Filmmaker James Gunn has unveiled the full cast of his DC project, "The Suicide Squad".
Gunn, best known for directing the "Guardians of the Galaxy" series for Marvel Studios, took to Twitter on Friday to share the names of 24 actors who will be starring in the much-anticipated film.
"Don't get too attached. #TheSuicideSquad" he wrote along with a list of the cast members.
Margot Robbie will return as Harley Quinn, Viola Davis as Squad mastermind Amanda Waller, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, and Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag.
They will be joined by an equally impressive list of newcomers -- Idris Elba, John Cena, Nathan Fillion, Peter Capaldi, David Dastmalchian, Taika Waititi and Pete Davidson.
The project will also mark Gunn's reunion with his "Guardian of the Galaxy" stars Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn, who is also his brother.
Daniela Melchior, Joaquin Cosio, Flula Borg, Mayling Ng, Storm Reid, Steve Agee, Alice Braga, Juan Diego Botto, Julio Ruiz, Tinashe Kajese and Jennifer ...

James Gunn reveals full cast of 'The Suicide Squad'

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"Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison for paying USD 15,000 to rig her daughter's SAT scores, tearfully apologising to the teenager for not trusting her to get into college on her own.
"I was frightened, I was stupid, and I was so wrong," Huffman, 56, said as she became the first parent sentenced in a college admissions scandal that ensnared dozens of wealthy and well-connected mothers and fathers.
The scandal exposed the lengths to which parents will go to get their children into the "right" schools and reinforced suspicions that the college admissions process is slanted toward the rich.
In sentencing Huffman, US District Judge Indira Talwani noted the outrage the case has generated, adding that it "isn't because people discovered that it isn't a true meritocracy out there."
The outrage, she said, was because Huffman took steps "to get one more advantage" in a system "already so distorted by money and privilege."
Prosecutors had sought 

Huffman gets 14 days behind bars in college admissions scam

Actor-director Nandita Das says there is a need to put the 'unity in diversity' line to practice but such is the level of discrimination that fair is considered lovely in a country where 90 per cent of the population has dark skin.
Das says she was fortunate that her parents did not put any complex about her skin colour but she encountered such biases in the film industry.
"Everybody faces that discrimination, everyone who is dark has, especially in this industry. Like if I do the role of a slum dweller, a rural character, a Malayalai or Bengali film, then it is fine. But the minute you do the role of affluent, educated women they would say, you need to lighten your skin," Das told PTI.
"We don't need to be defining ourselves with the colour of our skin, there is lot more to all of us and we need to explore that."
The actor, who has been associated with the campaign 'Dark is Beautiful', says she fails to understand the divide prevailing in society be it for skin colour or religion, ...

Discrimination on basis of skin colour unwarranted: Nandita Das

International pop star Dua Lipa has been roped in to perform at the OnePlus Music Festival, here on November 16.
The festival will take place at the D.Y Patil Stadium, where singer Katy Perry would also be performing.
"So excited to perform in India for the first time ever. I'm excited to get back on stage, I feel like it's going to be such a fun night," Lipa said in a statement.
The OnePlus Music Festival aims to create a unique, contemporary space for its community as well as music and culture enthusiasts to watch their favourite artists in action and discover new music.
"We are super excited that Dua Lipa will also be performing in our first ever OnePlus Music Festival in India! The addition of Dua completes the International Festival music offering. We will be announcing additional music from India soon. This festival will truly be a one of a kind experience for our Indian community," Carl Pei, Co-founder, OnePlus said.

Dua Lipa to perform in India in November

Marvel Studios has apparently hinted at how old Steve Rogers/ Captain America was towards the end in "Avengers: Endgame".
Played by Chris Evans, the beloved character decides to go back to the past to live with the love of his life Peggy Carter, and the viewers get to see a very old Steve.
Jen Underdahl, who worked as a visual effects producer on Marvel Cinematic Universe's "Avengers: Endgame", discussed the visual ageing process and may have revealed the age of the character.
"In the case of Captain America, what would a super-soldier look like if he aged 106 years? What would his skin look like? So we did some development with that," Underdahl told Wired.
It is uncertain whether she meant 106 as Captain America's real-time age, or 106 years older than when he went back in time.

Marvel reveals Captain America's age in 'Avengers: Endgame'

Veteran actor Michael Douglas regrets not maintaining a journal so that he could later remind himself about his career that has spanned 50 years as well as his marriage to Hollywood diva Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Douglas, 74, was honoured at the Paley Centre and later in a conversation with Juju Chang, he reflected back at his both professional and personal life, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
"If you're not careful, you don't really cherish that moment or that time and next thing you wake up and its 50 years later and you go, 'Whoah what happened?'" Douglas said.
"I wish I'd kept a diary a little more as a sense of a reminder. But I think you just rush along and when you reach an age where your life slows down it's too late," he added.
Douglas then talked about meeting Zeta-Jones, who is 25 years junior to him. They met at Deauville Film Festival in the late '90s. He was promoting "A Perfect Murder", while she was there for "Zorro".
"I looked at her, and I said, 'Catherine, I'm ...

Wish I'd kept a diary: Michael Douglas looks back at marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones, career

Richard Dormer has been roped in to star in "The Watch", a BBC America series based on stories from Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" books.
Dormer, best known for playing Beric Dondarrion in "Game of Thrones", will feature as Sam Vimes, the captain of a band of misfit cops known as The Watch.
Set in the fictional city of Ankh-Morpork, where crime is legal, the show is being touted as an "anarchic drama".
"I'm so thrilled to be part of this brilliant madness and mayhem. I was immediately drawn to the multitude of layers to Sam Vimes, and I find the dynamic between him and his band of disenfranchised comrades very compelling," Dormer said in a statement.
The show will revolve around the group as it rises up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe. It is based on "City Watch", a spin-off series within Pratchett's bestselling "Discworld" novels.
It will also star Adam Hugill, Jo Eaton-Kent, Marama Corlett, Lara Rossi and Sam Adewunmi.
Craig Viveiros is ...

Richard Dormer to headline Terry Pratchett series 'The Watch'

Singer Adele has filed for divorce from her husband Simon Konecki.
According to People magazine, the divorce papers were lodged at a court in Los Angeles.
The couple had announced in April this year that they are ending their marriage of seven years.
A representative for the Grammy winner had confirmed in a statement to CNN.
"Adele and her partner have separated. They are committed to raising their son together lovingly. As always they ask for privacy. There will be no further comment," the statement read.
The former couple have a son, Angelo, who was born in 2012.
Adele, who fiercely guards her private life, did not not confirm her union with longtime partner Konecki until 2017, when she referred to herself as a "married" woman during a concert.
She also referred to Konecki as her husband while accepting a Grammy in 2017
Konecki is co-founder of Life water and its charity Drop4drop, which promotes global access to clean water.

Singer Adele files for divorce from Simon Konecki

Filmmaker Jordan Peele will receive the John Schlessinger Britannia Award for excellence in directing.
BAFTA Los Angeles, a branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, will honour the writer-director, behind films such as the Oscar-nominated "Get Out" and "Us", for his socially relevant contribution in the horror genre.
BAFTA LA CEO Chantal Rickards said it is an honour for the academy to celebrate Peele's talents at this year's ceremony.
"Jordan Peele has earned record-breaking success and critical acclaim through work that pushes boundaries and shines a light on stories of important social relevance.
"His imaginative storylines, inclusive casting, and bold style evokes John Schlesinger's spirit of independence, integrity and commitment to excellence," Rickards said in a statement.
The filmmaker joins the list of previous recipients such as Steve McQueen, Ava DuVernay, Ang Lee, Sam Mendes, Mike Newell, Danny Boyle, Christopher Nolan, David Yates, Quentin Tarantino, and 

Jordan Peele to be honoured with BAFTA's Britannia award for directing

HBO is moving ahead with yet another prequel show to its smash-hit series "Game of Thrones".
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network is nearing a pilot commitment for a prequel series based on Geroge RR Martin's "Fire & Blood", a companion book to the author's "Song of Fire and Ice" saga.
The pilot of the new prequel is set 300 years before the events of the flagship series that tracks the beginnings and the end of House Targaryen.
Writer Ryan Condal of "Colony" fame will pen the script in collaboration with Martin.
HBO has not yet officially confirmed the prequel.
The network had announced its plan five spinoff series of "Game of Thrones", which ended with eighth and final season in May.
Out of the five, HBO is actively working on the pilot of one prequel, being headline by Naomi Watts.
The show is set thousands of years before the events of "Game of Thrones". It will chronicle the world's descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour. From the horrifying ...

'Game of Thrones' prequel series about Targaryen clan in works at HBO

Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg is joining the cast of CBS All Access' show "The Stand".
The series is based on celebrated author Stephen King's book of the same name.
The veteran actor-host revealed the news of coming aboard the series during King's appearance on her talk show "The View".
According to Variety, the series will also star Jovan Adepo, Owen Teague, Brad William Henke and Daniel Sunjata.
As per the log line of the show the story focuses on an "apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil".
The destiny of humankind depends on the 108-year-old other Mother Abagail (Goldberg) and a few of survivors.
As previously announced, James Marsden, Amber Heard, Odessa Young and Henry Zaga are set to play the leads.
Actor Alexander Skarsgard has also boarded the cast and he will reportedly play the madman Randall Flagg.
King is attached to write the final episode of the series, providing a "new coda" that goes beyond the ...

Whoopi Goldberg to star in 'The Stand'

"Orange Is the New Black" star Uzo Aduba is set to be a part of the fourth season of "Fargo".
According to Variety, the details of the actor's role are being kept under wraps.  Aduba joins already announced cast members Chris Rock and Ben Whishaw.
As per the official synopsis of the fourth part, the story is set in Kansas City, Missouri where two criminal syndicates have struck an uneasy peace. One Italian, one African-American.
Together they control an alternate economy that of exploitation, graft and drugs. This too is the history of America. To cement their peace, the heads of both families have traded their youngest sons.
Francesco Acquaroli, Gaetano Bruno, Salvatore Esposito, E'myri Crutchfield, Jeremie Harris, and Anji White will play various members of these interconnected families in the critically-acclaimed sseries.

Uzo Aduba to star in 'Fargo' S4

Maggie Gyllenhaal says the viewers should expect the unexpected from third and final season of "The Deuce".
Gyllenhaal, along with James Franco, is returning for the last chapter of the gritty drama series, currently streaming on Hotstar Premium.
Featuring Franco as twins Vincent and Frankie Martino and Gyllenhaal as Eileen "Candy" Merrel, the show revolves around the rise of the porn industry in New York City during the 1970s and '80s.
"I think it's impossible to anticipate or expect what's coming. Even for me, I wept when I read the final episode," Gyllenhaal said in a statement.
Created by David Simon and Geaorge Pelecanos, the third season marks the time in the 1980's New York pornography industry, when VHS and glamorisation of California were capitalised on to build the industry, HIV was on a rise and the neighbourhood is undergoing a transformation.
The series also stars Gbenga Akinnagbe, Chris Bauer, Michael Kostroff, David Krumholtz, Method Man, Zoe Kazan, Ralph Macchio, ...

Impossible to expect what's coming: Maggie Gyllenhaal on 'The Deuce' finale

Mumbai-based filmmaker Shonali Bose's third directorial venture, "The Sky Is Pink", starring Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar and Zaira Wasim,  is set to premiere at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Friday.
In an exclusive interview, the director, whose first two films, "Amu" and "Margarita With a Straw", also screened in TIFF, spoke about the experience of working with two major Bollywood stars in a restrained, sensitive true story about the loss of a teenage child and the impact of the tragedy on her parents.
"It was initially a bit intimidating to work with Farhan and Priyanka," says Bose. "For one, Farhan is a director I personally admire. Moreover, he is someone who has directed Priyanka in a film. I felt conscious, but the two actors surrendered completely and trusted me. That made my job easy."
"The Sky Is Pink" is about a 25-year relationship between a real-life couple, Aditi and Niren Chaudhary, whose 19-year-old daughter, Aisha, died of pulmonary fibrosis 

It was intimidating directing Farhan, says Shonali Bose

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has launched a clothing line for a British charity that helps unemployed women find work.
The wife of Prince Harry attended a reception at a John Lewis department store to showcase a collection of workwear and accessories she created with designer and friend Misha Nonoo.
The line includes professional attire such as a blazer, tote bag and trousers. The launch came the day before London Fashion Week starts.
The Smart Set collection supports Smart Works. Meghan is royal patron of the charity that provides women with training and interview clothes.
Meghan said: "As women, it is 100% our responsibility, I think, to support and uplift each other."
The reception was one of her first royal engagements since the birth of her and Harry's son Archie in May.

Meghan launches clothing line to help jobless British women

Hindi film "Aise Hee" (Just Like That) will be screened in the 'New Currents' segment at the Busan International Film Festival.
At BIFF 2019, Aise hee will be competing with 13 other films from countries like China, Iran, Japan and Korea, among others, its producer Shwetaabh Singh said in a statement.
Singh, an alumnus of the FTII, said, "Once our rough cut was ready, we started sending films to the festival. We used to just submit and wait for their response. We got responses from some festivals but nothing materialized.
"The biggest challenge was inexperience. I had never done this before so even after talking to a lot of people we didn't really know how to approach it. But we kept learning as we went along but there are things we could have done better.
The film has been directed by Kislay, also an FTII graduate.
"'Aise Hee' revolves around 'Mrs Sharma' who is forced to be a faithful and a wise old woman after the demise of her husband," Kislay said.
The 24th edition of Busan ...

Hindi film Aise Hee' selected for Busan Film Festival

"This is Us" star Sterling K Brown is producing slavery drama "Washington Black" for Hulu.
Based on Esi Edugyan's award-winning novel, the limited series will be adapted for small screen by Selwyn Seyfu Hinds.
According to Variety, the series will follow George Washington Black, an 11-year-old field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation who must flee in the company of his master's eccentric inventor brother, Christopher Wilde, after a shocking death threatens to uproot their lives.
They then start off on a globe-trotting adventure with the help of a strange flying machine.
Award-winning director Anthony Hemingway will helm and executive produce. Edugyan and Hinds are on board to executive produce.
"Washington Black" hails from 20th Century Fox TV.

Sterling K Brown to produce 'Washington Black' series

Shia LaBeouf says working on "Honey Boy", which narrates the story of his volatile relationship with his alcoholic and drug-addicted father, was therapeutic for him.
The actor, who both wrote and stars in the film, directed by his friend and filmmaker Alma Har'el, wrote the screenplay while in rehab after sharing some of his writing with her.
"Honey Boy" chronicles LaBeouf life as a Disney child star. He lived in a seedy Hollywood motel with his father, who not only mentally and physically abused his son, but also introduced him to smoking cigarettes and marijuana even before he turned a teenager.
The actor would later dominate headlines over his alcoholism and substance abuse issue, along with run-ins with the law.
He was last arrested and forced into court-ordered rehab two years ago while filming "Peanut Butter Falcon".
"You excise demons. This felt a little bit like an exorcism," LaBeouf told Variety Studio during the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival.
In the film, young 

Writing 'Honey Boy' felt like exorcism: Shia LaBeouf

The scenes from Indian movies can be as effective as Google Maps in understanding the topography of picturesque Switzerland, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Thursday.
Kovind, who arrived in Switzerland on a visit to hold talks with the country's leadership, addressed the students and faculty of the prestigious University of Berne.
While speaking on the topic 'India  Switzerland new age partnership: Connecting Alps with Himalayas,' he said, no word on Indo-Swiss partnership, past, present or future, is complete without our people-to-people ties.
"Bollywood has taken Switzerland to every nook and corner of India. Whether it is the snow clad Jungfrau or the ITU Monument in front of the Einstein Museum in Berne, the Indian movie industry has captured it all.
"The scenes from Indian movies can be as effective as Google Maps in understanding the topography of Switzerland," the president said.
Switzerland is known for its tranquillity and romantic landscapes. In 1964, Sangam, a Bollywood ..

Indian movies as effective as Google Maps in understanding  topography of Switzerland: Kovind

After its box office success in  the country, Hrithik Roshan-starrer 'Super 30', based  on the inspiring journey of ace mathematician Anand Kumar, is  set to charm audience in Canada.
A special screening of the film has been scheduled at  Vancouver, a coastal seaport city in western Canada, on  September 20, a statement by Kumar-helmed coaching institute  Super 30 said here.
According to the statement, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows  News Publisher Lisa Craik will host the show, the chief guest  of which is British Columbia's Minister of Tourism, Arts and  Culture Lisa Beare.
The money generated through the programme will go to  Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation.
Canada-based doctor Biju Mathew, who penned the book  'Super 30', will accompany Kumar and his brother Pranav to the  event. The brothers will be presented plaques as recognition  of their efforts and achievements on the occasion.
"The audience will be inspired by this moving film  based on the remarkable life of mathematician ...

Special screening of 'Super 30' in Canada on Sept 20

A gender-bending, genre-defying Malayalam-Hindi bilingual film, Geetu Mohandas's "Moothon" (The Elder One), shot guerrilla style in Mumbai's red-light district, premiered at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in the heritage Winter Garden theatre on Wednesday night.
The principal cast members, including lead actor Nivin Pauly, Shashank Arora, Sobhita Dhulipala and Roshan Mathew, were in attendance.
Ahead of the screening, actor-turned-director Mohandas was on the stage along with co-producer Anurag Kashyap, for whom this was the third straight year in TIFF.
Two films directed by the Bollywood maverick  "Mukkabaaz" and "Manmarziyaan"  were premiered here in 2017 and 2018 respectively.
"Moothon" tells the story of a 14-year-old boy, Mulla, who travels to Mumbai at great risk to look for an elder brother, Akbar, who left their Lakshadweep island home many years ago. The older sibling is now an underworld lynchpin and the ingenue finds himself trapped in a world of ...

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