French President Emmanuel  Macron said that he is moving to revoke Hollywood producer  Harvey Weinstein's Legion of Honor.
Macron made the announcement a day after Weinstein was  expelled by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
In an interview with French TV channel TF1, Macron  confirmed he had reached out to the Grand Chancellor of the  Order in Paris to ask the institution to revoke Weinstein's  Legion of Honor, France's highest award.
Then-president Nicolas Sarkozy had given the Legion of  Honor to Weinstein in 2012, after "The Artist", which  Weinstein distributed and campaigned for, won five Oscars.
"I have asked the Grand Chancellor of the Order to  examine quickly this case and launch a disciplinary procedure  (against Weinstein)... considering the gravity of the facts,"  said Macron, adding that the Chancellor will have to make the  ultimate decision.
Earlier this week, the Grand Chancellor of the Order told  Variety that it would not consider stripping Weinstein .

French President plans to revoke Weinstein's Legion of Honor

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"Game of Thrones" co-stars  Peter Dinklage and Charles Dance have been roped to executive  produce the TV adaptation of "Quasimodo".
Dance played Tywin Lannister, father to Dinklage's Tyrion  in the popular HBO series.
"Quasimodo" is set in a tense 15th century Paris and the  script is being penned by Ashley Pharoah, reported Variety.
It is a returning series which is being touted as an epic  and lavish take on Victor Hugo's classic.
"Quasimodo" will be produced by Tracey Scoffield and  David Tanner along with "Game of Thrones" producer Frank  Doelger.

Peter Dinklage, Charles Dance to exec produce 'Quasimodo'

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"Last Week Tonight" host John  Oliver has called out the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and  Sciences for revoking Harvey Weinstein's membership while Bill  Cosby and Roman Polanski continue to be its part.
Oliver, who was the first late-night host to speak about  numerous sexual allegations against Weinstein, also criticised  fashion designer Donna Karen and filmmaker Oliver Stone for  initially supporting the powerful Hollywood producer.
"Yes, finally, the group that counts among its current  members Roman Polanski, Bill Cosby and Mel Gibson has found  the one guy who treated women badly and kicked him out,"  Oliver said.
The Academy's 54-member board of governors  which  includes names such as Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Whoopi  Goldberg and Kathleen Kennedy - held an emergency meeting on  Saturday at the organisation's Beverly Hills headquarters and  voted to strip away Weinstein's lifetime membership.
In a statement, the Academy said, "We do so not simply to  separate ourselves .

John Oliver criticises the Academy for keeping Cosby, Polanski

Actor Varun Dhawan is the latest  Bollywood celebrity who will have his wax statue featured at  the Hong Kong branch of Madame Tussauds.
The 30-year-old actor is the youngest Indian to have made  the list and said getting his own wax idol is one of the  coolest things he has done.
Varun took to Instagram to make the announcement.
"#MADAMETUSSAUDS coming soon. This is probably one of the  coolest things that I have done. Getting my own statue is  something I didn't expect this early on in life.
"Thank you Madame Tussauds for making me the youngest  Indian to make it to your elite list. #dontstopbelieiving,"  the "Badrinath Ki Dulhania" star wrote, alongside a picture  which shows him giving his measurements for the statue.
The official Twitter account of the wax museum posted an  update saying, "Bollywood superstar @Varun_dvn is having his  world-first figure in @TussaudsHK. He will unveil his figure  in Hong Kong in early 2018 too!"
Next year, Varun will join other stars such as ...

Varun's wax figure to feature at Hong Kong's Madame Tussauds

Director J J Abrams has joined  the growing uproar in Hollywood condemning the sexual abuse  women had to suffer at the hands of Harvey Weinstein, calling  the media mogul "a monster".
The 51-year-old filmmaker said it was time to recognise  the efforts of those people who came forward to call out  monsters such as the producer, according to The Hollywood  Reporter.
"Someone said to me the other day that they are sick of  hearing people talk about how disgusting it is. I don't think  enough can be said about how viciously repulsive his abuse of  power was. He's a monster.
"There are other monsters but there are those who fight  monsters and tonight is all about those who fight monsters,"  Abrams said on the sidelines of the Hammer Museum Gala.
Weinstein now stands accused of advances, sexual  violations and propositions on more than 30 women including  actors such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Rose McGowan,  Ashley Judd and Lea Seydoux, among others.

Harvey Weinstein is a monster: J J Abrams

Filmmaker Anup Singh's much  awaited "The Song of Scorpions" received a thundering response  at its India premiere.
The film, featuring Irrfan Khan and Iranian actor  Golshifteh Farahan, premiered at the ongoing Jio MAMI 19th  Mumbai Film Festival here last evening.
According to an ancient myth, the sting of a scorpion  in Rajasthan can cause death in less than 24 hours and its  only cure is a song sung by a scorpion singer which counters  the poison.
Golshifteh plays a healer, learning the art of scorpion  singing from her grandmother Zubaida, played by Waheeda  Rehman, while Irrfan plays a trader who is smitten by  Golshifteh.
"In today's world, there is so much violence around us  that people say, with almost every breath that we take, we are  breathing in some kind of poison. To me, our response to the  poison is most important.
"For every breath of poison that we take in, do we chose  to breathe out poison? Do we return poison to poison, or  is there a possibility that we breathe 

Irrfan's 'The Song of Scorpions' lauded at India premiere

Anupam Kher could have been one of  the actors in filmmaker Kundan Shah's "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro" but  his scenes ended up on the cutting room floor.
At a session remembering actor Om Puri and director  Kundan Shah at the ongoing Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival,  the people associated with the cult 1983 film revisited  memorable behind-the-scene stories.
Puri died in January this year while Shah passed away  earlier this month.
Satish Kaushik, who wrote the dialogues and also featured  in the film, revealed Kher played a villain, "Disco Killer",  but the part was not included in the final edit of the movie.
"There was a character called 'Disco Killer'. It was  played by Anupam Kher. He had an eye sight problem, so he  shoots at a man but it hits a mango. When he is told that a  mango fell, he laughs and says, 'Next time when I aim for a  mango, a man will fall!'"
Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra, who was the production  controller on the film, said he was the one to break the news  to ...

Anupam Kher's role was chopped off from 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro'

Actor Jessica Alba said she  will not plan any more children after the birth of her third  child.
The 36-year-old actor, who is expecting her third baby  with husband Cash Warren, said this will be their last,  reported E! Online.
"Last one," Alba quipped, when asked about being pregnant  with baby number three.
The "Sin City: A Dame To Kill For" star is already a  mother to two daughters Honor (nine) and Haven (six).
Alba further went on to explain how she manages to strike  a work-life balance.
"I think it's the quality of time that you put in at work  and how you're fed at work and what you bring home. And also  what you let go of when you come home.
"A happy work place actually makes for a healthier person  and healthier children... if you're happy - even if you come  home late and you're working long hours - if they see that  you're happy and you're in a good mood and you're present with  them that's way better than you spending ten hours a day with  them in misery," she said.

My third baby will be my last, says Jessica Alba

Two days after 'Byomkesh Bakshi'  made his web debut on digital content platform Hoichoi, actor  Anirban Bhattacharya, who was essaying the role of the Bengali  sleuth, said unlike feature films, the concept of continuity  in style was not essential in the new medium.
The actor, known for his performances in 'Eagoler  Chokh'and 'Dhanonjoy', said the digital medium gave him more  freedom to experiment with the look and feel of the character.
"There is no need to maintain continuity between  different episodes in a web series. You can reinvent yourself  in every episode while sticking to some basic traits and  characteristics which the role demands," he told PTI.
The first episode streamed two popular stories of  Byomkesh - 'Satyanweshi' and 'Pother Kanta'.
About his preparations, Bhattacharya said, "I have  tried to project him as a crime-buster as well as an ordinary  human. To think of it, the character has four to five sides to  it and I tried portraying them all."
The actor also ...

Web series gives freedom to experiment: Byomkesh actor

Rock band Green Day is coming  up with a greatest hits album, titled 'God's Favorite Band',  which will release on November 11.
The LP will be a 22-track compilation, whose name stems  from their March 22 performance on "The Late Show with Stephen  Colbert", reported Billboard.
The album will feature 20 of Green Day's biggest songs  "from the dawn of creation" in 1986 to present day, along with  the new song "Back In The USA" and a duet with country star  Miranda Lambert on "Ordinary World".
The tracklist comes at the close of the music group's  Revolution Radio World Tour, which ends on November 19 in  Mexico City.
Some of the hits that will be available in the LP are -  "American Idiot", "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", "Holiday",  among others.
Green Day previously released a greatest hits album,  'International Superhits!' in 2001.

Green Day to release greatest hits LP 'God's Favorite Band'

Fashion designer Victoria  Beckham has said that she was a little inexperienced when he  was starting off her career in the industry.
The 43-year-old designer, who has made a name for herself  in the industry in the past nine years, said she knew people  will judge her, reported Vogue.
"I was very aware that people had preconceptions. I was a  Spice Girl, I was married to a footballer, so I was aware, but  I was probably (also) quite naive going into the fashion  industry," Beckham said at the Vogue Forces of Fashion Panel.
The former singer said her being unaware, in turn, helped  her in swimming in the unknown waters.
"I wasn't as scared as I would be if I went in knowing  what I know now. I really put everything into this; it was a  new career for me and I had a vision.
"I surrounded myself with the right people, which, when I  started was just two people - one girl working with me on the  design and another on the production. It was very different  from what other people had done; 

I was quite naive going into the fashion industry: Victoria

Actor Blake Lively has compared  her one-year-old daughter Ines to a young Viking.
The 30-year-old actor says her youngest child with actor  husband Ryan Reynolds has an appetite for red meat, reported  People magazine.
Ines recently turned one and the couple discovered that  their "little chunky one" had a more adult choice of meal.
"I made a Cookie Monster cake... and she just looked at  it and reached for a steak.
"She was hand-fisting two steaks. Her sleeves were  dripping in blood from steak," Lively told host Jimmy Fallon  of her toddler, who she nicknamed "baby Viking".
Lively later made a reference to "Game of Thrones",  joking, "It's like she's a White Walker".
The couple also have a three-year-old daughter James.

Ines is a 'baby Viking', says Blake Lively

Actor Andy Serkis has hinted  that he might come back to do more films in the "Planet of the  Apes" series.
The 53-year-old actor said with the advancement in  technology via CGI (computer generated imagery), it is  possible for him to play the another version of his character,  the intelligent chimpanzee Caesar, reported CinemaBlend.
"Well, let's say that there have been some discussions  about that.
"That's the great thing about this technology, is that it  allows you... As I have done, going from playing Caesar as a  young infant to a mature adult, though the entirety of his  life. So that basically means I could potentially play another  character," Serkis said.
The actor has also lent his voice to many popular parts,  such as Gollum from "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and the title  role in "King Kong".

Andy Serkis may return to do more 'Planet of the Apes' movies

Actor Jared Leto has teased  that he is in negotiations for a possible reboot of the "TRON"  series.
The 45-year-old actor said there is potential in the  film's story that should be pursued ahead, reported Collider.
"It was a huge movie for me as well and I do think  there's so much potential in that world, there's so much left  to be said. I'm absolutely game to try to help in any way that  I can bring that to life...
"It's something that we're in discussions about and very  much looking forward to bringing to reality. It's very early  days though," Leto said.
If "TRON" gets revived, it will be the first movie in the  franchise since the original's sequel in 2010, which revolved  around fan-favourite character Flynn's son Sam (Garrett  Hedlund).
Further sequels were in works, but "TRON 3" was scrapped  by Disney in 2015 after "Tron Legacy" received poor critical  response.

Jared Leto hints involvement in rumoured 'TRON' reboot

"Thor: Ragnarok" director Taika  Waititi says actor Chris Hemsworth has a great comic timing,  which he wanted to utilise in their upcoming film.
The 42-year-old filmmaker says no one has been able to do  justice to the actor's comic talent in their movies and he  wanted to tap into a different aspect of his Norse God's  character.
"I don't think they'd exploited that enough, not only in  the Thor films or the Avengers films but in any of the other  films he's been in. He's a real comic talent and I felt like  that was something that needed to be showcased.
"I wanted people to be more on the side of Thor, make  Thor the most interesting character in the film. There's no  point calling the movie Thor if he's not the coolest thing in  it," Waititi tells The Sydney Morning Herald.
"Thor: Ragnarok" hits the theatres in UK cinemas on  October 24 and US cinemas on November 3.

Chris Hemsworth is a real comic talent: Taika Waititi

Actor Ben Affleck says writer-  director Joss Whedon brought a lot of knowledge on the sets of  "Justice League".
The 53-year-old director took over the DC film after Zack  Snyder left the project in wake of his daughter's sudden  death.
The actor, who will reprise his role as Bruce Wayne/  Batman from the film "Superman v Batman: Dawn of Justice",  says Whedon helped define the tone of the movie like any able  storyteller.
"Joss just brought to the movie what good directors  bring, which is good taste. An instinct for realism and for  finding the humanity in the characters and the humanity in the  conflict, then making it accessible and relevant. I think  that's one of the things he did so well with Avengers,  frankly.
"He really defined the tone, and it felt like a lot of  the movies after that sort of fell into that tone that he  created. It was a very tricky dance where you have all these  people who can do all these fantastic things that's completely  absurd on the face of it, ...

Joss Whedon brought good taste to 'Justice League': Affleck

In a surprise appearance at the  amfAR Gala, Coldplay frontamn Chris Martin performed his  rendition of the popular song "Pretty Woman" for actor Julia  Roberts.
The 40-year-old singer made an unannounced entry at the  event to play a rendition of the Roy Orbison classic, which  was featured on the soundtrack of her 1990 film of the same  name.
Roberts, 49, who is a friend of the "Magic" rocker, was  being honoured with the Award of Courage in recognition of her  support of the fight against AIDS.
Besides other songs, Martin also sang a duet on Sinead  O'Connor classic, "Nothing Compares 2 U" along with host James  Corden.
"We're singing this to Julia basically because we grew up  fancying her and this is kinda the only song that says it,  right?" Martin said.
To this Corden replied, "Yes, certainly the notion of the  chorus is how everybody feels."
Roberts reunited with her co-star Tom Hanks at the event,  who presented the award to her.
With the honour, the Oscar-winning actor joins 

Chris Martin performs 'Pretty Woman' for Julia Roberts

Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau says the  scripts for the eighth and final season of "Game of Thrones"  are being kept under wraps from the cast to avoid any hacks.
The 47-year-old actor, who plays Jaime Lannister in the  popular HBO series, says the makers have become paranoid after  plot details of the show's season seven were leaked online,  reported Contactmusic.
"The first season we got the scripts like you should get  them and then you could sit and do notes and stuff. And then  after a couple of years, they got paranoid because there was  some leaks so we had to get them only digital, on a PDF file.
"And then the hack happened, so now we're not even going  to get the script. Now we are going to do a scene, we will be  told what's going to happen and then we roll. We're all going  to have earpieces for the scene and then someone's going to  tell you the line and then you're going to do the line,"  Nikolaj said in an interview with Scandinavian talk show  Skavlan.
"Game of Thrones" ..

'GOT' season 8 scripts are being kept secret, says Nikolaj

Tessa Thompson has said that  several female actors from "Thor: Ragnarok" directly asked  Marvel president Kevin Feige for an all-female Avengers movie,  to which he agreed.
The 34-year-old actor, who plays a warrior named Valkyrie  in the upcoming film, said she wants a female-centric  superhero multistarrer to be made and has started working on  the project with her friends, reported Collider.
"Recently, I marched up with a couple of other women that  work in Marvel and we went to Kevin, 'What about a movie with  some female super heroes?' Like all of them?
"There's a precedent for it in the comics, right? With  teams like Lady Liberators?" Thompson said.
To this Feige added that he was game for the new idea.
"It was a pretty amazing moment to be somewhere and have  your shoulder get tapped and turn around (and see that) every  female hero we have is standing there going, 'How about it?'  And I said, 'Yes'," he said.
Co-star Mark Ruffalo also courted the idea by suggesting  the ...

Tessa Thompson, Kevin Feige tease possible female Marvel film

Actor-writer Larry David is all  set to host "Saturday Night Live" next month.
The "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actor will present the  November 4 episode of the show.
The announcement was made on-air during the episode  hosted by actor Kumail Nanjiani.
The official Twitter account of "SNL" thereafter shared a  poster, which revealed that singer Miley Cyrus will be the  musical guest for the show.
"SNL returns on November 4 with host Larry David and  musical guest @MileyCyrus!" the tweet read.
The 43rd season premiere of the NBC late-night sketch  series on September 30 saw actor Ryan Gosling as the host with  JAY-Z as musical guest.

Larry David to host 'SNL' next month

Veteran filmmaker Woody Allen has  said that he feels sad for Harvey Weinstein and the woman who  were subjected to sexual abuse at the hands of the media  mogul.
In wake of multiple sexual allegations against the  producer, Allen said no one opened up about these incidents  "with any real seriousness" to him since people were only  interested in making their films in the end.
"The whole Harvey Weinstein thing is very sad for  everybody involved. Tragic for the poor women that were  involved, sad for Harvey that (his) life is so messed up.
"No one ever came to me or told me horror stories with  any real seriousness... And they wouldn't, because you are not  interested in it. You are interested in making your movie,"  Allen told the BBC.
The Oscar-winning director said he hopes these  allegations will lead to some drastic changes in the film  industry but also voiced his concern about Hollywood slipping  into a "witch-hunt" culture.
"You also don't want it to lead to a witch-hunt  ...

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