Actors Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Suniel Shetty among others have collaborated with rappers from Dharavi for a music video promoting the idea of staying indoors to help control community spread of COVID-19 in densely populated spaces.
Rappers MC Altaf, Tony Psyko and Bonz N Ribz have created the song, produced by Gully Gang Entertainment, in Hindi, Marathi and Tamil.
The track appeal to population in densely populated areas to aid the frontline workers in their efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Directed and conceptualised by Joel D'Souza, the video also features Atul Kulkarni, Dia Mirza and Rana Daggubati, who are seen lending support to the initiative.
Divine, rapper and founder of Gully Gang Entertainment, said this is a small effort from the hip-hop community of India to support the COVID-19 warriors.
"I appeal to the Indian youth, to help others around them, especially senior citizens and co-operate with the police, local administration and healthcare officials who are ...

Akshay, Ajay, Suniel feature in video with rappers to spread awareness about COVID-19

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Tom Cruise might be taking his daredevilry to another level as the Hollywood star is reportedly joining hands with Elon Musk to shoot a film in space.
According to Deadline, Cruise and Musk's aviation company Space X are in talks with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for filming the narrative movie aboard a real SpaceX vessel.
The project has been described as an "action-adventure film". However, there is no Hollywood studio attached with it at present.
The 57-year-old superstar has build a reputation for taking extreme risks to pull off breathtaking stunts for his movies, mainly the "Mission: Impossible" franchise.
Cruise scaled the Burj Khalifa in Dubai for a sequence in 2011's "Mission: Impossible  Ghost Protocol", while for it's 2015 follow-up, "Rogue Nation", the actor had hung off the side of an airplane mid-flight.
He was injured on the sets of 2018's "Fallout" that resulted in the production being stopped for several weeks. The actor had broken his ankle ...

Tom Cruise to shoot his next film in space: report

Hollywood star Nicole Kidman is set to serve as executive producer on the series adaption of American author Kimberly McCreight's novel A Good Marriage.
The series is currently in the works at Amazon, reported Variety.
Kidman will executive produce along with Per Saari under her Blossom Films banner.
David Farr, who previously created Amazon's series adaptation of Hanna, is attached to write the adaptation.
The novel focuses on young lawyer Lizzie, who gets a call for help from an old friend, Zach, accused of murdering his wife.
Zach is the chief suspect in his wife, Amanda's, murder but there's no way he could be guilty. The more Lizzie gets into the fancy world of Brooklyn's Park Slope, the more she realises that things don't add up. Zach doesn't know the most basic details of his wife's past, and Amanda's friends barely know he exists.
"As she tries to find the truth, Lizzie is forced to face the dark secrets of her own marriage, the synopsis read.
The project falls under Blossom ..

Nicole Kidman to produce series adaptation of A Good Marriage'

Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez has come aboard the season two of hit Disney Plus series, "The Mandalorian", as one of the directors.
The 51-year-old director made the announcement on Twitter where he shared a photo of himself with Baby Yoda.
"I am truly humbled to say I have now had the very rare privilege of directing the biggest star in the universe. @StarWars #TheMandalorian #MayThe4th #StarWarsDay" Rodriguez tweeted.
Peyton Reed, best known for directing Marvel hit "Ant-Man" and its sequel, "Ant-Man and the Wasp", also announced that he has helmed at least one episode of the new season.
Reed took to Twitter and shared a photograph of a director's chair with his name on it and a Mandalorian helmet sitting on top of it.
"#MayThe4thBeWithYou" he captioned the photo.
Created by Jon Favreau, "The Mandalorian" is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. The series depicts a lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of ..

Robert Rodriguez confirms directing 'The Mandalorian'

Filmmaker Joe Russo has started working on a sequel to Chris Hemsworth-starrer "Extraction".
The director wrote and co-produced the action thriller, which debuted on Netflix in April and has been praised by both the critics and viewers.
Russo told Deadline that he has inked a deal for the sequel that might build upon the open ending of the first movie.
"The deal is closed for me to write 'Extraction 2', and we are in the formative stages of what the story can be," the filmmaker said.
"We're not committing yet to whether that story goes forward, or backward in time. We left a big loose ending that leaves question marks for the audience," he added.
Sam Hargrave, who worked with Russo and his brother Anthony on Marvel blockbuster "Avengers: Endgame", directed the movie about a black ops mercenary (Hemsworth) who must rescue an Indian drug lord's kidnapped son inDhaka,Bangladesh.
The movie also featured Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Randeep Hooda, Golshifteh Farahani, Pankaj Tripathi, Priyanshu ...

Joe Russo closes deal to write 'Extraction 2'

Hollywood star Nicolas Cage is set to essay the role of Joe Exotic, the subject of Netflix's hit documentary-seriesTiger King, in a new scripted show.
The eight-episode series is based on Leif Reigstad's June 2019 Texas Monthly article, Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild, reported Variety.
CBS Television, which is producing the series along with Imagine Television, bought the rights to the article in 2019.
Dan Lagana, best known for his work on mockumentary series American Vandal, is attached as writer, showrunner and executive producer on the project.
The story focuses on around Joe Schreibvogel, aka Joe Exotic, an eccentric, exotic zookeeper in Oklahoma who fights to keep his park even at the risk of losing his sanity.
The series will live in the lion's den with Joe, explore how he became Joe Exotic and how he lost himself to a character of his own creation, the synopsis read.
The project marks the first regular television role of Cage's career. The actor ..

Nicolas Cage to play Joe Exotic from Tiger King' in new scripted series

Actors Tara Reid and Vivica A Fox are reuniting for a suspense thriller titled "Masha's Mushroom", which they will also produce.
The duo previously starred together in "Sharknado 2: The Second One" and "The Last Sharknado: It's About Time".
According to Deadline, the new film will be directed by White Cross known for "Mummy Dearest", which also featured Reid.
The movie will follow Reid as a workaholic mother who tries to throw the perfect party for her daughter, but all the guests are unknowingly drugged and she must figure out what is real, what is not in order to survive.
"American History X" actor Beverly D'Angelo is also part of the cast.
Backed by Cranial Sacral Productions, the project was set to go on floors before the coronavirus pandemic hit. It is now waiting for the green light to resume once the country lifts the lockdown.

Tara Reid, Vivica A Fox to star in thriller 'Masha's Mushroom'

Hollywood action star Vin Diesel has confirmed that the latest script of "Furya", the fourth film in the "Chronicles of Riddick" series, will be complete soon.
The 52-year-old star, who is set to reprise his role as anti-hero Richard B Riddick in the sci-fi film franchise, announced the update on Instagram over the weekend.
"Happy Furyan Friday... The latest 'Chronicles of Riddick' script comes in next week. GRRR!" Diesel captioned his quarantine video.
"Riddick 4: Furya" has been been in development for quite some time now, following the success of the third part "Riddick" (2013).
The series started in 2000 with "Pitch Black" and the sequel, "The Chronicles of Riddick", came out in 2004.

Vin Diesel confirms 'Chronicles of Riddick 4' script almost ready

Actor Cobie Smulders has weighed in on the controversial climax of the popular sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", saying Ted and Robin were always going to be together.
Cobie played Robin Scherbatsky to Josh Radnor's Ted Mosby in the CBS show, which ended in 2014 after a nine-season run.
The series ended with Ted finally meeting the titular Mother - Tracy McConnell (played by Cristin Milioti).
Many fans were disappointed by the finale which revealed that Tracey had died six years ago and Ted and Robin went back to their on-again off-again relationship, despite her having married and divorced one of his best friends Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris).
Talking about end, Smulders said that fans binge-watching the show on Netflix were more likely to find it frustrating than those who had seen when the show aired.
"People are going to feel how they're going to feel about that. But I think that there's been enough time. Watching it as a streaming show now, you get a little bit more of a ...

Cobie Smulders defends controversial 'How I Met Your Mother' ending

Actor Tracee Ellis Ross says having a famous parent in singer Diana Ross may have opened some doors but she had to always prove her talent.
The 47-year-old star said Ross and her father Robert Ellis Silberstein's name did land her some auditions but it also invited more scrutiny.
"When I was starting in my career, being the child of somebody famous was not what it is today. It might unlock the door, but the people sitting on the other side have their arms crossed and are asking: 'OK, is she as good as her mom?'" Tracee told The Guardian Weekend magazine.
The "Black-Ish" star said her parents taught her to work hard for what she wanted, for which she took a job through her teens in order to pay for her own clothes.
"I've always been taught that you work for the things you want. My mom always joked: 'I'm not leaving you guys any of this money. I made this money for me! I'll make sure there's a roof over your head. You can have health insurance and food. But other than that...'
"I mean, .

Tracee Ellis Ross says being Diana Ross' daughter had no role in success

Musician John Legend says he is planning to come up with new music soon but the coronavirus pandemic has impacted everything.
The singer said he is unsure how people are going to receive his music during the health crisis.
In an interview with GQ Hype, the "Ordinary People" singer opened up about the impact of the virus on the music industry.
"On the career side, it's been crazy, because we have all this new music that we were preparing to put out and you just never know how all of it affects how people are going to receive it.
''Will they receive it differently? And then, of course, we've had to cancel all kinds of performances.We just don't know what's going to happen," he said.
Legend, 41, said tours and promotions would take a while to return.
"I do know that I have a lot of music that I want people to hear and we're finishing the album up and we still want to put it out reasonably soon.
''But when it comes to doing all of the things you would do to support an album in the ...

John Legend promises new album soon

"Thor: Ragnarok" director Taika Waititi will now decode the mysteries of a galaxy far far away by helming and co-writing the new "Star Wars" movie.
The director, who won the best adapted screenplay Oscar for "Jojo Rabbit", will co-write the film with the "1917" scriptwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns.
Waititi directed the acclaimed season finale episode of "The Mandalorian" for Disney+.
In addition to Waititi, Leslye Headland of "Russian Doll" fame has been roped to develop a new untitled "Star Wars" Series for Disney+.
Headland will write, executive produce, and serve as showrunner for the in-development series, which adds to a growing list of "Star Wars" stories for Disney's streaming platform.
The service already has "The Mandalorian", now in post-production on second season, and two other previously-ordered series: one based on Cassian Andor prior to the events of "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" and another following the adventures of Obi-Wan Kenobi between "Revenge of the Sith" and "A ..

Taika Waititi to direct and co-write new 'Star Wars' movie

A guitar from Prince's prime and some legendary Beatles lyrics sketched out by Paul McCartney are among the items going up for auction at a major music artifacts sale.
Julien's Auctions announced Monday that the auction taking place June 19 and 20 in Beverly Hills and online will include a 1984 blue cloud guitar custom-made for Prince that he played in his prime period just after Purple Rain.
The auctioneer calls the instrument, with the artist's love symbol on the neck and gold hardware, one of the most important guitars from the early years of Prince's career ever to come to auction. It's projected to fetch between USD 100,000 and USD 200,000, the auction house said.
A purple suit, a pendant and a pair of boots from Prince will be for sale too.  A page of McCartney's handwritten lyrics, featuring cross-outs, revisions and earlier drafts of lines for the song Maxwell's Silver Hammer, from the Beatles' 1969 album
Abbey Road, will also be up for auction.
The lyric sheet is expected to .

Prince guitar, McCartney Beatles lyrics come up for auction

The home-to-home digital concert "I for India", held to raise funds for the frontliners working round-the-clock to contain the coronavirus pandemic in the country, has raised an amount of over Rs 52 crore donations for relief.
Facebook collaborated with some of the biggest names in Indian entertainment industry, including Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Hollywood names like Mick Jagger, Will Smith and Sophie Turner for the fundraiser concert on Sunday.
Taking to Twitter, filmmaker Karan Johar on Monday shared an image according to which the concert had become world's biggest live fundraiser on Facebook by raising Rs 4.3 crore online (and counting) with donations from corporate and philanthropists amounting to Rs 47.77 crore, and counting.
"From our hearts to yours. Thank you for watching. Thank you for responding. Thank you for donating. #IForIndia started out as a concert. But it can be a movement. Let's continue to build a safe, healthy & strong India. I For ...

Star-studded digital concert 'I for India' raises over Rs 52 crore for COVID-19 relief

Veteran actor Jeetendra is all set to make his digital debut with a cameo on season two of ALTBalaji and ZEE5's "Baarish".
Jeetendra will play the role of Jeetuji Gandhi, a veteran in the diamond business who has an eye for not just diamonds but also people.
The 78-year-old said it is great to be back on screen. Making his digital debut with ALTBalaji, headlined by daughter Ekta Kapoor, "feels like I'm home", he said.
"The cast and crew have been extremely warm on set and it's lovely to see their affection towards me. I am delighted to be playing the role of Jeetuji as he is someone who I can relate to.
"My fans and viewers will see the various shades of my character, who tries to reunite Anuj and Gauravi, and I'm sure they will like my short stint in this show," the actor said in a statement.
"Baarish" stars Priya Banerjee, Vikram Singh Chauhan, Abhishek Verma, Anuj Duhan, Shubhangi Latkar, Benaf Patel and Sahil Shroff.

Jeetendra to make digital debut on Ekta Kapoor's ALTBalaji

Veteran actor Ralph Fiennes is set to feature in "Matilda", a film based on the popular musical stage play version of Roald Dahl's classic story.
The "Harry Potter" star will play the role of Miss Trunchbull in the Netflix and Working Title's movie, reported Deadline.
"Matilda" follows the title character who is a young bookworm prodigy who battles with her parents and nemesis headmistress Trunchbull.
This is not the first time the character of Trunchbull will be played by a man - "Matilda The Musical" has been running in London since 2011 and successfully played on Broadway between 2013-2017.
The show's original director Matthew Warchus is attached for the screen adaptation.
Dennis Kelly, who won a Tony for adapting the novel, is penning the screenplay.
The date of filming is yet to be decided.
Sony will release the film in theatres in the UK.

Ralph Fiennes to star in 'Matilda'

Actor-creator Mindy Kaling says her latest show Never Have I Ever gave her a chance to reflect on her own Indian-ness while putting fellow nerds from minority communities, the typical side characters in American shows, in front and centre.
The Netflix show revolves around an academically competitive but hot-headed teenager Devi, played by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, trying to catch the eye of the school heartthrob while secretly grieving the sudden death of her father.
As someone who has always balanced two cultures, Kaling said the coming-of-age story helped her further explore her roots and religion.
My coming to terms with my Indian-ness' is a big part of the show. I was born in the US, raised in a pretty white area, without speaking any Indian languages, so culturally I always felt I straddled the lines of two cultures, Kaling told PTI in an email interview.
The writer, who co-created the show with Lang Fisher, said a lot of Devi's conflict and insecurities about her Indian roots are ..

My coming to terms with my 'Indian-ness' big part of Never Have I Ever': Mindy Kaling

Sydney Film Festival (SFF) is going digital in June, after the organisers previously announced that this year's event would be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The organisers told Variety that the decision has been made to support the Australian and global film industry and stay connected with the audiences.
It's not so much a change of heart. When we announced the cancellation of the physical festival we mentioned that in the coming months we would look for opportunities to celebrate films and filmmakers.
We're very determined to support the film industry, and the Australian film industry in particular, and this virtual edition is a way of doing that while remaining connected to our very enthusiastic audience, a festival spokesman said.
The digital festival will run from June 10 to 21 and feature world premieres of true stories from Australian documentary filmmakers; a program of shorts from budding filmmakers of the Australian film industry; and films from European female .

Sydney Film Festival latest edition moves online

Actor Amber Heard's mother has passed away, the "Aquaman" star said.
The 34-year-old actor shared the news of Paige Heard's death in an emotional Instagram post on Sunday.
"I am heartbroken and devastated beyond belief at the loss of my mom, Paige Heard. She left us too early, clasping onto the memory of her beautiful, gentle soul. She will be missed from the very depths of our hearts forever.
"Her unflinching, open heart made her the most beautiful woman I had ever known. It's hard to imagine and even more difficult to say but I feel truly lucky to have been her daughter and been given the gift of having the light she shone on everyone, fall on me for nearly 34 years," Amber wrote alongside a few photographs with her mother.
However, the actor did not reveal the cause of death.
"This has been an unbelievably painful time but in that, I am reminded of what survives us all, love. The kindness, support and generosity my sister Whit and I have received from friends and family has been ...

Amber Heard's mother dies

Superstar Salman Khan on Sunday sent out food packets and ration from his Panvel farm house to those who have been hit by the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The 54-year-old actor posted a video on Instagram, in which he is seen loading ration sacks in trucks, along with Jacqueline Fernandez, Iulia Vantur, Waluscha De Sousa and others.
"Thanks for the contribution... thank you all @jacquelinef143 @vanturiulia @rahulnarainkanal @imkamaalkhan @niketan_m @waluschaa @abhiraj88," Salman captioned the video.
The video shows ration being carried in bullock carts, lorries and mini trucks, with Salman saying "thank you" to the drivers and workers.
The "Sultan" star is currently living in his Panvel farmhouse with select family and friends. He had also pledged to financially support 25,000 daily wage workers from the film industry in the wake of the nationwide lockdown.
Last month in a video message, Salman had urged his fans to stay home and follow the lockdown guidelines.

Salman Khan donates ration to people affected by lockdown due to coronavirus

Hollywood veteran Tom Hanks gave an inspiring commencement address to the Wright State University's graduating class of 2020 who could not have an in-person ceremony in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The 63-year-old actor, who recently recovered from COVID-19, sent a surprise video message to the Ohio institution students over the weekend, reported Entertainment Weekly.
Hanks called the graduates the "chosen ones" not only for their academic achievements but also for entering the real world during a time when the world was witnessing change and upheaval.
"You are the chosen ones because of a fate unimagined when you began your Wright State adventures. You started in the olden times, in a world back before the Great Pandemic of 2020. You will talk of those earlier years in your lives in just that way," he said in a video.
From now on, the Oscar winner said, eras will be defined as pre- and post-coronavirus.
"Part of your lives will forever be identified as 'before'. In the same .

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