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For me, Irrfan is the biggest Khan: Kareena Kapoor

Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Salman Khan -- actress Kareena Kapoor Khan has worked with all of them on the big screen, but she feels most "privileged" to join creative forces with Irrfan Khan in "Angrezi Medium".

Fassbender's great working relationship with Chastain

Actor Michael Fassbender says he had a great time working with actress Jessica Chastain in "Dark Phoenix".

Chris Pine to lead thriller 'Violence of Action'

Hollywood star Chris Pine is set to headline the cast of upcoming independent black ops action-thriller "Violence of Action". According to Variety, Tarik Saleh is directing the film from a script penned by J P Davis. The film is set to get into production later this year. Pine will play the role of a man who has been involuntarily discharged from the Marines and joins a paramilitary organisation in order to support his family. He travels to Poland with his team on a black ops mission to investigate a mysterious threat, but finds himself alone and hunted in Eastern Europe, where he must fight to stay alive and uncover the true motives of those who betrayed him. Thunder Road Films and 30West are attached as producers, while STXinternational is handling worldwide distribution.

Kim, Kanye welcome fourth child via surrogate

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West have welcomed baby number four via surrogate. After the boy's arrival, she said he is "perfect".

I am a patriot, not politician, says Dharmendra

Veteran actor Dharmendra on Saturday held campaign and sought support for his actor-turned-politician son and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for this parliamentary constituency in Punjab Sunny Deol.

Dexter Fletcher talks about replacing Bryan Singer on 'Bohemian Rhapsody'

Director Dexter Fletcher has revealed that it was Rami Malek, the lead star of "Bohemian Rhapsody", who first approached him to replace Bryan Singer on the Freddie Mercury biopic as the actor thought he could do a "better job". It was in December 2017 when Singer, who was originally attached with the project as a director, was fired by 20th Century Fox over his repeated absences from the film's set. He was replaced by Fletcher, who had started working on another biopic, "Rocketman", based on the life of music icon Elton John. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Fletcher recalled the call that he received a call from Malek where the actor urged him to save the project. "Rami was like, 'We fucking need you, man. We need somebody. If you come to set and s**t on the floor, you'll still do a better job than this guy'," Fletcher said. Fletcher, 53, was the first choice for the director's chair but he was not hired because his take was R rated and makers wanted to make a PG 13 ...

Suniel Shetty not keen about joining politics

Actor Suniel Shetty says he has no intention to join politics.

Michael Rooker in talks to play King Shark in 'Suicide Squad' sequel

Actor Michael Rooker is in negotiations to star as King Shark in the upcoming "Suicide Squad" sequel, to be directed by James Gunn. The comic book-based role would mark yet another feather in his cap as the 64-year-old actor has previously played Yondu Udonta in Gunn's "Guardians of the Galaxy" series, reported The Wrap. Rooker has also worked in Gunn's productions -- "The Belko Experiment" and "Brightburn". If finalised, Rooker will join fellow franchise newcomers -- Idris Elba, John Cena, David Dastmalchian and Daniela Melchior -- as well as returning cast members Margot Robbie and Jai Courtney. Gunn will write and direct the movie, which is expected to get into production later this year. "The Suicide Squad" sequel is slated to be released on August 5, 2021.

Want to make women of Bond series feel 'real': 'Bond25' writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who recently boarded the "Bond 25" project as a writer, has said her motive is to make female characters in the franchise feel "real". Waller-Bridge will be credited as a writer alongside Neal Purvis & Robert Wade, Scott Z Burns with Cary Joji Fukunaga, who will also direct the film. The 33-year-old actor-writer is best known for creating hit series like "Fleabag" and "Killing Eve". During her appearance on The Hollywood Reporter's Awards Chatter Podcast, Waller-Bridge said, "It's such an exciting story and it's just been a thrill to work on." Bond films have a poor track record when it comes to the portrayal of its female characters but there has been a shift in recent times. And Waller-Bridge hopes to continue in that direction. "It's mainly about making them feel like real people, you know? Which they do in the previous films. I think Daniel's films have had really fantastic Bond girls, so it's just keeping it up." Waller-Bridge also said that she will ...

Guy Pearce to star in BBC One, Fx's 'A Christmas Carol'

Actor Guy Pearce will be headlining BBC One and FX's new series adaptation of Charles Dicken's classic "A Christmas Carol". The 51-year-old actor will take on the lead role of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner and the spirits of Christmas past, present and future. The three-episode show, which has been created by "Peaky Blinders" fame Steven Knight, is described as a "haunting, hallucinatory, spine-tingling immersion into Scrooge's dark night of the soul", BBC One said in a press release. Pearce will be joined by actors Andy Serkis, Stephen Graham, Charlotte Riley, Joe Alwyn, Vinette Robinson, Rutger Hauer, Kayvan Novak and Lenny Rush in the cast. Knight, who has written the new adaptation, will also executive produce alongside Dean Baker, David W Zucker, Kate Crowe and Mona Qureshi. "This production of 'A Christmas Carol' will respectfully present what we believe to be a timely interpretation of a timeless story," Knight ...

Natasha Lyonne to star in political comedy 'Irresistible'

"Russian Doll" star Natasha Lyonne has boarded the cast of Jon Stewart's second directorial venture "Irresistible". The film's cast, led by Steve Carell, also includes Topher Grace, Rose Byrne, Mackenzie Davis and Chris Cooper. The story follows a Democrat political consultant, played by Carell, who helps a retired ex-marine colonel (Cooper) to run for the post of Mayor in a small town in Wisconsin. "Irresistible", dubbed as a political comedy, will mark Lyonne's return to the big screen after her role in the critically-acclaimed Netflix series, "Russian Doll". The 40-year-old American actor is best known for her role of prison inmate Nicky Nichols in "Orange is the New Black". Stewart, a former TV host, made his directorial debut with 2014's incarceration drama "Rosewater". He will also produce the project alongside Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment.

Kristen Stewart, Tom Glnn-Carney to feature in Ben Foster's directorial debut

Actors Kristen Stewart and Tom Glnn-Carney are all set to star in Ben Foster's directorial debut based on the life and works of American author William Burroughs. Burroughs is regarded as one of the most prominent post-war novelists, along with fellow writers Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, who led the Beat Generation in the 1950s and '60s in an attempt to fight against the conventions of mainstream American life. The film explores the unusual love triangle between Burroughs (Foster), his charismatic muse, Joan Vollmer (Stewart), and a young, straight-laced American expatriate named Allerton (Glynn-Carney) who upends their lives to the extreme. Oren Moverman has penned the screenplay. The French production and distribution company, Celluloid Dreams has grabbed the international sales rights of the movie, which will be a part of the Cannes Film Festival market, reported Deadline. "Our film is kind of anti-beat. We meet our star crossed lovers in New York City, had to the Texas ...

Megan Fox, Andy Garcia to feature in 'Big Gold Brick'

"Transformers" star Megan Fox and actor Andy Garcia will topline the cast for dark comedy "Big Gold Brick". To be written and directed by debutante Brian Petsos, the film will also feature Emory Cohen and Lucy Hale. Oscar Isaac will produce and star in a supporting role, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The story focuses on fledgling writer Samuel Liston (Cohen) and his encounters with Floyd Deveraux (Garcia), the enigmatic, middle-aged father of two who instructs Samuel to pen his biography.

Spider-Man will get to know burden of responsibilities in 'Far From Home', says Jon Watts

Director Jon Watts says Tom Holland's Spidey will be struggling with the burden of responsibilities in "Spider-Man: Far From Home". In an interview with Collider, the director, who previously helmed the film's predecessor "Spider-Man: Homecoming", said that though the superhero proved that he is worthy of being given responsibilities, he will get to know about the sacrifices that it needs. "The way I think about it, is that if the last movie is about a kid who really desperately wants to be treated like an adult to be given more responsibility. And by the end of the movie he proves that he's worthy of it, and is given the opportunity to make that choice," Watts said. "There's this feeling when you're growing up where you want so badly to be treated like an adult, and then one day you wake up and people start treating you like an adult and you're like, wait, 'I like it better when I was a kid,' and you can't. And so now I think this movie is Peter being given the responsibility he ...

'Aquaman 2' story has been locked, says Jason Momoa

Actor Jason Momoa has revealed that the story for "Aquaman 2" has been locked and he assured his fans that his beloved beard will be back by the time the film starts shooting. Momoa, 39, recently shaved his famous beard as part of a campaign to raise awareness of pollution and recycling. During his appearance on "The Ellen Show", the actor gave an update on the much-awaited sequel to his last year's blockbuster "Aquaman". "I was really, really, really, passionate, to do the second one because it's the first time where it's all on Earth. It's combining land and sea, kind of like what I'm doing with this (environmental cause). There's no outside aliens destroying Earth, it's us," Momoa said. "And so I was excited to get back in there, and so I've been working with our previous writer, and getting in there, and we've got a locked story, and we're getting into it. And I think it's going to be like in two years or whatever. The beard will be back by then," he added. Momoa is currently ...

Making 'Golmaal' feels like a responsibility: Rohit ShettY

Filmmaker Rohit Shetty has said that making "Golmaal" feels like a responsibility as it has been appreciated by the audience over the years.

Oscar winners Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman team up for 'The Comeback Trail'

Ace actor trio, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Tommy Lee Jones have teamed up for George Gallo's action-comedy 'The Comeback Tail'.Josh Posner has along with Gallo penned the screenplay of the flick that is based on the 1982 movie of the same name, reported 'The Hollywood Reporter'.Niro will essay the role of Max Barber, who is in debt to a crime lord (Morgan Freeman). Max starts an insurance fraud by casting washed-up, suicidal movie star Duke Montana (Jones) in a poorly written Western with the intention of killing him during the first days of filming. However, Duke takes Max and others as they embark on the same journey.Steven Tyler Sahlein, March On Productions' Richard Salvatore and David Ornston, along with Joy Sirott Hurwitz and Julie Lott Gallo are producing the film together.Earlier, Rober De Niro and Morgan Freeman shared screen space in the 2013 comedy 'Last Vegas'. Gallo has also worked with Niro in the 1988 film 'Midnight Run', while his last film 'The Poison rose' ...

Vishal's 'Ayogya' is better than Ranveer's 'Simmba' (Review)

Film: "Ayogya" (Tamil); Starring: Vishal Krishna, Raashi Khanna, K.S. Ravikumar; Director: Venkat Mohan; Rating: **** (4 stars)

Russell Crowe's next in psycho thriller 'Unhinged'

Hollywood veteran Russell Crowe has signed up for Derrick Borte's road-rage thriller 'Unhinged'.Borte, who directed 'American Thriller', has been signed up to direct the psychological thriller that has been scripted by Carl Ellsworth, reports Variety.Lisa Ellzey who has made films like 'Warrior', 'Kingdom of Heaven' will produce 'Unhinged' set to go on floors on July 15 in New Orleans.Solstice Studios, set up in October 2018, will see 'Unhinged' as their first film to go into production and are eyeing a release in the third quarter of 2020.'Unhinged' takes an ordinary incident and takes it to its most horrifying outcome. It tells the story of a mother who depends on the wrong guy at the wrong time.Crowe is famed for best actor Academy award-winning role in 'Gladiator' and has been nominated for his work in 'The Insider' and 'A Beautiful Mind'.Crowe was last seen in Joel Edgerton's 'Boy Erased' and will next be seen in 'The True History of the Kelly Gang'.

Tabu wants to collaborate with Akiv Ali again

Actress Tabu is impressed with director Akiv Ali, and says she would love to work with him again.