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Fuss about Chris Pine's nude scene in 'Outlaw King' is ridiculous, says David Mackenzie

Director David Mackenzie has termed the debate over Chris Pine's full-frontal nude scene in "Outlaw King" as "ridiculous". The 52-year-old director told Metro newspaper that scene, which last for a few seconds, has been blown out of proportion. "It's a man getting clean in a cold Loch you don't do that with your clothes on. And it's micro seconds, it's ridiculous all the fuss about it," Mackenzie said. The director said Pine, with whom he earlier worked on "Hell or High Water", was "easy" to cast as popular Scottish warrior, Robert the Bruce. "I liked his qualities as an actor and movie star and I wanted to have someone to play Robert The Bruce, who could embrace the physicality of being this iconic hero," he said.

Set aside apprehensions when you commit to a project: Big B

Superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan underwent rigorous action training and learnt sword fighting for the upcoming film "Thugs Of Hindostan". The senior actor says it's best to put aside apprehensions when one commits to a project.

Claire Foy always questioning herself

Actor Claire Foy says as an actor she is always questioning her thoughts and decision. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the 34-year-old actor said she wants to stop doing this as it makes her feel "hopeless and pathetic". "If I have an instinct, I question the instinct, then I question myself questioning the instinct. And that means I'm probably just going to never move from this spot ever again, and I'm hopeless and pathetic," Foy said. The actor, who stars opposite Ryan Gosling in Damian Chazelle's "First Man", said like others she also feels vulnerable in moments of self doubt. "I always think, 'I must be the wrong one.' For example, people like Ryan Gosling meet someone, don't hear their name and say, 'I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name.' I don't say anything because I'm worried they might judge (me). "I just keep quiet and hope maybe someday we'll be able to catch up, and then I have anxiety over it at nighttime," Foy said.

Kristen Bell says Disney's 'Snow White' sends wrong messages to children

Actor Kristen Bell has concerns with regards to certain Disney films and believes they are problematic. In an interview with Parents magazine, Bell, 38, voiced her concerns about "Snow White" and the message it sends to children, including her two daughters. "Don't you think that it's weird that the Prince kisses Snow White without her permission? Because you cannot kiss someone if they're sleeping!" Bell said. Bell said the part when Snow White eats an apple from the witch -- a stranger -- is also troubling. "Everytime we close Snow White I look at my girls and ask 'Don't you think it's weird that Snow White didn't ask the old witch why she needed to eat the apple? Or where she got the apple?' "I say, 'I would never take food from a stranger, would you?' And my kids are like, 'No!' And I'm like, 'OK, I'm doing something right,'" Bell said. Her comments come after actor Keira Knightley revealed that she has "banned" her daughter from watching classic Disney films like "Cinderella" and

Mukesh Chhabra suspended from 'The Fault in our Stars' remake over sexual harassment allegations

Casting director Mukesh Chhabra, who was all set to make his directorial debut with the Hindi remake of "The Fault in our Stars", has been suspended from the film over sexual harassment allegations by multiple women. In a statement released Friday, the production house, Fox Star Studios, said till the time Mukesh Chhabra Casting Company concludes its inquiry into the allegations, the director remains suspended. "As a responsible organisation, Star India takes any allegation of sexual harassment of women at workplace very seriously, hence, Fox Star Studios has suspended the services of Mukesh Chabbra, the director of our film, 'Kizzie Aur Manny', which is under production, till the internal complaints committee (ICC) of M-s Mukesh Chhabra Casting Company concludes its inquiry into the allegation," the statement read. "Kizzie Aur Manny" stars Sushant Singh Rajput and Sanjana Singh. In a report published on Mid-Day, four aspiring actors accused Chhabra and another casting director Vicky .

Full Disclosure: Sex, threats and Donald Trump (Book Review)

Book: Full Disclosure; Author: Stormy Daniels; Publisher: St. Martins Press/Pan Macmillan/Pages: 270; Price: Rs 699

Mukesh Chhabra suspended as 'Kizie Aur Manny' director

Fox Star Studios on Friday suspended Mukesh Chhabra, Bollywood's popular casting agent, from his directorial debut "Kizie Aur Manny" as he has been accused of sexual harassment.

Special reads dedicated to women, by women (IANS Books This Weekend)

Invoke the "Shakti" within you to transform your mind and transcend limits; get inspiration from the life of a female journalist who has exposed 20 lies and misconceptions so far; read an amalgamation of many old-school ideas that come from grandmothers which modern nutrition is trying to catch up with; flick through a book designed specially for women on how to present oneself to maximum effect, in person and online.

Judi Dench to star in 'Cats' movie adaptation

Actor Judi Dench has joined the cast of Tom Hooper's film adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical 'Cats'.Dench will play the role of Deuteronomy, the ancient cat who presides over the singing felines' Jellicle Ball. The role has traditionally been played onstage by a man, confirmed Variety.The seven-time Oscar nominee and winner for 'Shakespeare In Love' star will star alongside Taylor Swift, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden, and Ian McKellen, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film will be directed by Tom Hooper, who previously helmed a big-screen adaptation of the much-loved musical 'Les Miserables'.Based on T.S. Eliot's 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats', the musical - which follows a tribe of cats known as Jellicles - is one of the longest-running shows in Broadway history.The untitled 'Cats' film is expected to release in December 2019.

Judi Dench joins 'Cats' cast

Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench has come on board for Tom Hooper's film adaptation of the musical "Cats" in the role of Deuteronomy, the ancient cat who presides over the singing felines' Jellicle Ball.

'Sandakozhi 2': Violence in the film is fun (Movie Review)

Film: "Sandakozhi 2"; Language: Tamil; Director: N. Linguswamy; Cast: Vishal Krishna, Keerthy Suresh, Rajkiran and Varlaxmi Sarathkumar; Rating; ***1/2

Here's Tom Holland's first look in new Spider-Man suit

Actor Tom Holland has officially revealed the new Spider-Man outfit and his fans are going berserk over it.The British actor, who recently wrapped up the shoot of 'Spider-Man: Far From Home', swung by for a surprise visit to 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' wearing the costume for the Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel.During the show, 'The Impossible' actor stayed in-character as Peter Parker for the brief skit, as he gave the audience a first glimpse at the new red and black Spidey-suit he'll be debuting in the upcoming sequel.Taking to Twitter, a lot of fans reacted to the new spidey-costume.A user wrote, "TOM HOLLAND CAME IN THE SPIDER-MAN SUIT TO THE JIMMY KIMMEL SHOW TODAY I LITERALLY SCREAMED WHEN HE CAME ON STAGE."Another user said, "TOM HOLLAND WAS BORN TO PORTRAY PETER PARKER YOU DON'T HAVE ANY ARGUMENTS TO CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE!!!!."Directed by Jon Watts, the film would see Spider-Man dealing with the fallout from Infinity War, and as per the title, it will be the first Spider-Man solo ...

Whether #MeToo stays or fizzles out, people will be wary: Neena Gupta

The most substantial impact of the #MeToo movement, which took off in India following actress Tanushree Dutta's sexual harassment allegations against actor Nana Patekar, is that people now will be wary of engaging in misconduct -- whether or not the movement continues -- says veteran actress Neena Gupta.

I represent a true 'Bharatiya': Usha Uthup

Usha Uthup's husky voice has brought her fame not only in Hindi songs in Bollywood but she is equally famous for singing hit regional songs in Punjabi, Bengali and Marathi. She says she represents a true Indian.

Rishi Kapoor is all smiles with Javed Akhtar

Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor, who recently flew to the United States with wife Neetu Kapoor to seek medical treatment, was all smiles after meeting old friend Javed Akhtar.Taking to his Twitter, the 'Mulk' star uploaded a picture in which he can be seen standing beside Javed and wife Neetu.He wrote, "Thank you Javed Sahab for entertaining and making us laugh so much. Thank for visiting us! Wish you all super luck for your blockbuster musical shows. Believe me-your show is a breakthrough idea."Recently, The 'Kapoor and Sons' star had also met his 'old friend', actor Anupam Kher, and his 'Agneepath' co-star Priyanka Chopra along with Sonali Bendre and her husband Goldie Behl.In a cryptic tweet last month, Rishi announced that he was travelling to the US for medical treatment. Before his well-wishers could jump to conclusions, the 'Mulk' actor asked them not to speculate his leave of absence."Hello, all! I am taking a short leave of absence from work to go to America for some medical ..

Kareena glad she did 'Veere Di Wedding'

Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan says she is happy that she did "Veere Di Wedding", a coming-of-age story about four female friends.

Maisie Williams 'petrfied' of friends

"Game of Thrones" fame star Maisie Williams says she feels scared of her friends.

'Badhaai Ho' is a rare precious dramedy (Movie Review)

Film: "Badhaai Ho"; Starring: Gajaraj Rao, Neena Gupta, Ayushmaan Khurrana, Sanya Malhotra, Surekha Sikri; Director: Amit Ravindernath Sharma; Rating: **** ½

Peter Halpin to play Foggy Nelson's brother on 'Daredevil'

Irish actor Peter Halpin is all set to play the role of Theo Nelson, the younger brother of attorney Foggy Nelson, in 'Daredevil', shortly ahead of the Netflix series' Season 3 premiere.Halpin, as Theo Nelson, will be seen as a genial, not-so career-driven individual, as he has worked his whole life with at his parents' local business, the Hell's Kitchen Butcher Shop, reported Deadline.A native of Limerick in Ireland, Halpin began his career with the 1999 adaptation of Frank McCourt's Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir, in which he essayed the role of Malachy McCourt, brother of the author in the Alan Parker-helmed film.He has also starred in a number of other projects such as Rough Diamond, In-World War, The Treatment, Narcan and Breakfast on Pluto, to name a few.

John Stamos longing for second child- but there's a problem

Looks like actor John Stamos and his wife, Caitlin McHugh, are eager to expand their family.Stamos, who appeared on "Live with Kelly and Ryan", said although the couple is eager to give their son, Billy, a sibling, the young boy is certainly making them wait longer to have another child."We are trying, but the kid is like a c-block. We try to do it fast, and start hearing this 'wah wah,'. He screeches like 'Saved by the Bell' and that ruined the mood. We were so close and he's got this elephant, and he learned how to press it, and it starts singing, 'Do your ears hang low?'" Page Six quoted Stamos, as saying.Earlier, Stamos' wife had said that it was necessary for Billy to have a sibling so that he learns to share and be grounded. "If he's the only one, he'll get way too much love because there hasn't been a child on either side of our family in quite some time," she added.In February, the 'Fuller House' star tied the knot with McHugh after dating for a year, nearly two months after .