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Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One crosses Rs 50 crore in India

Tom Cruise-starrer Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One has crossed Rs 50 crore in India. The movie has raked in $80 million in five days worldwide

Actors begin picketing alongside writers in fight over future of Hollywood

They are concerned about the use of artificial intelligence mimicking their work on films and television shows

Actors go on strike in latest blow to struggling Hollywood studios

The impact of the simultaneous strikes, if they last more than a few days, is likely to be wider than the walkout by the writers alone

'Oppenheimer' cast leaves London premiere midway to join writer strike

The A-list cast of filmmaker Christopher Nolan's new movie "Oppenheimer" left the film's London screening midway in solidarity with the strike called by a Hollywood's actors union. On Thursday, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (SAG-AFTRA) voted to join screenwriters in the first joint strike after failing to reach a consensus for a new contract with the studios and streaming services, represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The London premiere of "Oppenheimer", Nolan's sprawling epic about J Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist remembered as one of the fathers of the atom bomb, saw lead stars Cillian Murphy, Florence Pugh, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Ramy Malek grace the red carpet. But they left before the screening of the movie in preparation for the imminent strike, the filmmaker announced later. "You've seen them here earlier on the red carpet. Unfortunately, they're off to write their .

Hollywood actors set to join writers' strike for a pay hike amid AI threat

Hollywood actors will join writers' strike over low pay and threat posed by implementation of artificial intelligence, actors will join the protest from Thursday midnight

Was Oppenheimer, the maker of the atomic bomb, inspired from Bhagavad Gita?

Christopher Nolan directed 'Oppenheimer' will hit theatres on July 21. Oppenheimer was highly influenced by the Indian scripture Bhagavad Gita

Emmy nominations 2023: Everything you need to know about nominees

HBO show 'Succession' drives Emmy nominations 2023 with 27 nods, while labour tensions in Hollywood threaten to postpone the honours ceremony

With Barbie's trailer out, here's a look at the original Barbie doll

The first Barbie doll wore a black-and-white zebra striped swimsuit and a ponytail, and was available as either a blonde or a brunette

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts was released digitally on July 11

Transformers: Rise of The Beasts is available for digital purchase from July 11, and the official release of 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD will take place on October 10 from Paramount Home Entertainment

Deadpool 3: First look of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in yellow suit revealed

Deadpool 3 makers shared the official image from the movie set. Hugh Jackman will appear in a comic yellow-blue suit of Wolverine for the first time

Greta Gerwig's Barbie is all set to release on July 21, details inside

After the screening of Barbie on Sunday, July 9, a number of critics posted their first thoughts on social media, with several describing the film as being a "perfection" by Greta Gerwig

Beyond Barbie: Hollywood's blurred boundaries & confused ethnic identities

Misrepresentation of borders and whitewashing of characters continues, with 87% American directors being white

Hollywood actors may join screenwriters on strike soon: Here's why

Hollywood actors may be days from joining screenwriters in what would be the first two-union strike in the industry in more than six decades, with huge consequences for film and television production. Here is a look at how it could play out, and why it's happening. WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH ACTORS' NEGOTIATIONS? The contract between the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Radio and Television Artists and the studios, streaming services and production companies that employ them had been set to expire Friday night at midnight Pacific time. But hours before that the two sides said they had agreed to extend the current contract, and talks on the next one, through July 12. Unionised actors have voted overwhelmingly to authorize their leaders to call a strike if no deal is reached. Talks also went past the deadline in 2014 and 2017, and agreements resulted both times. Reports have said the talks have been productive. But some actors have expressed worry that their leaders may not be

Netizens slam Netflix for re-releasing 'Titanic' after submersible tragedy

As per The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix is bringing back the Oscar-winning 1997 film to the streamer on July 1 in the U.S. and Canada

Ryan Reynolds among new investors backing F1 team Alpine in $218 mn deal

After soccer, Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are setting their sights on Formula One. F1 team Alpine has secured a 200 million euro ($218 million) investment from a group of investors that includes the actors. French automotive company Renault Group Alpine's parent company said Monday that the group has acquired a 24% stake in the team. It includes Otro Capital, RedBird Capital Partners and Maximum Effort Investments, which is led by Reynolds. The transaction values Alpine Racing Ltd. around $900 million following this investment, the team said in a statement. "It will accelerate Alpine's growth plans and sporting ambitions in F1." Other investors include actor Michael B. Jordan. Reynolds and McElhenney completed a $2.5 million takeover of Welsh soccer team Wrexham in November 2020. The club was thrust into the global spotlight because of its A-list owners and secured promotion to the fourth tier of English soccer this season. With drivers Pierre Gasly and Est

1,000 Hollywood writers rally in Los Angeles for new contract with studios

Fifty days into a strike with no end in sight, about 1,000 Hollywood writers and their supporters marched and rallied in Los Angeles for a new contract with studios that includes payment guarantees and job security. Speakers at the Writers Guild of America's WGA Strong March and Rally for a Fair Contract on Wednesday emphasized the broad support for their cause shown by other Hollywood unions including actors in their own contract negotiations and labor at large. We're all in it together, we're all fighting the same fight, for a sustainable job in the face of corporate greed, Adam Conover, a writer and a member of the guild's board and its negotiating committee, told a crowd at the end of the march at the La Brea Tar Pits. We are going to win because they need us. Writers are the ones who stare at a blank page. We are the ones who invent the characters, tell the stories and write the jokes that their audiences love. They'd have nothing without us. Talks with the Alliance of Motion

BET Awards 2023: Everything you need to know about awards, performances

The BET Awards 2023 will be broadcast LIVE on BET on Sunday, June 25, 2023 at 8 PM ET/PT; the American award show BET Awards has revealed an outstanding lineup of performers

Hollywood directors ink deal with studios, writers still on strike

The tentative agreement includes improvements in wages and guardrails around artificial intelligence

Tina Turner, the superstar who reinvented herself at 40, dies at 83

Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and 70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping "What's Love Got to Do With It," has died at 83. Turner died Tuesday, after a long illness in her home in Ksnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, according to her manager. She became a Swiss citizen a decade ago. Few stars travelled so far she was born Anna Mae Bullock in a segregated Tennessee hospital and spent her latter years on a 260,000 square foot estate on Lake Zurich and overcame so much. Physically battered, emotionally devastated and financially ruined by her 20-year relationship with Ike Turner, she became a superstar on her own in her 40s, at a time when most of her peers were on their way down, and remained a top concert draw for years after. With admirers ranging from Beyonc to Mick Jagger, Turner was one of the world's most ...

Ray Stevenson - RRR and Thor actor - dies aged 58, co-stars pay tribute

No cause of death has been revealed yet but he was reportedly hospitalised during filming on the Italian island Ischia, according to BBC