movie. It is very serious and well acted, well written, well directed movie. It's really phenomenal!"
	Eisenberg stars in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" along with Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, and Amy Adams. Directed by Zack Snyder, the film is scheduled to hit US theatres on March 25, 2016.

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