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 

Steven Spielberg to helm 'Blackhawk' film adaptation

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Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was today allowed by a court here to travel abroad for promotional events.
The 52-year old actor was awarded a five-year jail term on April 5 by a trial court for killing two black bucks in October 1998 and was granted bail on April 7 by the district and sessions court.
District and sessions judge Chandra Kumar Songara was hearing Salman's plea seeking permission to travel to Nepal, the US and Canada for some promotional events??.
The judge granted permission on the condition that Salman would duly intimated to the court information of his travel and stay abroad.
Salman was held guilty of killing two black bucks, an endangered animal included in the schedule-I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act-1972, during the shooting of the film "Hum Sath Sath Hain".
His co-stars  Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam and Sonali Bendre were also accused in the case but the trial court acquitted them by giving them the benefit of doubt.

Court allows Salman to go abroad with rider

Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, who is here for the filmming of director Anurag Kashyap's "Manmarziya", says he has a special bond with Kashmir as he often accompanied father Amitabh Bachchan as a child during film shootings.
"It is nostalgic for me because I have come here when my father used to shoot his films here. It is truly a heaven on earth and I am very happy to be back. It is still as beautiful as it used to be," the actor told reporters here.
Kashmir was once the favourite shooting location for Bollywood films but things changed with the beginning of insurgency in the 1990s. Things have changed with a number of directors such as Kabir Khan, Vishal Bhardwaj, Imtiaz Ali and now Kashyap exploring the location.
"I am very sure that they will start coming back. In the past couple of years, we have seen a fair amount of films coming from all over India to shoot in Kashmir and I think that trend will grow," he said.
"I think the kind of production help you get over here, the ...

It's nostalgic to shoot in Kashmir: Abhishek Bachchan

Seven years after he was declared a "persona non grata" at the Cannes Film Festival, filmmaker Lars von Trier is set to return to the Croisette.
The director, who used to be a regular at the festival, was declared unwelcome at the festival following his controversial comments about Hitler during the 2011 press conference of "Melancholia".
The festival's artistic director Thierry Fremaux confirmed von Trier's return during an interview with French radio station Europe 1, according to Deadline.
Fremaux said Cannes President Pierre Lesucure has really worked over the past few days to "remove this persona non grata" status which von Trier received seven years ago, "thinking that it's maybe time to give him a spot again as a filmmaker".
The festival head said, "There will maybe be an announcement" on von Trier's inclusion in the lineup, which was announced recently.
When asked whether he would not like to make an announcement during the interview, Fremaux said, "Well I sort of just did a ..

Lars von Trier to make a comeback in Cannes

PETA India has asked the director of an upcoming movie to replace a chimpanzee, scheduled to feature in it, with computer-generated imagery (CGI) and never feature live animals in his films.
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), India, shot off a letter to director Don Sandy after learning that a chimpanzee named Kong will appear in his movie 'Gorilla', starring Jiiva and Shalini Pandey, the body said.
PETA India's message also included a link to a video featuring a computer-generated chimpanzee contemplating suicide. It was created by top advertising agency BBDO and award-winning CGI production company 'The Mill'.
The thought-provoking spot illustrates the tragic lives of animal "actors", it said.
"Compassionate, forward-thinking film-makers would never dream of hauling sensitive wild animals to a chaotic movie set and force them to 'act' for the 'viewers' amusement.
"PETA India is calling on Gorilla's director to cut the cruelty and switch to modern and humane CGI .

Replace chimpanzee with CGI: PETA to 'Gorilla' movie director

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan today clocked in 10 years of blogging and said he did not realise how time flew by.
The 75-year-old actor, who regularly shares his thoughts, said his personal blog was "the warmest and most hospitable in the entire world" for his Ef (extended family) of fans and followers.
"10 years! April 17, 2008  a few words went out to the world of the airs... And in the  waves of connection some of them carried a recognise of them and sent some sentiments back .. and the next and the next and the next... And 10 years went by...
"I knew no one... And neither did any of you... And then we all came to know each other and built a home... The warmest and most hospitable in the entire world," Bachchan wrote.
The veteran actor said for him, every day was a "celebration" and every day is lived in harmony was "the ultimate celebration".
He added when his fans do not respond to his posts, he fears that there has been a "loss".
"... It is not just the continuity of my writings... .

And 10 years went by: Amitabh Bachchan on completing a decade of blogging

"The Handmaid's Tale" star Elisabeth Moss says the dystopian drama, in which the actor plays the lead role of Offred, is her "happy place".
The year-old actor, who also produces the Hulu series, says she is going to miss working on the sets of the show after wrapping up its the upcoming season two, EW reported.
"It's what I really love to do, so for me, it's my happy place. When we wrap for this season I'm going to be sad to leave everyone and I'm going to miss playing June (the real name of her character in the show)," Moss said.
The series, based on Margaret Atwood's 1985 classic novel, premiers on April 25.
The new installment will have 13-episodes, which will revolve around and be shaped by Offred's pregnancy and her struggle to find her daughter inside Gilead.
Talking about the second season, Moss said the audiences will see a change in her on-screen part as she becomes more vocal about her opinions and how she "rises like a phoenix" along the course.
"For me, so much of what I'm 

'The Handmaid's Tale' is my happy place: Elisabeth Moss

The Maharashtra cabinet today  approved a single window system to grant permission to those  wanting to shoot films, television programmes, serials,  commercials and documentaries on government land.
State Culture Minister Vinod Tawde said producers  would have to apply online and permission would be granted in  15 days.
He said that the system will start as a pilot project  in Mumbai and would then be extended to the entire state based  on the feedback received.
The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by  Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today.
He added that this move, which has been brought as  part of the Maharashtra Right to Public Service Act, did not  include shoots that are intended to be done on private land.
"The single window system would be applicable to land  that falls within the jurisdiction of 14 government  departments," Tawde informed.
He added that in case permission is not given in 15  days, then it would be deemed as granted.
"In case of a delay in ...

Maha govt approves single window system for film, TV shoot nod

Against the backdrop of a nationwide outrage caused by the alleged rape and killing of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, veteran actor Shabana Azmi has said that "our betis (daughters) should be alive and safe" for the "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" campaign to be effective.
Recently, several Bollywood celebrities had joined a protest to demand justice for the victims of the Kathua and Unnao rape cases that have generated a groundswell of anger  against the perpetrators.
"On one hand, we see our women who have reached great heights and have become great leaders. But on the other hand, on a daily basis, we read and watch such news that we are left speechless," Azmi told reporters on the sidelines of the 20th Beti FLO GR8 Awards 2018 function held here last night.
"It is our responsibility to unite and ensure that these incidents do not happen, because we say 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' which should happen, but for that, it is  important that our betis (daughters) should be alive too," she ..

For 'Beti Bachao....' our daughters should be alive: Shabana

Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi said he had approached both Kangana Ranaut and Deepika Padukone for "Beyond the Clouds" but things did not work out and he finally decided to cast Malavika Mohanan.
"With Kangana, we could not work together. I heard something from her office and that made me upset. She had said 'I did not accept the role', which was not true. Then we followed it up and it was not Kangana but her office that had published this," Majidi told PTI in an interview.
The director was perhaps hinting at a newspaper report where Kangana was quoted as saying that she declined the film as she found her character "submissive".
"I mention this because I never reacted to what she said. I feel now I can say this. We did have some meetings, we talked together. I don't want to go into detail. The only thing I want to say is that it is not true that she did not accept the role," Majidi said.
The filmmaker, however, hopes to work with Kangana in future.
"She is a very good actress. (She ...

Not true Kangana declined my film: Majid Majidi

The release of "Daas Dev" has been pushed by a week and the Sudhir Mishra-directed film will now arrive in theatres on April 27.
Starring Rahul Bhat, Richa Chadha and Aditi Rao Hydari, the film is a modern-day retelling of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's classic novel "Devdas".
It was earlier slated to release on April 20.
The news of the date shuffle was announced on the film's Twitter page.
A statement by banner, Saptarishi Cinevision Production, read that the team "voluntarily pushed/extended" the release date of the film to April 27 to avoid clash with films opening this week.
Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi's first India-set film "Beyond The Clouds", Abhay Deol-Patralekhaa-starrer "Nanu Ki Janu" and "Rampage", featuring Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson, are among films set to release this Friday.
"With around four Bollywood films and few regional films releasing on April 20, the makers felt that they required a cleaner window to reach out to the audience. Keeping this in mind producers 

'Daas Dev' release postponed to April 27

After "Singham", Rohit Shetty is all set to bring another cop drama in "Simmba", starring Ranveer Singh, but the director says both the storylines are completely different.
"Creating a similar cop character would have been tough. This character is totally opposite of Bajirao Singham, he is notorious, flamboyant and the energy is totally different," Rohit told PTI.
Shetty, who first worked with Ranveer for an advertisement, says the actor is "a superstar".
Rohit is also full of praise for the leading lady of his upcoming film "Simmba", Sara Ali Khan, daughter of Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh, saying she doesn't want to restrict herself to just one genre or one kind of a film.
"She is happy to be a part of this. In fact, Sara wants to be part of action film. I am happy to know that she wants to do all kind of cinema and doesn't want to get stuck to a film or genre.
"She wants to do solo heroine film, ensemble film, hardcore commercial film, love story, comedy, women oriented subject... 

'Simmba' different from 'Singham': Rohit Shetty

In more good news for the Assamese film industry, a movie on children raised during a violent period in Assam has received as many as eight nominations at a US festival.
"Xhoihobote Dhemalite" (Rainbow fields) directed by Bidyut Kotoky has received nominations for best feature film, director, screenplay, actor (Nakul Vaid), actress (Dipannita Sharma), supporting actor (Victor Banerjee), cinematography (Satya Prakash Rath) and score (Anurag Saikia) at the Love International Film Festival (LIFF), Los Angeles.
The awards will be announced on July 7 at a ceremony in Beverly Hills.
"It is indeed an honour. These recognitions are especially satisfying as it came from a festival whose goal is to bring the world closer together and promote love and healing through cinema," says Mumbai-based Kotoky.
The film, based on true events, narrates the psychological trauma children went through during the Assam agitation in the 1980s. The film also features seasoned actors like Naved Aslam, Nipon ...

8 nominations for Assamese film Xhoixobote Dhemalite' in US fest

Rapper Drake is all set to unveil his fifth studio LP 'Scorpion' in June.
The 31-year-old recording artiste made the announcement on Instagram, where teased the artwork for his forthcoming album.
It is a follow-up to his 2016's LP 'Views'.
Drake shared a photograph with his back facing the front slaying in a bomber jacket with the album title and date on it.
In his previous post, he shared the picture of a black locket with gold scorpion etched in the middle.
He captioned the post as: "JUNE 2018 (sic)."
The news comes in after the rapper recently dropped his single "Nice for What", which featured Olivia Wilde, Zoe Saldana, Tiffany Haddish, "Black Panther" star Letitia Wright, Michelle Rodriguez, Issa Rae and more.
Drake started working on the album last summer.

Drake's next album to release in June

John Oliver has confirmed that he was the anonymous bidder for Russell Crowe's leather jockstrap from "Cindrella Man" at the actor's "divorce auction" and actually paid USD 7,000 for it.
Not just the jockstrap, Oliver's show "Last Week Tonight" had also purchased several other items from the auction that Crowe held to celebrate the end of his marriage.
Oliver revealed that he had a better home for the bizarre piece of movie memorabilia. He was planning to give it to one of the last Blockbuster stores in Alaska as video shops are facing extinction in the era of Internet streaming.
The comedian acknowledged it was "a big price to pay just to find out what Russell Crowe's b***s smelled like in 2005". He revealed that the show had also dropped some serious money for "a bunch of pointless Russell Crowe memorabilia".
He also bought the set chairs used by Crowe and Denzel Washington on "American Gangster", the vest Crowe wore in "Les Miserables", the hood he wore in "Robin Hood" and a satin .

John Oliver buys Russell Crowe's jockstrap for Alaskan Blockbuster store

Veteran actors Kathy Bates and Mark Hamill have been roped in to guest star in the 11th and final season of "The Big Bang Theory".
The details on their roles are being kept under wraps, but since the finale will feature Amy and Sheldon's much-awaited wedding, the two actors may star as the family members, EW reported.
Sheldon's family has been introduced in "TBBT" with his mother Mary and sister Missy often making appearances and with the spin-off "Young Sheldon" the viewers also got an insight into the ace astrophysicist's childhood.
The finale installment may throw some light on Amy's family - her mother's (Mrs Fowler) character, briefly appeared via video chat in season nine and her father is has not yet appeared on the show.
On the other hand, Hamill is expected to play himself. His "Star Wars" co-stars Carrie Fisher and James Earl Jones also guest-starred in the seventh season.
Lauren Lapkus and magician Teller also guest star in the series.
Jerry O'Connell has been tapped to ...

Kathy Bates, Mark Hamill among 'The Big Bang Theory' season finale guest stars

It was a magical nostalgia for Pottermaniacs when "Harry Potter" stars Emma Watson, Tom Felton and Matthew Lewis had a reunion reliving their good Hogwarts days.
Felton, who played the vicious bully Draco Malfoy hating on the muggle "brightest witch" Hermione Granger and bumbling-stumbling Neville Longbottom in the eight-part film series based on JK Rowling's bestseller books of the same name, took to Instagram to share a picture with his onscreen batchmates.
They may have had bad blood among them as Draco belonged to the arch nemesis house Slytherin and later supported Voldemort in the Battle of Hogwarts against Daniel Radcliffe's Harry, including the fellow Gryffindors, but the trio seemed more than happy to reminisce old time.
"School mates #hogwartsalumni," the 30-year-old actor captioned the black-and-white photograph.

Emma Watson, Tom Felton and Matthew Lewis have 'Harry Potter' reunion

Actor amy Schumer is in negotiations to feature in the biopic of champion boxer Christy Martin.
The 36-year-old actor is in talks to star in the drama written and directed by Katherine Fugate, Deadline reported.
Based on the real-life story of the world champion boxer of the same name, the film will follow Martin who had to fight to achieve success in the man's world and later ended up fighting for her life.
Martin, who now goes by the name Christy Salters, grew up in West Virginia earning the nickname in the boxing world of The Coalminer's Daughter after she won a boxing competition.
By 1990, she was in the boxing ring pushing the glass ceiling for women to be allowed to box.
The film will be produced by Alix Madigan, Nicolas Chartier and Alissa Phillips. Jonathan Deckter will serve as executive producer.

Amy Schumer in talks to star in boxer Christy Martin biopic

Country singer Blake Shelton says he has thought about tying the knot with girlfriend Gwen Stefani but says they do not want to rush into it.
The 41-year-old musician, who has been dating the "Hollaback Girl" singer for three years, believes the couple would be closer to saying their 'I dos' as and when the time is right.
"I think about (marrying her). I don't think it's anytime soon or anything.
"The more time that goes by, I guess, the closer you'd be getting to that," Shelton told CMT.
Stefani, who has Kingston, 11, Zuma, nine, and Apollo, four with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale, started dating the singer in 2015 after her split.
Shelton was earlier in a relationship with singer Miranda Lambert.

I think about marrying Gwen, says Blake Shelton

"Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria says receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was a "surreal feeling".
The 43-year-old actor said she was "overwhelmed" to be bestowed with the honour in the presence of her co-star Felicity Huffman, friends Victoria Beckham, Anna Faris and Ricky Martin.
"Oh my god, it was really surreal today. I meant it when I said, 20 years ago, standing almost at this spot saying, 'I'm gonna have a star one day,' and then, for it to happen, was really surreal.
"And then, of course, Felicity's speech and Ricky, and Anna... It's just overwhelming. I'm overwhelmed," Longoria, who received the 2,634th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, told ET.
The actor, who is expecting her first child with husband Jose Antonio Baston, said her baby is her "most important project" yet.
"Yes, the most important project's yet to come! It's been amazing and I feel really honoured and blessed that all of this is happening. I feel like, there's always something coming up .

Eva Longoria 'overwhelmed' over Hollywood Walk of Fame honour

Actor Shilpa Shetty, who is making her digital foray as a host with Amazon Prime Video's "Hear Me, Love Me", says through the blind dating reality show, she wants women to know what they don't want in a man.
The 42-year-old actor believes digital is the future and already has a huge connect with a young audience.
"I don't know how many women will find their true love or a soulmate but as a mentor to them on the show, my major focus has been on helping them find out at least what they don't want in a man," Shilpa told PTI in an interview.
The series, produced by FreemantleMedia India, takes a single young woman looking for love and sets her up on three dates in a single day but the catch is that she is not allowed to see what her dates look like.
The suitors will wear a mini camera on their chest and share about their lives -  without revealing their faces, eliminating looks as the deciding factor.
"The real problem with modern day relationships is that people don't want to listen to ..

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