Rapper Kendrick Lamar will be  seen don a new avatar as the keynote speaker at Forbes Under  30 Summit on October 3.
The 30-year-old musician will make an address at the  fourth edition of the annual event, which will be held at  Boston's City Hall Plaza, reported Billboard.
Lamar's keynote will include a conversation with Forbes  Senior Editor (Media and Entertainment) Zack O'Malley  Greenburg.
Greenburg said the "HUMBLE" singer represents today's  youth and he could not wait for him to perform at the  prestigious event.
"Kendrick Lamar is the voice of the under-30 generation,  and we can't wait to hear more from him.
"Not only does he write and record groundbreaking songs,  but he also embodies the same sort of spirit, drive and  thoughtful passion of his peers across science, tech, the arts  and beyond. Forbes is honoured to host him in Boston," he said  in a statement.
The four-day gathering will also see young artistes,  entrepreneurs and activists, such as Skylar Grey, Tyler ...

Kendrick Lamar to be keynote speaker at Forbes Under 30 Summit

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David Oeylowo is all set to  star in a live-action musical that will be penned by Tarell  Alvin McCraney, the playwright behind this year's Best Picture  Oscar winner "Moonlight".
Titled, "Cyrano the Moor", the feature film would be a  mix of Shakespeare's revenge drama "Othello" and the classic  French play "Cyrano de Bergerac", according to the Hollywood  Reporter.
Oyelowo would produce along with his wife, Jessica  Oyelowo.
McCraney won an Oscar for his work on "Moonlight".

David Oyelowo to star in 'Moonlight' playwright's musical

Josh Gad said his kids are  unfazed about the fact that their father is an actor.
The 36-year-old actor said although he is famous as the  lovable snowman, Olaf from "Frozen", he has admitted his  children do not care about his job, reported E! News.
When Gad told his brood that he will reprise his role in  the Disney film, they did not seem much excited.
"(They said) 'Daddy, I want more cereal.' They're not  interested in what I'm doing," Gad said.
Father to daughters - Ava, six and Isabella, three, the  actor added his daughters are "spoiled" when it comes to the  world of "Frozen".
"They're a little spoiled. because I read to them these  stories at night. When I read a book about 'Frozen', I read it  as Olaf. So, they get it firsthand. So, for them, every day is  a sequel for them," he said.

Josh Gad's children not bothered about his job

Chris Pratt was in for a  surprise when he took a random superhero quiz and faired  badly.
Pratt, who plays Star Lord Peter Quill in "Guardians of  the Galaxy, took a Disney superhero quiz 'Are You Chris,  Chris, Chris, or Chris?' which tells the quiz-taker whether  their personality matches to Pratt, Evans, Chris Pine or Chris  Hemsworth.
In the quiz, Pratt's score result came as Captain America  (Chris Evans).
The actor promptly posted the result on his Twitter page,  writing, "Dude I suck at quizzes.

Superhero quiz tells Chris Pratt he is Chris Evans

Actors Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal  have finished the Kashmir schedule of their upcoming film  "Raazi".
The team was on a 40-day-long segment in the Valley to  shoot for the Meghna Gulzar-directed film.
Alia, 24, took to Twitter where she shared a group  photograph with after wrapping up the schedule.
"Schedule WRAP! Happy happy faces at the end of a 40 day  outdoor! Team RAAZI @meghnagulzar @vickykaushal09 @karanjohar  @JungleePictures," wrote the actor alongside the picture.
Alia also shared a picture on her Instagram account,  where she can be seen sharing a laugh with her co-star Vicky  and Gulzar, while sitting on a rock in the midst of lush green  wilderness.
She captioned the photo, "And it's a wrap".
The film will see Alia's character married to a Pakistani  army officer, which will be played by Vicky.
The movie is produced by Junglee Pictures and Dharma  Productions and is based on Harinder Sikka's novel, "Calling  Sehmat", a thrilling saga of a spy who gave all of herself ..

Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal wrap 'Raazi' Kashmir schedule

Shahid Kapoor has signed up with  "Toilet: Ek Prem Katha" director Shree Narayan Singh for his  next film.
The yet-to-be-titled movie is being produced by T-Series  and KriArj Entertainment.
Singh said he is happy to collaborate with Shahid and is  ecstatic to have the actor onboard his second directorial  venture.
"With films like 'Kaminey', 'Jab We Met', 'Haider' and  'Udta Punjab', Shahid Kapoor has definitely proved his mettle  as an actor. Having said that, his star presence is undeniable  and I look forward to working with him," he said.
Prernaa Arora of KriArj Entertainment said she loved the  script and shared the story idea with Shahid, who immediately  agreed to do the film.
She added the banner had full faith in Singh's  directorial sensibilities, especially after the success of  "Toilet..."
"We really enjoyed making TEPK together earlier and know  that Shree Narayan Singh's sensibilities as a filmmaker has  given us the confidence that we have another winner on our  ...

Shahid Kapoor to star in Shree Narayan Singh's next

After making his foray into  international cinema with British film "Victoria and Abdul",  actor Ali Fazal has been signed on by American talent agency,  William Morris Endeavour (WME).
A few months back, Ali was in the news to have bagged the  opportunity to be represented by Julian Belfrage Associates in  the UK, which represents some of the biggest names, including  his "Victoria and Abdul" co-star Judi Dench, Daniel Day Lewis  and Jude Law.
Speaking about it, Ali said that he is elated to have a  team in America and is looking forward to a great association  with them.
"I'm excited after the UK to have my own team now in the  US. They represent some of the biggest names in the business  and I'm looking forward to a great association.
"We have already begun the work and have already advanced  conversations on the upcoming work," he said.
Touted to be the biggest talent agency in the US, WME  also represents the likes of Hollywood bigwigs - Ryan  Reynolds, Queen Latifah, Octavia ...

Ali Fazal signs up with US agency William Morris Endeavour

"Newton" had come under the scanner  for allegedly being a rip-off of "Secret Ballot" but the  director of the 2001 Iranian film, Babak Payami, has confirmed  that there is no sign of plagiarism in the Amit Masurkar-  directed movie.
Payami, in an interview with Cinestaan, said he watched  the film and did not find any "specific stylistic or  structural similarities" in "Newton", which was recently  selected as India's official entry to the Oscars.
"I saw the film and there is no sign of plagiarism. These  are completely different films. Any similarities between the  two films are broad and I don't see any specific stylistic or  structural similarities between the two films. These are two  different films on a common theme," he said in the interview.
Amid reports that the film has striking similarities with  "Secret Ballot", director-producer Anurag Kashyap came forward  in support of Masurkar and reached out to Payami and film's  producer Marco Muller to get their opinion.
He shared .

No sign of plagiarism in "Newton': 'Secret Ballot' director

Veteran actor Tommy Lee Jones  is all set to head the jury at this year's Tokyo International  Film Festival (TIFF).
The 71-year-old star will be joined on the judging table  by Chinese actress Zhao Wei, Iranian director Reza Mirkarimi,  French director-writer Martin Provost and local actor  Masatoshi Nagase, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The jury will analyse 15 feature films in the main  competition, which will open with local movie "Fullmetal  Alchemist".
"An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power" will close the  TIFF in Al Gore's presence, where the politician-  environmentalist will talk about climate crisis.
Special sections at the fest will include Asian Future,  Japanese Cinema Splash, Taiwanese Cinema Renaissance, the  anime focus World of Keiichi Hara and the World of Steven  Soderbergh.
With Halloween falling in the middle of the festival,  horror specials will include an all-night 'George A Romero  Forever Night: Thanks for the Memories', including a showcase  of ...

Tommy Lee Jones to head Tokyo Film Festival jury

Veteran Hollywood star Shirley  MacLaine has joined Anna Kendrick in Disney's female Santa  Claus movie.
Titled "Nicole", the film will also feature Bill Hader  and Billy Eichner.
Screenwriter Marc Lawrence, who wrote Sandra Bullock-  starrer "Miss Congeniality", is directing the movie from his  script, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The film is scheduled for release on November 8, 2019.
The story of the film revolves around Santa's daughter,  Nicole, who is forced to take over the family business after  her father retires and her brother develops cold feed before  his first Christmas Eve flight.
MacLaine will play Elf Polly, the nanny who helped raise  Nicole.

Shirley MacLaine in Disney's female Santa Claus movie

Zaira Wasim has worked in two big  films and bagged a National Award for her performance at the  age of 16, but the young Kashmiri actor wants people not to  consider her as a role model and rather find their own path.
Zaira made her debut in Aamir Khan's "Dangal", playing  the younger self of wrestler Geeta Phogat, and eventually won  the National Award for her performance in Nitesh Tiwari's  biographical sports drama.
"I want to tell people, don't look up to me. I don't  have that responsibility on me right now. I am not telling you  or asking you to do it. Please don't do it in my name, follow  yourself, build your path, create it, invent it. Why do you  want to do something which someone else is already doing?,"  Zaira says.
In an interview with PTI, she says an undue pressure  gets created when people start giving labels and tags.
"I don't like it when people come and tell me 'you are  an inspiration, a role model'. I am not brave enough to take  the blame of your actions. I have 

Don't like being called 'inspirational', 'role model': Zaira

Indian Women's Cricket team captain  Mithali Raj's remarkable journey will soon be adapted for big  screen.
Viacom18 Motion Pictures has acquired the rights for  biopic on Mithali, who is the highest run-scorer in women's  international cricket and the only woman cricketer to surpass  the 6,000 run-mark in ODIs.
"I am extremely happy on this association with Viacom18  Motion Pictures. Hoping that this movie inspires more people,  especially young girls to take up sports as a career," she  said in a statement.
Mithali is the first Indian to have lead the women's  national team to an ICC ODI World Cup final twice - 2005 and  2017. An Arjuna awardee, she was also awarded the Padma Shri  in 2015, India's fourth highest civilian honour for her  contribution in the field of cricket.
"Viacom18 Motion Pictures has always been the pioneer in  showcasing content with portrayal of strong women characters  right from 'Queen' to 'Kahaani' to 'Mary Kom'.
"We are proud to be collaborating with the ..

Mithali Raj biopic in works

Aamir Khan wants more cinema halls  to be opened in the smaller cities and remote areas of India.
The Bollywood star said increasing the reach of movies  will contribute a lot in the growth of Indian film industry.
Aamir, who was in the city to promote his upcoming  production "Secret Superstar", said, "Steps must be taken  towards opening new screens across the country, especially in  the remote areas and smaller cities.
"China has about 45,000 screens whereas in India, we  barely have 10,000 screens for all languages. It is really  something that we need to learn from them. We need more  theatres. I think that will really help the Indian film  industry."
The 52-year-old actor added that due to the lesser number  of cinema halls in the country filmmakers often face trouble  in releasing two big films together.
"It also affects the box-office collections. Theatres in  small towns will enable the public to watch the movie at  lesser and affordable ticket prices."
During the event ...

Opening theaters in remote areas will help film industry:Aamir

Blink-182 star Travis Barker has  revealed he has collaborated with Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne,  Wiz Khalifa and more for his new hip-hop album.
The 41-year-old Blink 182 drummer said he has almost  completed his new record, reported Contactmusic.
"I am 70 per cent done with my new solo album. The next  part, the most important piece, is for me to go play drums on  it now. We've got the programming, I've made all of the beats,  the second step was to get all of the artists and find out  which artists sound great on which beats.
"The third step is me playing drums on it, mixing it and  then putting it out. I can mention some of the guests. I have  Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Run The Jewels, Wiz Khalifa, Kendrick,  Jay 305, YG, Anderson Paak, The Game, Problem... I have a lot  of guests! I have a lot and I am still writing right now,"  Barker said.

Travis Barker solo LP features Kendrick Lamar and Lil Wayne

Critically acclaimed filmmaker  Darren Aronofsky says he is open to directing a Superman  movie.
The director, however, says it would be difficult for him  to commit to the project given the character's current  direction, reported CinePOP.
"A lot of the great superhero titles are done. People  have used them up. So now it's characters that aren't as  interesting.
"But you never know. I mean, Superman would always be  interesting. But they're already deep into reinventing him, so  that's not going to happen for a long time," Aronofsky, 48,  says.
The director adds that directing superhero movies poses  some very particular challenges, because of the intensity of  the comic book fans.
"I think with those films you have to be careful because  they are about communicating with as big an audience as you  possibly can. Audiences who go to see those films expect a  certain type of movie.

Darren Aronofsky is interested in helming a Superman movie

Actor Emilia Clarke has  finished shooting for the upcoming Han Solo movie.
The 30-year-old "Game of Thrones" star plays the new  female lead in the untitled "Star Wars" spin-off and just  weeks after co-stars Paul Bettany and Donald Glover wrap up  their scenes, Clarke took to social media and said filming the  movie was a "trip and a half".
"Well, now that really was an adventure. The perfection  that is @realronhoward posted this little nugget and I had to  share again. #untitledhansolomovie was a trip and a half but  this genius here made it one I'll never forget. #happydays,"  Clarke wrote on Instagram.
Director Ron Howard - who took over helming the  production after Christopher Miller and Phil Lord left the  movie over creative differences - also took to social media to  announce that Clarke's involvement in the film has ended.
He wrote on Twitter, "@emiliaclarke has wrapped filming  on #UntitledHanSoloMovie. She's given us a terrifically strong  and exciting character. Fun to .

Emilia Clarke wraps up filming for Han Solo film

Singer Bebe Rexha says she and  former One Direction star Louis Tomlinson are like siblings.
The duo recently collaborated on the single "Back to  You", and Bebe says they built a rapport instantly, reported  Femalefirst.
"The second I met him, he was kind to me and my team.  He's just cool. I don't feel nervous around him - he's like a  friend now, and it's cool to work with friends," Bebe says.
The 28-year-old singer also worked with country act  Florida Georgia Line on the track "Meant To Be" and says they  changed her perception about the country music.
"I think it changed my mind about music in general. I'm  learning that music business is based off of just great  songs.

Bebe Rexha has sibling-like relationship with Louis Tomlinson

Harrison Ford has praised his  "Blade Runner 2029" co-star Ryan Gosling for his dedication.
Ford said he admires Gosling's choice of films, reported  Entertainment Tonight.
"It wasn't 'The Notebook'," Ford jokingly said.
"I'm gonna take a wild stab in the dark and say it  wasn't," added Gosling. "It wasn't The Notebook."
"Everything I've seen him do was a challenge well met. It  was more than I thought you could possibly do. I mean, the  discipline to learn all the dancing, the singing and the  keyboard ('in La La Land').... But also (films like) 'The  Place Beyond the Pines'. I've been watching him for years and  I really admire what he's done," Ford added.
In "Blade Runner 2049," Gosling plays a special type of  cop who hunts down replicants, humanoid cyborgs nearly  identical to living beings.
Ford reprises his role as Rick Deckard, a former android  bounty hunter who has been off the grid for over 30 years.

Ford's favourite Ryan Gosling movie is not 'The Notebook'

Singer Fergie has revealed that  she was nervous to kiss Milo Ventimiglia in the 2006 music  video of her single "Big Girls Don't Cry".
The singer said she took a notice of the "This Is Us"  star on "Heroes" and got him to star in the video, reported  Entertainment Tonight.
"It was super fun shooting that video because I got to  have some of the fun that Josh (Duhamel) gets to have on his  movies. Of course I was totally nervous about the whole thing.  I didn't know how to make out for camera," the 42-year-old  singer said.
Fergie said she asked Ventimiglia to guide her through  the kissing scenes.
"I just had to tell him, like, 'Please help me with this.  I wanna just try to be in the moment, if you could help me. I  don't want to be thinking about where's the light and where's  the camera because I'll just completely be hidden under  hair.

Fergie was nervous to kiss Milo in 'Big Girls Don't Cry' video

Actor Kate Hudson gushed about  her boyfriend Danny Fujikawa, who accompanied her to the  premiere of her new movie "Marshall".
The "Almost Famous" star praised her boyfriend saying he  is the best and she is lucky to be with him, reported  Entertainment Tonight.
"He's standing very nicely, waiting. He's the best! I've  known him a long time," Hudson said.
Recently, Kurt Russell, who has been in a long term  relationship with Hudson's mother Goldie Hawn, approved of her  boyfriend.
"He's a nice guy, Danny. Yeah, I like him. I always  approve. He's a great guy. Yeah, he's very special actually  ... Kate brings good guys," Russell had said.

Kate Hudson gushes over boyfriend Danny Fujikawa

Actor Gina Rodriguez is set to  direct an episode of her hit CW series, "Jane the Virgin".
The actor shared the news on social media.
"Guess who gets to direct an episode of 'Jane the Virgin'  #dgaOrientation #FemaleDirectors," Rodriguez tweeted alongside  a picture of her name card and a Directors Guild of America  handbook.
Rodriguez is gearing up for the fourth season of "Jane  the Virgin", returning on October 13.
Season four will also feature more of Tyler Posey, who  guest starred in the last episode of the third season as  Jane's former flame.

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