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Make way for 'Sherlock Holmes 3'
It's official! A third 'Sherlock Holmes' is happening and will release in theatres on Christmas 2020.Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are back on board to reprise their roles as the iconic British detective Sherlock Holmes and the famous sidekick Dr. John Watson respectively, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.'Narcos' co-creator Chris Brancato is credited as screenwriter with Joel Silver, Susan Downey and Lionel Wigram returning as producers.'Sherlock Holmes 3' will hit the big screens nine years after the second installment 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' released in December 2011.
Katherine Waterston to star in 'Amundsen'
"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" star Katherine Waterston has come aboard the cast of Arctic explorer Roald Amundsen's biopic "Amundsen". The 38-year-old actor, known for films such as Paul Thomas Anderson's "Inherent Vice" and Ridley Scott's "Alien: Covenant", will play the role of Bess Magdis, Amundsen's last love, reported Variety. The film will be directed by Espen Sandberg and he will reunite with his "Kon-Tiki" star Pal Sverre Hagen, who will be portraying the titular character. Actor Christian Rubeck will play Amundsen's brother. The film will detail how Amundsen won his epic race to the South Pole, beating Robert Scott and the British Empire. It will also shed a light on the aspects of Amundsen's private life, including secret affairs and his close, but troubled relationship with his brother. The film will be shot in Iceland, Czech Republic and Norway and is expected to release early next year.
Mexican, South Korean hits to get Indian remakes
Mexican comedy-drama "Instructions Not Included" and South Korean action thriller "The Terror Live" are set to get Indian remakes, courtesy a collaboration between Mumbai-based Azure Entertainment Pvt Ltd, Lionsgate India and Globalgate.
Angelina Jolie to produce Jim Thorpe Biopic 'Bright Path'
Actor Angelina Jolie will be producing the film based on the life of legendary Native American athlete Jim Thorpe. Martin Sensmeier will portray the world-renowned athlete in the film, titled "Bright Path: The Jim Thorpe Story", reported Deadline. Jolie, 42, will produce the project along with Steve Tisch, Abraham Taylor and Todd Black of Escape Artists Productions. Sensmeier, 32, will also serve as the executive producer on the project. "I'm honoured to be working on this project. I have had the privilege of spending time with Bill Thorpe, and will be listening to and guided by the Tribes and the Thorpe family in the making of this film," said Jolie in a statement. The film's script has been written by Taylor along with Alex Nibley and Sterlin Harjo. In 1912, Thorpe won two Olympic gold medals representing the United States while his citizenship went unrecognized during a period of cultural genocide for Native Americans. He went on to play Major League Baseball, professional football
Kate Winslet, Willem Dafoe lead voice cast of 'Manou the Swift'
Actors Kate Winslet and Willem Dafoe have joined the voice cast of the animated film "Manou the Swift". Winslet, 42, and Dafoe, 62, will voice seagull parents of an adopted swift called Manou in the film, which will be directed by Christian Haas and Andrea Block, reported Variety. The story follows Manou, who tries to emulate his seagull parents by diving into the sea and trying to catch fish, but he fails. But when the seagulls and the swifts get into trouble, Manou fights like a hero. German effects company LUXX Studios, the VFX house behind Roland Emmerich's "White House Down" and Wes Anderson's "Grand Budapest Hotel", is providing animation for the film. The film is expected to release later this year.
Melissa Benoist to make Broadway debut with 'Beautiful'
"Supergirl" star Melissa Benoist is all set to make her Broadway debut with "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical". The announcement was made by producers Paul Blake and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, stating that Benoist, 29, will portray Carole King in the musical from June 7 and will play a limited run through August 4. "The stage has always felt like home to me and the fact that I will be joining the amazingly talented 'Beautiful' family for my Broadway debut is wish fulfilment at its finest. "Carole's music was a mainstay in my household growing up, like it was for so many people. It will be an honour and a pleasure to sing her music and portray her inspiring resilience to audiences every night," Benoist said in a statement obtained by Entertainment Weekly. The musical focuses on the early life and career of King, the famed singer-songwriter, and it opened on Broadway in 2014.
Janet Jackson to get Icon Award at Billboard Music Awards
Six-time Grammy Award winner Janet Jackson will receive the Icon Award at the Billboard Music Awards later this month.
Amanda Seyfried goes topless for film
Actress Amanda Seyfried went topless for a steamy scene in the sci-fi film "Anon".
Carrie Underwood gets emotional in music video
Singer Carrie Underwood got teary-eyed in the first music video after receiving over 40 stitches in her face.
Michelle Obama could keep up in Destiny's Child, thinks Rowland
If Destiny's Child will ever think of adding a fourth member in their band, they don't have to look further than former US First Lady Michelle Obama, according to singer Kelly Rowland.
Adoor Gopalakrishnan justifies boycott of award function by
Well-known film personality Adoor Gopalakrishnan today defended the boycott of the 65th National Film Awards function in New Delhi by some artistes, saying "their sentiments are justified." "It is a prestigious matter for artistes and technicians to receive the awards from the President. The sentiments of the artistes boycotting the function are justified," he told reporters here. The photos taken on the occasion are framed and gets pride of place in the awardee's house, Gopalakrishnan, who has won several international and national awards, said. The presentation of the awards by the president should not be seen as trivial, the noted director said. The ceremony could have been held on two days if shortage of time for the President was the reason as in the case of the Padma awards, he said adding otherwise the Vice-President should have presented them. More than 60 recipients skipped the ceremony on May 3 to express their disappointment over President Ram Nath Kovind's ...
Family, friends bring house down at Sonam Kapoor's mehendi party
Sonam Kapoor's near and dear ones, including father Anil Kapoor, cousin Arjun Kapoor and Bollywood friends like Katrina Kaif and Jacqueline Fernandez, danced away at the actor's mehendi party today. While the 32-year-old actor and her siblings, along with best friends came together on Sunday evening in an intimate pre-mehendi celebration at her home in Juhu, other friends and family members put henna at today's ceremony - that was organised at a grander scale. Sonam was decked up in an ivory Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla lehenga at her mehendi ceremony. Anil looked dapper in a white Pathani suite. The actor smiled and waved at the mediapersons as he arrived at the venue in Bandra-Kurla-Complex (BKC). Also present at the ceremony were other family members - Boney Kapoor, Janhvi, Khushi, Sanjay Kapoor, wife Maheep Kapoor, daughter Shanaya, Mohit Marwah with wife Antara. Names from the film fraternity such as Rekha, Karan Johar, Rani Mukerji, Farah Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Sidhant Kapoor, ...
Harbhajan launches his talk show
Ace Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh today announced the launch of 'Quick Heal Bhajji Blast with CSK', a weekly talk show featuring top cricketers from India and aboard. During the launch, Harbhajan fielded questions from journalists about this latest undertaking. The talk show will have Harbhajan in a candid conversation with his Chennai Super Kings colleagues on subjects ranging from cricket to personal life and anecdotes. "Whenever interviewed, most cricketing stars appear very graceful and poised, but anyone who's been anywhere near a dressing room knows how far from reality that actually is," Harbhajan said. "Pranks and wisecracks are a part and parcel of their interactions with each other. This unseen facet is what I want to bring to Indian audiences through Quick Heal Bhajji Blast with CSK," he added.
Prabuddha Raha, band wow audience at Tagore's 157th birth anniv celebration in Cairo
In an unforgettable night by the Nile, singer Prabuddha Raha, interdisciplinary artiste Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee and pianist Soumitra Sengupta paid tributes to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his 157th birth anniversary today. The trio regaled the audience with their show 'Music Mind', in which they performed songs penned by the legendary writer-poet as part of the Tagore festival here. Raha, with his group, took the audience on an emotional journey as they performed a repertoire of Tagore's songs that are influenced by Western and world music. "Tagore was fond of music by Chopin and Mozart and other great composed and all this finally resulted in his own music, the music he created is neither Indian nor Western. But it is truly international in nature. 'Music Mind' is a journey to explore Tagore as a composer of world music," Sengupta said. The songs the band played were - "E Monihar Amaey", "Boro Asha Kore", "Kotobaro Bhebechhinu", "Bujhi Elo Bujhi Elo Ore Pran" among ...
Both Vinay and I are victims of our image: Harsh Chhaya
Harsh Chhaya today said he and fellow actor Vinay Pathak have been unfairly labelled as artistes who only do a certain kind of cinema. The actor, who started off his career in hit TV shows such as "Hasratein" and "Banegi Apni Baat", said despite doing a variety of roles he is known as a serious actor, while Pathak is recognised for his "Bheja Fry" persona. "We all are victims of the image. Someone is tagged as an 'intense' actor or as a 'comic' one. But we all are actors at the end of the day. We try to do our jobs to the best of our abilities. "Even I have done some comic roles but somehow the tag of a serious actor stuck with me... Vinay has done many different roles such as his own production 'Dasvidaniya' but he is still known as an actor of the comedy genre," Chhaya told reporters here. Chhaya is making his directorial debut with comedy "Khajoor Pe Atke", which stars Pathak, Manoj Pahwa, Seema Pahwa, Alka Amin and Dolly Ahluwalia. Chhaya said the shift from acting to direction ..
Arjun Hingorani was like my own brother for over 65 years: Dharmendra
Dharmendra is upset ever since he has got the news of the demise of filmmaker Arjun Hingorani, who launched the actor in Bollywood with "Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere" in 1960.
Bachchan thanks Bill Gates for acknowledging his polio eradication efforts
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has thanked Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates for acknowledging his contribution in helping India become polio free. The 75-year-old actor, who became the UNICEF goodwill ambassador for the polio eradication campaign in India in 2002, was praised by the entrepreneur-philanthropist for an opinion piece he wrote highlighting India's journey in becoming free from the disease for the past four years. "Real-world superheroes rarely make the headlines. But what if that wasn't the case? A stirring piece by Bollywood actor @SrBachchan," Gates, 62, wrote on Twitter and shared the link to the story. To this Bachchan replied that he was just the "face" of the programme and it is the countless unknown on-ground force of people who deserve the limelight for the efforts. "Thank you Mr Gates for this acknowledgement.. the worker is the one who deserves the highest award for the eradication of making India Polio free .. we may have the face and means, but the workers do the ...
Salman Khan unveils another poster of Race 3
After introducing a series of characters, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan unveiled another poster of 'Race 3'.Salman Khan has been treating the audience with pictures of each and every character from the movie from quite sometime.Salman posted the new poster of Jacqueline and Bobby Deol along with a caption that read, "Seeing isn't always believing in this #Race . Kaun kya hai pata chalega soon !"Starring an ensemble cast of Salman Khan, Jacqueline, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Freddy, Saqib, and Daisy Shah, the action thriller is one of the most awaited films.Produced by Salman Khan Films and Ramesh Taurani under the banner of Tips Films, 'Race 3' is directed by Remo D'souza and will hit theatres on Eid this year.
AAI officer's institute stages a play named 'Emperor's New Clothes'
The Airports Authority of India Officer's institute under the guidance of Kala Darpan Group staged a play named 'Emperor's New Clothes' here on Monday.The members of AAI officer's institute donned in traditional outfits performed and enthralled audiences.Director of the play Dr Suwarn Rawat highlighted the challenges faced by the artists while performing.Rawat said, "It was very challenging to perform a full-length play in open air (open stage). Even the actors could hold the audience and it was a wonderful experience as people appreciated us a lot."Further Vice President of Kalyanmayee (female-wing of the AAI) Chhavi Aggarwal said that the program went off successfully."It was a colourful blend of comedy and drama. The club has organised various exercises and events of this kind. Earlier, an art camp was organized where children got to learn about art and painting" Chhavi said.She further highlighted that since past two decades, the Airports Authority of India Officers' Institute is .
People failed to slot me as an actress: Soni Razdan
Filmmakers were not as willing to experiment as they do today, says veteran actress Soni Razdan who feels she got "stuck" somewhere as she was as "different" as being a "grain in rice".