'Sons of Anarchy' star Ryan Hurst has joined the cast of TV series 'Bates Motel'.
	The 38-year-old actor will appear in season three in a major recurring role, reported Ace Showbiz.
	Hurst will play Chick Hogan, an intelligent ex-con with dark and menacing personality traits.
	The character owns a motorbike shop, but runs an illegal firearms trade on the side.
	The actor will appear in 'Bates Motel' alongside former 'Sons of Anarchy' cast-mate Kenny Johnson.
	'Bates Motel' returns to the US in March 2015.

Ryan Hurst joins 'Bates Motel' season three

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Writer Neil Gaiman has hinted that a number of Vertigo comic book films are in the works.
	The writer assured a fan on Tumblr that the adaptation of his classic series 'The Sandman' is still in the works, reported Digital Spy.
	The movie was not listed as part of Warner Bros' recently unveiled DC Comics film schedule.
	"It's not a DC Comics film," said Gaiman. "It's a Vertigo film. That's a different slate of films, and a different announcement."
	Vertigo is the creator-owned imprint of DC Comics, and the home of popular series including American Vampire, Fables, Hellblazer, Transmetropolitan, The Unwritten and Y: The Last Man.
	A television series based on Sandman spin-off 'Lucifer' is in the works.
	Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in line to produce and direct 'The Sandman'.

Vertigo comics to be made into films

'Birdman' director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu has called superhero films "cultural genocide".
	The filmmaker warned about the philosophy of the genre and the values that he perceives such movies to promote, reported Deadline.
	"I sometimes enjoy them because they are basic and simple and go well with popcorn," Gonzalez Inarritu said.
	"The problem is that sometimes they purport to be profound, based on some Greek mythological kind of thing. And they are honestly very right wing.
	"I always see them as killing people because they do not believe in what you believe, or they are not being who you want them to be. I hate that, and don't respond to those characters.
	"If you observe the mentality of most of those films, it's really about people who are rich, who have power, who will do the good, who will kill the bad. Philosophically, I just don't like them," Gonzalez Inarritu added.
	Michael Keaton, Emma Stone and Edward Norton star in Gonzalez Inarritu's surreal new film, which centres .

Superhero films are cultural genocide: Gonzalez Inarritu

Actor Eddie Murphy has signed on to star in Bruce Beresford's 'Cook'.
	The 53-year-old actor will star in the 'Driving Miss Daisy' director's drama, reported E! online.
	The film, to which Samuel L Jackson was previously attached, centres around a man (Murphy) hired by a dying father to look after his daughter and girlfriend.
	"It's a great screenplay," producer Mark Canton said.
	"It's a small story - a true story - of a family and a guy who comes into their lives. You have to come up with either really great big franchise driven movies or little character driven movies. Those are the two businesses to be in. I'm in both. You don't like to be caught in the middle."
	'Cook' will begin shooting in November.

Eddie Murphy joins 'Cook'

Japanese actress Tao Okamoto has been cast in TV series 'Hannibal'.
	The actress, who is best known for her role opposite Hugh Jackman in 'The Wolverine', will play the mysterious Lady Murasaki in the NBC drama's third season, reported Deadline.
	"It is a dark and mysterious character, possessing an alluring and classic beauty with a dark secret."
	Introduced in Thomas Harris's third Hannibal Lecter novel Hannibal Rising, Murasaki is Lecter's aunt, with whom he lived as a teenager after being removed from an orphanage.
	Season three will find Hannibal on the run with Bedelia (Gillian Anderson) in Europe, following the bloodbath in season two's finale which left the fates of Will (Hugh Dancy), Alana (Caroline Dhavernas), Jack (Laurence Fishburne) and Abigail (Kacey Rohl) up in the air.
	'Hannibal's third season will premiere on NBC in late spring 2015.

Tao Okamoto joins cast of 'Hannibal' season 3

R&B star Drake's upcoming track 'How About Now', has been leaked online much before its release.
	The slow track features a sample of Jodeci's classic ballad 'My Heart Belongs to You', reported Ace Showbiz.
	'How About Now' opens with a voicemail recording from a woman. Drake is later heard rapping about an ex-girlfriend who dumped him after all the things he did for her when they were dating.
	For now, it's unclear if the song is a leftover of the Toronto native's last album, last year's Nothing Was the Same ,or a new song recorded for his next studio effort Views From the 6. The new LP currently has no official release date.
	This song has been removed from audiomack due to a DMCA complaint.

Drake's song 'How About Now' leaks online

Hollywood couple Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake opted for hiking in New Zealand to celebrate their two-year wedding anniversary.
	The 'Mirrors' singer led the way down a small hill as the couple were joined by other friends, reported Us magazine.
	He donned an all grey outfit, including a long-sleeve shirt, matching T-shirt, and baseball cap. Biel, 32, kept close behind in tight workout pants and a loose-fitted top. She wore a colorful hat and tied a grey sweatshirt around her waist.
	The same say, Timberlake shared an intimate picture of the couple staring out at the gorgeous coastline around Auckland, New Zealand. The snapshot, in fact, is the first Instagram picture the singer has ever shared of Biel, whom he married in Italy in 2012.
	"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it," he captioned the pic, referencing the famous line from 1986's Ferris Bueller's 'Day Off'.

Jessica Biel, Justin Timberlake go hiking in New Zealand

Former soccer ace David Beckham has described Queen Elizabeth II as 'the most amazing woman'.
	Beckham, 39, who admits that he was raised in a patriotic family, said that getting the opportunity to meet the Queen was one of the best things that he has ever done, reported Femalefirst.
	Beckham went to Buckingham Palace in 2003 when he was awarded an OBE.
	"(Queen Elizabeth) is the most amazing woman. I'm a real traditionalist. I'm a real royalist. The fact that I've been to Buckingham Palace and I've been able to meet the Queen, that's the best thing I've ever done. She's amazing.
	"My grandparents brought me up to be a real royalist. They would make us sit down on Christmas Day and watch the Queen's speech and they would take us to the changing of the guard," he said.
	Beckham enjoyed a two decade football career before he called time at the end of the 2012-13 season. His career had seen him play for Manchester United, Real Madrid and LA Galaxy, as well as captaining the England ...

Queen Elizabeth is an amazing woman: David Beckham

San Francisco radio stations have banned Grammy-winning singer Lorde's hit single 'Royals' from their playlist ahead of the 2014 World Series.
	Stations 104.5 KFOG and 96.5 KOIT have announced they will
not be playing the song during the baseball championship which will see the city's Giants taking on the Kansas City Royals, reported Ace Showbiz.
	KFOG recently posted a photo of Lorde on their Facebook page and said, "No offense, Lorde, but for the duration of the World Series, KFOG Radio will be a 'Royals'-free zone. We're sure you understand."
	KOIT, meanwhile, wrote on Twitter, "#Lorde #Royals will be removed from the @965KOIT playlist until the end of the World Series #GoGiants"
	The 2014 World series starts from October 21 and will last
about a week.
	'Royals' is a track from Lorde's debut album Pure Heroine that she put out last year.

Lorde's 'Royals' banned from San Francisco radio stations

Musicians Vishal & Shekhar, Papon, Arijit Singh, Benny Dayal, Shilpa Rao, Indian Ocean, Neeti Mohan and Harshdeep Kaur performed at a fund-raiser concert here to raise funds for the flood victims of Assam.
	Spearheaded by Papon and Vishal Dadlani, the concert #FORASSAM witnessed some of the biggest names of the music industry performing live to an enthralled audience here last night.
	"The intention was to generate awareness and attention about the flood situation in Assam and generate as much relief funds as possible towards the cause. We will collect the funds and hand it over to the chief minister's fund soon," said Papon, whose Bollywood songlist includes 'Jiyein kyun' ("Dum Maaro Dum"), 'Kyon' ("Barfi!") and 'Sun le re' ("Madras Cafe").
	"This is probably the biggest concert in Indian music history where the music fraternity has come forward for a cause. Flood is an annual phenomenon in Assam, but due to some reasons, it doesn't get properly highlighted enough to be ...

Delhi hosts concert for Assam flood victims

Terming Maduri Dixit's portrayal of Mohini in "Tezaab" as iconic, Deepika Padukone has called on people not to compare her role in the upcoming film "Happy New Year" with that of the dancing diva.
	Deepika, 28, plays an enthusiastic dancer Mohini Joshi in the musical heist film, which will release this Diwali.
	"Madhuri Dixit's character is an iconic one. There is no similarity between the two except the name. So, please don't compare my character with Maduri's brilliant portrayal of Mohini. Both the characters are very much different to each other," she said during the promotion of the film here.
	In the film, the actress would be seen delivering her dialogues in an interesting mix of Marathi and Hindi.
	"Being living in Mumbai for seven years, it gave me the immense opportunity to interact with Marathi people. Moreover, my mother tongue is Konkani, which is very similar to Marathi. It was not a tough call for me to speak in that dialect," she said.
	Having touted as one of the ...

Don't compare my character with Madhuri's Mohini: Deepika

Director Farah Khan, considered the mentor of Deepika Padukone, says the actress is like a polished diamond now.
	Farah, 49, gave the 'Chennai Express' actress her first break in Bollywood seven years ago with the romantic reincarnation film "Om Shanti Om".
	"She has really grown as an actress. She was a rough diamond when she started her career in 2007 but in these seven years I feel she has become a polished diamond. She is like my kohinoor," Farah said during the promotion of her upcoming directorial venture "Happy New Year" in the capital.
	Though Deepika has improved as a performer, Farah feels she is still the same for her.
	"She has not changed as a human being for me. We are still like mother and daughter. I feel the equation never changes with family no matter how big you become," she added.
	Deepika plays the role of a bar dancer Mohini Joshi in "Happy New Year", which also stars Shah Rukh Khan, Sonu Sood, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani and Vivaan Shah.
	Asked who is the ...

Deepika is like my kohinoor: Farah Khan

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan suffered a minor knee injury during the promotional activities for his upcoming Diwali release "Happy New Year".
	The injury also resulted in the delay of the Delhi leg of the promotions of the Farah Khan-directed film.
	The 48-year-old actor made a late entry and was seen limping his way to the press meet, which was also attended by the film's cast -- Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani and Vivaan Shah besides Farah.
	"Shah Rukh has hurt his knee last night and is currently undergoing physiotherapy. He will be late and till then we will entertain you people," said Abhishek before the beginning of the press conference.
	On his arrival Shah Rukh said, "I hurt my knee yesterday. It is a minor sprain and I will be alright soon."
	The team has so far promoted the film in Indore, Ahmedabad and Chennai apart from their SLAM (sound, light, action and movie) tour in the US.
	"Happy New Year", a heist comedy, is the third collaboration between ..

Shah Rukh hurts knee during 'Happy New Year' promotions

Superstar Jeet says he has been a keen follower of the tweets of the Big B and wishes to emulate the legendary actor's social networking skills.
	"From sharing my forever idol's name as the title of my movie to updating myself about each and every tweet of his, Bacchan Sir is more than a mentor to me whose prayers did wonders for my film," Jeet said.
	"And now my prayers to God let him inspire us, the youngsters and his countless fans with his inspiring tweets in coming days. Let's all pray" the Bachchan protagonist told PTI after handing over a jacket of the film to a young fan today. Jeet himself has been regularly interacting with his fans on facebook and tweets.
	The 23-year-old fan Paramita Dey donned the "Bachchan" jacket as the film's co-producer Grassroot Entertainment and Music F Fatafati to cap the film's phenomenal success since puja release early this month.
	The costume bore references of three famous characters of Amitabh since the 70s.

I always emulate Amitabh in tweeting: Jeet

His actor-son Arjun Chakroborty, having wooed audiences in contrasting genres of films like 'Chirodini Tumi Je Amar' and 'Bonkubabu', has lot more things to learn as an upcoming artiste, veteran actor Sabyasachi Chakroborty says.
	"A breezy comedy, highlighting the new age Bengali films, the fresh pair of Arjun and Amrita (Chattopadhyay)  is a pleasure to watch. But Arjun has lot more things to learn as a young actor," Sabyasachi said at the premier of  'Janla Diye Bou Palalo' here.
	Arjun, drawing parallels with Jodi Love Dile Naa role of a young age couple related to another generation, explained no two roles can be similar.
	"Here I am more of a comic character with toned up muscles, the kind of new age youth you saw in places girls feel secure with. I am part of the hilarious scenes involving the runaway bride.
	"In Jodi Love Dile Naa Prane I essay more of a catalyst reuniting their parents of a previous generation. In Bonkubabu again I play the pampered para boy of a joint ...

From IFFI panorama flick to road comedy

One Direction star Nial Horan has asked singer Jessie J to marry him, after seeing her performance on an episode of the singing reality show 'X Factor'.
	Horan, 21, took to Twitter to pop the question to the 26-year-old pop star, reported the Daily Mirror.
	"@JessieJ marry me!" tweeted Horan.
	Wearing a sparkly bodice with a leather crop top and hotpants, Jessie flaunted her trim figure as she danced around the stage in a pair of sky high black thigh high boots.
	She performed in front of two huge J's that were engulfed in flames.

Nial Horan proposes to Jessie J

Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon has become the latest celebrity to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's - 'Swachh Bharat' campaign and she has urged everyone to be a part of the cleanliness drive.
	"The 'Swachh Bharat' campaign started by our Prime Minister is crucial for every section of the society and everyone should participate in it," the 39-year-old actress said.
	Linking the campaign to Diwali she said, "The way we clean our houses before Diwali, we should try to clean our surroundings too. This will make the environment clean, which is good for us.
	"I encourage my kids for cleanliness because the habit inculcated in childhood stays with a person forever," she said.
	Congratulating BJP on winning Haryana and Maharashtra elections, she said, "People have high expectations from Modi, that's why after the Lok Sabha elections, they have shown their faith in him in Vidhan Sabha elections too.

Raveena Tandon joins 'Swachh Bharat' campaign

Indian-American actor and member of Obama Administration, Kal Penn hopes that the telling account of his upcoming film 'Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain' based on the gas leak tragedy of 1984, will make a difference in the lives of families of the victims of the disaster.
	The Ravi Kumar-directed film is a fictionalised account of the shocking events at Union Carbide, leading to the biggest man-made industrial disaster in history, killing over 5000 people.
	The 37-year-old actor says Kumar as well as the whole team of the film have been very sensitive while making the movie and have tried their best to do justice to the real story.
	"The film is a fictionalised adaptation, its not a biopic. I think Ravi has spent quite a bit of time in Bhopal and been involved with NGOs. I am sadly ignorant as I haven't necessarily been there," Penn told PTI.
	"My hope, as an artiste, is that we have done justice to the piece. I hope that we have told the story tactfully, honestly and truthfully. Hope it ...

'Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain' is an honest film: Kal Penn

Comedienne Joan Rivers' daughter Melissa reportedly does not want her autopsy to be performed.
	Rivers died last month aged 81 after suffering a cardiac arrest. Melissa has informed the doctors about her wish, reported TMZ.
	According to New York law, doctors will honour such a request if there's no evidence of criminality associated with the death.
	The Medical Examiner has already concluded that the cause of death was deprivation of oxygen which caused irreversible brain damage. They reportedly determined that the 'predictable' complication involved the procedure itself and not Propofol.
	A definitive cause of death cannot be determined without an autopsy, so exact reason of Rivers' demise might remain a mystery.

No autopsy for Joan Rivers?

'So You Think You Can Dance' host Cat Deeley's nude pictures have allegedly been leaked from her iCloud account.
	The 37-year-old TV presenter allegedly appears in pictures with husband Patrick Kielty, where the two are seen sharing intimate moments, reported the Daily Mirror.
	The incident draws resemblance to the infamous scandal, in which celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence, Kim Kardashian, among others had their naked photos leaked all over the internet.
	Deeley's have been posted on a number of sites and although she has not confirmed they are of her, she was named on the hacker's list of victims.
	It is thought the photographs have been on the internet for more than a week but have only just circulated this weekend on other websites.

Cat Deelay's nude photos allegedly leaked

Estranged couple Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon are reportedly fighting over custody of their eight dogs.
	The former couple, who called time on their marriage in August, are locked in a bitter battle over who will have legal guardianship over The Good Reverend Pow Jackson, Mutley P Gore Jackson The Third, Jill E Beans, Pipitty Jackson, Cha, Jackie Lambchops, JJ and Speak E Beans, reported Contactmusic.
	The pair, who also have three-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe together, have reportedly settled their 325 million pounds fortune via their prenuptial agreement.

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