Hollywood star Eva Longoria is set to direct a biopic on the man who created the spicy Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
Titled "Flamin' Hot", the film is produced by Fox Searchlight and DeVon Franklin, reported Entertainment Weekly.
The story follows Richard Montanez, the son of an immigrant, who grew up as a migrant farm worker picking grapes in the fields of Southern California before becoming a janitor at Frito-Lay.
While working at the company, Montanez came up with the idea to create Flamin' Hot Cheetos, and contributed immensely to the worldwide popularity of the Frito-Lay brand.
Lewis Colick is writing the script.
Zahra Phillips will oversee the project for Franklin Entertainment, while Taylor Friedman will oversee for Searchlight. Samuel Rodriguez is attached as executive producer.
Longoria is also directing Universal's "24/7," in which she stars with Kerry Washington.

Eva Longoria to direct biopic on Flamin' Hot Cheetos inventor

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Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg and filmmaker Baltasar Kormakur are set to reunite for an adaptation the 2017 true story "Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home".
The duo have previously worked together on 2013's comedy drama "2 Guns" and 2012's "Contraband".
The original book was penned by Mikael Lindnord, the captain of a Swedish adventure racing team, and followed Lindnord and the wounded stray dog he met during a 400-mile race through the Ecuadoran jungle. At the end of the race he decided to adopt the dog and brought him back to Sweden.
According to Variety, Wahlberg will portray Lindnord. He will also executive produce the untitled Paramount Players project.
Michael Brandt has adapted the script.
The team is planning to shoot the film in the first half of 2020.

Mark Wahlberg, Baltasar Kormakur to reteam for 'Arthur' adaptation

Boman Irani has joined the ensemble cast of filmmaker Kabir Khan's next "83", which features Ranveer Singh as Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev.
The film will chronicle India's win under Kapil's captainship, when the team defeated West Indies in the final to clinch their first-ever World Cup trophy in 1983.
Irani will essay the role of former opening batsman and wicket-keeper, Farokh Engineer, who was one of the commentators at the 1983 World Cup.
"He was the only Indian commentator during the 1983 World Cup. His story, along with co-commentator Brian Johnston's, runs parallel to the main narrative," the actor said in a statement.
The movie also features Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Saqib Saleem, Ammy Virk, Chirag Patil, Jiiva and Harrdy Sandhu.
The team is currently filming in England and Irani joined them for the shoot on Sunday.
"I will be shooting for a couple of days here, and then join the team in Mumbai. It's a great honour to play this legendary character.
"I went to ...

Boman Irani to play Farokh Engineer in '83'

Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese will be honoured with the 14th annual Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence In Film by the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF).
The director will be presented with the award on November 14 at a Black Tie dinner at the Ritz Carlton Bacara.
The proceeds from the gala dinner will benefit SBIFF's free year-round educational programs.
Scorsese will become the second full-time director to receive the award, after Quentin Tarantino in 2009.
In a statement to Variety, Douglas said, "Martin Scorsese is a brilliant filmmaker. He has made countless unforgettable films and is a true cinematic treasure. I am honoured and grateful that he will receive the 14th annual Kirk Douglas Award."
The annual Kirk Douglas Award is given to a lifelong contributor to cinema through their work in front of the camera, behind, or both.
Past honourees are Hugh Jackman, Judi Dench, Warren Beatty, Jane Fonda, Jessica Lange, Forest Whitaker, Robert De Niro, Michael ...

Martin Scorsese ro receive SBIFF's 14th Annual Kirk Douglas Award

Ayushmann Khurrana says with his films he wants to focus on a flawed common man and make him shine like a hero.
Ayushmann said initially in his career people advised him to not pick films like "Vicky Donor" and "Shubh Mangal Saavdhan" as the subjects were not suitable for a mainstream actor.
"A lot of people were apprehensive about choosing a role of a sperm donor, that's why I state 'Vicky Donor' is kind of a case study. With 'Shubh Mangal Saavdhan', a lot of people said how can you do a role of a guy suffering from erectile dysfunction, being a mainstream hero, and I was like we need to normalise that.
"That's what my endeavour is to focus on the common imperfect man who is a hero in life. I have built up my entire career on that. The more challenging or complex the character is, I get more excited. And going with the same trajectory, I'm excited with 'Bala' and also 'Shubh Mangal Zyaada Saavdhan'," Ayushmann told PTI.
In his upcoming film, "Dream Girl", Ayushmann plays the role of .

Aim is to present ordinary imperfect man like a hero: Ayushmann Khurrana

Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani's "Laxmmi Bomb" will hit the theatres on Eid 2020.
The movie, to be be directed by Raghav Lawrence, will release on May 22 next year.
The film is the Hindi remake of 2011 Tamil horror comedy "Kanchana".
In May, Lawrence had exited the project over "disrespect" and creative differences.
The filmmaker, however, reconsidered his decision and again came on board after meeting the producers.
"Laxmmi Bomb" is produced by Cape of Good Films, Fox Star Studios, Tusshar Kapoor and Shabina Khan.

'Laxmmi Bomb' to release on Eid 2020

Arjun Kapoor is a wiser man today and the actor says accepting criticism and introspecting has made him a better person.
For someone who has seen more ups and downs in life than an average soul and being a public figure at the same time has what amounted to his overall growth, he said.
"I've always been a sorted person to a certain degree. I think circumstances in life have always taught me. I'm a willing learner. I'm somebody who listens and imbibes. A lot of people in our profession don't tend to do that.
"I've always been someone who is open to criticism and accepting that I'm flawed, we all are. I don't believe in pointing fingers at anybody else. I always try and introspect. Introspection takes a toll, but you come out of that a better person," Arjun told PTI in an interview.
He was speaking on the sidelines of the Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2019, which closed Sunday.
The "India's Most Wanted" actor said he has never been the one to make a big deal about the details of his 

We all are flawed, important to introspect: Arjun Kapoor

Actor Nathan Fillion has boarded the cast of James Gunn's much-anticipated "The Suicide Squad".
The Warner Bros project also features Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Viola Davis (Amanda Waller), Jai Courtney (Captain Boomerang) and Joel Kinnaman (Rick Flag).
Other castmembers are Idris Elba, David Dastmalchian (Polka-Dot Man), Daniela Melchior (Ratcatcher), Flula Borg and Steve Agee (King Shark).
According to Deadline, details abut Fillion's character have not been revealed yet.
Prior to "The Suicide Squad", the actor has voiced for the Green Lantern in a number of DC animated features.
He has also worked with Gunn in "Guardians of the Galaxy", horror comedy "Slither" and "Super".

Nathan Fillion joins James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad'

Switching gears from cop-dramas and vigilante action films, John Abraham will be seen in the comedy "Pagalpanti" later this year and the actor says he has tried his best to grow in the genre.
"Pagalpanti" features an ensemble cast which includes Anil Kapoor, Ileana D'Cruz, Arshad Warsi, Pulkit Samrat, Kriti Kharbanda, Urvashi Rautela and Saurabh Shukla.
The film reunites John with Anees Bazmee, who also directed the actor's last comedy, "Welcome Back" in 2015.
"The last time I was doing comedy was in 'Welcome Back'. In 'Pagalpanti' you'll see my body language and everything else and you'll realise it's not the same John. There will be a visible change," John told PTI.
The actor said his director was of the view that he has indeed grown in the genre and feels if he can make people laugh, his job is done.
"I've tried to improve in the genre by leaps and bounds. That's what my director told me. I believe it's very important to improve. Cinema is about entertainment and if I can do a ...

Tried to improve in comedy by leaps and bounds: John Abraham

"Big Bang Theory" star Johnny Galecki on Monday shared that he will appear on the second season of "The Conners".
The actor, who plays David Healy, the on-and-off boyfriend of Sara Gilbert's Darlene Conner on the show, took to Instagram to make the revelation.
"I may be putting the (literal/figurative) pants of #davidhealy back on for one or two more stories on @theconnersabc this year.
"Twenty some years later I'm still in awe of this freak a** carnie group who adopted me early on and still learn so very much from them whenever in their presence," Galecki wrote on Instagram, alongside a photo of himself on the show with co-stars Gilbert and Laurie Metcalf.
Galecki appeared on "The Conners" original "Roseanne" from 1992 to 1997 and also made a guest appearance on an episode of the revived 10th season in 2018.
The show later got cancelled due to star-creator Roseanne Barr's racist tweet and was re-launched as "The Conners" with the core cast sans Barr.
Season one of "The Conners" ...

Johnny Galecki teases 'The Conners' return

Superstar Salman Khan on Monday announced that his much-awaited film with Sanjay Leela Bhansali has been pushed and will not release on Eid 2020.
Titled "In-shaa-Allah", the love story features Alia Bhatt as the female lead.
"The film with Sanjay Leela Bhansali is pushed but I will still see you all on Eid, 2020. Insha-Allah," Salman, 53, posted on Twitter.
Bhansali Productions also shared the news on their official page on the microblogging site saying the banner has decided to not go ahead with the movie for now.
"Bhansali Productions has decided to not go ahead with In-shaa-Allah for now... Further announcement will be out soon," the tweet read.
The project, a co-production between Salman and Bhansali's banners, marked the director-actor duo's first collaboration in two decades where Salman, 53, was suppose to play the lead.
Bhansali made his directorial debut with 1996's "Khamoshi - The Musical", which starred Salman. The actor went on to feature in the director-producer's classic 

Salman Khan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'In-shaa-allah' has been pushed

Raaj Shaandilyaa said Ayushmann Khurrana was his first and only choice for his directorial debut film "Dream Girl".
The director said the National Award-winning actor gave his nod to the project immediately after the first narration.
"While writing only we had thought of him for 'Dream Girl'. 'Badhaai Ho' and 'Aandhadhun' had not released when I had sent a message to Ayushmann, asking for narration. He heard it and said yes immediately," Shaandilyaa told PTI.
The director, who has worked with comedian Kapil Sharma on his show "Comedy Nights with Kapil", said he always wanted to make an entertaining film.
"I do feel the pressure as it is my first film as a director. My focus is to entertain people. Ayushmann has great comic timing and he is really great at his job and so the pressure is a bit less. But there is some pressure as a writer and director."
In the film, Ayushmann essays the role of a young man who can imitate a female voice and plays female characters in Ramleela. He gets a .

Ayushmann was the only choice for 'Dream Girl': director Raaj Shaandilyaa

Radhika Madan approaches films the way she lives her life: with unpredictability and a dash of clarity, to not repeat what she's doing and get stereotyped.
After a successful TV run, Radhika made her film debut with Vishal Bhardwaj's "Pataakha" last year and followed it up with Vasan Bala's wacky action comedy "Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota".
Radhika will be next seen in "Angrezi Medium", a sequel to the successful "Hindi Medium" and will soon start shooting for romantic drama "Shiddat".
"I wanted to do something different. I didn't want to get typecast. That I can only play a village girl or do an action film. I want to surprise the audience with every film of mine. That's what I want to do as it excites me as a person and an actor," Radhika told PTI.
When asked if these films are an attempt to break free from any stereotype, the actor said, "Yes. That's what I aim on doing. No one recognised me when I did 'Mard' that I was the same girl who (did 'Pataakha').
"I crave for such reactions. I .

'Angrezi Medium', 'Shiddat' attempt to not get typecast: Radhika

Leonardo DiCaprio's new environmental organisation Earth Alliance, has pledged USD five million to help preserve the Amazon rainforest amid raging fires.
The Hollywood star has created the organisation with friends, Laurene Powell Jobs and Brian Sheth.
According to Earth Alliance's website, the funds will be donated to five local organisations: Instituto Associacao Floresta Protegida (Kayapo), Coordination of the Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB), Instituto Kabu (Kayapo), Instituto Raoni (Kayapo) and Instituto Socioambiental (ISA).
"The Amazon rainforest is on fire, with more than 9,000 wildfires scorching delicate, irreplaceable landscapes across Brazil this week -- year to date, more than 72,000 fires have been reported by Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE).
"This is a significant increase from the 40,000 fires in Brazil at this point last year," the post on the program's website read.
The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation (LDF) merged with Earth 

Leonardo DiCaprio's Earth alliance fund to donate USD 5 million in aid amid Amazon fires

Superstar Salman Khan on Monday announced that his much-awaited film with Sanjay Leela Bhansali will not release on Eid 2020.
Titled "Inshallah", the love story features Alia Bhatt as the female lead.
"The film with Sanjay Leela Bhansali is pushed but I will still see you all on Eid, 2020. Insha-Allah," Salman, 53, posted on Twitter.
The film is co-produced by the actor and Bhansali's production banners.
Bhansali is re-teaming with Salman as a lead in a film after two decades.
The filmmaker made his directorial debut with 1996's "Khamoshi - The Musical", which starred Salman. The actor went on to feature in the director-producer's classic "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" in 1999 opposite Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Ajay Devgn.
He also made a cameo in Bhansali's "Saawariya", which launched Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor.

Film with Sanjay Leela Bhansali is pushed: Salman Khan

Kareena Kapoor Khan is one short of turning 20 in the Hindi film industry and the actor says she is game for playing layered, grey characters.
The actor's first negative role came with 2004's "Fida" in which she portrayed a scheming woman who sets up a man to take the fall for her lover.
The movie also starred Shahid Kapoor and Fardeen Khan.
Her turn of a once successful actor whose career is spiralling down in "Heroine" (2012) is another example of a grey role.
But Kareena agreed such parts are far few in between.
"I would love to play a grey character, if it's a great role. I would definitely want to go for it," Kareena told PTI on the sidelines of Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2019, which concluded Sunday.
Talking about her upcoming film, "Good News", with Akshay Kumar, the actor said the movie is an entertaining watch.
"I think it's going to be a fun and exciting film, because it has a Christmas release.
"I'm sure people are going to love it. It's got a different concept and ..

Would love to do grey characters: Kareena Kapoor Khan

Sixty years after legendary  filmmaker Satyajit Ray made 'Apur Sansar', director Madhur  Bhandarkar is now co-producing Bengali film 'Abhijatrik' (The  wanderlust of Apu), retracing Apu's journey with his son.
The black and white movie will be directed by young  filmmaker Subhrajit Mitra and presented by Bhandarkar.
"The story is based on the concluding part of Bibhuti  Bhusan Bandyopadhyay's 1932 novel 'Aparajito', which didn't  figure in Apu trilogy. The movie will retrace the journey of  Apu and his son and take off from where Apur Sansar ended. It  will be a tribute to the master filmmaker (Ray)," Mitra said.
The director said in the movie, Apu will relive his  childhood through the eyes of son, visiting Benaras and his  village Nischindipur.
Bhandarkar, who was in the city recently for an event,  told PTI that he is "charged" to be part of a film that has a  subject which he feels should be narrated to the world.
"When he (Mitra) narrated the story to me, I felt this  is a ...

Film retraces Apu's journey 60 years after trilogy

Fallen movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, indicted over two sexual assault allegations, is to be informed of new allegations against him Monday that could delay his trial and complicate his defense.
New York prosecutors announced on Thursday that they had filed a new indictment against the 67-year-old former producer. The original accusations against him were a catalyst for America's #MeToo movement.
The document is expected to be made public in a state court on Monday, two weeks before jury selection for his trial is scheduled to start on September 9.
According to US media the new indictment will include testimony from actress Annabella Sciorra, known for her star turn in the hit television series "The Sopranos." Sciorra helped trigger the #MeToo movement in October 2017 when she told The New Yorker magazine that Weinstein raped her at her home in Manhattan in 1993.
Weinstein has always insisted his sexual relationships were consensual and is again expected to enter a not guilty plea on ..

Weinstein to hear new accusations against him

Kareena Kapoor Khan was a vision in black as the Bollywood star brought down the curtains at the Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive edition's Lakme Absolute Grand Finale 2019.
Wrapped in an all-black off-shoulder ensemble with layers of silk and net, the actor walked the ramp for closing designers Gauri & Nainika.
She completed the look with bold black lip colour in an emphasis Lakme's theme this season #FreeYourLips focused at freedom of expression.
The actor, who is the face of Lakme, said her association with the makeup brand is almost 10 years which is special.
"Walking each season again feels very special. Thanks to Lakme I'm getting a chance to strut for the best of the best. This feels more special because of Gauri and Nainika. We embody the power of women. The freedom of what women want, whether it's (about) being married, wanting to work, wanting to make your voice heard," Kareena said on Sunday at the post show conference here.
Talking about the collection, the designers ...

Kareena Kapoor Khan is beauty in black at Lakme Fashion Week W/F Grand Finale

Angelina Jolie says she's "so proud" that her 18-year-old son is leaving home to study biochemistry in South Korea.
The actress was seen in video released several days ago dropping her son Maddox off at Yonsei University in Seoul, and holding back tears.
"I didn't realize everybody had watched me do it," she said Saturday at the D23 expo in Anaheim, California.
"It felt very private when we were there and just fun. But the school is so wonderful and we're so proud that he's there. And it's a great university and I'm just amazed I have a son who's that smart.

Jolie shares pride in son Maddox

Filmmaker Sriram Raghavan, who is set to direct a film on the life of youngest Param Vir Chakra recipient Arun Khetarpal, says it is the most challenging subject for him.
Dinesh Vijan will be producing the biopic which is tentatively titled "Ekkis".
"Dinesh offered me this film and when I heard it, I found it interesting. 'Ekkis' is a working title. We are set in 1970s. It is the story of two eras. We have finished the script and are doing a rewrite and all," Raghavan told PTI.
"We have enough people from military on board. These things you can't get it wrong one bit. When you are working on a real story it is your responsibility to get everything right and stay as true and authentic as possible. It is all the more challenging for me as it is not my zone, I am doing something else. But I liked the story so I am doing it," he added.
Speculations were rife about Saif Ali Khan being part of the film, but Raghavan said the cast of the film is yet to be finalised.
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