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Bareilles joins Jesus Christ Superstar Live as Mary Magdalene
Actor Sara Barielles is set to star as Mary Magdalene in NBC's "Jesus Christ Superstar Live". She joins previously announced cast members John Legend, who will play Jesus, and Alice Cooper, who will play King Herod, reported Variety. "We're overjoyed to have Sara Bareilles play Mary Magdalene and I can guarantee that her interpretation of the standard 'I Dont Know How to Love Him' will become an instant classic. "I was lucky enough to see Sara in 'Waitress' and she gave as moving and as beautifully sung a performance as I've seen on a Broadway stage in a long time," said Robert Greenblatt, chairman of NBC Entertainment. The show is set to air on April 1.
Brad Pitt bid USD 120,000 to watch 'GOT' with Emilia Clarke
Hollywood star Brad Pitt offered to pay USD 120,000 to watch an episode of "Game of Thrones" with Emilia Clarke. The 54-year-old actor, however, was outbid during a silent auction at Sean Penn's annual gala for Haiti, held at Milk Studios in California, reported Variety. During the charity gala, the auctioneer announced the opportunity to watch an episode with Clarke, who was in attendance at the event, along with her "Game of Thrones" co- star Kit Harington. The auction to watch the episode with Clarke started at USD 20,000. Pitt bid USD 80,000 to watch an episode of of the epic fantasy drama with Clarke. Then he outbid himself to USD 90,000. When Harington offered to also sit in on the episode viewing, Pitt raised his own bid to USD 120,000. The actor was outbid by a gala-goer who ended the auction at USD 160,000. The charity event to benefit the J/P HRO & Disaster Relief Organizations, hosted by Penn, CAA's Bryan Lourd and Sean and Alexandra Parker, also honoured .
'Fargo' season four in works at Fox
Fox is developing the fourth season of popular crime series "Fargo". During his presentation at the Television Critics Association winter press tour, FX Networks CEO John Landgraf said series creator Noah Hawley has an idea for the fourth season. "It's not gone... Noah Hawley, who has become quite a busy bee... has told us that he has an idea that excited me enormously for a fourth cycle of 'Fargo' and the plan is to have that ready in 2019. "The anticipation is there will be another cycle of 'Fargo' in 2019," Landgraf said, according to Entertainment Weekly. Hawley is currently busy with second season of "Legion" and serves as the showrunner for the FX series. The black comedy-thriller centres on brothers Ray and Emmit Stussy (both played by Ewan McGregor). After unsuccessfully trying to rob his brother, Ray and his partner Nikki (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) get involved in a double murder case, while Emmit tried to cut his ties with a mysterious organisation he owes money
When girls get together, we do become a tribe of support: Dern
Actor Laura Dern said she believes that when women unite for a cause they walk together hand-in-hand like a "tribe of support". The "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" actor, who has been lauded for her performance in "Big Little Lies", said it was "beautiful" to be part of the show, which also features Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman. "It's very easy. Look what happens when girls get together, we do become a tribe of support. It's not necessarily the stereotype that women would be so supportive, and yet, it's amazing," Dern told People magazine. "For myself and Reese and Nicole, we are also raising young children so it's been incredibly supportive to have the workplace be a place of sort of co-parenting as well and that's been delicious," she said.
'PadMan': Sonam Kapoor shares new still
Sonam Kapoor has shared a fresh still from her highly anticipated film 'PadMan' where both Akshay Kumar and Sonam are seen trying to catch the train.The latest picture reminds us of Raj and Simran from DDLJ.The 'Neerja' star posted the image on Instagram and wrote alongside, "Catch the Pad Man on the 25th Of January 2018! @PadManTheFilm @akshaykumar @radhikaofficial @twinklerkhanna @SonyPicturesin @kriarj #RBalki #25jan2018"In the R Balki-directorial, the 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' star is stepping into the shoes of national hero Arunachalam Muruganantham; the inventor of low-cost sanitary napkins for women in rural areas.Produced by Twinkle Khanna's Mrs Funnybones Productions, 'PadMan' also stars Radhika Apte in lead roles.The film is all set to hit the big screens on January 25.
Man records 'rape clip', blackmails girl for 1 year
A man in Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh allegedly raped a girl repeatedly for one year.The accused reportedly recorded the act and then used the same to blackmail the victim.The victim said, "The accused threatened me of uploading the video on internet if I informed anyone about the incident. He raped me for a year by threatening me by showing the video."The victim mustered the courage to register an FIR after she got pregnant and the accused refused to marry her.Rampur ASP Sudha Singh said, "We have registered the case under appropriate Sections of IPC. The victim has been sent for the medical examination."The accused and his family are currently absconding.
HC quashes censor board order on 'Battle for Banaras' film
The Delhi High Court has set aside the censor board's decision of refusing public viewing of a documentary chronicling the high-voltage 2014 campaign for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat involving Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal and Congress candidate Ajay Rai, saying it does not have hate speeches. Modi won the elections comfortably. The court said that while viewing "Battle for Banaras", one does not get an impression that the documentary film tries to divide people on caste or communal lines. "After having viewed the film, I am of the view that the broad general finding rendered by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) as well as Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) that the film is full of hate speech and inflammatory speeches is not sustainable. "The film merely reproduces the speeches made by various leaders and party candidates at the time of the general elections. It is not the case of the board or the FCAT that what the petitioner has sought to ...
Actor and comedian Jerry Van Dyke dies at 86
Actor and comedian Jerry Van Dyke, who earned four Emmy nominations for his role in the sitcom 'Coach', has died of a heart attack at his ranch in Arkansas.He was 86.His wife Shirley Ann Jones confirmed his death to CNN and said that the actor "could never fully recover from the horrible car accident" that happened two and a half years back in which he was injured badly.He was the younger brother of fellow comedian and actor Dick Van Dyke.Jerry starting his career as a stand-up comedian and later turned to acting. He appeared on the brother show in 1962 and later went on to appear regularly on 'The Judy Garland Show'.After 'Coach,' he also appeared in sitcoms like 'My Name Is Earl' and 'Raising Hope.'In 2015, Jerry and Dick reunited onscreen on ABC's sitcom "The Middle," playing a pair of fighting brothers.Jerry told the Los Angeles Times that he always looked up to his older brother.Along with his brother, the comedian is survived by his second wife, a son and a daughter from his ...
Angelina Jolie's 'Maleficent 2' to start filming in April
The shooting for Angelina Jolie starrer 'Maleficent 2' will begin from April 16 in London.The 42-year-old actress will be playing the lead role in this dark fantasy film to be directed by Joachim Ronning.Patrick Tatopoulous will be serving as the production designer.The shooting of the film is expected to complete within four months.Back in 2014, 'Maleficent' touched the hearts of the audiences with the story of a kind-hearted fairy, who was deceived by the love of her life.The movie earned over USD 750 million at the Box Office.
Gal Gadot breaks silence on James Cameron's criticism
Israeli actress Gal Gadot finally broke her silence on James Cameron's criticism of her solo film 'Wonder Woman'.Gadot said the 63-year-old actor, Cameron, who stepped into the spotlight last year after the release of 'Wonder Woman', criticised her film to garner publicity but she chose silence and never gave him "the stage".Cameron said that the flick was a "step backward" for women in the industry.When asked by the Entertainment Weekly as to why she didn't respond to Cameron at the time, the actress said, "Because I didn't want to give him the stage. First of all, I'm a big fan of his work. His movies are great. He was very innovative in many things that he did, and I've got nothing but great things to say about the creative and professional side of his work.""When it happened, the timing of when it happened, he was promoting another movie of his. It was like he was looking for publicity and I just didn't want to give him the stage," the actress added.It is being speculated that ...
'Early morning concert gives chance to play morning ragas'
One can feel the morning raga only when it is played in the morning, iconic sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, who along with his two sons Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash is set to perform in Mumbai on Sunday, said on Saturday.
Huge responsibility playing real people onscreen: Hanks
Actor Tom Hanks feels a "huge responsibility" when he plays "real people" onscreen.
More people should support hearing-impaired children: Poonam Pandey
Actress Poonam Pandey on Saturday called for more people to know about and support hearing-impaired children.
Sitharaman slams DD for cutting off Tyagaraja Aradhana's
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today slammed Doordarshan for abruptly cutting off the live telecast of the annual Tyagaraja Aradhana to air an advertisement and termed it "thoughtless" and "insensitive". The musical event is held to honour Telugu saint-composer Tyagaraja in Tamil Nadu's Thiruvaiyaru between January to February. This is a week-long festival where various Carnatic musicians from across the world converge at his resting place. Prasar Bharati CEO S S Vempati termed the incident as "unfortunate" and assured of "strict action". Earlier, the minister had thanked the channel for live telecast of the musical tradition. "Thanks @DDNational for live telecast of this musical tradition. Such a treat to watch so many young aspiring musicians, as with every year, joining in the #Aradhana . Music lovers look forward to re-energise themselves by linking here. #Tyagaraja," she said in a tweet. However, her excitement turned to anger when the channel cut-off the ...
Apeejay Kolkata Literary Fest invites stalwarts from art world
The 'Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2018' will invite film maker Mira Nair whose Cannes Film Festival-feted 'Salaam Bombay' will complete 30 years of making. Salaam Bombay, made in 1988, was the winner of the Camera dOr at the Cannes film festival and also nominated for Oscar. The film put the spotlight on the street children of Mumbai years before Danny Boyles Oscar-winning 'Slumdog Millionaire'. The 9th Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival, to be held from January 11 to 14, will have nstalwarts like Mira Nair and Vishal Bhardwaj. "While we will be commemorating the 30th year of the making of Salaam Bombay, Bhardwaj, an acclaimed director, will be launching his book of poems," Co-Director of the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival Anjum Katyal told PTI yesterday. "We will also be launching actor Soha Ali Khan as a writer whose book 'The Perils of Being Moderately Famous' has created a buzz. We are inviting people whose works have evoked genuine interest among people," ..
"Entertainment industry has become weak"
The film industry in South India has become weak due to various issues, including implementation of GST and censorship, which need to be immediately addressed, the South Indian film chamber of commerce said here today. "The industry has become weak. The immediate requirement is to focus on problems pertaining to the industry.. GST, censorship, video piracy...," film producer and former president of the chamber C Kalyan said here. He said the chamber welcomed the idea of GST, but alleged that genuine taxpayers were losing out following its implementation The censorship issue was also a huge problem as a producer has to wait for 60 days to get certification after filing an application. Video piracy was eating into the revenues of the industry as illegal download of movies were being done through internet, he said Chamber President L Suresh suggested that the government reduce GST for movie tickets priced upto Rs 200 to 12 per cent (from 18 per cent) and 18 per cent for ...
World Book Fair kicks off, people throng to avoid Sunday rush
Braving the winter chill, the national capital's book lovers turned up in good numbers for the annual World Book Fair which began here on Saturday.
'Tiger Zinda Hai' set to enter Rs 500-crore club
Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif-starrer 'Tiger Zinda Hai' continues its golden run at the box-office, as the movie is all set to enter the 500-crore club.According to Box Office India, 'Tiger Zinda Hai' has almost reached Rs 500 crore mark, having reached the mark during its 15-day run.The film is an action-thriller, full of stunts and action sequences.A sequel to 'Ek Tha Tiger', Salman Khan reprises the role of a RAW agent and Katrina Kaif restates her avatar as an ISI agent.While most characters are taken from the previous part, a new mission of rescuing nurses from a hostage situation gives a new definition to the movie.The flick is the second release for Salman in 2017 after 'Tubelight'. While the latter failed to attract such a huge audience, the former's action-packed sequences seem to have lured the audiences to the theatres in large numbers.'Tiger Zinda Hai' has become the seventh film to enter the 500-crore club after 'Baahubali - The Conclusion', 'Dangal', 'PK', 'Bajrangi ...
No channel wanted to meet me when I started: Ekta Kapoor
TV tsarina Ekta Kapoor, daughter of veteran actor Jeetendra, says when she started her career on television as a producer, no channel owners were ready to meet her and work with her.
Indian music scene has evolved tremendously: Su Real
Bass producer Suhrid Manchanda, who performs under the Su Real moniker, says India's music scene has evolved tremendously and has gone beyond Bollywood and Hindi pop.