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Shooting for 'Son Chiriya' wrapped up
Shooting for the upcoming film "Son Chiriya", starring actors Sushant Singh Rajput and Bhumi Pednekar together for the first time, has ended.
Moore checks climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro off bucket list
Singer-actress Mandy Moore fulfilled her dream of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with fiance Taylor Goldsmith by her side.
Kate McKinnon in talks for Danny Boyle's new comedy
Actor Kate McKinnon is in negotiations to star in Danny Boyle's new comedy film. The film's script has been penned by "Notting Hill" scribe Richard Curtis and the musically themed movie is said to be set in the 1960s or 70s, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Baby Driver" star Lily James is aboard the project and is playing one of the main leads. The project will be produced by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner will produce alongside Matt Wilkinson and Bernie Bellew. Both Boyle and Curtis are also going to produce the project.
Lakeith Stanfield in talks to star in rom-com 'Someone Great'
"Get Out" star Lakeith Stanfield is in negotiations to star in the romantic comedy "Someone Great" from Netflix. If finalised, the 26-year-old actor will join actor Gina Rodriguez in the film, which will be directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film's script, which has also been penned by Robinson, follows a woman who, after a heart-wrenching breakup, decides to seek adventure in New York City with her two best friends before she moves across the country for her dream job. Brittany Snow and DeWanda Wise will also star in the film, playing Rodriguez two friends. The project is being produced by Paul Feig and Jessie Henderson along with Anthony Bregman and Peter Cron. Rodriguez is also producing the film through her banner, I Can & I Will Productions.
SKorea pop stars to perform in rare NKorea concert
Top South Korean musical acts including a K-pop girlband are set to hold a rare concert in North Korea today in the latest reconciliatory gesture before a rare inter-Korean summit. Sunday's event -- which will be the first concert by South Korean artists in the North for more than a decade -- comes as a diplomatic thaw quickens on the peninsula after months of military tensions. The 120-member group -- 11 musical acts as well as dancers and technicians -- flew to Pyongyang on Saturday to perform concerts on Sunday as well as on Tuesday. South Korean singers held a rehearsal Sunday afternoon at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre where the concert is set to begin at 0830 GMT, according to South Korean pool photos. The rapprochement was triggered by the South's Winter Olympics, to which the North's leader Kim Jong Un sent athletes, cheerleaders and his powerful sister as an envoy. Kim followed up by agreeing to summits with US President Donald Trump and the South's President Moon Jae-in. ..
I hold myself to a high standard: Bryan Cranston
Actor Bryan Cranston has said that money has never been a parameter for him when he is choosing a project as he holds his work in "high standards". The 62-year-old actor said personal satisfaction matters more to him over the commercial success of his films. "There's so much product out there, all the time, it's 'Do this!' 'Do this!' 'Do this!' But, for me, it's not about how much a movie makes or the TV ratings or the awards," he said according to Femalefirst. "I hold myself to a high standard. I want to reach a level of accomplishment with the characters I take on and the stories I tell. I can only be true to myself, so my measure of success is entirely personal," he added. The "Breaking Bad" star, who has voiced a character in Wes Anderson's stop-motion animation film "Isle of Dogs", said he wanted to work with the director after watching his movie "The Grand Budapest Hotel". "I absolutely loved Anderson's 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' so when the word came through that West wanted ...
Filmmakers love having Oscar winners in action movies: Mirren
Veteran actor Helen Mirren has quipped that she once "begged" to be cast in an action film and used her Oscar winner reputation to put pressure on the film bosses. The 72-year-old actor, who won an Oscar for Best Actress for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in 2007's "The Queen", said the filmmakers "love" to cast Academy Award winners in their films. "It was a little hankering definitely. Absolutely it was. I begged. I put it out there and then I begged. That was one of the wonderful advantages of winning an Oscar. I got to be in action movies!" Mirren said, according to Femalefirst. "Because they love having Oscar winners in their action movies. They want to bring you down," she added. The actor recently appeared in the latest installment of "The Fast and the Furious" franchise, "The Fate of the Furious". Mirren said she loved the experience of shooting for an action film, especially the stunt scenes. "(It was) more fun. Especially the action sequences, they're the best. I love ...
Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter talks about possibility of third 'Bill & Ted' film
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, the stars of the 1989 time-traveling comedy series "Bill & Ted", have hinted at the possibility of a third film. The first film "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" was released in 1989 with Reeves playing the role of Ted "Theodore" Logan and Winter as Bill S Preston, Esquire. The duo reunited for a second film "Bill & Ted's Bogus Adventure" which hit the theatres in 1991. Now, almost 30 years later, the two actors discussed the possibility of a third film during Untold Stories issue of Entertainment Weekly magazine. They were joined by original screenwriters Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon. The new film, tentatively titled "Face the Music", would spring from the end of Excellent Adventure, when futuristic mentor Rufus (played by George Carlin) told the two teenagers that they would write music that would turn the world into a utopia. "You're told you're gonna save the world. And now you're 50 and you haven't done it. Now they're married, and it ..
John Cena wants to star in 'The Fast and the Furious' franchise
Wrestler-actor John Cena has expressed his desire to join Dwayne Johnson in the "The Fast and the Furious" franchise. The 40-year-old star believes that he has a great "chemistry" with Johnson and said he would love to share the screen with him as he continues to explore the world of Hollywood. "That stuff is beyond my control, but I would absolutely love that opportunity. That, for me, would be a dream," Cena told Entertainment Weekly. "I'm never really like, 'Oh, I'd like to work with this person,' but I just think between our chemistry in the live performance setting, there's something certainly there with The Rock. So that would be my one name on the wish list," he added. Cena will be next seen in "Transformers" spinoff "Bumblebee: The Movie" alongside Hailee Steinfeld. The film will hit the theatres on December 21.
Chelsea Handler supports Stormy Daniels, says she is not bimbo
American talk show host Chelsea Handler has come to the fore in defence of porn star Stormy Daniels, who alleges a 2006 affair with President Trump, saying that the US should listen to her and she is not a "bimbo."According to the Hill, Handler in an interview with Huff Post said, "She's relentless. She's destigmatizing porn stars in front of the entire world. She's not stupid. She's not an idiot. She's not a bimbo.""She's focused and she's relentless and she's honest and you know what? It's great. This is the year of the woman and she is that," Handler added.Daniels has publicly claimed a 2006 sexual encounter with Trump. She recently appeared on CBS' "60 Minutes" and claimed Cohen orchestrated a payment to keep her quiet during the election.Daniels has been locked in a legal battle with President Trump earlier this month, seeking to invalidate a nondisclosure agreement she and Cohen had signed more than a decade ago.The adult star said that the deal is not valid because the US ...
Arnold Schwarzenegger's prep talk with son
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger's son Patrick says his father gave him a prep talk before he joined the team of his first film "Midnight Sun".
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley felt 'unprotected' on modelling jobs
Model-actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley wants better safety rules to protect vulnerable models from experiencing the same things she did at work.
Stephen Hawking's funeral held, Eddie Redmayne gives reading
Scores of mourners, including Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones, on Saturday lined the streets of the British city of Cambridge for the funeral of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.Eddie Redmayne, who gave an address at the service, played Professor Hawking in the 2014 film 'The Theory of Everything' and had won the Best Actor Academy Award for the same.Felicity Jones played his wife, Jane Hawking.A host of famous faces showed up at Hawking's funeral, who died peacefully at his home on 14 March, at the age of 76.Hawking's ashes will be interred at Westminster Abbey later in the year, among some of the greatest scientists in history, Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin, reported Al Jazeera.Hawkings work ranged from the origins of the universe itself, through time travel and probing black holes in space.He achieved international renown after the publication of "A Brief History of Time" in 1988.The scientist was mourned by his children Robert, Lucy and Timothy, and they were joined at ...
Want to watch more Indian cinema: Christopher Nolan
Multiple Oscar-nominated filmmaker Christopher Nolan, known for "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight", says he is interested to watch and know more about Indian cinema.
Nolan enjoyed family time in Delhi before work trip in Mumbai
Before his work trip to Mumbai, acclaimed Hollywood director Christopher Nolan enjoyed a short stay with his family here away from the glare of arch-lights.
Nandita Das, S S Rajamouli attend Pakistan International Film Fest
Relations between Pakistan and India might be at their lowest ebb in years but the presence of celebrated Indian actors, producers, and directors at the Pakistan International Film Festival being held in Karachi has lifted the bar for the event. The day two of the festival saw participation by Nandita Das, Vinay Pathak, S S Rajamouli and Shobu Yarlagadda in a panel discussion, titled "Genre busters". Yarlagadda, the producer of the super-hit film Baahubali 2, talked about different genres in Indian filmmaking. There is commercial and niche cinema in India for different age groups. But Baahubali was a film enjoyed by everyone as it is a mainstream film, he said. Rajamouli, who directed the blockbuster film, said he felt that if a film's story is powerful, it would be a hit with audiences, whether it is commercial or art. He said the intensity with which a director wants the story to be told and way it is eventually made also matters a lot. Nandita Das said that space for art or ...
Vikram Sharma to debut in Bollywood (Lead, correcting intro)
TV actor Vikram Sharma is set to mark his Hindi film debut with a yet-to-be-titled horror film.
Filmmaking not just about logic says Christopher Nolan
Acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan believes that the art of filmmaking is more about dreams and magic rather than just logic and pragmatism.
Tagore most-admired, Aamir most-adored in China: Vivian Qu
Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore is the "most-admired" Indian in China while Bollywood star Aamir Khan is "most-adored" by the Chinese youth, film director Vivian Qu said here today. Qu, whose film "Angels Wear White" won the Best Director award at last year's 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) at Goa was presented the award by Indian Ambassador to China, Gautam Bambawale, at a special function at the embassy. "Aamir Khan is the most-adored Indian by the Chinese youth. Most-admired Indian is Tagore. We voraciously read his poems and can imagine how pleasant it is to hear those verses in Bengali," Qu told the gathering after receiving the award. "I understood the significance of art and its legacy. Art can span time, cut across countries and even go beyond life and death," she said. Reading out one of Tagore's celebrated poems, "Who are you reader", Qu said the poem touched her deeply and "the reasons why I have remembered for years is at that moment I understood the ...
I am interested in learning more about Indian film industry: Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan has recently watched legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray's "Pather Panchali" and the ace Hollywood director says he is willing to learn more about Indian cinema. The 47-year-old director, who is in India on a three day trip along with visual artiste Tacita Dean to promote the cause of film preservation and restoration, said his aim during his stay is to meet Indian filmmakers and get the better understanding of cinema culture here. "I have had the pleasure of watching Mr Ray's 'Pather Panchali' recently, which I hadn't seen before. I think it is one of the best films ever made. It is an extraordinary piece of work. I am interested in learning more about Indian film industry and that is the reason why I came. "Obviously, Tacita and I want to spread our message about reframing the feature films as broadly as possible. And India being the largest film industry in the world is an essential part of that. The other reason why I wanted to come here was from selfish point of ..