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Emma Thompson in talks to feature in 'Cruella'
Actress Emma Thompson is in early talks to star alongside Emma Stone in Disneys "Cruella", a live-action origin story based on the classic "101 Dalmatians" villain Cruella de Vil.
Comedian Tim Conway dead at 85
Veteran comedian Tim Conway, who was a core member of the "The Carol Burnett Show" troupe, is dead. He was 85.
Kamal Haasan to return as host of Tamil 'Bigg Boss'
Actor-filmmaker-politician Kamal Haasan will return to host popular Tamil reality show Bigg Boss for its third season, its makers confirmed on Wednesday via a special promo video.
Taapsee combats mysterious identity in 'Game Over'
In the teaser of the upcoming multilingual thriller "Game Over", which was released on Wednesday, Taapsee Pannu plays a wheelchair-bound gamer combating a mysterious identity.
BARC India joins alliance for video audience measurement
Indian television audience measurement body Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) has joined forces with three international organisations to form GAMMA, which aims to chart a course for the future of video audience measurement.
David Letterman's interview series returning to Netflix on May 31
Veteran late night show host David Letterman is coming back with the second season of his interview series on Netflix from May 31. According to Variety, the new season "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman" will have six episodes, that will drop at once. Date of each episode dedicated to in-depth interviews with special guests will be announced later. As per reports, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is expected to be one of the guests featuring on the show. The inaugural season of the show kicked off with President Barack Obama, with George Clooney, Malala Yousafzai, Jay-Z, Tina Fey and Letterman's old friend Howard Stern.
B-Town wishes 'graceful' Madhuri a happy 52nd b'day
As actress Madhuri Dixit Nene turned 52 on Wednesday, her husband Shriram Nene penned a heart-warming message and tagged her as the "most beautiful woman on the planet".
Anil Kapoor to be felicitated by CEUCC
Actor Anil Kapoor will be felicitated by the Council of European Chambers of Commerce (CEUCC) in India and an European Union delegation as part of the 'Europe Day' celebrations here on Friday, an official spokesperson said.
M Night Shyamalan's next to have 'sci-fi bent'
M Night Shyamalan has started working on his next and the director says the feature film will have an element of science fiction. The filmmaker made the announcement on Tuesday on Twitter. "Outlining new film... Has a little fun sci-fi bent. Feels so good to begin a new story," wrote Shyamalan. The director's latest film "Glass" was universally panned by critics upon its debut in theatres in January, but the film went to rake in over USD 240 million worldwide. Shyamalan said the criticism of the film made him cry hard. "Glass", featured Bruce Willis, James McAvoy and Samuel L Jackson, was a sequel to the filmmaker's "Unbreakable" and "Split". Shyamalan is working on Apple series "Servant". He is also developing a feature film, titled "Labour of Love".
My parents did not encourage me to become a writer: Coelho
Celebrated author Paulo Coelho says his parents did not encourage him to become a writer as they thought that he would starve to death. As a young boy, when he told his mother about his aim in life, she referred to his father saying as an engineer, he is a logical and a reasonable man. In a tweet on Monday, Coelho recalled, It took me 40 years to write my first book. When I was a child, I was not encouraged to follow the career of a writer because my parents thought that I was going to starve to death. Born in 1947, Coelho published his first book Hell Archives in 1982 which did not do well. His first novel was The Pilgrimage (1987). He came out with his magnum opus The Alchemist in 1988. Coelho had also mentioned about his youth in a post on his blog a year ago. When I was young, my parents sent me to a mental institution three times (1966, 1967 and, 1968). The reasons in my medical files are banal. It was said that I was isolated, hostile and miserable at school. I was not crazy but
Nikitin Dheer honoured to star in 'Sooryavanshi'
Actor Nikitin Dheer, who will be featuring in Rohit Shetty's next film "Sooryavanshi", says he is honoured to be associated with the film.
Michael Jackson's tour doctor defends his behaviour
A private doctor who went on tour with pop legend Michael Jackson and introduced him to the drug that went on to kill him has defended the star's bizarre behaviour by calling it a "celebrity thing".
Shooting partition sequences for 'Bharat' was most challenging: Ali Abbas Zafar
Recreating scenes from the partition of India and Pakistan was the most challenging part of shooting 'Bharat', revealed director Ali Abbas Zafar.Tweeting pictures from the sets of his upcoming Salman Khan-starrer film, Zafar wrote, "Partition was the most challenging part of Bharat_TheFilm shoot, to recreate the scale of this defining moment of history and to keep the emotions Zinda in the middle of that chaos ..is the soul of an extraordinary journey of an ordinary man #BHARAT."The pictures feature Jacky Shroff, among a large group of people, struggling to board a train. A similar scene also features in the trailer of the film.The trailer, which was released in April, showcased Bharat's (played by Salman Khan) life being described in five different avatars spanning over a period of over 60 years.Helmed by Zafar, the film is produced by Atul Agnihotri, Bhushan Kumar, and Krishan Kumar.Apart from Salman Khan, the film also stars Katrina Kaif, who plays the female protagonist in the ...
Teaser of Taapsee Pannu starrer 'Game over' will make you skip a heartbeat
Makers of Taapsee Pannu starrer 'Game Over' released the film's trailer on Wednesday and it will surely keep you at the edge of your seat.The dark and nail-biting sequence doesn't contain any dialogues but is still intriguing enough to make you wonder who or what is hounding Taapsee.The 31-year-old actor shared the teaser with her fans on Twitter, writing, "We all have 2 lives.... the second one starts when we know there is only ONE left" Game Over Get ready to get some adrenaline rushing on "JUNE 14th 2019" !!!"The line is also a part of the teaser, which has the look and feel of a video game at several instances. The film's very name is in reference to the message a player gets when all their lives in a video game are exhausted- Game Over.The one-minute twenty-five-second teaser plays around an intense background score with the 'Naam Shabana' actor reeling under immense fear and anxiety as someone appears to be after her to cause harm.In the gripping clip, Taapsee is seen on a wheel
Arjun urges people to salute unsung heroes
Ahead of the release of his film "India's Most Wanted", actor Arjun Kapoor on Wednesday requested people to pay tribute to the unsung heroes of the country.
Cate Blanchett, Yvonne Strahovski to star in 'Stateless'
Cate Blanchett is set to feature in Australian TV psychological drama "Stateless". According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Oscar winner was earlier attached to make her full-fledged directorial debut with the show but will now serve as a co-creator along with Elise McCredie and Tony Ayres. Now, Jocelyn Moorhouse and Emma Freeman are directing the series. "The Handmaid's Tale" star Yvonne Strahovski is joining Blanchett in the show. The limited run, six-episode series will have an all-female writing and directing team. Based on the true story, the show follows a German Australian woman, Cornelia Rau, who in 2004 escaped a frightening cult only to be trapped in a labyrinth of psychiatric and legal systems, landing her in Australia's notorious Baxter Immigration Detention Center. Talking about "Stateless", Blanchett said, "Whilst this story centers on Australia, the dilemmas that it explores through four absorbing characters will resonate globally: the desire for personal freedom, the ..
Peter Jackson turned down 'Aquaman', yet to sign his next feature film
Peter Jackson says he turned down an offer to direct "Aquaman" because he is not a "superhero guy" and does not see himself doing a new feature film for a year or two. Jackson, whose last project was the final film in "The Hobbit" trilogy in 2014, directed a World War I documentary "They Shall Not Grow Old" and has announced another untitled project about The Beatles, Empire reported. The director said former Warner Bros CEO Kevin Tsujihara contacted him twice to direct "Aquaman", which eventually went to James Wan. "(Kevin) said, 'Are you a fan of Aquaman?' I said, 'No,'" Jackson said. "Six months later: 'Peter, are you a fan of 'Aquaman'?' I said, 'No, Kevin, I already told you this.' I'm not a superhero guy. I read Tintin... "Films are hard. I only want to make something that I have a deep passion for. I don't really anticipate making another theatrical film for a year or two," he told Empire. "Lord of the Rings" is getting a series treatment at Amazon but Jackson, who is credited .
Karan Johar gushes over Hrithik Roshan's eyes
Filmmaker Karan Johar couldn't stop gushing over actor Hrithik Roshan's beautiful eyes.
TV actors with Christian roots break stereotypes
"Do you speak Hindi", "Your name sounds so western". Christian actors in Hindi showbiz often face such questions and remarks but say they are striving hard to break stereotypes.
Sajid Nadiadwala co-producing Ranveer Singh starrer '83'
Film producer-director Sajid Nadiadwala is co-producing the upcoming Ranveer Singh starrer '83' which will be released in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the updates on Twitter."Sajid Nadiadwala comes on board to co-produce 83TheFilm along with Madhu Mantena and Reliance Entertainment... Sajid and Madhu will also be producing three more films together over a period of three years... 83TheFilm stars Ranveer Singh and is directed by Kabir Khan," tweeted Taran.Sajid will also produce three more films with Madhu Mantena in over a period of three years.In another tweet, shared after a few moments, Adarsh wrote, "83TheFilm will be made in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu... Slated for 10 April 2020 release."Two days back, music composer Pritam Chakraborty was roped in to compose the music for the film.'83' is based on the legendary cricketer Kapil Dev who lifted the World Cup for India in 1983 and also coached the team from October 1999 to August ...