Marathi actor Jitendra Joshi says his performance as constable Katekar in "Sacred Games" gave his career a much-needed push, changing his life from that of a struggling artiste to a performer who aims to build a versatile profile.
Joshi's stint as the much-loved loyal cop Katekar, alongside Saif Ali Khan's inspector Sartaj Singh, in season one of the Netflix Original series earned him instant recognition from the masses as well as the industry insiders.
But it took him a while to board his next big project as the actor did not want to give in to fame by doing similar kind of roles.
"In initial days, the struggle was to just run the house.  Even today, the aim is to give a good life to my family, but at the same time I want to do good work. I would say from struggling to run the house to striving for good work, I've come a long way. I want to come up with something new every time I appear on screen," the actor told PTI in an interview.
Joshi, 42, said he now focuses most of his ...

As artistes it's in our hands not get stereotyped: Sacred Games' star Jitendra Joshi

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Netflix is hoping to start production for the third season of "Sex Education" in August.
Created by Laurie Nunn, the show features an ensemble cast of Asa Butterfield, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey and Gillian Anderson.
The series is about Otis Milburn (Butterfield), an awkward teenager who realises that he can help his peers with their sex-related issues.
According to Deadline, the third season was originally due to begin filming this month before lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic caused a delay in shooting.
August is the latest they can reportedly restart production as the show is reliant on filming during the longer British summer days and the sunshine is an important part of its on-screen gloss.
The outlet reports that the streamer Netflix and production house, Eleven Film, will need to make a final decision on the shoot plans next month, given the show requires 10 weeks of prep time.
"Sex Education" second season premiered on Netflix in January.

'Sex Education' S3 looking to begin production in August

Annapurna Television is developing a series based on Author Celeste Ng's debut novel "Everything I Never Told You".
According to Variety, the production house bagged the rights of the novel after a multi-studio bidding war.
The new show comes after Ng's 2017 novel "Little Fires Everywhere" was adapted into a Hulu series, starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington, which debuted in April this year.
"Everything I Never Told You", which was published in 2014, is about a Chinese-American family in Ohio whose lives are upturned when their middle daughter, protagonist Lydia, is found drowned in a lake.
The author and Mary Lee of A-Major Media, which produces Asian American film and TV projects, will serve as executive producers.
Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle, Patrick Chu, and Ali Krug will executive produce the project for Annapurna.

Celeste Ng's debut novel getting series treatment from Annapurna TV

FX has given a season three order for its hit vampire comedy series "What We Do in the Shadows".
The show, based on the 2014 feature film of the same name by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, debuted on FX in March, 2019. Its second season dropped in April this year, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The show follows three vampires, Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Lazslo (Matt Berry), and Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), who have been roommates for hundreds of years.
Waititi, Clement and actor Jonathan Brugh, also guest star in the show, reprising their characters of Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav from the original film.
"We're incredibly happy that critics and audiences are all in on'Shadows'. Week in and week out, the producers, writers and our amazing cast continue to make one of the funniest and best comedy series on TV," said Nick Grad, president original programming at FX.
Waititi and Clement serve as executive producer with showrunner Paul Simms, Scott Rudin, Garrett Basch, Eli Bush and ...

FX renews 'What We Do in the Shadows' for third season

Actor Charlie Hunnam is set to star in Spyglass Media Group's adaptation of author Ben Moon's memoir "Denali: A Man A Dog, A Friendship Of A Lifetime".
The film, titled "Denali", will be written and directed by Max Winkler, who recently worked with Hunnam on drama movie "Jungleland", reported Deadline.
Itstarted as an eight-minute film that Moon, who works as a photographer, created as a love letter to his dog.
His memoir, which was published by Penguin Random Housein January this year, chronicles Moon's 15-year friendship with Denali, who Moon rescued from a shelter upon moving to Oregon and feeling an instant connection with the pup.
The two of them set out on an adventure across the American west but their journey was cut short when Moon was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at age 29.
He faced a difficult battle with the disease, but Denali never once left his side, and ultimately, Moon made a full recovery. A short time later, Denali was diagnosed with cancer as well, and it was ..

Charlie Hunnam to lead adaptation of dog story 'Denali'

"Good Omens" duo Michael Sheen and David Tennant are teaming up once again for BBC One's lockdown comedy "Staged".
The show will see the two stars play actors who are furloughed when their upcoming West End production is suddenly brought to a halt.
The six-part series, based on an idea from Simon Evans and Phin Glynn, follows the cast as they try their best to keep the rehearsals on track in lockdown, BBC said in a statement on Friday.
Evans has written and directed the show.
The two actors will be joined by Lucy Eaton and Anna Lundberg, as well as Tennant's wife Georgia Tennant. The show will also have a selection of guest stars, such as Nina Sosanya.
"It's vital that the BBC provides moments of light relief and this mischievous idea shows what great sports Michael and David are in sending themselves up," said Charlotte Moore, Director BBC Content.
The show has been produced by Phin Glynn, Victor Glynn and Georgia Tennant with Sheen and Tennant also serving as executive ...

Michael Sheen, David Tennant reuniting for BBC One's comedy 'Staged'

Veteran actor Mumtaz on Friday dismissed rumours of her death in a video message, saying she is alive and doing well.
There were reports on social media that the actor has passed away.
"Hi all my friends, I love you all. See, I am not dead. I am alive. I am not that 'buddhi' (old) as they say. I still look presentable because of your blessings," Mumtaz said in a video message, posted on her daughter Tanya Madhvani's Instagram account.
The actor's daughter urged people to stop spreading false news.
"With another death hoax going around she is well and doing great! Despite images of her being spread across the internet when she was fighting her cancer battle many years ago that claim she looks old! She is now healthy and happy and beautiful! Give her a break she is 73," she captioned the video
Mumtaz has been living with her family in London for several years.
One of the popular actresses in the 1970s, Mumtaz featured in films such as "Mela", "Apradh", "Nagin", "Bramachari", "Ram Aur ...

Mumtaz dismisses death rumours

Director Duncan Jones is completing his "Mooniverse" trilogy with the debut of his graphic novel "Madi: Once Upon a Time In The Future".
The book is the third and final entry in Jones' sci-fi sereis that launched in 2009 with indie film "Moon", starring Sam Rockwell in a dual role.
He followed the critical success of "Moon" with 2018 Netflix original movie Mute.
Each of these entries tell a different story set in the same universe.
"Madi" is described as a 260-page road trip graphic novel from Jones and writer Alex de Campi and centres on a mercenary, according to its page on Kickstarter.
The two collaborators partnered with artists such as Glenn Fabry, Simon Bisley, Duncan Fegredo, and Pia Guerra to illustrate the book with each artist taking on a different setting in the story.
The book is nearly finished and available on the Kickstarter. The artistes have already been paid and fans can buy different versions of the book at different prices.
A script version of Madi existed long ...

Duncan Jones completes 'Mooniverse' trilogy with graphic novel 'Madi'

Sony is developing a new movie for its Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters (SPUMC) with "Arrow" co-creator Marc Guggenheim.
The writer is penning a feature film based on the characterJackpot, who is crime fighting mom as per the Marvel Comics, reported Deadline.
She is a superhero with exceptional strength, and her history in the comics is a complicated one.
First incarnation was Sara Ehret, a scientist, who, while pregnant, is doing gene therapy research and is exposed to "Lot 777", a virus that rewrote the DNA in her cells. Her baby is born healthy but she realises in addition to being a new mom she has superhuman strength after she is forced to save her family.
Eventually, she gets tired of the crime fighting burden and hands the suit to Alana Jobson, an ambitious pal who takes over the character but must ingest a Mutant Growth Hormone to live up to Jackpot's superhuman abilities.
The news of the new project for SPUMC comes a day after it was reported that the studio is ...

Marc Guggenheim to pen female superhero film 'Jackpot' for Sony

Filmmaker Mrigdeep Singh Lamba says he is toying with the idea of touching upon the COVID-19 situation in the third part of his hit franchise film Fukrey.
Lamba said like the previous two installments  Fukrey (2013) and Fukrey Returns (2017), the third one too will be high on entertainment and raise a social message.
Farhan Akhtar and Riteish Sidhwani's Excel Entertainment are the producers of the franchise.
The director said the team is contemplating to talk about the current situation of the pandemic and lockdown in Fukrey 3.
This part too will have a strong message that people will take away and it will be delivered in a humorous way. The original story doesn't mention it (about COVID-19).
"But we have been contemplating. We have discussed it. We need to be careful how we show it (COVID-1 situation) it shouldn't seem forceful, Lamba told PTI.
He further said if the team is unable to crack an idea revolving around the coronavirus situation for Fukrey 3, he plans to make a ...

'Fukrey 3' likely to reflect COVID-19 world, says director Mrigdeep Singh Lamba

Filmmaker Christopher Nolan and Edgar Wright made the graduation day of New York University's students special by recording special messages for them.
According to IndieWire, the trio made a special appearances via Zoom call to send off the graduating class of NYU Tisch Cinema Studies.
Nolan, in his message, congratulated the class on their "magnificent achievement" and said that cinema is in need of fresh voices such as theirs.
"I know how hard all of you worked and I would just like to say the world you're going out into is one in which the value of stories, storytellers, and those who care passionately about the history of storytelling and its futurewe need your voices, we need new voices, and we need your passion.
"I, for one, am very excited to see where you will go and what you will do. Congratulations and I wish you all the best," the director, who is currently awaiting the release of his next "Tenet", said.
Wright asked the students to be proud of their achievements and asked .

Christopher Nolan, Edgar Wright send best wishes to NYU graduating class

A Little Mermaid sequel series, titled Washed Up, is in development at Peacock, the upcoming video on demand streaming service by NBCUniversal.
Writer-producer Gracie Glassmeyer is developing the single-camera comedy series which will serve as a follow-up to both the Disney classic film as well as Hans Christian Andersen's original story, reported Deadline.
Andersen's "The Little Mermaid", which was published in 1837, is a Danish fairy tale on which the much-famous Disney animated classic is loosely based on.
In "Washed Up", fifteen years after giving up her underwater life to marry a prince at age 17, the young princess is now sad, indifferent and in a unhappy marriage. But when her father suddenly dies, she suspects foul play and get on an epic journey to save not only her sea kingdom but the whole humankind.
Disney is also making a live-action version of "The Little Mermaid" based on its 1989 animated movie.

Little Mermaid' follow-up series Washed Up' in the works

Hollywood star John Krasinski has struck a deal with ViacomCBS to license his popular digital series "Some Good News".
As per the deal, the series format and short-form content will appear across a number of Viacom andCBSproperties, reported Variety.
The show, which Krasinski hosted on YouTube, is "dedicated entirely to good news".
The actor shot the series from his home where he was locked up with his family due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The series, consisting of eight episodes, debuted on March 29 and has amassed 2.6 million subscribers to the channel till date.
While Krasinski will continue to be involved as an executive producer, he will not host the new episodes. However, he will have some sort of on-air presence.
"Could not be more excited and proud to be partnering with CBS-Viacom to be able to bring 'Some Good News' to so many more people. From the first episode, our goal was to create a news show dedicated entirely to good news.
"Never did I expect to be joining the ranks of .

John Krasinski's 'Some Good News' acquired by ViacomCBS

Actor Joey King has announced that the much-anticipated sequel to her romantic-comedy The Kissing Booth will premiere on Netflix on July 24.
King made the revelation during an Instagram live, which also included surprise video calls from the team of The Kissing Booth 2, movie trivia, a fan Q&A and deleted scenes from the first film.
The Kissing Booth', which released on Netflix in May 2018, followed Elle (King), a teenager whose romance with high school senior and bad boy Noah (Jacob Elordi) puts her lifelong friendship with Noah's younger brother, Lee (Joel Courtney), at risk.
The sequel, directed by Vince Marcello from a script he wrote with Jay Arnold, picks up with Noah at Harvard and Elle in her senior year of high school.
Now she will have to take care of a long-distance relationship, enrolling into her dream college with best friend Lee, and a close friendship with a good-looking new classmate Marco (Taylor Zakhar Perez). But as Noah becomes close to a college girl (Maisie ...

'The Kissing Booth 2' to release on Netflix in July

Actor Josh Hutcherson says the fame that came his way post the success of "The Hunger Games" felt like a "double-edged sword".
The actor featured as Peeta Mellark in the Jennifer Lawrence-led dystopian franchise, based on Suzanne Collins's 2008 novel of the same name.
The series started with 2012's "The Hunger Games", which was followed by three sequels -- "Catching Fire" (2013), "Mockingjay  Part 1"(2014) and "Mockingjay  Part 2"(2015).
Talking to Entertainment Weekly, the 27-year-old actor said post the series, he was flooded with film offers but there was also the limelight that came with the success and he was not comfortable with it.
"It was like my college. That was like such a coming-of-age time for me. It was the first time I was away from my family, and on my own. It was worlds apart from anything I have ever experienced. It's like a double-edged sword.
"Obviously the benefit of having more projects come your way is great. But when I set out to become an actor at 8, being ...

Fame post 'Hunger Games' was like a double-edged sword, says Josh Hutcherson

Pop star Lady Gaga says she considered quitting alcohol while working on her new album Chromatica'.
In an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music, the 34-year-old singer revealed how she had planned to go sober after penning a song called 911, which focuses on her experience of taking an antipsychotic medication.
I don't take any pain medication, because it's not healthy for me. But I've flirted with the idea of sobriety.  I'm not there yet, but I flirted with it throughout the album. It's something that came up as a result of me trying to work through the pain that I was feeling.
But part of my healing process was going, Well, I can either lash the hell out of myself every day for continuing to drink, or I can just be happy that I'm still alive and keep going,' and feel good enough. I am good enough. It's not perfect, but wabi-sabi. I'm perfectly imperfect, Gaga said.
Though the singer did not quit alcohol, she did manage to ditch cigarettes following the album's recording.
"I quit ..

Lady Gaga says she flirted with sobriety' and quit smoking' while making new album

Pop star Lana Del Rey has hit back at her critics who say that she "glamorises abuse".
Announcing her new album, a follow-up to her 2019's 'Norman Fucking Rockwell',
the 34-year-old singer posted a long statement on her official Instagram page and said she is "fed up" with being "crucified" all the time.
Lana called out the double standards of the critics for not pointing fingers at her fellow female singers Doja Cat, Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello, Cardi B, Kehlani, Nicki Minaj and Beyonce, who "have had number ones with songs about being sexy, wearing no clothes, f***ing, cheating, etc."
"Can I please go back to singing about being embodied, feeling beautiful by being in love even if the relationship is not perfect, or dancing for money  or whatever I want without being crucified or saying I'm glamorising abuse?" she said.
"I'm fed up with female writers and alt singers saying that I glamorise abuse when in reality I'm just a glamorous person singing about the realities of what we ...

Lana Del Rey slams critics for saying she 'glamorises abuse'

The producer of Hulu show "Normal People" has slammed a porn website for circulating sex scenes from the series on its site, calling it "deeply disrespectful" to the actors and a violation of copyright.
The show, an adaptation of Sally Rooney's novel of the same name, has been a critical hit but also had caused a stir for the intimate scenes between actors Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal.
The show's executive producer Ed Guiney has now spoken out against the  illegal circulation of these scenes from the show.
We're hugely disappointed that excerpts from the series of Normal People' have been used in this way, Guiney said to Variety.
It's both a violation of copyright and more importantly, it's deeply disrespectful to the actors involved and to the wider creative team. We have taken appropriate steps to require that the content be removed from the platform with immediate effect.

'Normal People' producer slams porn website for circulating show's intimate scenes

Production on James Cameron's Avatar sequels is all set to restart in New Zealand by next week, producer Jon Landau said in an update.
Sharing a picture from the set of the movie on Instagram, Landau said the sets were ready and the team behind the film was excited to head back.
The production on the sequels of the 2009 film had to stopped in mid-March after the New Zealand government announced a lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
"Our #Avatar sets are ready  and we couldn't be more excited to be headed back to New Zealand next week. Check out the Matador, a high speed forward command vessel (bottom) and the Picador jetboat (top)  can't wait to share more," Landau said in his post.
Cameron had planned to complete the long delayed sequels of the film by the end of the 2020 by simultaneously working on four films with Avatar 2' slated for a release on December 17 2021, with follow ups to be released in December 2023, December 2025 and December 2027, ...

Production on Avatar' sequels to restart in New Zealand

Fox network has renewed its serial killer drama series "Prodigal Son" for a second season.
The show, created by created by Chris Fedak and Sam Sklaver, premiered in September last year, before being picked up for a full season, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
It features actor Tom Payne as Malcolm Bright, the son of serial killer Dr. Martin Whitly aka 'The Surgeon' (Martin Sheen), who as a child was responsible for enabling the police to arrest his father.
Now a profiler, formerly with the FBI, until he was fired, and currently consulting for theNew York Police Department, Bright is forced to confront his father after a copycat serial killer uses Whitly's methods of killing.
The first season of the show also featured Bellamy Young, Lou Diamond Phillips, Halston Sage, Aurora Perrineau and Frank Harts.
The series, a co-production of Warner Bros. TV and Fox Entertainment, is executive produced by Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter along with Fedak, Sklaver and Adam Kane.

'Prodigal Son' gets season two order at Fox

"The French Dispatch" composer Alexandre Desplat
says it is disappointing not to see director Wes Anderson's latest film premiere on the Croisette at the Cannes Film Festival, which could not take place due to the coronavirus-led shutdown of festivals and events everywhere in the world.
The French composer, who has been spending his time in quarantine by working on new music for a number of projects, including Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio for Netflix, has already seen "The French Dispatch" and had some nice things to say about the movie in an interview with IndieWire.
"I saw the finished version of The French Dispatch' quite a while ago, and it's just amazing. It's so incredibly strong and different the way that Wes is expanding his talents to another dimension with each film is just wow. This one is incredible. It's beautiful. It's fun, it's mad, it's everything," Desplat said about the movie.
He called the film Anderson's most ambitious project till date.
"Maybe even bigger than ..

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