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Disney's 'Avatar: The Way of Water' crosses $1 billion at global box office

It's the fastest a film has made that much since Spider-Man: No Way Home a year ago, according to a statement from Disney on Wednesday

'Avatar: The Way of Water' makes box office record on day 1 in India

The much-awaited sequel to the 2009 Hollywood blockbuster has performed beyond expectations on day one

Henry Cavill to lead miniature game series Warhammer 40,000 for Amazon

Hollywood star Henry Cavill has found his next big acting gig -- series adaptation of miniature game "Warhammer 40,000". The news comes a day after Cavill announced that he will not be returning as Superman for future DC films. The actor also exited Netflix show "The Witcher" recently. According to entertainment news website The Hollywood Reporter, Amazon Studios is negotiating a deal with the game's producer Games Workshop. Cavill is attached to star and executive produce the series adaptation of the popular science-fiction fantasy. In "Warhammer 40,000", players enact battles using miniature models of warriors and fighting vehicles. It is set in the distant future, where a stagnant human civilization is threatened by hostile aliens and supernatural creatures. The models in the game are a mix of humans, aliens, and supernatural monsters, wielding futuristic weaponry and supernatural powers. No writers or showrunners are currently attached with the project. Cavill most recently

History of Hollywood

On-set stories, technical details, funny anecdotes about actors, the echoes of studio executives kvetching and various people complaining about critics

Disney finally gets a break in China with theater release for Avatar 2

Avatar: The Way of Water, a follow-up to the 2009 hit movie, was cleared for a Dec. 16 release date, raising the earnings potential for one of Disney's biggest films of the year

Chris Hemsworth to take break from acting, at risk of getting Alzheimer's

Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth says he will take "time off" from acting after learning he has a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease. The Australian actor, who is currently promoting his Disney+ docu-series "Limitless", told the Vanity Fair magazine that after doing an episode on death and mortality, he realised the importance of spending time with his family. "I want to sit and be in this space with a greater sense of stillness and gratitude. And then you start talking about kids and family and going, 'Oh my God, they're getting older, they're growing up, and I keep slapping another movie on top of another movie.' "Before you know it, they're 18, and they've moved out of the house, and I missed the window. It really triggered something in me to want to take some time off. And since we finished the show, I've been completing the things I was already contracted to do," Hemsworth said. The 39-year-old actor shares daughter India, 10, and eight-year-old twin sons Tristan and

Desi swing songs that became global protest anthems long before 'Jimmy'

While Faiz's verses fuelled Shaheen Bagh protests and solidarity marches for Kanhaiya Kumar, 'Give me some sunshine' from 3 Idiots was used effectively by anti-DACA agitators on the US-Mexico border

Kanye West, Adidas and his long list of controversies: A look at the past

Adidas has terminated its contract with Kanye West, but he is no stranger when it comes to controversies

My days with Disney are done; realised that I was Dumbo, says Tim Burton

Filmmaker Tim Burton says his days directing movies for Hollywood studio Disney are over. The 64-year-old director, who started his career with the Mouse House as an animator straight out of college, recalled his experience of directing Disney's 2019 movie "Dumbo". The film, which was a reimagining of Walt Disney's 1941 animated feature, was a "horrible big circus", Burton told entertainment news website Deadline. "My history is that I started out there. I was hired and fired like several times throughout my career there," said the filmmaker, known for Disney blockbusters such as "The Nightmare Before Christmas", ""Alice in Wonderland" and its sequel, "Alice Through the Looking Glass". "The thing about 'Dumbo' is that's why I think my days with Disney are done: I realised that I was Dumbo, that I was working in this horrible big circus, and I needed to escape. That movie is quite autobiographical at a certain level," he added.. Featuring a star-studded cast of Colin Farrell, Micha

In a #MeToo moment, high-profile Hollywood trials play out in courtrooms

The #MeToo movement is having another moment in the spotlight as high-profile sexual assault trials play out in courtrooms from coast to coast. Five years after allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein triggered a wave of sexual misconduct claims in Hollywood and beyond, he and "That '70s Show" actor Danny Masterson are fighting criminal rape charges at trials down the hall from each other in Los Angeles. Sexual assault lawsuits against two Oscar winners actor Kevin Spacey and screenwriter-director Paul Haggis are underway in adjacent New York courthouses, where Spacey's defense rested Wednesday while lawyers for Haggis and his accuser gave opening statements. All of the men deny the allegations. A forcible touching case against another Academy Award winner, actor Cuba Gooding Jr, wrapped up in New York last week with a guilty plea to a non-criminal harassment violation and no jail time, to the dismay of at least some of his accusers. The confluence is a coincidence, but

PVR posts wider-than-expected Q2 loss at Rs 71 cr; revenue jumps 71% YoY

Admissions and average ticket price during the quarter were impacted by the weak performance of Bollywood and Hollywood movies, PVR said in an exchange filing

Oscar-winning actor Louise Fletcher passes away at 88 in France

Oscar-winner Louise Fletcher passed away at the age of 88 on Friday at her home in France

Hollywood star John Cusack supports Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra

Hollywood star John Cusack on Saturday extended his support to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra and said he stands in solidarity with "anti-fascists everywhere". Cusack, the star of blockbusters such as "Serendipity", "High Fidelity", "Con Air" and "2012", has been vocal about various global issues on social media. Taking to Twitter, the 56-year-old actor wrote, "Indian parliament member Rahul Gandhi is walking to Kashmir - from Kerala." After a user thanked Cusack for supporting Gandhi's campaign, the actor said, "Yes - solidarity - to all anti fascists everywhere!" The actor had earlier extended support to the farmers' protests against three farm laws and to the students protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. The Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra will cover 3,570 km in 150 days. It started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7 and will conclude in Jammu and Kashmir. The yatra, which entered Kerala on the evening of September 10, will go through t

Broadway's iconic Phantom of the Opera is bowing out; its magic endures

Hit by Covid slump, Broadway's longest-running play will stage its last show in February 2023

Adam Levine still set to perform with Maroon 5 amid cheating scandal

Singer Adam Levine is set to perform with his band Maroon 5 for a show in Las Vegas next month as allegations abound that he flirted with multiple women.

House of the Dragon episode 5 released: Here's what has happened so far

House of the Dragon, a prequel to the Game of Thrones, is the story of the Targaryen civil war which took place about 200 years before events portrayed in Game of Thrones

The Hollywood sign is going to look jolly good on its 100th anniversary

the iconic Hollywood sign gets a facelift, here's a look at its birth and evolution

74th Emmy Awards 2022: Nominations, winners, categories, and full list

74th Emmy Awards 2022: From Zendaya to Michael Keaton, actors from different categories received appreciation for their remarkable work. Read this detailed report to know about all the awards winners

From Sita Ramam to Thor 4, here's what you can watch on OTT this weekend

Weekend OTT Watch, 9 to 11 Sept: With the weekend knocking on your doors, more movies and web series are released on OTT platforms. Read this article to know the best movies to watch from 9 to 11 Sept

Sylvester Stallone to Daniel Craig, celebs mourn Queen Elizabeth's demise

Hollywood celebrities mourned the demise of the longest-serving monarch of the UK, Queen Elizabeth II on social media