Veteran actor Judi Dench has said  that she felt "appalled" by the sexual harassment scandals  that have rocked Hollywood
The "Murder On The Orient Express" star, however, said  that it is "hard" for her especially when some of people  involved in the scandal were her great friends, reported  Contactmusic.
"It's very hard when a lot of people concerned are great  friends of yours.
"I feel loyal to them and at the same time I feel  appalled by what has happened to a lot of young actresses who  had no way of getting out," said Dench.
Hollywood is currently reeling under a major scandal with  some of the prominent faces such as Harvey Weinstein, James  Toback, Kevin Spacey, Dustin Hoffman and Brett Ratner facing  allegations of sexual misconduct.

Judi Dench appalled by sexual assault scandals

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Actor Lena Headey is in  negotiations to appear in the film "Banking on Mr Toad".
The live-action film is about novelist Kenneth Grahame,  who wrote "Wind in the Willows", and also features actor Toby  Keball, reported Variety.
The story follows Grahame, his wife Elsie and their son  Alistair, a tragic young man born blind in one eye who would  suffer horrible health problems throughout his brief life.
The "Game of Thrones" actor will play the role of Elsie  Grahame with Keball playing the role of Kenneth Grahame.

Lena Headey in talks to join 'Banking on Mr Toad'

Actor Michael Beach will appear  in the new Barry Jenkins' drama "If Beale Street Could Talk".
The "Patriots Day" actor joins the cast which already  includes KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Brian  Tyree Henry, Dave Franco, Ed Skrein, and Regina King, reported  Deadline.
The film is based on James Baldwin's novel and is about a  woman in Harlem desperately trying to prove her fiance's  innocence for a crime while carrying their first child.
The "Moonlight" director is adapting the novel for the  big screen.

Michael Beach joins Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk

Actor Nickola Shreli will star  in the action film "Killerman".
The "Cash Only" actor will be teaming up once again with  director Malik Bader for the film which also features Liam  Hemsworth, reported Deadline.
The story follows a money launderer suffering from  amnesia after a freak accident.
John and Michael Schwarz are producing the film along  with Myles Nestel.

Nickola Shreli joins action flick 'Killerman'

Actor Eloise Mumford will star  in a new comedy titled "We Are Unsatisfied".
The "Fifty Shades Of Grey" actor will portray the role of  a photographer in the film to be helmed by Matt Reiner, who is  making his directorial debut with the project, reported  Deadline.
The story follows a struggling comedian who is forced to  relocate to Long Island and finds an unlikely kindred spirit  in his alcoholic dermatologist.
The film also features Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz,  and the script will be penned by Peter Hoare.

Eloise Mumford cast in 'We Are Unsatisfied'

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)  chief Raj Thackeray today slammed actor Nana Patekar for  supporting the street vendors and said he should not speak on  subjects about which he knew nothing.
Thackeray said he would send the copy of the Bombay High  Court's directives on hawkers, along with a copy of his  letter, to all the police stations, Brihanmumbai Municipal  Corporation (BMC) ward offices and station masters and added  that if any street vendor was found hawking in their  jurisdiction, he would lodge a contempt of court case against  the officials.
Patekar, while speaking at an event at the Veermata  Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) yesterday, had said  street vendors were not at fault and that they were only  working to satiate their hunger.
"We cannot take away their source of livelihood....  Actually, it is our mistake. Why did we not question the  municipal corporation and administration that why were these  street vendors not provided a place all this while? We are  .

Raj Thackeray slams Nana Patekar over his stand on street

She has adapted what is  considered to be one of the least loved plays by William  Shakespeare for the big screen but director Bornila Chatterjee  says one does not know which story is waiting to be made.
The filmmaker says the Bard continues to be relevant even  today, as no one explores emotions in the purest sense like  him.
In an interview with PTI, Bornila says, "You never know  what stories you are going to chase at what point in your  life. So there's always a room. (But) Shakespeare explores  emotions in their unadulterated form. If the characters are  angry they are really angry and if they are jealous they see  green.
"He pushes the emotions to such an extreme that it as  creative beings it is sort of interesting to sink your teeth  in. You literally like getting your hands dirty and dealing  with the deepest, darkest parts of a human being."
The director presented her film "The Hungry", based on  Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus", at the Dharamshala  International Film ...

You never know what stories you are going to chase: Bornila

A gigantic 60,800 sq ft poster,  the largest one for a Bengali film, was launched today at the  Mohun Bagan football ground here.
Thousands of people who thronged the venue cheered as  the 320 feet long and 190 feet wide poster of 'Amazon  Obhijaan' was unveiled.
Altogether 32 parts were joined to create the  gigantic poster, the producers SVF said and claimed that the  size broke all previous records.
If placed vertically, the poster would be taller than  many iconic structures of the world such as the Big Ben (315  feet), the Statue of Liberty (305.6 meet including the  pedestal foundation), and the Qutub Minar (238 feet), the SVF  said.
The Kamaleswar Mukherjee directed film will be  released on December 22.
SVF co-founder Mahendra Soni said, "The launch of the  biggest Bengali film poster has set new standards in marketing  innovation in Bengali film industry."
'Amazon Obhijaan' is the sequel to 'Chander Pahar'  also directed by Kamaleswar and the lead role was essayed by  ...

60,800 sq ft poster of Bengali film launched

Sara Ali Khan's Bollywood debut  film "Kedarnath" opposite Sushant Singh Rajput will release on  December 21, 2018.
The film, directed by Abhishek Kapoor, is said to be a  love story that unfolds in the course of a pilgrimage.
The project is being produced by KriArj Entertainment,  T-Series, Guy In The Sky Pictures in association with Balaji  Motion Pictures.
"With blessings of Shiva... Kedarnath to release on 21st  Dec 2018," tweeted the official twitter handle of KriArj  Entertainment.
The shooting for the film had recently been shifted to  Mumbai after the completion of a month-long schedule in the  holy lands of Kedarnath.
The makers of the film had last month revealed the first  look of Sara Ali Khan, who is the daughter of actor Saif Ali  Khan and Amrita Singh.

Sara Ali Khan-Sushant's 'Kedarnath' to release on Dec 21, 2018

Freedom of speech and expression  has been a trending topic in the country and at this year's  Dharamshala International Film Festival, out of four  participating nations, India stands as the odd one out to have  a censor board.
Independent filmmakers Lijo Jose Pellisery from India,  Mano Khalil from Switzerland, Yoshinori Sato from Japan and  Yaniv Berman from Israel today spoke at length about freedom  in filmmaking in their respective countries.
Director of the critically-acclaimed "Angamaly Diaries",  Pellisery said they lucked out with the Central Board of Film  Certification (CBFC), even when they felt the movie could have  landed in trouble due to its controversial subject of pork  trade.
"The best part is we have revised set of rules every  month with the CBFC. We don't know what to cut, what to make.  We expected 'Angamaly Diaries' to be chopped off a lot as it  had many detailed references to the pork business.
"But what happened is that they expected it to have a lot  of ...

Among DIFF participants, India only one with a censor board

Hollywood star Harrison Ford has  bashed climate change skeptics saying that people who have no  knowledge of science are taking important decisions.
The 75-year-old veteran was speaking at the 30th  anniversary gala for Conversation International, reported the  Entertainment Weekly.
The "Blade Runner: 2049" actor also slammed politicians  of letting "political or economic self-interest denigrate or  belittle sound scientific understanding of the causes and  effects of human pressure on the environment".
"We face an unprecedented moment in this country. Today's  greatest threat is not climate change, not pollution, not  flood or fire. It's that we've got people in charge of  important s**t who don't believe in science," said Ford.
The actor said if people continue to destroy nature, the  technological or social advancements are of no good to the  world.
"If we don't stop the destruction of nature, nothing else  will matter. Jobs won't matter, our economies won't matter,  our freedoms .

Harrison Ford slams climate change doubters

Sonakshi Sinha says she will continue  to be part of Salman Khan-starrer "Dabangg" even if her role  has lesser screen time.
Sonakshi made her Bollywood debut in 2010 with "Dabangg"  and the actor she says she will forever be grateful to Salman  for launching her in films.
"I am grateful to him for showing me the path and  whatever I am today is because of 'Dabangg' and because of the  faith he showed in me.
"Rajjo (her character from 'Dabangg') will always be part  of 'Dabangg' even if it means somewhere in the background (I  will do it)," Sonakshi told PTI.
The actor further revealed that the shooting for the  third installment of "Dabangg" will begin next year.
Sonakshi said she and Salman laugh about the reports of  their fallout and do not get bothered by them.
"... I ask Salman what you have fought with me on now? I  think people want to talk something or the other. It makes no  difference to me. It is not worth talking about it. We know  what equation we share."
At the ...

I will always be a part of 'Dabangg' franchise, says Sonakshi

Sidharth Malhotra has signed his  next, a biopic on Kargil martyr Captain Vikram Batra, and the  actor believes it is an important story to be told on big  screen.
The actor was in talks for the film for quite some time  and now when he is finally on board he wants to do complete  justice to the role.
"It is a lovely true story. It is a very heroic and  touching story. The family got in touch with him a year ago.  Hearing what he did at the age of 24 for the country we want  to do full justice to his story.
"There is so much more in his life that we want to say. I  am looking forward to it," Sidharth told PTI.
Without sharing much details about the film, the 32-  year-old actor said the team will start shooting for the  project next year.
"There is prep work required for the film like horse  riding and all... We will start rolling by summer next year.  It will be mostly shot in real locations."
According to the reports, Sidharth will have a double  role in the film and will portray ...

We want to do full justice to Vikram Batra's story: Sidharth

He is the go-to singer in  Bollywood today with almost every hit song featuring his  voice, but Arijit Singh is now trying to cut down on his work  in an attempt to avoid hitting a saturation point.
The singer, who this year alone crooned chartbusters  like "Zaalima", "Phir Bhi Tumko Chaahuga" and "Hawayein",  finds it uncomfortable to listen to his songs playing all the  time.
In an interview with PTI, Arijit says, "I have stopped  listening to radio these days because whenever I switched it  on, there were my songs being played. You can't listen to your  songs all the time! There's so much of music happening in the  world, people are saturated anyway.
"Every week there are more than 10 songs releasing. Be  it my voice or someone else's, if it's going to run for more  than year  if you sing all the songs in the market  then  obviously people are going to get exhausted, including me."
To avoid falling into the trap of saturation, the 30-  year-old singer has been consciously trying to 

If I will sing all the songs, people will be exhausted: Arijit

Designer Rick Roy, who has worked  with likes of Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan and Sonam Kapoor, says  while styling for a film he does not give importance to the  stardom of an actor and only considers the character.
"Stardom is distracting sometimes and for a film, you  need to see the person playing the role minus the star value  attached to them. It is very important to forget how big a  star he or she is," Rick says in an interview with PTI.
Rick has worked with Sonam in "Dolly Ki Doli" and did  styling for Akshay-Sonakshi Sinha starrer "Joker". He teamed  up with Akshay again for "Gabbar" and also worked with Emraan  Hashmi in "Ghanchakkar".
While Rick keeps in mind the comfort of an actor, his  priority remains to design as per the requirements of the  role.
"It is very important for actors to feel comfortable  in the clothes they are wearing and I am not saying just  physical comfort, clothes should make an actor feel like the  character they are playing. I focus on what the ...

Not actors but characters influence my designs: Rick Roy

Volker Schlondorff, director of  "Death of a Salesman", has defended Dustin Hoffman against  allegations that he sexually harassed a 17-year-old intern on  the set of the 1985 TV-movie adaptation, saying allegations  that the actor is a "predator is simply going too far."
Schlondorff, 78, a German filmmaker, has come forward  following The Hollywood Reporter's publication of Anna Graham  Hunter's column about her interactions with Hoffman.
In the piece, Hunter, now 49, claimed Hoffman repeatedly  grabbed her buttocks, made crude sexual remarks to her and  ordered female staffers to massage his feet.
Schlondorf, however, says Hunter has mischaracterised  Hoffman's behaviour, and insists the actor was "a kidder" on  the set. "Standard Monday-morning question was, indeed, 'Did  you have good sex over the weekend?,' " Schlondorff says. "A  joke, a running gag, everybody laughed at."
The foot massages, he says, were given to Hoffman because  he was on his feet for 16 hours at a time: ...

Hoffman's director defends him against on-set harassment claim

Mandy Moore's brother Scott has  said that the "This is Us" actor was supportive of him when he  came out as a gay.
Scott told Access Hollywood that he had a realisation  about his sexuality after many prominent people from Hollywood  came out as gay.
"I was just very honest about it. I didn't want to hide  it so I told my sister right away. She was really one of the  first people I told," said Scott.
"(Mandy) was incredibly supportive. She knew a lot of  people in the business and she knew a lot of people who were  out so for her it was not a big deal at all. Being an actor  and being around a lot of kids with different backgrounds it  was no big deal for her," he added.
"This Is Us" season two airs in India on Star World every  Saturday.

Mandy Moore was 'supportive' when her brother came out as gay

Actor Mark Strong is in  negotiations to portray the role of antagonist in DC's  superhero movie "Shazam!".
The "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" actor might play the  role of Doctor Sivana, the longtime arch-nemesis of Shazam!,  according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Actor Zachary Levi was earlier cast as the lead in the  film, which follows a boy named Billy Batson who can transform  into an adult superhero by uttering the magic word "Shazam!".
The film will be directed by David F Sandberg.
"Shazam!" is an acronym of the ancient world gods and  historical figures Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles  and Mercury, from which the big Batson derives his heroic  attributes when in adult form.
Strong also had an earlier stint with the DC Comics and  had appeared in "The Green Lantern" .

Mark Strong in talks to play villain in 'Shazam!'

Actor Carice van Houten will  star in upcoming thriller film "I Am Not a Bird".
To be helmed by Swedish director William Olsson, the film  is an adaption of the novel "Lost Girls And Love Hotels" by  Catherine Hanrahan, who has also adapted the screenplay,  according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The "Game of Thrones" star joins Alexandra Daddario in  the film which is about a young Western woman in the midst of  losing herself in the bacchanal of nighttime Tokyo.
Apart from van Houten, actors Andrew Rothney, Kate  Easton, Takehiro Hira and newcomer Elisabeth Larena has also  joined the project.

Carice van Houten joins 'I Am Not a Bird'

Actors Nick Nolte and Luke  Bracey are set to star in action thriller "Poacher".
Kriv Stenders will direct the heist movie from a script  by Thomas Martin, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Inspired by true events, Poacher tells the cautionary  tale of a young man (Bracey), motivated by vengeance, who goes  to war with a fishing baron (Nolte) who rules the town,  sending him on a journey which transforms him from a small-  time abalone poacher into a criminal gang boss.
Ashley McLeod, Teresa Ticehurst and James M Vernon are  producing the project.

Nick Nolte, Luke Bracey join action-thriller 'Poacher'

Actor Busy Philipps has bashed  filmmaker Brett Ratner amid sexual assault allegations,  calling him a "garbage human".
Philipps, 38, responded to the news that the longtime  Hollywood power player, 48, had been accused of multiple cases  of sexual misconduct or harassment  including by actresses  Olivia Munn and Natasha Henstridge  in an article published  by the Los Angeles Times.
"Olivia Munn has been saying this for years and he has  been disgusting about the allegations and to her for years. He  is a garbage human," Philipps wrote.
"Also. What @KatharineTowne says in the article is  important, Philipps continued on Twitter. "What's 'absurd' is  his mouthpiece calling harassment 'giving a compliment.'"
"It shows a pattern of disregard for women because what  he wants is more important," she added.

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