Actor John Barrowman has confirmed he will be reprising his role as supervillain Malcolm Merlyn in "Arrow".
The actor told Digital Spy that he has already filmed a return appearance.
"I can't tease anything about it, but I will be returning to the show this year. I just filmed some stuff for it recently. If you follow my Instagram and social media, you might've seen something a couple of weeks back," Barrowman said.
Barrowman also revealed that the show's bosses were looking to rope him in again in the future.
"Also, just before I went into isolation, they checked my availability again. We were like, 'You guys knew the schedule. I'm not available right now, so it'll have to be after the new year'," he said.

John Barrowman confirms 'Arrow' return as Malcolm Merlyn

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Alia Bhatt might be in news for her professional success and her relationship with Ranbir Kapoor but the actor says people will have to "keep waiting" as there is still time before she ties the knot.
Recently, Bollywood couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh got hitched in a private ceremony in Italy. Reports suggest Priyanka Chopra is set to tie the knot with her fiance Nick Jonas in Jodhpur on December 1.
When asked about Priyanka's wedding, Alia told reporters, "I am very happy and excited. I am very excited to see PC in her wedding attire. I am very fond of her and I have a lot of love and warmth for her.
"I wish she has a beautiful wedding and I am sure she will make for a beautiful bride and she should have a beautiful life."
The "Raazi" actor was asked about her marriage plans, to which she replied, "Keep waiting. There's time for that."  Alia was speaking at the Lux Golden Rose Award, Sunday night.

There's still time: Alia on getting married

Singer Cheryl, who has just made her musical comeback after taking some time out following the birth of her son Bear, says her attitude towards work has changed dramatically in the time she has been away.
The singer said topping the charts is no more her aim and if her new music does not do well enough she may change her career path.
"If (the single) goes in at 80, it's time for me to move on with my life. I'm not going to jump around working hard and spending time away from my son for that. Is the juice worth the squeeze? Is it bad if I say that if I get another No 1 that's great, and if I don't that's fine?" Cheryl told The Guardian.
The former "X Factor" judge said these days she is a lot more determined to make sure she's only doing what makes her happy.
"The bottom line now is this: if I'm not happy with something, and I'm not comfortable, I'm not f***ing doing it," she added.
Cheryl is currently gearing up for her first live performance in four years as she is going to be ...

Cheryl plans 'to move on' from music career if comeback doesn't go well

Prasoon Joshi, Meghna Gulzar, David Dhawan and Shoojit Sircar are among some of the Bollywood personalities who will attend the 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) as part of the movie gala's Masterclasses and In-Conversations sessions.
This year IFFI will celebrate the legacy of Ingmar Bergman through 'Wild at Heart Master in His Craft: Retrospective section of Ingmar Bergman' as 2018 marks the 100-year anniversary of the legendary Swedish filmmaker's birth.
The In-Conversation session will be moderated by Sunit Tandon and feature Mikael Timm, Jannike Ahlund and Ulrika.
While lyricist-CBFC chairman Prasoon Joshi will take a masterclass exploring the art of writing songs 'Lyrical Imagination Unleashed', singer Arijit Singh will speak about 'Hitting the Right Notes' at the movie extravaganza.
The singer is also debuting as a film director at IFFI 2018 with his film "Sa".
Women directors such as Meghna Gulzar, Leena Yadav and Gauri Shinde will take centrestage as they talk .

IFFI 2018: Masterclasses and in-conversations by Bollywood bigwigs

Hollywood star Jim Carrey criticised US President Donald Trump by labelling him "melanoma".
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the actor-turned-artiste slammed Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans during a panel discussion at Vulture Fest here.
During the session, he also asked his assistant mid-panel to post his latest political painting  a portrait of  McConnell as a turtle with a blue wave crashing behind him.
Carrey said he was an "incredibly dangerous" threat to Homeland Security.
"These are not people you can deal with. You cannot be bipartisan with a criminal. A rapist needs to be removed, not negotiated with. These people are raping our system, they're destroying it right in front of us...
"This corrupt Republican congress that was...These people have to be removed from our system because they're bad for us. Trump is a melanoma, and anybody that covers for him, including Sarah Sanders, is putting makeup on it. It shows that there's a deeper ...

Trump is melanoma: Jim Carrey

American rap star Sean 'Diddy' Combs said he has been living a ''nightmare'' since the death of his ex-girlfriend Kim Porter.
The 49-year-old hip-hop star dated Porter, who passed away on Thursday, for 13 years, and they also had three children together, Christian, 20, and 11-year-old twins Jessie and D'Lila.
"For the last three days I've been trying to wake up out of this nightmare. But I haven't. I don't know what I'm going to do without you baby. I miss you so much.
"Today I'm going to pay tribute to you, I'm going to try and find the words to explain our unexplainable relationship. We were more than best friends, we were more than soulmates. WE WERE SOME OTHER S**T!! And I miss you so much. Super Black Love,'' he wrote on Instagram.
Porter as found dead at her Los Angeles home on Thursday after suffering from ''flu-like'' symptoms for weeks, and the police subsequently confirmed there was ''no foul playing'' surrounding her passing.

I am living a nightmare after Kim Porter's death, says Diddy

Original "Star Wars" composer John Williams will be creating new music to be featured in Disney's much-anticipated addition to its North American theme parks, 'Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge'.
According to Variety, the new music will be recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios.
Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products chairman Bob Chapek revealed at the Destination D event at Walt Disney World Resort that the two new "Star Wars"  attractions will be introduced on the opening day at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios.
The first, titled 'Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run', will give visitors the opportunity to pilot Han Solo's famous spacecraft. The second, 'Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance', places guests in a battle between the First Order and the Resistance.
The new Star Wars land will be installed at both Disneyland and the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, and are set to open in 2019.

John Williams to compose new music for 'Star Wars' Disney Parks attractions

Impressed by Air India's services, cine star Shah Rukh Khan Sunday said "unofficially and unabashedly" he wants to declare himself as the ambassador of the national carrier.
Responding to the star's appreciation, Air India said it is humbled when 'King Khan' is the brand ambassador for 'Maharaja'.
Debt-laden Air India is working on ways to turn around its fortunes and there have been instances of the airline facing flak from customers for poor services.
Against this backdrop, the airline also said the star's words of appreciation are encouraging.
Shah Rukh Khan, who is also known as 'King Khan', took an Air India flight from New York to Mumbai. He landed in Mumbai on Sunday, according to an airline official.
"Unofficially & Unabashedly I want to declare myself the ambassador of @airindia...," Khan said in a tweet.
"Thank u to the ground staff and the wonderful pilots for a hospitable warm & beautiful journey...Maharaja, Maharaja hi hota hai...," he said.
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King Khan cheers Maharaja; says 'unofficially, unabashedly' wants to be airline's ambassador

The disparity between films in  the mainstream genre and those meant for screenings in the  festival circuit is coming down, feels director Shoojit  Sircar.
To a question, Sircar told reporters at the  just-concluded 24th Kolkata International Film Festival that  there was inconsistency between films meant for the two  genres, but it is reducing as the song and dance routine in  Bollywood films is now a "thing of the past".
"I think going by my recent experiences, the disparity  (between the two genres) has come down to a great extent. You  consider films like 'Masaan' (2015) or 'The Lunchbox' (2013).
"The films belong to both the mainstream and festival  categories... They (Bollywood) are more concentrating on story  telling. The gap is hence reducing," he said here.
On the prospects of him directing a Bengali film,  Sircar, who had produced 'Aparajita Tumi' (2012) and 'Open Tee  Bioscope' (2015), said, "Once I feel like, I will take up a  directorial project in Bangla... I will ...

Gap between mainstream, festival genre films reducing: Shoojit

Kristin Scott Thomas says taking on direction turned out to be a frustrating exercise for her.
The 58-year-old actor, who stepped into director's shoes with "The Sea Change", says her move into directing "became a bit of a joke" for others.
"It's very, very frustrating. You have to have nerves of steel. (It took so long that it) became a bit of a joke  'Kristin's directing this film,' ha ha. It's a life's work," Thomas said, according to FemaleFirst.
"The Sea of Change" is adapted from Elizabeth Jane Howard's novel of the same name.
The actor said her experience has made her appreciate her 1996 Oscar-winning movie "The English Patient", which was adapted from Michael Ondaatje's novel.
"Now I know how difficult it is to do an adaptation of a brilliant novel. The adaptation of 'The English Patient' is just so beautiful  it's like a cousin, it flows alongside the book," she said.
Thomas was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for "The English Patient" but lost to Susan .

You have to have nerves of steel to direct: Kristin Scott Thomas

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has been discharged from hospital after a week-long stay and is recuperating at home.
Last week, the iconic musician was rushed to the hospital after his performance with Billy Joel at New York's Madison Square Garden.
The 68-year-old rocker "was released from the hospital and is home and doing well," his representative Marcee Rondan told USA Today.
Perry had experienced "shortness of breath" and collapsed after returning to his dressing room post the gig.
On Tuesday, the guitarist gave a health update via Twitter: "Doing well, thanks for all the love and support!"
Perry is expected to return to the road later this month.

Joe Perry discharged from hospital

Aparshakti Khurrana, who turns 31 today, says, he has no qualms in approaching filmmakers for work as an actor needs to be "shameless and open".
The actor says taking the first leap of faith is very important.
"When I get to know somebody is making a film, I try to catch hold of their numbers and I approach them, I introduce myself as 'Hi, I am Aparshakti' and I mention I have done films like 'Dangal' and 'Stree'.
"There is no shame in doing this. You need to be shameless and have a little open attitude. Not always right people will approach you need to approach right people and take the first step," Aparshakti told PTI in an interview.
He tasted success from his debut "Dangal" in which he played the cousin of Phogat sisters - Geeta and Babita. He followed it up with "Badrinath Ki Dhulania" and this year's blockbuster "Stree".
However, Aparshakti says, things did not change overnight after the success of "Dangal".
"People would not recognise me as I looked different in real life than .

You need to be shameless as actor, says Aparshakti Khurrana

Veteran film and theatre actor Nafisa Ali revealed she has been recently diagnosed with stage three cancer.
She made the revelation Saturday via Instagram on which she shared a picture of her with good friend and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, who paid her a visit post the diagnosis.
"Just met my precious friend who wished me luck and to get well from my just diagnosed stage 3 cancer," Ali, 61, captioned the photograph.
Born in West Bengal, Nafisa made her acting debut in 1979 with Shashi Kapoor's "Junoon". Her other acting credits include "Major Saab", "Life In a Metro", "Yamla Pagla Deewana" and "Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3".
Ali is currently a member of the Congress party. She contested in 2009 elections on a Samajwadi Party ticket.
Ali is married to Arjuna Award winning sports personality Colonel R S Sodhi and has three children.

Nafisa Ali diagnosed with stage 3 cancer

Veteran music composer John Williams has scored the new original theme for Disney's upcoming Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge theme park land.
According to Billboard, Disney released a teaser of the music, titled "Theme from Star Wars Galaxy's Edge" on Saturday.
The footage features The London Symphony Orchestra recording the theme in a studio as well as some of the park's attractions under construction.
Galaxy's Edge is slated to throw its gates open in the summer of 2019 at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida will host fans next autumn.

John Williams pens new original score for Star Wars Land

Florence Pugh believes all female actors are asked to lose weight to get a role in a film.
The "Little Drummer Girl" star, who was asked to shed the pounds when she first tried to find work in Hollywood, said she finds the movie industry ''scary'' because of the ways ''lines can get crossed''.
''It would be virtually impossible to find someone who hasn't been asked to (lose weight). Part of what's so scary is that in this industry you are expected to play dress up and so many lines can get crossed if you're in the wrong hands," Pugh said.
The actor, however, has learned a lot from her stint in Hollywood.
"I came away knowing exactly what work I did and didn't want to do and that was a big, grown-up realisation. 'I can't stand characters who don't know what they're doing or why they're there - if they're just on their husband's arm, it kills me," she said.
According to Contactmusic, Pugh also found working on "King Lear" alongside Emma Thompson and Emily Watson ''empowering''.
''During 

Impossible to find female actor who hasn't been asked to lose weight: Florence Pugh

Two decades and three bestselling novels later, author David Ebershoff says the process of writing, for him, is still pretty much the same: messy, riddled with mistakes and full of uncertainties.
David broke into the literary circle with his debut novel "The Danish Girl", which was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film of the same name in 2015, starring Eddie Redmayne.
The writer says over all these years, when he sits down to translate his thoughts into words, the process continues to be excruciating.
"Writing is a messy process for me. It involves a lot of uncertainty, thousands of pages no one will ever see, it involves lots of mistakes, bad writings, and most of it is sorted out before it goes out in the world as the work of the author.
"When I speak to younger writers, I share my own uncertainties, doubts, errors and mistakes with them because I want them to know that what they are going through, I still go through. I always go through a significant amount of self doubt, ...

Writing process messy, full of self doubts: 'The Danish Girl' writer David Ebershoff

Actor Kristin Davis believes she would not have been alive if she did not have the opportunity to star in "Sex and the City".
The actor, who played Charlotte York for six seasons on the iconic HBO series, said her early success helped her to overcome alcohol addiction.
"I don't think I would be alive. I'm an addict. I'm a recovering alcoholic. If I hadn't found acting. Acting is the only thing that made me want to ever get sober. I didn't have anything that was that important to me other than trying to dull my senses," Davis said in an interview with the podcast Origins With James Andrew Miller.
The 53-year-old actor said she once feared she would not live to see 30, but being part of a big production helped her follow the path of sobriety.
"I didn't think I would live to be 30. I started drinking very young and luckily I quit very young, before any success happened, thank goodness. Because my love for acting was so big when I was very young, I had something that was more important to 

Kristin Davis says she 'wouldn't be alive' without 'Sex and the City' role

Hugh Grant says life is "total chaos" for him as a father of five young children.
The 58-year-old actor, who has Tabitha, seven, John, six, Felix, five, and two other little ones, admits he now looks forward to work so that he has some peace for himself.
"I have five small children and life is total chaos. I've always said yes to writing or directing a project, but part of my problem now is that I just lack time.
"Being away for a week for work seems like bliss - mostly because I don't have someone throwing yoghurt at me!" Grant told Closer magazine.
The actor has Tabitha and Felix with Tinglan Hong and the other three with wife Anna Eberstein.
Grant said, since he became a father, he has started hanging out with actor Penelope Cruz.
"Sometimes I see Penelope Cruz at a playgroup in London. We have a chat while our children kill each other. She's very lovely!" he said.
Grant joked he does not believe his children will choose acting as a profession as they are "talentless".
"It's ...

Life is total chaos: Hugh Grant on fatherhood

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's little one AbRam is "convinced" that megastar Amitabh Bachchan is his grandfather.
The 76-year-old actor, who played Shah Rukh's father in 2001 blockbuster "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...", took to Instagram to share a cute picture with AbRam on Sunday.
"And this be little Abram, Shah Rukh's little one... who thinks, believes and is convinced beyond any doubt, that I am his father's father...
"And wonders why Shahrukh's father does not stay with him!" Bachchan captioned the picture taken during his granddaughter Aaradhya's birthday celebration.
The actors have also worked together in "Mohabbatein", "Veer-Zaara", "Paheli" and "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna" among others.

AbRam is convinced I am his grandfather, says Amitabh Bachchan

"After sometime there will another Pankaj Tripathi", says the award winning actor, admitting he is aware that every actor in the film industry today is replaceable.
Tripathi has made a significant mark in the past few years after a long struggle before the glory.
He shot to fame with Anurag Kashyap's 2012 gangster drama "Gangs of Wasseypur" but before that he slogged for years and kept working hard, till the industry took notice of his talent.
Reflecting on his early days, Tripathi, a student of NSD, told PTI, "I was not worried much back then. Now, when I am successful I am not arrogant, I am not flying high. I know that I am popular now and there is stardom but it is not at all permanent.
"I know after sometime there will another Pankaj Tripathi. My success might fade away as they will find a new name. I was not worried then, I am not worried now."
The actor believes in staying happy in the moment. "I live in the present," he adds.
Tripathi is glad he is getting to play such varied .

I live in the present: Pankaj Tripathi

Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi Sunday welcomed their first child, a baby girl.
According to Dhupia's publicist, the actor was admitted to Women's Hospital in suburban Khar where she delivered the baby around 11AM.
Both the mother and daughter are in good health, the publicist added.
Dhupia, 37, and Bedi, 35, got married on May 10 this year in a private ceremony.
The couple announced their pregnancy on August 24 through social media.

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