Veteran actor-producer Savita Bhatti on Wednesday said she feels "rejuvenated" after Doordarshan announced the re-run of "Flop Show", the satirical sitcom which is an intrinsic part of her identity.
"Flop Show", created and directed by Savita Bhatti's co-star and late husband, satirist Jaspal Bhatti, joins the long list of DD's iconic old shows such as "Ramayan", "Mahabharat", "Buniyaad", "Shaktimaan", among others to make a come back on the small screen amid the coronavirus-led lockdown.
On Monday, the national broadcaster revealed that it was bringing back the serial, which first aired in 1989.
"#JaspalBhatti's all time superhit #FlopShow is back. Watch everyday at 6pm only on @DDNational," the channel said on Twitter.
"The coming back of 'Flop Show' has rejuvenated my life... It's emotional as it's so intrinsic to my identity. All those layers of life's ups and downs, they just disappear.
"Now that it's back on TV, your identity is being refreshed in your own eyes. Otherwise you ...

Return of 'Flop Show' on Doordarshan emotional: Savita Bhatti

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Actor Marlon Wayans is joining forces with producer Neal H Moritz for "Ride or Die", a film touted as the first romantic buddy-cop action-comedy.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wayans has co-written the script with Rick Alvarez.
Moritz will back the film via his banner, Original Film, along with Wayans and Alvarez through their Ugly Baby banner.
Wayans, best known for collaborating with his brother Shawn Wayans on comedies like "Scary Movie" films and "White Chicks", described the film as "Bad Boys" with romance or "When Harry Met Sally..." with guns.
"Rick and I conceived this as a franchise and collaborating with Neal, who has mastered the art of franchises, makes it a perfect fit," Wayans said.
The story follows a robbery detective Martin Banks (Wayans), a professional, and narcotics detective and unapologetic Tami Moore.
Sparks and bullets fly when these opposites are partnered to track down a billion-dollar cache of deadly opioids stolen from the vault of a multinational ...

Marlon Wayans to star in and co-write buddy-cop rom-com 'Ride or Die'

Novelist Neil Gaiman has issued an apology for breaking lockdown rules by travelling from New Zealand to his home in the island of Skye, Scotland, amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
The apology came a week after he was criticised by the press as well as politicians for making the 11,000 mile-trip from New Zealand to the Isle of Skye in the Hebrides.
In an earlier post on his official blog, Gaiman said his relationship with his partner Amanda Palmer had hit a rough patch and they mutually decided that they "needed some space". After that he flew "masked and gloved" to London before driving to the Scottish island.
His posted created headline news in the UK and on Monday, he wrote a new post where he revealed that he had been visited by police to discuss his movements
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"I got to chat to some local police officers yesterday, who said all things considered I should have stayed where I was safe in New Zealand, and I agreed that yes, all things considered, I should.
"Mostly they wanted to be .

Neil Gaiman apologises for breaking lockdown rules

Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar says he is happy that his consignment of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) kits were sent to city-based Cama Hospital.
The actor had recently announced that he will be donating 1000 PPE kits for the healthcare professionals leading the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
He has also partnered with celebrity shout-out platform Tring to raise money for additional 1000 PPE kits.
In a tweet on Tuesday, Farhan shared pictures of the consignment boxes ready to be sent to the hospital.
"Happy to share that our consignment of PPE kits leaves for the Cama Hospital, Mumbai. Lots of love & gratitude to all who contributed. This will help keeping our medics at the frontline safe! Jai Hind," he wrote.
The actor had earlier, on May 12, said that the first batch of PPE kits were on its way to Vakola Police Station from the factory and had urged people to contribute more towards the initiative.

Farhan Akhtar sends consignment of PPE kits to hospital

The annual Met Gala, the fashion party which benefits the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, has officially been cancelled.
The event, which was supposed to take place on May 4, joins the long list of industry programmes and festivals that have been severely affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The annual fundraising gala was postponed in March but the Met announced on Tuesday that this year's event has been called off entirely "due to the global health crisis", reported Entertainment Weekly.
The Costume Institute'sexhibit for this year, "About Time: Fashion and Duration", which would have set the theme for the 2020 program, will now open on October 29 and run through February 7, 2021.
The likes of Meryl Streep, Emma Stone, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Louis Vuitton's creative director Nicolas Ghesquiere were set as the hosts for the event.
The exhibit was earlier set to be open from May 7 to September 7 and explore "how clothes generate temporal associations that ...

COVID-19 pandemic: Met Gala 2020 officially called off

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui is not concerned about whether his films are seen in theatres or on a streaming platform as he believes that there are times when getting a proper release is in itself a huge achievement.
The actor's latest "Ghoomketu" is set to premiere on ZEE5 on May 22 after a series of delays. The film was completed in 2014.
Directed by Pushpendra Nath Mishra and produced by erstwhile Phantom Films and Sony Pictures Networks (SPN), the movie also features filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and actors Ila Arun, Raghubir Yadav, Swanand Kirkire and Ragini Khanna.
"When we were shooting this film, we shot it like how we shoot films for theatres. In today's time, I think OTT is the only way where people are able to watch films. So I don't personally think that it really matters to actors.
"And actors shouldn't be concerned about whether their films release on OTT or theatres anyway. The fact that our films are able to release is in itself a big thing," Nawazuddin told reporters in a ...

Actors shouldn't be concerned if their films release on OTT or in theatres: Nawazuddin

"Parasite" fans can get a glimpse into the creative mind of director Bong Joon Ho as he publishes "Parasite: A Graphic Novel in Storyboards" in the US to celebrate the multiple Oscar-winning film's one year anniversary.
"Parasite" had a sensational debut at the Cannes International Film Festival on May 21.
The celebrated South Korean-director is known for extensively storyboarding his scenes before shooting and the 293-page book reprints his and co-screenwriter Han Jin-won's screenplay alongside the hundreds of storyboards Bong drew to plan every scene in the movie, reported IndieWire.
The book will also feature production stills and Bong's illustrations and doodles for the film.
Bong revealed why he believes in storyboarding before shooting his scenes in the foreword of the book.
"This book no way purports that storyboarding is an essential shortcut to making good films. I actually storyboard to quell my own anxiety. I only feel safe when I have all the shots of the day storyboarded .

Bong Joon Ho set to publish 'Parasite: A Graphic Novel in Storyboards' as the film turns one

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos is all set to reunite with his "The Favourite" screenwriter Tony McNamara to adapt Richard Brautigan's 1974 Gothic Western novel "Hawkline Monster".
The movie will revolve around two gunslingers who are hired by a 15-year-old girl to kill a monster that lives underneath the basement in the home of the title character Miss Hawkline.
The story has been in circulation for a while in Hollywood with the likes of Tim Burton and Hal Ashby involved at different points, according to The Wrap.
McNamara is currently earning praise for his Hulu period comedy "The Great".
He co-wrote The Favourite with Deborah Davis and they were even nominated for an Oscar. The period drama explored the power dynamics in the court of Queen Anne. Olivia Colman won the Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Anne.
Lanthimos is also attached to direct an adaptation of Jim Thompson's 1964 novel Pop. 1280 and "The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and ...

Director Yorgos Lanthimos to reunite with 'The Favourite' screenwriter for 'Hawkline Monster'

Director Steven Soderbergh has revealed that he has finished writing the sequel to his iconic 1989 film Sex, Lies, And Videotape during the coronavirus-led lockdown.
The filmmaker, known for his movies such as "Full Frontal", Out of Sight and Ocean's Eleven, told Flaviar's NightCap Live that he also wants to direct the movie.
When asked about how Soderbergh was spending his time in the lockdown, the director said he had finished writing three screenplays.
"During the lockdown, I've done more sustained writing than I've done since the summer of 1985. And it's worth noting that I never considered myself a writer. I wrote as a way to get into the business, because nobody can stop you from sitting down in front of a keyboard and writing, Soderbergh said.
The director, who took to writing as a way to get into filmmaking, said he decided to go back to it during the lockdown.
" when the lockdown happened here in New York, in order to stay organized and sane, I decided I'm gonna write. I've ..

Steven Soderbergh wrote Sex, Lies, and Videotape' sequel in lockdown

Oscar-winning filmmaker Andrew Stranton is in discussions to direct Searchlight Pictures' upcoming movie "Chairman Spaceman".
The project, which will be produced by the studio in collaboration with Simon Kinberg's Genre Films, is based on a 2017New Yorkerfictionstory by Thomas Pierce, reported Deadline.
Set in the near future, the movie is about a notorious corporate raider who renounces his worldly wealth.
To redeem himself, he signs up for an interplanetary mission to colonise the greater solar system. The story follows his final days on Earth and the fallout when the trip doesn't go as planned.
Pierce is adapting his own short story for the movie treatment.
Stranton is best known for directing films such as "Finding Nemo" and "Wall-E". Both the movies won him Oscars for best animated feature.

Andrew Stranton in talks for Searchlight's 'Chairman Spaceman'

Actors Lawrence Fishburne and Nick Jonas will headline the upcoming action thriller "The Blacksmith" from AGC Studios.
Pierre Morel, the director of Liam Neeson's 2008 blockbuster "Taken", will helm the project from a screenplay by Ben Ripley of "Source Code" fame, reported Variety.
The project is based on critically-acclaimed 2011 graphic novel from Kickstart Comics by Malik Evans and Richard Sparkman.
Jonas will portray Wes Loomis, a 'Blacksmith' who is the intelligence community's go-to weapons expert.
"When his clandestine lab is destroyed and his colleagues murdered, Wes must go on the run with only his unique set of technological skills and the help of a brilliant, young CIA analyst Noelle Hazlitt to keep him alive.
"They seek out Mather (Fishburne) a retired blacksmith and Wes' mentor, to guide them on a journey that keeps this improbable pair one step ahead of their pursuers," the official logline read.
The project will be produced by Jon Shestack in collaboration with ...

Lawrence Fishburne, Nick Jonas to lead action thriller 'The Blacksmith'

Hollywood star Halle Berry has joined the cast of filmmaker Roland Emmerich's latest disaster thriller, titled "Moonfall".
Emmerich, best known for directing movies such as "Independence Day", "The Day After Tomorrow" and "2012", has penned the script with Harald Kloser and Spenser Cohen.
The plot follows the aftermath of when the moon is knocked from its orbit by a mysterious force and is on a collision course with Earth.
Life hangs in the balance and with just weeks to go before impact, a ragtag team is sent on a near impossible mission to land on the lunar surface and save humanity.
Berry join actor Josh Gad in the film's ensemble cast. She will essay the role of a NASA astronaut-turned-administrator whose previous space mission holds a clue about an impending catastrophe.
Gad will play a character named KC Houseman, who has been described as odd and unkempt in a way that suggests a high level of intelligence and an equally high level of disorganisation.
A genius who correctly ...

Halle Berry boards Roland Emmerich's 'Moonfall'

Sony Pictures' World War II drama "Greyhound" is the latest project to skip theatres as the movie will now premiere directly on streamer Apple TV Plus.
According to Deadline, the studio was originally planning to release the film on June 12 but the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced production shutdowns and delayed several projects industrywide, made it reconsider its strategy.
Hanks has penned the screenplay of the movie based on the 1955 novel The Good Shepherd by C S Forester. The film, directed by Aaron Schneider, also features Stephen Graham, Rob Morgan, and Elisabeth Shue.
Set in the early days of World War II, the story follows an international convoy of 37 Allied ships, led by Captain Ernest Krause (Hanks), as it crosses the treacherous North Atlantic while being hotly pursued by wolf packs of Nazi U-boats.

Tom Hanks' war drama 'Greyhound' going to Apple TV Plus

Ruby Rose is leaving The CW network's "Batwoman" series after just one season.
The shock announcement comes just days after the show wrapped its first season. It was renewed for season two in January this year.
In a statement, obtained by Collider, the 34-year-old actor said the decision to exit the series was a "difficult" one.
"This was not a decision I made lightly as I have the utmost respect for the cast, crew and everyone involved with the show in both Vancouver and in Los Angeles," Rose said.
The actor, however, chose not to reveal the reasons behind her exit.
She expressed her gratitude to producers Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Caroline Dries for "this incredible opportunity."
Rose was cast as the titular DC superhero in 2018 and she made her debut The CW's annual DC crossover event of its shows --"The Flash","Arrow","Legends of Tomorrow"and"Supergirl" -- later that year.
The CW, Warner Bros. TV and Berlanti Productions thanked the Australian actor for "her contributions 

Ruby Rose announces exit from 'Batwoman' after just one season

Actor Daniel Radcliffe says he felt "super weird" when he found out that his "Harry Potter" co-star Rupert Grint became a father recently.
Grint welcomed a baby girl with actor-girlfriend Georgia Groome early this month.
Radcliffe, who along with Grint and Emma Watson achieved global popularity as child actors from "Harry Potter" films, said the news hit him that he and his co-actors were growing up.
"I texted him the other day and said I was so happy for him and it's very very cool. It's also like super weird, for me, to think that we are all at the age where we are all having children, but we definitely are," the 30-year-old actor said on "Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen".
He also joked how their trio, including Emma Watson, were "terrible yardsticks for how old people are".
"It's weird for all of us. I remember when I turned 30 I remember a lot of people in my life were really depressed to find out that they're lapped," Radcliffe quipped.

Daniel Radcliffe finds Rupert Grint's baby news 'super weird'

Cuban spy drama "Wasp Network", starring Penelope Cruz and Edgar Ramirez, is set to start streaming from June 19, Netflix has announced.
According to Variety, the political thriller, directed by Olivier Assayas, will be available across the globe, except for China, Eastern Europe, Greece, Portugal, the Middle East and France.
The film revolves around Cuban spies in American territory during the 1990s, as it reveals the tentacles of a terrorist network based in Florida, with ramifications in Central America and with the consent of the US government.
Assayas, best known for directing Kristen Stewart-starrer "Personal Shopper", has also penned the screenplay based on Fernando Morais' book, "The Last Soldiers of the Cold War".
Ana De Armas, Gael Garcia Bernal, Leonardo Sbaraglia and Wagner Moura round the cast.
"Wasp Network" had its world premiere at the 2019 Venice Film Festival.

Penelope Cruz-starrer 'Wasp Network' to debut on Netflix in June

Hollywood veteran Arnold Schwarzenegger has opened about his daughter, author Katherine Schwarzenegger who is expecting her first child with actor Chris Pratt, and he says he is looking forward to becoming a grandparent.
The news of Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger's pregnancy broke last month. The couple tied the knot in June 2019 after dating for over a year.
The "Terminator" star revealed that the baby is due "sometime this summer" during Monday's at-home episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon".
"That is really exciting news that Katherine now, you know be pregnant and have a baby... And, inevitably, I'm really looking forward to playing around with whatever it is, she or he, and have some fun," he said.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, 72, said his future grandchild comes will have an impressive lineage.
His former wife, journalist Maria Shriver is the daughter of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a philanthropist and a member of the Kennedy family.
"I think this is kind of a unique ...

It's exciting: Arnold Schwarzenegger reacts to daughter Katherine's pregnancy

Actor Will Ropp, best known for featuring in Ben Affleck-starrer "The Way Back", is set to join high school drama film "The Fallout".
According to Deadline, Ropp will play the role of Nick in the film, written and directed by actor Megan Park.
"The Fallout" also stars Jenna Ortega and Maddie Ziegler.
The movie follows Vada (Ortega), a high schooler who is navigating the emotional fallout she experiences in the wake of a school tragedy.
Ropp will also be seen in the forthcoming indie drama "Silk Road" alongside Jason Clarke.
He will also serve as a writer on the series "FanGirl".

'The Way Back' actor Will Ropp to star in 'The Fallout'

Legendary Global and Library Pictures are set to back a Hindi-language series from "Sacred Games" co-director Vikramaditya Motwane.
The Los Angeles-based production banners have teamed up to co-finance two seasons of the yet-to-be-titled series, reported Variety.
The series will be executive produced, written and directed by Motwane. Abhay Koranne, who co-created the series with Motwane, will also serve as a writer.
Legendary neither revealed the title nor a log-line for the project. However, the company described the series as a Hindi-language young adult dark comedy-drama to be sold in India.
"This is a story very close to my heart and I am looking forward to collectively creating an incredible experience for local as well as global audiences," Motwane said in a statement.
The filmmaker will also produce via his banner Andolan.
The deal is a precursor to an ongoing relationship between Motwane and Legendary Global as part of the company's continuing expansion of local language ...

Legendary Global, Library Pictures to produce Hindi series by Vikramaditya Motwane

Celebrities of India and
Bangladesh are narrating the story their struggling days in a  series of video streamings on YouTube to boost the morale of  Bengali speaking migrant workers who are stuck in Singapore  because of the ongoing lockdown.
Popular personalities such as Indian actors Prosenjit  Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta and singer Lopamudra Mitra and  Bangladeshi actor Firdouse Ahmed and director Mostafa Sarwar  Farooki were roped in for the project, "Our Stories, Your  Stories".
The series, in which the celebrities sing, recite and  speak about how they reached the pinnacle of their career in  their respective episodes, is being run by Darpan, an NGO,  with active support from the Singapore government.
"I had interacted with these Bengali migrants living  in Singapore a few years back. It was an unforgettable  experience. I am looking forward to my session," Chatterjee  said.
While Rituparna Sengupta talked about her crisis  situations and how she came through it, Bangladeshi 

Indian, B'deshi celebs tell their tales of struggle to migrants stuck in Singapore

The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) on Tuesday wrote a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, seeking permission to restart the post-production activities of film, shows and other entertainment projects nearing completion.
FWICE, the parent body of 32 different crafts of the workers and technicians of the industry with more than five lakh members, said several producers have invested crores of rupees into projects which are now languishing in uncertainty due to the lockdown.
"We would like to bring to your kind notice that there are numerous projects of the Media and Entertainment Industry which are halted due to lockdown and can be completed soon as only the post production activities such as editing, sound recording, music recording and others are pending.
"If permissions are given to carry out such post production activities of these projects, which can be done in closed studios with minimum workforce, it would be great relief to the producers who 

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