Bollywood star Jackie Shroff feels proud about his actor son Tiger's achievements in the industry at a young age.
Tiger, 28, has emerged as one of the most bankable stars in the younger generation of Bollywood with the success of films like "Baaghi" and "Baaghi 2".
"I am so thankful to all those people who've given him so much affection and love. They just love my little boy. When I go out, I realise that I'm known by his name now, that I'm his father which makes me so happy," Jackie told PTI.
He said Tiger was initially under a lot pressure about the outcome of "Baaghi 2", but with the film reportedly earning Rs 243 crore worldwide, he is relieved.
Before "Baaghi 2", Tiger's last two outings "Flying Jatt" and "Munna Michael" had failed at the box office.
"He said 'after a long time I slept well'. I had never heard him say that. So I really thank people for making my son's film a success," Jackie said.
The actor is the brand ambassador for blood disorder Thalassemia and has been ...

Jackie Shroff proud of Tiger's achievements

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Coming out strongly against the alleged rape and killing of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, actor Bhumi Pednekar said that as a woman she felt "sad and  worried" the way an "animalistic" mentality has raised its head in the society.
The 28-year-old actor said that while she was heartbroken over how things were unfolding, she still had faith in the judiciary.
"Whatever is happening in our country, the kind of atmosphere there's right now... As a woman, I feel very sad and worried about what will happen to our future generation. Where is humanity heading?" Bhumi told reporters.
"The kind of animalistic, beast-like mentality we are seeing right now is heartbreaking. But I am an optimist, I believe in the system and I am sure justice will be served," she added.
The actor was speaking on the sidelines of the 20th Beti FLO GR8 Awards 2018 function held here recently.
Over the weekend, several Bollywood celebrities joined a protest to demand justice for the victims in the Kathua and Unnao .

We are witnessing an 'animalistic' mentality in our country, says Bhumi Pednekar

Director Sujoy Ghosh is most likely to team up with megastar Amitabh Bachchan for a remake of the Spanish film, "The Invisible Guest".
Buzz is that Sujoy's next is an official remake of the 2016 Spanish film "Contratiempo" also known as "The Invisible Guest". Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu are possibly reuniting for this film after their 2017 intense drama "Pink" .
"I am making a film with Amit ji that is for sure. I will let you know in a few days about the film. I want to work with one and only Mr Bachchan. He is such a great actor. Till  the time Amit ji is working I will continue working," Sujoy told PTI.
The megastar first collaborated with Ghosh on "Aladin" where he played the role of a genie. He also voiced Rabindranath Tagore's memorable poem 'Ekla Cholo Re' for
Ghosh's 2012 superhit thriller "Kahaani".
Both Ghosh and Big B teamed up again in 2016 for "Te3n" in which the 75-year-old actor also sang the song 'Kyun Re'. Ghosh produced the film that was directed by Ribhu ...

Big B in Sujoy's remake of 'The Invisible Guest'?

Actor Malavika Mohanan, who plays the lead role in Iranian director Majid Majidi's Hindi film "Beyond the Clouds", feels honoured to have competed for the role alongside top stars like Deepika Padukone and Kangana Ranaut.
Casting director Honey Trehan had informed Malavika, who has acted in Malayalam films, about big actors vying to be part of "Beyond the Clouds", including Deepika and Kangana.
"Everybody was contending, so he was like if you get it, good. The reason why I was cast is because I fit the character. I was happy I got the role. I love these actors.
"I think they are amazing and to be considered as a competition alongside them is an honour. I am glad I got to work in this film," Malavika told PTI.
The actor said when she first got a call from Trehan, she did not know that she will be doing look test for Majidi's film.
Malavika, daughter of renowned cinematographer K U Mohanan, was told to share some of her pictures in Indian look. Later, Trehan told her that she will have .

Honoured to have competed with Deepika, Kangana for 'Beyond the Clouds': Malavika

"Friends" alum Matthew Perry has sold his former mansion in the Bird Streets neighbourhood above LA's Sunset Strip at USD 12.5 million.
The 48-year-old actor put his home on sale in an off-market deal last month after having failed to attract a buyer on the open market list - from late June to early October 2017 - where the price was set at USD 13.5 million, Variety reported.
Perry owned the posh city-view modern property since August 2011 when he bought it for USD 8.5 million.
Spread over 3,821-square-foot, the state-of-the-art house has a single storey with three bedrooms plus an en suite bonus room suitable for an office of gym, a total four-and-a-half bathrooms and open plan living spaces.
Originally built in 1962 and later remodelled, the mansion also boasts of large stepping stones across a shallow pond with two theatrical fire chalices, a small bit of lawn, a covered patio for dining and lounging and an LED-lit infinity edged swimming pool.
Perry exchanged his Bird Streets ...

Matthew Perry sells former mansion at USD 12.5 mn

Veteran director Pedro Almodovar has announced his next project, starring Antonio Banderas and his frequent collaborator Penelope Cruz.
The 68-year-old director, who is best known for Oscar winning film "All About My Mother", as well as "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" and "Volver", will be helming the film "Dolor Y Gloria" ("Pain And Glory").
It will also feature actors Asier Etxeandia and Julieta Serrano.
The project was announced by Spanish director's production house, El Deseo, and the production is expected to start in July this year, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The film will chronicle a series of reunions, some in the present and others in the past, as a film director ponders his creative decline.
"First loves, second loves, a mother, mortality, actors with whom the director worked, the sixties, the eighties and the present," a film synopsis on the El Deseo site stated.
Unlike Almodovar's earlier films, "Dolor Y Gloria" will feature male protagonists in ...

Pedro Almodovar's next to feature Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz

Women are leading the Cannes Film Festival's Competition jury with filmmakers Ava DuVernay, actors Kristen Stewart and Lia Seydoux joining president Cate Blanchett.
Blanchett, a two-time Oscar winner, is heading the jury that  features five women, four men, seven nationalities and five continents.
They will reveal the winners on Saturday, May 19 during the Closing Ceremony, festival organisers said in a statement.
Chinese actor Chang Chen, French director Robert Guediguian, Burundian singer Khadja Nin and Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev will also serve as the jury members.
DuVernay is a writer, director, producer and film distributor who is best known for the historical drama "Selma" (2014) and the criminal justice documentary "13TH" (2016). Her most the recent project was Disney's "A wrinkle in Time", a cinematic adaptation of the classic children's novel.
Seydoux, a French actor, rose to fame with "Blue Is the Warmest Colour", which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes. She has ...

Ava DuVernay, Kristen Stewart to join Kate Blanchette at Cannes jury

Aparnaa Singh is elated that her directorial debut "Irada", which addressed the issue of water contamination in Punjab, recently bagged a National Award.
The filmmaker already has her eyes set on eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, where her next would be based. She says she is currently working on a "youth-centric film" based in Bihar with glimpses of eastern UP.
"It is an engaging and entertaining trippy film. It has whacked-out, black humour and a very real premise. There is so much content in real life. Since I come from a small town (Jabalpur), there is a fundamental connect with the story," Aparnaa told PTI.
The director, who has been working on the story for the past seven-eight months, says she was fascinated with the subject when a writer shared the idea with her.
"The casting is going on now. I'd like to have new, fresh faces in it because the film is about young people between the age of 19-21. It is about their lives, the aspirations we have and how far will we go to pursue ..

'Irada' director working on youth-centric film

Director Umesh Shukla says a sequel to the hit 2012 comedy "OMG - Oh My God!" is on the cards and the team has already started working on it.
The satirical comedy-drama, based on a Gujarati stage-play, starred Paresh Rawal as an atheist who sues God after an earthquake destroys his antique shop. The film, which explored the themes of religion and superstition, also had Akshay Kumar play modern-day Lord Krishna.
Post the success of the film, the work on the sequel was on since 2015.
When asked about the status of the sequel, Umesh told PTI, "We are working on it. We have found a germ of the idea too, but it will take some time to finish it. It is an  interesting idea. It will be challenging to take the story ahead."
The director, however, says they are not making the sequel to encash on the film's popularity.
"The sequel has to have a right subject. We can't make the film to turn it into a franchise for monetary purpose. Like the 'Munna Bhai' series, where people felt the second part ..

Have cracked the idea for 'OMG - Oh My God!' sequel: Umesh Shukla

International action legend Jackie Chan and "Fresh Off The Boat" actor Constance Wu have been roped in to voice star in animated film, "Wish Dragon".
The Sony Pictures' animation is a modern retelling of the classic genie-in-a-bottle tale from 'One Thousand and One Nights', according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The movie will be directed by Chris Appelhans. Aron Warner will produce with Chris Bremble.
Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Jimmy Wong and Bobby Lee will also lend their voices in the film.
John Cho and Jimmy O Yang are in negotiations to join the cast.
The film is a Chinese co-production with Chan's Beijing-based Sparkle Roll Media Corporation and Base Animation.
The makers are eyeing a next year release in China. They also plan to open the film for US and international markets.

Jackie Chan, Constance Wu to voice star in 'Wish Dragons'

Leonardo DiCaprio will be presenting the inaugural Robert Osborne Award to his frequent collaborator Martin Scorsese during the 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival.
DiCaprio, 43, will present the award to Scorsese, 75, for his decades-long commitment to the legacy and preservation of classic films, and will be present the award on April 26 during opening night of the festival, the organisers said in a statement.
DiCaprio has appeared in five of Scorsese's films till now. Their partnership started with 2002's "Gangs of New York" and over the years, the duo have worked on films such as "The Aviator" (2004), "The Departed" (2006), "Shutter Island" (2010) and "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013).
In 1990, Scorsese established The Film Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting and preserving motion picture history. The foundation has funded the restoration of over 800 films, which are made accessible to the public globally. In addition, the organisation's World Cinema Project has restored 31 .

DiCaprio to present Martin Scorsese with Robert Osborne Award

TV's favourite vampire Ian Somerhalder is all set to star in a new vampire series for Netflix titled, "V-Wars".
The 39-year-old actor, who is popularly known as Damon Salvatore from "The Vampire Diaries", is foraying into the digital space with the Brad Turner-directed series, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
It was last year that Somerhalder bid adieu to playing the handsome, cocky undead in the Mystic Falls.
The heart-throb will, however, not star as a vampire but will play Dr Luther Swann, who tries to find out the nature of the disease that has turned his best friend Micheal Fayne and many others into vampires.
The show will be the online adaptation of the IDW comic of the same name by writer Jonathan Maberry.
"1-800-Missing" creators William Laurin and Glenn Davis will serve as showrunners.
Turner will executive produce with High Park's Eric Birnberg and Thomas Walden.
IDW Entertainment president David Ozer, IDW CEO Ted Adams and Marada Pictures' Games Gibb will also exec ...

Ian Somerhalder to star in Netflix vampire series 'V-Wars'

Abhishek Varman's "Kalank", featuring an ensemble cast of , Sonakshi Sinha, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Aditya Roy Kapur, will release on April 19, next year.
The epic drama is set in the 1940s and also features Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Dutt. It is expected to go on floors at the end of the month.
Karan Johar and his father Yash Johar had first thought about making the film 15 years ago.
"'Kalank' has been an emotional journey for me! A germ of an idea that I had nearly 15 years ago... A film that was in a pre-production stage helmed by my father...
"I am now proud to pass it onto the extremely capable and visionary hands of our director Abhishek Varman! A beautifully structured story by  Shibani Bathija and an exceptionally fluid narrative and screenplay by Abhishek," Karan said in a statement.
The film marks the collaboration of Fox Star Studios, Dharma Productions and Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment.
"This multi-starrer with a story will cross all borders, under the capable ...

'Kalank' to release on April 19, 2019

Joaquin Phoenix says that even though he has worked with some great filmmakers and has a unique perspective, he will not direct a film just for the sake of it.
The "Her" actor was recently asked whether he would like to direct a film as he has already directed a number of music videos and produced films and television shows.
"I wouldn't do it just to do it. I imagine if there was a story that I felt like I had a unique understanding of, then maybe it's something I would pursue, but I haven't really thought about it. I've worked with really great directors, and I don't know if I have that," Phoenix, 43, told Collider.
"If you work with people that were mediocre, if you were on set with a bunch of mediocre directors, you'd probably be like, 'I think I could probably do that'," he added.
He also admitted that despite having acted in so many films, he is quite ignorant about the specifics of directing.
"I still, I don't know, like when somebody calls out a lens size, I have no idea what ..

Never thought about directing films, says Joaquin Phoenix

"The Leftovers" actor Carrie Coon has been revealed as the voice behind Proxima Midnight, a member of villain Thanos' Black Order which will be making an appearance in upcoming "Avengers: Infinity War".
The news of Coon's role was shared by "Infinity War" director duo Joe and Anthony Russo in an interview with British magazine Radio Times.
"Carrie Coon is Proxima Midnight and you may know her from season three of Fargo or the Leftovers," Joe Russo had said.
Proxima Midnight is the only female member of the Black Order. She is armed with a spear that possesses the power of a time-distorted sun and is coated in an incredibly deadly toxin.
Coon also shared the news on Twitter, saying she had performed facial motion capture for the role while she is pregnant.
"It's true! My voice and a dazzle of gifted animators have teamed up to play Proxima Midnight," Coon tweeted.
"To be fair my face is in there somewhere. #MoCapWhilePregnant," she said in another tweet.
The Russo brothers have also ...

Carrie Coon revealed as voice behind Proxima Midnight in 'Infinity War'

Actor Jason Clarke is in negotiations to star in the remake of "Pet Sematary".
The film is an adaptation of Stephen King's 1983 novel of the same name, which was also the basis for a 1989 feature film.
If finalised, the "Everest" star will play the role of Louis Creed, which was portrayed by Dale Midkiff in the 1989 movie.
The story follows Creed, who tries to bring back his dead son by placing him to rest in an Indian burial ground but it does not go according to plan.
Filmmaker duo Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch will direct the film with a script from Jeff Buhler, reported Variety.
Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian and Steven Schneider are producing with Alexandra Loewy executive producing.

Jason Clarke in talks for 'Pet Sematary' remake

Actor Noah Jupe will be playing the younger version of Shia LaBeouf in the film "Honey Boy".
The 13-year-old actor was recently seen in the horror thriller, "A Quiet Place", which also featured actors John Krasinski and Emily Blunt.
Lucas Hedges, known for films such as "Manchester by the Sea" and most recently "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri", will play young-adult Shia LaBeouf in the film, with LaBeouf playing his own father.
Honey Boy" was LaBeouf's childhood nickname, reported Variety
The story revolves around a child star attempting to mend his relationship with his law-breaking, alcohol-abusing father over the course of a decade, It is loosely based on LaBeoufs life.
Alma Harel is directing the project, which will be produced by Automatiks Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Daniela Taplin Lundberg of Stay Gold Features and Christopher Leggett of Delirio Films.

Noah Jupe to portray young Shia LaBeouf in 'Honey Boy'

"Deadpool" star Ed Skrein will be playing the antagonist in the "Maleficent" sequel.
Actors Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning will be reprising their roles of Maleficent and Aurora, respectively, in the film, which is a follow-up of their 2014 hit that grossed USD 758 million at the global box office, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The details of Skrein's character have been kept in wraps as of now.
Joachim Ronning, best known for films such as "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" and "Kon-Tiki", will direct the movie.
Joe Roth is producing the film, with Jez Butterworth and Linda Woolverton penning the latest script.
Skrein, 35, is best known for playing antagonist Ajax in Ryan Reynold's "Deadpool" as well as for his role of Daario Naharis in "Game of Thrones".
He will be next seen in Robert Rodriguez's "Alita: Battle Angel", which is being produced by James Cameron, and Barry Jenkins' "If Beale Street Could Talk".

Ed Skrein cast as villain in 'Maleficent' sequel

Cathy Yan will be directing the DC spinoff movie based on the character of Harley Quinn, which was played by Margot Robbie in "Suicide Squad".
Robbie, 27, will reprise the role of female villain in the new film. The character debuted in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) ensemble movie "Suicide Squad" alongside Jared Leto's Joker.
Following it, Robbie and director David Ayer were confirmed to be developing spin-off film, tentatively titled "Gotham City Sirens" with "Crazy Stupid Love" directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa in talks to helm the project.
Yan, a former Wall Street Journal reporter who made her directorial debut with "Dead Pigs", will be the second female filmmaker to helm a DC film after Patty Jenkins. She will also be the first Asian woman to helm a movie from the DC Comics universe, reported Variety.
The screenplay has been penned by Christina Hodson, who wrote "Bumblebee" and was last week roped in by Warner Bros to write for Batgirl film.
Robbie will produce the project 

Cathy Yan to helm Harley Quinn spinoff

Vin Diesel's One Race Films, along with studio H Collective, have acquired the rights of the "xXx" franchise and announced the fourth instalment.
Under the deal, Revolution Studios retains rights to the first three films which have collectively grossed nearly USD 1 billion worldwide.
DJ Caruso, who directed "xXx: Return of Xander Cage", will return for the new film, with Diesel reprising his role as extreme sports athlete-turned-reluctant agent Xander Cage, reported Variety.
Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum will produce the project along with Diesel, Samantha Vincent for One Race Films and the H Collective.
Diesel first played Xander Cage in 2002's Rob Cohen-directed "xXx". However, the actor was missing from the sequel, "xXx: State of the Union", which was released in 2005.
He made a comeback to the franchise with 2017's "xXx: Return of Xander Cage", which also starred Deepika Padukone, Ruby Rose, Samuel L Jackson, Nina Dobrev and Toni Collette.

Vin Diesel, H Collective acquire 'xXx' franchise, planning fourth film

Steven Spielberg is making his superhero genre debut with "Blackhawk", the film adaptation of the DC Comics.
The action adventure film is based on the 1941 comic of the same name and centres on a team of World War II fighter pilots who are led by a mysterious man known as Blackhawk and face down fantastical threats.
The "Ready Player One" director, along with his Amblin Entertainment, will produce the film for Warner Bros, and may also direct it, the studio has announced.
"We are so proud to be the studio behind Steven Spielberg's latest hit, and are thrilled to be working with him again on this new action adventure. We can't wait to see what new ground he will break in introducing 'Blackhawk' to movie audiences worldwide," Toby Emmerich, Chairman, Warner Bros Pictures Group, said in a statement.
Speilberg's frequent collaborator, David Koepp, will be penning the script of the film. They have earlier worked on films such as "Jurassic Park", "The Lost World: Jurassic Park", "War of the 

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