New York-based art director Matteo De Cosmo, who worked on popular series such as Luke Cage and The Punisher, has died at the age of 52 due to complications from COVID-19.
He also worked on ABC Studios series Harlem's Kitchen, which halted production in March because of the pandemic.
"Making television is challenging. But there are people that assure you every day with their talent, passion and smile that anything is possible. Matteo was one of those people. We will miss him," said Harlem's Kitchen showrunner Zahir McGhee in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
De Cosmo is survived by his wife, Aris, and son, Marcello.

Matteo De Cosmo, art director on 'Luke Cage', dies due to coronavirus

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan believes the demise of his "Piku" co-star Irrfan Khan is "tragic" because his potential as an actor was left "unrealised".
The 77-year-old actor on Saturday posted a tribute to both Irrfan and veteran actor Rishi Kapoor who died within a day of each other after their respective battles with cancer.
In the post on Instagram, Bachchan touched upon "the death of an elder celebrity vs death of a younger one" topic.
"The death of an elder celebrity vs death of a younger... the grief of the latter more intense than that of the former... Why...? The younger more tragic?
"Why the loss of the young seems more tragic than that of the older? Because you lament the loss of opportunity in the latter... unrealised possibilities," the megastar wrote.
Irrfan, 54, lost his battle with a rare form of cancer and died in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday. The actor was popular for his stellar performances in films such as "Maqbool", "The Warrior", "Paan Singh Tomar", The Namesake", 

Amitabh Bachchan calls Irrfan Khan's death 'tragic', posts video tribute for Rishi Kapoor

Popular rock band Eagles have postponed their Hotel California tour to September and October of 2021.
The tour, in which the group was scheduled to perform the entire Hotel California album, was initially slated to take place early this year but was pushed to later dates due to coronavirus outbreak.
The band on Saturday announced that it has decided to further delay the tour to late 2021.
The Eagles - Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B Schmit, with Deacon Frey and Vince Gill  have announced that their Hotel California concerts in Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Francisco, and St. Paul, have been rescheduled, the statement posted on the band's website read.
Fans with tickets to the previously announced 2020 dates are encouraged to hold on to their tickets as they will be honoured for the new dates.
Refunds will be available with more information at livenation.com or through contacts at the point of purchase.
The tour will now pick up in Denver on September 16, 2021.

Eagles push Hotel California' tour to 2021

Oscar winner Sam Rockwell will reunite with "Sonic the Hedgehog" star Ben Schwartz for Searchlight Pictures' new comedy film.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Schwartz will write the screenplay for the film based on his pitch.
The two actors, who previously worked together on 2018 indie movie "Blue Iguana", will also serve as executive producers on the project.
The plot details have been kept under wraps.
Schwartz most recently wrote, starred in and produced a Netflix improv comedy special with "Silicon Valley" star Thomas Middleditch. He will next be seen in workplace comedy series, "Space Force" alongside Steve Carell.
Rockwell starred in two features in 2019 -- Taika Waititi's "Jojo Rabbit and "Richard Jewell", directed by veteran filmmaker Clint Eastwood.

Sam Rockwell, Ben Schwartz teaming up for untitled Searchlight comedy

Neetu Kapoor shared a heartfelt tribute to husband, veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, cherishing their love-filled journey.
Kapoor died at the age of 67 on Thursday morning after a two year long battle with leukemia at H N Reliance hospital here.
On Saturday, Neetu shared a throwback photograph of Kapoor enjoying his drink and smiling at the camera.
End of our story, she captioned the picture.
Rishi and Neetu Kapoor, one of the most loved on-screen and off-screen couples of Bollywood, were married for almost four decades.
The two first met on the sets of 1974's Zehreela Insaan, became good friends and soon started dating.
The couple went on to star in blockbusters movies like Rafoo Chakar, Khel Khel Mein, Kabhi Kabhie, Doosra Aadmi and Amar Akbar Anthony.
After getting engaged in Delhi, they got married in Mumbai in 1981.
Rishi and Neetu Kapoor share two children, Riddhima Kapoor Sahani and actor Ranbir Kapoor.
In his second innings in the movies, Rishi featured opposite Neetu in films like 

End of our story: Neetu remembers Rishi Kapoor

Fox has ordered a new unscripted TV series "Celebrity Watch Party".
The show is an adaptation of British entertainment formatGogglebox, where prominent celebrities used to sit with their families and watch TV shows and movies.
"Celebrity Watch Party" will premiere on Fox TV on May 7 and will feature guest like Rob Lowe, Meghan Trainor, Joe Buck, Raven-Symon, Master P and Romeo, JoJo Siwa, Steve Wozniak, Curtis Stone, and Robert and Kym Herjavec.
According to Variety, Studio Lambert, which produced the original UK series, is also behind the US version.
"Celebrity Watch Party" is executive produced by Stephen Lambert, Tim Harcourt, Becca Walker, Jack Burgess, Mike Cotton and Tania Alexander.

Fox orders reality series 'Celebrity Watch Party'

Keanu Reeves' John Wick: Chapter 4 is being pushed a year from May 2021 to May 27, 2022.
The new date is part of Lionsgate's release calendar shuffle due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has brought the global film industry to standstill.
The studio also pushed back Chris Rock's new take on the Saw franchise called Spiral, moving it a full year to May 21, 2021 and The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard to August 28, 2021.
This year the studio will release Deon Taylor thriller Fatale on October 30, Neil Burger's sci-fi Voyagers on November 25 and Antebellum on August 21.
Apart from these titles, The Asset, an assassin film with Michael Keaton and Maggie Q, will open on April 23, 2021. Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, starring Kristen Wiig is scheduled for July 16, 2021 and American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story, has been set for December 10, 2021.

John Wick 4' pushed to May 2022

HBO has announced that popular dramedy series "Insecure", starring Issa Rae in the lead, has been renewed for season five.
The announcement was made by Amy Gravitt, executive vice president, HBO Programming, in a statement posted on HBO's parent company WarnerMedia's website.
"We're thrilled that Issa, Prentice, and the whole 'Insecure' team will be getting back together for a fifth season. As we laugh and cringe with recognition, their stories make us all feel a little less alone in the world," she said.
The show, created by Rae and Larry Wilmore, started in 2016. Its fourth season dropped on HBO last month.
In the series, Rae stars as Issa Dee, who together with her best friend Molly (Yvonne Orji), navigates the single experience in Los Angeles; their peers sometimes feel intimidated by their success.
"Insecure" also features Jay Ellis, Natasha Rothwell, Amanda Seales and Alexander Hodge in pivotal roles.
Prentice Penny, Melina Matsoukas, Michael Rotenberg, Dave Becky, Jonathan ...

Issa Rae-starrer 'Insecure' gets season five order from HBO

Actor Seth Rogen and his producing partner Evan Goldberg are set to work on an adult animated comedy film, based on popular podcast "Bubble".
According to Variety, the project has been set up at Sony Pictures Animations with Matt Tomach as producer.
Rogen and Goldberg, will be producing the film through their Point Grey banner.
The "Bubble" podcast, which started in 2018, is about an unlikely group of friends who came together thanks to an Uber-like app for hunting monsters called Huntr.
John Morris, the creator of the podcast, will adapt the script for the film, which is said to be in the same vein as Rogen and Goldberg's 2016 animated comedy "Sausage Party".
Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir, James Weaver, and David Manpearl are attached as executive producers.
Rogen, 38, and Goldberg, 37, have previously collaborated on projects like "Superbad", "Pineapple Express", "This Is the End", "The Interview" and Amazon series "The Boys".

Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg to produce animated comedy based on 'Bubble' podcast

Pop diva Madonna has revealed that she has tested positive for the COVID-19 anitbodies.
The singer shared the news in the 14th edition of her Quarantine Diary on Instagram TV.
Took a test the other day and I found out that I have the antibodies. So tomorrow I'm just going to go for a long drive in the car, and I'm gonna roll down the window and I'm gonna breathe in the COVID-19 air. Yup. I hope the sun is shining, Madonna said.
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US, antibody tests are used to determine whether or not a person has been exposed to COVID-19 by finding proteins the body produces to fight the virus.
However, the CDC has yet to confirm if the possession of antibodies is equal to immunity.

Madonna says she has tested positive for coronavirus antibodies.

Paramount Pictures and Hasbro are working on an untitled fourth G.I. Joe film, which is said to carry forward the story of the as-of-yet unreleased spin-off film Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio is in negotiations with the writing team of Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse to pen the script.
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, features Crazy Rich Asians star Henry Golding in the lead role as the head of an anti-terrorist group.
Robert Schwentke has directed the film, which is scheduled to release on October 23.
The film is a reboot of the franchise and comes seven years after G.I. Joe: Retaliation.
The franchise is based on Hasbro's action figure toy line launched in 2009 with G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra.
Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who has backed G.I. Joe and Transformers films, will produce the upcoming film with Hasbro's Allspark Pictures.

G.I. Joe' movie in development

Aired again after 33 Years, Ramayan has set a world record by becoming the highest viewed entertainment program globally.
The re-telecast of the TV show started on Doordarshan National in March soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of novel coronavirus.
DD National said on April 16, 7.7 crore people across the globe watched the show.
"Rebroadcast of Ramayana on Doordarshan smashes viewership records worldwide, the show becomes most watched entertainment show in the world with 7.7 crore viewers on 16th of April," DD National posted on official Twitter handle.
Thanks to all our viewers! #RAMAYAN - WORLD RECORD! Highest Viewed Entertainment Program Globally, another tweet read.
Written, produced and directed by Ramanand Sagar, Ramayan, first aired on Doordarshan in 1987 and acquired a cult status over the years.
The show featured Arun Govil as Rama, Dipika Chikhlia Topiwala as Sita and Sunil Lahri as Lakshman. It also starred ...

Ramayan sets world record, becomes most viewed entertainment program globally

Personalities from the field of entertainment and sports have come together for a digital concert to be held on May3 to raise funds for the frontline workers, who are working round the clock to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
Facebook has collaborated with some of the biggest names in Indian entertainment to put together a home-to-home fundraiser concert, I For India.
All the proceeds from the fundraiser concert will go to the India COVID Response Fund managed by GiveIndia, to support on-ground relief efforts.
The vision for the concert is three-pronged: to entertain those locked down in their homes, to pay tribute to those who are working on the frontlines and to raise funds for those who have no work and no home and do not know where their next meal is coming from.
The four-hour long concert will be live globally on Facebook on May 3 and will feature performances and personal messages from over 85 Indian and global starsincluding Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, ...

COVID-19: Actors, musicians and sports personalities to come together for fundraiser concert

Actor Darren Chris is set to voice Superman in Warner Bros' upcoming animated movie Superman: Man Of Tomorrow.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Chris is playing a young version of Superman still figuring this whole superhero thing out, opposite Zachary Quinto's supervillian Lex Luthor.
The movie stars Alexandra Daddario as the voice of Lois Lane.
Man of Tomorrow will also feature two less famous rogues: Lobo and Parasite. Lobo, an intergalactic bounty hunter who calls himself "the Main Man," will be voiced by Ryan Hurst, while Parasite will be voiced by Brett Dalton.
The film is directed by Chris Palmer and written by Tim Sheridan, with Butch Lukic attached as producer.

Darren Criss, Zachary Quinto to star in animated Superman movie

"The Leftovers" star Carrie Coon has replaced Amanda Peet on HBO's upcoming drama series "The Gildred Age".
The show, set in 1880s New York, has been developed by "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes.
The story begins in 1882 and introduces Marian Brook, the orphaned daughter of a Southern general, who moves into the home of her rigidly conventional aunts (Baranski and Nixon) in New York City.
"Accompanied by the mysterious Peggy Scott, an African-American woman masquerading as her maid, Marian gets caught up in the dazzling lives of her stupendously rich neighbours, led by a ruthless railroad tycoon and his ambitious wife, who are struggling for acceptance in the Astor and Vanderbilt set," the plot line of the project reads.
Coon will essay the role of Bertha Russell, who comes from the ordinary middle class, reported Deadline.
The show will also feature Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Morgan Spector, Dene Benton, Louisa Jacobson, Taissa Farmiga, Blake Ritson, Simon Jones, ...

Carrie Coon boards HBO's 'The Gildred Age'

Filmmaker John M Chu has called out a scam where actors were being asked to audition for the sequels to 2018 hit "Crazy Rich Asians".
The filmmaker decided to set things straight after a Twitter user named Alan Baltes,claiming to be a casting associate, announced that the film's two upcoming sequels were casting for lead roles.
Baltes allegedly asked the budding artiste to pay USD 99 as "submission fee" so as to be considered for the projects.
Talking to Variety, Chu, who is currently working on "In The Heights" adaptation, said he is "disgusted" by the fraudulent activity happening on the social media.
"I kept reading it, and when it said '99 dollars', I was like, 'This is f***ed up. There's so many scams like that in LA anyway and to actually target, specifically, Asian actors, was very frustrating," the director said.
He termed the scam as a direct attack on Asian actors who have only now started to get recognised in Hollywood.
"Asian American actors finally get the opportunity or .

John M Chu 'disgusted' by casting scam around 'Crazy Rich Asians' sequels

Actor Gina Rodriguez will be headlining Paramount Pictures' upcoming comedy "The Aliens are Stealing Our Weed".
Ryan Firpo, who co-wrote the Marvel Studios' upcoming superhero saga "Eternals", has penned the screenplay of the comedy.
The story follows Candice (Rodriguez) and Izzy, two hapless pot growers who, after their entire crop of weed inexplicably goes missing, uncover an alien conspiracy to steal the planet's marijuana supply.
Rodriguez, 35, will also produce the movie through her company I Can and I Will, alongside Kaz and Ryan Firpo's Badlands.
Molly Breeskin will serve as executive produce.

Gina Rodriguez to lead Paramount comedy 'Aliens are Stealing Our Weed'

In one of the biggest collaborations by artistes for a noble cause, a group of 100 singers, including the legendary Asha Bhosle, Kumar Sanu and Sonu Nigam have come together to record an anthem for the frontline warriors fighting the coronavirus pandemic and in the aid of PM Cares fund.
The anthem One Nation One Voice', recorded in 14 different languages, will be dedicated to the nation by Lata Mangeshkar on behalf of Indian Singers Rights Association (ISRA) on May 3.
It will be released across over 100 digital platforms such as TV, Radio and on social media.
Commenting on the initiative, Bhosle said that singers are the artists who have always expressed the feelings of the public.
"On this occasion when all of us are fighting against the coronavirus pandemic as One Nation' ably led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we 100 singers of the country under ISRA decided to express our love for the nation and dedicate this song as One Voice', she said.
The artists, who are a part of the ...

COVID-19: 100 singers unite for anthem dedicated to frontline warriors

Singer Ashlee Simpson and her actor husband Evan Ross are expecting their second child together.
The singer announced her pregnancy on Instagram.
"We are pregnant and we are so excited to share it with everyone. Baby #3," Simpson captioned a picture of herself and Ross happily holding up a positive pregnancy test.
She also acknowledged that being pregnant during the coronavirus pandemic can be stressful.
During this unprecedented time, we know pregnant women may be under greater stress which is why we are supporting @marchofdimes Mom and Baby #COVID19 Intervention and Support Fund. Check out their Instagram page to see how they are helping moms and babies get the care they need now and in the future, she added.
The baby will join the couple's four-year-old daughter Jagger Snow and Simpson's son with ex-husband Pete Wentz, 11-year-old Bronx Wentz.

Ashlee Simpson, husband Evan Ross to welcome second child together

Supermodel Gigi Hadid has confirmed that she and her singer boyfriend, Zayn Malik, are set to welcome their first child together.
Gigi made the revelation during an appearance on Jimmy Fallon's talk show.
Fallon welcomed the runway star by congratulating her "on expecting a baby."
"Thank you so much. Obviously, we wish we could have announced it on our own terms. But we're very excited and happy and grateful for everyone's well wishes and support, Gigi said.
She added that her pregnancy is a "nice silver lining to be able to be home and together and to really experience it day by day."
The 25-year-old model's mother, Yolanda Hadid, also spoke about the pregnancy in an interview with Dutch outlet RTL Boulevard.
"I'm excited to become a Oma in September especially after I lost my mom so recently. But this is the beauty of life: One soul leaves us and a new one comes in. We feel very blessed," she said.
Gigi and Zayn, 27, rekindled their romance in February and have been spending time ...

Gigi Hadid confirms she is expecting first child with Zayn Malik

The LeBron James-led sequel to 1996 blockbuster "Space Jam" has been titled "Space Jam: A New Legacy", the professional basketball player has announced.
James posted a brief video of himself wearing a hat on his Instagram with the logo of "Space Jam: A New Legacy". He also announced that the movie will be released in 2021.
The project is being directed by Malcolm D. Lee, best known for helming 2017 comedy "Girls Trip".
"Star Trek: Discovery" actor Sonequa Martin-Green and "Avengers: Endgame" star Don Cheadle will also feature alongside James.
The NBA star and his business partner Maverick Carter are also producing the movie alongside with "Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler and Duncan Henderson.
The original 1996 live-action/animated film featured Michael Jordan in the lead. In the movie, Jordan team up with Bugs Bunny and his Looney Tunes gang to defeat evil alien basketball players.

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