Actress Melissa McCarthy will play the popular fictional character Tinker Bell from  J M Barrie's 1904 play 'Peter Pan' in a new comedy-adventure film.
	Shawn Levy is directing the untitled film. The project was hatched with a fresh take on the classic tale by Levy, one that he fleshed out with McCarthy, 44, reported Deadline.
	'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' scribe Nicholas Stoller will write the script.
	Levy will produce through 21 Laps with McCarthy and her On the Day production banner. Fox is the project.

Melissa McCarthy to star in a Tinker Bell film

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Paul Greengrass is set to helm a new version of George Orwell's dystopian classic novel '1984'.
	Scott Rudin is producing the film with Gina Rosenblum. They've set as their writer James Graham, who wrote the book for the Broadway-bound musical 'Finding Neverland', reported Deadline.
	Greengrass is next expected to re-team with Matt Damon in their third instalment of the Bourne Identity franchise together. Michael De Luca will oversee 1984 for the studio.
	The novel is set in Airstrip One (formerly known as Great Britain), a province of the superstate Oceania in a world of perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance, and public manipulation.
	The province is dictated by a political system euphemistically named English Socialism (or Ingsoc in the government's invented language, Newspeak) under the control of a privileged Inner Party elite that persecutes individualism and independent thinking as 'thought crimes'.

Paul Greengrass to direct adaptation of George Orwell's '1984'

U2 frontman Bono suffered fractures in the orbit of his eye, left shoulder blade and in one in his upper arm following a bicycle accident.
	Bono, 54, underwent a five-hour-long surgery at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center's Emergency Department.
	His humerus broke in six different places and tore through the skin of his arm, said The Hollywood Reporter.
	The hospital referred to the mishap as a 'high energy bicycle accident' after the singer tried to avoid another rider.
	"(Bono) was taken urgently to the operating room... Where the elbow was washed out and debrided, a nerve trapped in the break was moved and the bone was repaired with three metal plates and 18 screws. The singer also underwent a second surgery to repair a fractured left pinky finger on Monday," said orthopaedic trauma surgeon Dean Lorich.

Bono suffers multiple fractures after bicycle accident

American singer Jimmy Ruffin, who was a regular with famous record label Motown, has died. He was 78.
	Ruffin's kids, Philicia and Jimmy Lee, confirmed that he died on Monday at his home in Las Vegas. The cause of death is not known yet, reported TMZ.
	Born in Mississippi, Ruffin moved to Detroit in the early 1960s and was signed to Motown's Miracle label.
	He had several hit records between the 1960s and 1980s, the most successful being the Top 10 classic 'What Becomes of the Brokenhearted'.
	He collaborated with his late younger brother David Ruffin, who was one of the lead singers of American vocal group 'Temptations' for an album in 1970, 'I Am My Brother's Keeper'.
	David died in 1991, aged 50, due of drug overdose. This led to Jimmy becoming an anti-drug campaigner.
	He also recorded for other labels, Polydor and Chess, where he recorded 'Tell Me What You Want'. In 1980, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees produced his album Sunrise and the hit single 'Hold On To My Love', which reached .

Motown singer Jimmy Ruffin dies

A three month tour of India is on Scarlett Johansson's fantasy itinerary.
	The 29-year-old actress, in an interview to Marie Claire expressed a desire to visit India for a long holiday.
	The 'Vicki Cristina Barcelona' star, who gave birth to her first child, Rose, six weeks ago, said her French fiance Romain Dauriac makes her laugh.
	Asked what brings her the greatest joy, the 'Her' star said, "My family. And Key lime pie."
	Johansson, who was previously married to Ryan Reynolds, would like to have dinner with Bono, David Bowie and the late actress Bette Davis.
	The 'Vicki Cristina Barcelona' star said the best gift she's ever received was from the movie's director, Woody Allen, who gave her his iconic glasses.

Scarlett Johansson would like to visit India

Grammy-winning singer Lorde says her mother, who travels with her around the world, stops her from acting like a diva.
	The 18-year-old singer, who has achieved worldwide global pop success since the release of her debut album 'Pure Heroine' last year, said her mother puts a stop to any histrionics straight away, reported Contactmusic.
	"I live at home, in my childhood bedroom. I travel with my mum and if I were to ever say anything a little bit diva-esque, she'd knock it right down," she said.
	The 'Royals' singer, who has just compiled the soundtrack for 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1', still enjoys living the life of a regular teenager.
	"It's important to me that I'm still in touch with my teenage life, even if what I'm doing every day may not be strictly teenage. So the second I get home I'm calling my friends. I love being young and I want to retain that for as long as possible, even if I am like an old lady and working all the time.
	"My friends all tease me. We'll go ..

I can't be a diva: Lorde

Lana Del Rey has recorded two new songs for Tim Burton's upcoming movie "Big Eyes".
	The first song is named after the movie's title and the second one is called "I Can Fly", reported Ace Showbiz.
	The former, written by Del Rey along with Daniel Heath, appears midway through the movie.
	The latter, meanwhile, was written along with "West Coast" co-writer/producer Rick Nowels and is playing over the end credits.
	"Big Eyes" is hitting theaters on December 25. It stars Amy Adams as Margaret Keane, the American artist whose iconic '50s and '60s paintings of big-eyed children were falsely credited to her then-husband Walter.
	Last year, Del Ray made a contribution to the soundtrack of "The Great Gatsby" with "Young and Beautiful".

Lana Del Rey records two new songs for new film

'Gone Girl' star Rosamund Pike is reportedly in negotiations for a role in 'The Mountain Between Us'.
	The movie is an adaptation of Charles Martin's novel about two people who fall in love after surviving a place crash in the mountains, reported Digital Spy.
	The 35-year-old actress is in talks to play the lead female alongside Charlie Hunnam.
	Paradise Now's Hany Abu-Assad is set to direct the Fox 2000 and Chernin Entertainment film, which has J Mills Goodloe and Scott Frank on board to write the script.
	Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and David Reading have been lined up to produce.

Rosamund Pike in talks for 'The Mountain Between Us'?

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin are not planning to adopt a child despite reports claiming otherwise.
	A representative for the "Gravity" star dismissed stories that he and his wife were looking to adopt an orphan, saying the story was "100 percent fabricated", reported Ace Showbiz.
	The 53-year-old actor and the British human rights lawyer tied the knot in front of family and friends in Venice, Italy in September.
	In late October, the pair had another wedding celebration in England.

George Clooney's representative denies adoption report

Coldplay Chris Martin would love to be in 'The Hunger Games'.
	Martin said he always enjoyed running in the outdoors and if he was a teenager now, he'd love to take part in the fictitious game, in which people kill others to win a competition, reported Femalefirst.
	"I used to collect pen knives as a kid. I was into outdoor stuff and I wanted to be Robin Hood. Now I'd want to be into 'The Hunger Games'," he said.
	The 'Viva La Vida' musician dated 'Hunger Games' actress Jennifer Lawrence for three months following his decision to "consciously uncouple" from his estranged wife Gwyneth Paltrow, 42, in March 2014.
	And according to reports, Lawrence has rekindled her romance with her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Hoult, 24, after deciding to call time on her relationship with Martin in October.

Chris Martin wants 'Hunger Games' role

Actress Hilary Swank says male actors earn ten times more than their female colleagues.
	The 'Boys Don't Cry' actress attacked the disparity in Hollywood pay at the Loyola Marymount University School of Film and TV, reported Digital Spy.
	"My male counterpart will get paid ten times more than me - ten times. Not double, but ten times for the same job. We only have this much left for the female actress.
	"I mean, there's two genders on this earth. Both are compelling, interesting, diverse, wonderful in all their own separate ways. And yet there's an influx of male roles and there's just not for women," she said.
	Swank was last seen in 'The Homesman' with Tommy Lee Jones.

Male actors earn ten times more than females: Hilary Swank

Media mogul Simon Cowell is unimpressed by Cheryl Fernandez-Versini revelation that she would happily quit 'X Factor' to have a baby.
	The 'X Factor' boss, who welcomed his first child Eric with girlfriend Lauren Silverman earlier this year, said that he didn't take a year off, so doesn't see why she should anyone else, reported Daily Mirror.
	When asked by about Fernandez-Versini's comments, Cowell said, "Well, I had one."
	When asked if he thought Fernandez-Versini would be returning for next year's 'X Factor', Cowell said it was far too early to say.
	"Whenever you ask anyone at this stage in the competition whether they want to come back or not, you're knackered - and the idea of doing it again is, like: 'My God, I couldn't go through this again'.
	"I like to let people finish the show, relax over the New Year then see how they feel. So I wouldn't ask Cheryl the question this year," he added.

Simon Cowell slams Cheryl Fernandez-Versini

Taylor Swift has denied reports that she spoke to Google about making her music available on its new YouTube Music Key service.
	The denial was issued after Billy Bragg criticised the 24-year-old singer for removing her entire back catalogue from Spotify.
	"Taylor Swift has had absolutely no discussion or agreement of any kind with Google's new music streaming service," her representative said.
	But, writing on Facebook, Bragg accused the star of not being honest with her fans.
	"(She should) say 'sorry, but (Google) gave me a huge amount of money... So I've sold my soul," he said.
	"These worthy sentiments have been somewhat undermined by Swift making her new album and back catalogue available on Google's new Music Key streaming service... Which also offers listeners a free service alongside a premium subscription tier," he added.

Taylor Swift denies claims of Google music deal

'The Dark Knight Rises' star Tom Hardy has been roped in to star in a new FX drama.
	Titled 'Taboo', the series is set in 1813 and follows James Keziah Delaney (Hardy), a rogue adventurer who returns from Africa with 14 ill-gotten diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father.
	Refusing to sell the family business to the East India Company, he sets out to build his own trade and shipping empire and finds himself playing a very dangerous game.
	The project was created by Hardy and his father, Chips Hardy.
	'Taboo' is executive produced by Ridley Scott (Blade Runner), among others, and written by Steven Knight (Dirty Pretty Things).
	"FX is the perfect partner to engage with this dark, fantastic world that Tom and Steven have created," Scott said.
	'Taboo' will have an eight episode first season that's tentatively slated to premiere in 2016.

Tom Hardy to star in FX adventure series

Anna Wintour has implied that Kim Kardashian may not be "deeply tasteful" but she opted to feature her with husband Kanye West on Vogue to shake things up.
	The cover was criticied by magazine loyalists but sold many copies.
	Speaking at The Museum of Metropolitan Art, Wintour said her decision to feature Madonna long time back had caused similar controversy.
	"I think if we just remain deeply tasteful and just put deeply tasteful people on the cover, it would be a rather boring magazine," Wintour said, according to Fashionista.
	"Nobody would talk about us. It's very important that people do talk about us... Now and again one has to do things like that. I think it's part of the excitement and part of being a journalist. I hope another Kim Kardashian comes along this year!," Wintour said.

Did Anna Wintour call Kim-Kanye not tasteful?

The '12 Years a Slave' director Steve McQueen is planning another biopic, this time on civil rights activist Paul Robeson.
	The director, whose slavery drama based on a memoir fetched the best film award at the Oscars this year, is developing a movie about real-life actor, singer, and Civil Rights activist Paul Robeson. He announced his next project at the Hidden Heroes Awards in New York.
	"It was about this black guy who was in Wales and was singing with these miners," McQueen said.
	"I was about 14 years old, and not knowing who Paul Robeson was, this black American in Wales, it seemed strange. So then, of course, I just found out that this man was an incredible human being.

Steve McQueen to direct Paul Robeson biopic

British actor Charles Dance, who played Tywin Lannister on TV drama 'Game of Thrones', has hinted that the fantasy story by JRR Martin may get a movie.
	Dance said producers have been actively discussing a possible movie adaptation.
	"There's talk of eventually trying to do a feature film," the 68-year-old actor told The Daily Beast.
	"But I don't know which of the storylines. There's so much to cram into a film."
	The fantasy drama completed its fourth season currently. The story traces the fortune of many noble families in a fictitious kingdom as they fight for power.
	Regular cast members Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau are returning for the next season.
	Dance, whose character was killed by his son in the fourth season, says his body will make an appearance in the upcoming season.

'Game of Thrones' to get a movie?

Vishal Bharadwaj's 'Kaminey' actor Rajatava Dutta considers the first ever launch of a Bengali flick by Big B as the coming up of content-rich Bengali films at the global level.
	"Amitabha Bachchan finding time among his shooting schedule to unveil the first look of a Bengali film! This had never happened previously. People from our film fraternity had been doing the honours mostly," Rajatava, also having wooed audiences in Kahaani and Khalnayak, told PTI.
	Rajatava, who will appear in another gritty Bollywood thriller, was talking to PTI on the sidelines of the programme at a heritage luxury hotel in the city.
	"The presence of Shoojit Sircar may have made this possible as he is having such good terms with Mr Bachchan. But this is also an important moment as we are having both Amitabh Bachchan and Shoojit, a formidable director, at the same film event.
	"The film can be a first in many ways, first time trailer launch of a Bengali film attended by an internationally known actor, first 

'Kaminey' actor bowled by Big B

Superstar Rajinikanth today told the Madras High Court that debutant director K R Ravirathinam had accused him of stealing his story for the tri-lingual action thriller 'Linga' with an ulterior motive of defaming him, gaining publicity and making illegal and unlawful gains.
    Justice M Venugopal, who heard the case, directed the Director General of Police and Commissioner of Police to file a report as to whether any FIR had been registered on the complaint filed by Ravirathinam and what was the status of investigation regarding the complaint.
    He also directed officials of Central and state governments, including Secretary to Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to file their report regarding the allegation of Ravirathinam and his representation for a probe in the matter.
    The counsel for Rajinikanth said the actor was in the film industry for 40 years and had played many roles including that of producer, screen writer, story writer and playback singer. He had received ...

Allegation against him is with ulterior motive: Rajnikanth

Multi-award winning Hollywood film 'Sold', based on the story of child trafficking in Nepal, was screened in Kathmandu in the presence of ministers, senior diplomats, government officials, artists and social activists.
	The screening was attended by starcast including Seems Biswas (Bandit Queen) and Sushmita Mukharjee ( Khalnayak, Dostana) along with Oscar-winning director Jeffrey D Brown and Producer Jane Charles.
	Nepalese Communication Minister Mrigendra Rijal, Commerce Minister Sunil Thapa and US Ambassador to Nepal Peter W Bode were among the dignitaries who were present on the occasion of the special screening.
	Child rights organization Childreach Nepal launched the Taught Not Trafficked campaign to prevent child trafficking in Nepal through education on November 18, 2014.
	Every year as many as 10,000 to 20,000 children are estimated to be trafficked out of Nepal, mainly to India. Most trafficked children are girls aged between twelve and eighteen, who are sold to work as ...

'Sold' screens in Nepal

Salman Khan's adopted sister Arpita tied the knot with Delhi-based businessman Ayush Sharma in a grand ceremony here.
	The lavish wedding at Falaknuma Palace last evening was attended by Salman's colleague from the industry including Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Karan Johar, Kabir Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Mika along with other family members.
	Arpita opted for an embellished red and gold lehenga while the groom looked dapper in an ivory sherwani teamed with beige safa.
	Arpita looked every bit a Punjabi bride in a big Kundan mangtika, necklace, chura and kalire.
	Kabir, who recently wrapped up Delhi leg of 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' shoot with Salman, posted a group picture of the celebrities, who attended the wedding, on his Twitter account.
	"At the historic Falaknuma palace for Arpita's grand wedding. Now the party is swinging," he captioned the picture.
	While women from bride's side were dressed up in their wedding best, all the men sported a beige safa to welcome the guests.

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