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Paul Sparks joins Ford vs Ferrari Movie

Paul Sparks is the latest actor to come aboard the cast of untitled Ford vs Ferrari film. The film, based on AJ Baime's book "Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans" and to be directed by "Logan" helmer James Mangold, will feature Matt Damon and Christian Bale in the lead. Sparks, who is best known for starring in Netflix's "House of Cards", will portray the role of Leo Beebe, Henry Ford's longtime public relations executive, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The movie is about the feud between Ford and Ferrari as they both competed to win Le Mans World Championship in France in 1966. Damon will portray automotive visionary Carroll Shelby while Bale is playing British driver Ken Miles. The project will be produced by Chernin Entertainment.

Finally! Julia Roberts joins Instagram

Look who just joined Instagram! It's none other than Julia Roberts!The Oscar-winning actress shared her first post on Tuesday. Donning black sweatshirt reading "Love", she can be seen basking in the sun in the picture."Hello," she wrote in the caption adding a sunshine emoji.The 50-year-old's bio simply read 'human'. This is her first social media account as she is neither on Facebook nor on Twitter.

Jared Leto to star in Sony Spider-Man Title 'Morbius

Actor Jared Leto has signed on to star in "Morbius", a spin-off centering on Spider-Man's nemesis Morbius: The Living Vampire. Daniel Espinosa, who has films such as "Safe House" and "Life" to his credit, will direct the project for Sony, with a script from Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama The film will be produced by Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach alongside Lucas Foster, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Leto, 46, will play Michael Morbius, a Nobel Prize-winning biochemist who tried to cure a rare blood disease using an experimental treatment that combines electroshock therapy and bats. However, the results were catastrophic and he developed vampiric qualities. Morbius: The Living Vampire battled with Spider-man on numerous occasions but over the time he became a slightly heroic figure in his own right. The character was created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane and first featured in "Amazing Spider-Man". This is the second comic book character that the Oscar-winning actor will be playing ...

Here's what connects Nawazuddin's film with a TV show

Prosthetic make-up artist Mark Troy D'Souza, who worked with actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the film "Mom", is the person behind actor Nirbhay Wadhwa's scary look of a 'tantrik' in the show "Qayamat Ki Raat".

Now Sushant Singh Rajput owns a piece of moon

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput has become the second man in Bollywood to now own a property on the Moon.The first man to own from Bollywood was Shah Rukh Khan.The 'Shuddh Desi Romance' star who is an ardent lover of everything science and geeky, has just bought land on the far side of the moon, in a region called the Mare Muscoviense, or the "Sea of Muscovy".The property he bought is located on the blind side which is known as "dark side of the moon".The "Sea of Muscovy" is shaped in the same manner as India appears on the map, in the exact same place if the surface of the Earth were to be replicated on the moon.Speaking about his lunar property he said " I would like to believe that the different ways we answer questions 'are' the answers to those questions. So the variations in the way we punctuate the narratives; the nuance, would create the different versions of reality in future.""My mother used to tell me that my life will be the story that I will tell myself. I am just punctuating .

American talk show hosts joke about Trump's travel ban

Late night American talk show hosts took a dig on the US Supreme Court's decision to support President Donald Trump's travel ban on several countries.The US Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote put into effect Trump's travel ban. The decision is being deemed as a success for the Trump Administration.'The Tonight Show' host Jimmy Fallon with whom Trump exchanged some heated tweets in regard to the hair tussle incident, took a dig and joked about the US President's travel ban."The Supreme Court voted in favor of the president's travel ban 5-4, or as Trump calls that, unanimous," Hollywood reporter quoted the Jimmy Fallon as saying.Further, 'Late Night' show host Seth Meyers joked that the American Supreme Court should uphold Trump's travel ban only if he can name all the seven the countries that fall under it (ban).Meanwhile, comedian Trevor Noah in his 'The Daily Show' said that Trump denied the travel ban was a "Muslim ban" because North Korea was included in the list.The travel ban includes .

'Khaike paan banaras wala' was never a part of 'Don'

Who knew that the iconic song 'Khaike Paan Banaras Wala' was not supposed to be a part of Amitabh Bachchan starrer 'Don'.In a tweet on Wednesday, he went down the memory lane and confirmed that the song was shot after 'Don' was completed.Big B tweeted, "T 2849 - An after thought, that became THE thought .. song 'khaike paan banaras wala' was done after film DON was completed .."In the Original movie shot in 1978, Bachchan plays a double role, as a Mumbai underworld boss (Don) and his doppelganger Vijay.The film's plot revolves around Vijay, a Mumbai slum-dweller who is asked to resembles the powerful crime boss by law enforcement officer in order to act as an informant for the police and track down the root of the criminal organisation.In the recent times, Shah Rukh Khan has been seen playing the role of the crime boss in two remakes, 'Don: The Chase Begins Again' (2006) and its sequel 'Don 2' (2011) directed by Farhan Akhtar.

I've always been friend-zoned: Ravi Dubey

Actor-host Ravi Dubey says he has always been friend-zoned.

'The Accidental Prime Minister': Meet reel Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi

Veteran actor Anupam Kher, who will next be seen as former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in upcoming film 'The Accidental Prime Minister', on Wednesday revealed the first look of actors Arjun Mathur and Aahana Kumra as Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi respectively.Anupam took to Twitter to share a photograph from the set in which the he can be seen as Manmohan Singh while Arjun and Aahana donned the looks of Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi."Introducing Arjun Mathur as #ShriRahulGandhi and Aahana Kumra as #MsPriyankaGandhi in our movie 'The Accidental Prime Minister'. @TAPMofficial #OathCeremony #2004 #VijayGutte #SunilBohra," Anupam captioned the image.Based on the 2014 memoir of the same name, written by Dr Singh's media adviser Sanjay Baru, the film revolves around the life of Dr Singh, the economist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014 under the United Progressive Alliance.It also features Akshaye Khanna, who will play ..

Pete Davidson to star in 'Big Time Adolescence'

Actor-comedian Pete Davidson will star in upcoming drama "Big Time Adolescence".

Jackson 5 patriarch Joe Jackson dead at 89: family

Joe Jackson, the father of Michael Jackson who created the Jackson 5 music family with iron will, died today, family members confirmed. He was 89. Entertainment sites TMZ and ET said Jackson died this morning in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer. Family members confirmed the death on social media. Grandson Randy Jackson Jr tweeted, "RIP to the king that made everything possible!!! I love you grandpa." Fellow grandson Taj Jackson asked on Twitter for space to grieve, saying his grandfather was "loved by our ENTIRE family" and criticizing media portrayals of the patriarch. Representatives of family members did not immediately respond to requests for details on his death, but Jackson himself hinted at his impending death in a tweet two days ago. "I have seen more sunsets than I have left to see. The sun rises when the time comes and whether you like it or not the sun sets when the time comes," he wrote. A strict disciplinarian father of 11 children, the steel worker in Gary, Indiana

There must be space for every kind of cinema: Adil Hussain

Actor Adil Hussain says there should be space for all kinds of movies to promote an inclusive culture.

'Dhadak' is unique in its own way: Ishaan Khatter

Actor Ishaan Khatter, who is all set for the release of his forthcoming film 'Dhadak', has said that his film is unique in its own way.

U.S. gives Disney-Fox deal antitrust approval

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy Twenty-First Century Fox Inc's entertainment assets for $71.3 billion on the condition that it sell all 22 regional sports networks owned by Fox, the Justice Department said on Wednesday.

Jeremy Irons to play lead role in TV adaption of 'Watchmen'

Veteran English actor Jeremy Irons will be cast in a lead role in a TV adaptation of Hollywood movie- 'Watchmen'.According to Entertainment Weekly, the 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League' star will feature in HBO's 'Watchmen pilot' --adapted from movie Watchmen.The director of the TV adaptation, Damon Lindelof had previously watched Irons in David Cronenberg's film Dead Ringers (1988) and was thrilled to see his raw brilliance in the same."I was in awe of the raw brilliance of the lead actor. and his brother was just as good as he was!" Entertainment Weekly quoted Lindelof, as saying."I vowed then and there to one day work with at least one of them. That day is today. Irons. I am honored. Thanks for taking the watch, man," he added.Irons, whose casting details are being kept under wraps, was recently seen playing Batman's tech-savvy butler, Alfred Pennyworth, in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League.The comic version of the story is based on the ...

Actor Mansoor Ali Khan gets bail

Tamil actor Mansoor Ali Khan, arrested on the charge of making an inflammatory speech over the Salem-Chennai highway project, was today granted bail by a court in Salem. Principal District Judge P Mohanraj allowed the bail petition and directed Khan to appear before the police whenever he was summoned. The actor was arrested on June 17 in connection with his speech against the eight-lane greenfield project. During the speech, he had allegedly said he would kill eight people if the government went ahead with it.

Twitterverse remembers 'panchamda' on birth anniversary

Twitterverse on Wednesday marked the 79th birth anniversary of legendary Bollywood music composer RD Burman.Remembering 'Panchamda' on his birthday, famous Indian novelist Ashwin Sanghvi took to his Twitter handle and wrote, "Celebrating the man who breathed life into lyrics with his unforgettable music. #RDBurman #HappyBirthday, Pancham da"An ardent fan of the yesteryear composer tweeted, "Happy Birthday #RDBurman ?? Thank you for your tunes and your songs which have stood the test of time, and continue to enthrall generation after generation ?? ""We remember Rahul Dev Burman, Bollywood music director, on his birth anniversary. Fondly known as Pancham Da, he was a maverick and a genius who changed Hindi film music forever. #RDBurman #Panchamda ," another fan wrote.Meanwhile, an admirer of the late music composer revealed that it is because of 'panchamda' songs that she survives family gatherings."His songs are the reason I survive my family gatherings Greatest musician of all ? ...

NCW gets complaint over 'cheap dialogues' in 'Sanju'

The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday received a complaint against actors Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and director Rajkumar Hirani for using "cheap dialogues" against women and sex workers in the upcoming movie "Sanju".

Anandabazar Patrika's digital version bags INMA award

Anandabazar.com, the digital version of leading Bengali newspaper Anandabazar Patrika, won its first International News Media Association (INMA) Award in the category of best brand awareness campaign for 'Ananda Utsav 2017'. The daily received the honour at the Global Media Awards 2018, organised by the INMA in the US. "Both the Bengali news websites, Anandabazar.com and Ebela.in, owned by ABP Pvt Ltd made a significant mark at the 2018 Global Media Awards," an ABP statement said here. "While Anandabazar.com won the coveted 1st prize for the 'Best Brand Awareness Campaign' award category, Ebela.in won itself a place as an honourable mention in the category 'Best Idea to Grow Digital Readership or Engagement'," it said. As per the April 2018 comScore data, Anandabazar.com garnered 63 million page views and 3.85 million unique visitors, while Ebela.in managed 40 million page views and 1.2 million unique visitors, the statement added.

First look of 'Once upon a time in Hollywood' unveiled

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio took to Instagram to share the first look of his upcoming movie 'Once upon a time in Hollywood.'The 'Titanic' actor posted the picture with the caption, "First look. #OnceUponATimeInHollywood"Directed by Quentin Tarantino, the movie is a mystery crime, centered around a TV actor and his stunt double that embark on an odyssey to make a name for themselves in the film industry during the Charles Manson murders in 1969 Los Angeles.The movie will feature the 'Inception' actor along with Brad Pitt, Al Pacino and Margot Robbie in the lead roles.The movie will hit the theatres on August 9, 2019.