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Robert Pattinson To Team Up With Oscar-Winning Director Bong Joon Ho For Sci-Fi Movie

Los Angeles, January 20 - British actor Robert Pattinson is all set to team up with Oscar-winning director, Bong Joon Ho. The star actor, who is gearing up for the release of "The Batman" on March 4, will be leading Bong's sci-fi film for Warner Bros.## According to THR, Bong Hoon Jo will write and direct this yet-untitled film, based on 'Mickey7', a forthcoming novel by author Edward Ashton. He will also produce via his Offscreen with Dooho Choi for Kate Street Picture Company and Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner for Plan B. Peter Dodd will oversee the studio.## 'Mickey7' is described as Andy Wier's The Martian meets Blake Crouch's, Dark Matter. It centers on Mickey7, a man on an expedition to colonize the ice world Niflheim. This expendable employee takes jobs too risky for anyone else, and when he dies, he regenerates as a clone with most of his memories intact.## When Mickey7 is presumed dead, he returns to the mission's base only to see that a new clone, Mickey8, has taken his place. The book will be published in the first quarter of this year by St. Martin, an imprint of Macmillan.## Bong Hoon Jo's last directorial, the Korean film "Parasite" had won four awards at the 92nd Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film, becoming the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.## Stay tuned...

1712 days ago

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BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Robert Pattinson's 'The Batman' Theatrical Run Time Reportedly Revealed

Mumbai, January 20 - Warner Bros. Pictures is all set to release its big-ticket most anticipated superhero film "The Batman" in theaters on March 4, 2022. Starring Robert Pattinson as Caped Crusader, is touted to be the finest film in the franchise. ## As the release date of "The Batman" gets closer, fans can't hold on to their excitement to watch Pattinson for the first time in the "Batman" suit. Meanwhile, the theatrical run time of the film has reportedly been revealed which makes it the longest film in the franchise and one of the longest superhero movies of all time. ## According to the Comicbook, a new listing on the IMAX Melbourne website suggests the current runtime for Matt Reeves' "The Batman" is 175 minutes, meaning fans will get two hours and 55 minutes of Robert Pattinson's take on Bruce Wayne on the most popular mythos in all of comic book history.## As it stands now, Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" is currently the longest Batman movie at two hours and 45 minutes. "The Dark Knight" clocks in at two hours and 32 minutes while "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" carries a similar runtime.## Excluding the director's cut (Zack Snyder's Justice League), "The Batman" to be the second-longest superhero film after Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Endgame", which clocked 181 minutes of the non-stop thrill. "Zack Snyder's Justice League", which was released on HBO Max, had a run-time of 242 minutes.## "The Batman" is slated to release on March 4, 2022. In India, it will release in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages. ## Stay tuned...

1712 days ago

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Daniel Radcliffe To Play 'Weird Al' Yankovic In Biopic Movie

Los Angeles, Jan 19 (IANS) Actor Daniel Radcliffe is set to star as Grammy-winning musician 'Weird Al' Yankovic in the Roku original movie 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story'.## The film is Roku's first original biopic and will be available to stream exclusively on The Roku Channel. The project is produced by Funny Or Die and Tango. Yankovic co-wrote the film's script with Eric Appel, who is also set to direct the project, reports variety.com.## The official 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story' synopsis from Roku reads: "The biopic holds nothing back, exploring every facet of Yankovic's life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like 'Eat It' and 'Like a Surgeon' to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle".## 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story' takes audiences on a truly unbelievable journey through Yankovic's life and career, from gifted child prodigy to the greatest musical legend of all time.## "When my last movie UHF came out in 1989, I made a solemn vow to my fans that I would release a major motion picture every 33 years, like clockwork. I'm very happy to say we're on schedule," said Yankovic in a statement.## "And I am absolutely thrilled that Daniel Radcliffe will be portraying me in the film. I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember him for".## Colin Davis, Roku's Head of Original Scripted Programming, added: "There clearly aren't enough biopic movies about famous musicians and we were excited to shine a light on the incredibly true, unexaggerated story of Weird Al.## "This is sincerely the ultimate combination of talent, creativity, and friends, coming together to make something genuinely funny and we could not be prouder to call this film a Roku Original".## "Weird Al" Yankovic is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time and a five-time Grammy winner. The musician's 2014 release Mandatory Fun was the first comedy album in history to debut at number one on Billboard's Top 200 chart.## Production on the biopic begins in Los Angeles in early February.## Stay tuned...

1713 days ago

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BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

DC Superhero Film 'The Flash' Confirms To Hit Indian Theaters In November 2022

Mumbai, January 18 - Yet another DC Comics film "The Flash" confirmed its release date in India. The big-ticket superhero title, starring Ezra Miller in the title role, will be released in Indian theaters on 4 November 2022 in multiple languages.## For the last couple of days, Warner Bros. Pictures is announcing the release dates of its 2022 films for Indian audiences. The studio recently confirmed, "The Batman", which is one of the most anticipated Hollywood films in India. Starring Robert Pattinson as Caped Crusader, the movie will be released on March 4. ## "The Flash" is a special film for DC Comics fans as it will feature Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck in the roles of Batman. Michael Keaton is making his return as Batman after 30 years while Affleck played this iconic role in Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight" trilogy.## Directed by Andy Muschietti, the movie also stars Ron Livingston, Kiersey Clemons, Michael Shannon, Antje Traue, and Sasha Calle in key roles. The movie has been in development for a long time. The pre-production on it began in January 2020, and it finally went on floors from April to October 2021. ## Intended to be the twelfth film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), "The Flash" is produced by DC Films, Double Dream, and The Disco Factory, and set for distribution by Warner Bros. Pictures. In the film, Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) travels back in time to prevent his mother's murder which brings unintended consequences.## ’The Flash’ starring Ezra Miller and directed by Andrés Muschietti, releasing in Cinemas on November 4, 2022.How excited are you?#WarnerBrosIndia #TheFlash pic.twitter.com/4sBJn468iX— Warner Bros. India (@WarnerBrosIndia) January 18, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

1713 days ago

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Warner Bros. India Confirms Release Date Of Animated Superhero Film 'DC League of Super-Pets'

Mumbai, January 18 - Warner Bros. Pictures is going to have the blockbuster year 2022 as far as its theatrical slate is concerned. The studio will be releasing superhero films, such as "The Batman", "Black Adam", "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom", "DC League of Super-Pets", among others to keep the movie lovers on the edge of their seats. ## Meanwhile, the studio has confirmed the release date of the 3D computer-animated superhero comedy film, "DC League of Super-Pets" for the Indian audiences. Directed by Jared Stern, the movie will be released on May 20, 2022, in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages. ## Based on the DC Comics superhero team Legion of Super-Pets, the voice cast of the film includes Dwayne Johnson as Krypto (Superman's dog), Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna, Thomas Middleditch, Ben Schwartz, and Keanu Reeves.## When you realise it’s 2022 and you’re still processing 2021.‘DC League of Super Pets’, releasing in Cinemas on May 20, 2022.#WarnerBrosIndia #DCLeagueOfSuperPets pic.twitter.com/QN921rmGFy— Warner Bros. India (@WarnerBrosIndia) January 18, 2022 ## When the Justice League are captured by Lex Luthor, Superman's dog, Krypto, forms a team of shelter-pets who were given super-powers: A hound named Ace, who becomes super-strong and indestructible, a pig named PB, who can grow to giant-size, a turtle named Merton, who becomes super-fast, and a squirrel named Chip, who gains electric-powers.## Stay tuned...

1714 days ago

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Andrew Garfield Reveals Emma Stone's Reaction After He Lied About 'Spider-Man' Return

Los Angeles, Jan 18 (IANS) Actor Andrew Garfield, who dated Emma Stone after they met on the sets of 'The Amazing Spider-Man', has shared the reaction the actress had after he lied about his return as the superhero in 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'.## The British actor revealed that Stone kept on texting him about whether the rumours of his involvement in the new film were true, reports aceshowbiz.com.## "Emma kept on texting me. She was like, 'Are you in this new Spider-Man film?'" he recalled. "And I was like, 'I don't know what you're talking about'", the Golden Globe winner admitted.## He continued: "She was like, 'Shut up. Just tell me'. I'm like, 'I honestly don't know' - I kept it going, even with her".## After Stone watched 'No Way Home' and found out the truth, she was understandably upset with her former boyfriend. Garfield shared: "And then she saw it. She was like, 'You're a jerk'".## He had numerous times denied that he would reprise his role as Spider-Man in 'No Way Home' before it hit theatres.## "I heard about it. And I did see it. And it's Photoshop", he said on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' in September 2021 after a leaked photo showed him wearing the suit again.## He further explained his position with the project: "I think that Tom Holland is just the perfect Peter Parker and Spider-Man, so I am super stoked. I get to just be a fan again, which is my preferred position.## "To be able to sit in the audience and kind of go, 'Yeah, you screwed up, mate. You didn't do it as well as you could have done, eh?' I get to be that guy that's just like, 'Yeah, I don't really love the suit'".## In a recent interview with TheWrap, the 38-year-old actor admitted it was "stressful" to lie to the media.## "It was stressful, I'm not gonna lie. It was rather stressful but also weirdly enjoyable. It was like this massive game of Werewolf that I was playing with journalists and with people guessing, and it was very fun".## "There were moments where I was like, 'God, I hate lying'. I don't like to lie and I'm not a good liar, but I kept framing it as a game," the SAG Award nominee continued explaining.## "And I kept imagining myself purely as a fan of that character, which is not hard to do".## Stay tuned...

1714 days ago

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BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Becomes The Highest-Grossing Film Of All Time In Mexico

Mumbai, January 18 - Marvel/Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is setting new benchmarks at the domestic as well as the international box office. The superhero movie is heading towards a $1 billion overseas box office, that too without a single penny from China. ## The Tom Holland-fronted film has so far grossed $926.3 million through 63 international markets and over $700 million domestically (North America), pushing global cume to $1.62 billion. It is currently the 8th highest-grossing film of all time at the worldwide box office and will grab the 6th spot in the list by the end of next weekend.## Meanwhile, "No Way Home" has become the highest-grossing film of all time in Mexico with $72 million. In Brazil, it is the second highest-grossing film ever with $50.4 million, so in Central America ($12.6M) and Ecuador ($7.9M).## In North America, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" becomes the 4th highest-grossing film ever. After the end of the 5th weekend, it was the 5th biggest-grosser there with $698.7 million and became 4th biggest on Monday by crossing Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" ($700.06 million). ## The Jon Watts-directed is likely to finish with $1.75 billion globally. The number could go higher if it gets a release date in China, which is the biggest movie market in the world. However, the movie has done its job and whatever comes further is a bonus. Sony Pictures has already reportedly made a net profit of a whopping $600 million-plus. ## Stay tuned...

1714 days ago

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Oscar Isaac Is Marvel's Newest Superhero With 'Moon Knight'

Los Angeles, Jan 18 (IANS) Marvel Studios has unveiled the first trailer for its Disney Plus series 'Moon Knight' and it has a new superhero played by actor Oscar Isaac.## The teaser was unveiled on Monday night, officially launching the 2022 slate for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, reports variety.com.## In 'Moon Knight' premiering on March 30, Isaac plays Marc Spector, a former soldier with a profound case of dissociative identity disorder that manifests as fully distinct individuals. He becomes the conduit for the Egyptian moon god Khonshu, which only further exacerbates Marc's anxiety over his mental illness.## In the trailer, set to Kid Cudi's 'Day an' Night', Marc can't tell the difference between his normal life and his dreams. He plays with a Rubik's cube, unable to fall asleep, only to jump out of bed in a panic with his foot chained to his bed, though he seemingly forgets he was the one who restrained himself the night before. After visiting a museum in ancient Egypt, he sees a vision of Khonshu and later meets Ethan Hawke's villain, a cult leader who encourages Marc to embrace the darkness within himself.## The trailer ends with Marc being enveloped by the Moon Knight costume and a shot of him brutally beating someone up on a bathroom floor.## Unlike all of Marvel Studios' previous series for Disney Plus, which were based on existing characters from the company's pre-2019 feature films, 'Moon Knight' charts a brand new path, with a totally new set of characters and a storyline that has no clear initial connection to the MCU.## Making his Marvel comics debut in 1975, Moon Knight initially had superpowers based on the phases of the moon, but more recent iterations have kept his abilities mortal, aided by sophisticated gadgetry.## That has drawn comics fans to compare the character to the DC Comics superhero Batman.## 'Moon Knight' co-stars Hawke and May Calamawy, while Jeremy Slater serves as creator and head writer, with Mohamed Diab and the team of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead directing.## The show inaugurates Marvel Studios' second year delivering TV series for Disney Plus alongside its feature films. Also expected in 2022 for the streamer: 'She-Hulk', a legal comedy starring Tatiana Maslany, Mark Ruffalo, Tim Roth, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Josh Segarra, and Jameela Jamil; 'Ms. Marvel', a coming-of-age dramedy starring newcomer Iman Vellani in the title role; and Season 2 of the animated series 'What If?'.## Stay tuned...

1714 days ago

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BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Warner Bros. India Announces Release Date Of Will Smith-Fronted Biographical Drama 'King Richard'

Mumbai, January 17 - Warner Bros. India has announced the release date of the biographical drama film, "King Richard", starring Golden Globe award-winner Will Smith in the title role. It was theatrically released on November 19, 2021, by Warner Bros. Pictures and on the HBO Max streaming service on the same day in North America.## The movie, which follows the life of Richard Williams (played by Will Smith), the father, and coach of famed tennis players Venus and Serena Williams, will be released in Indian cinemas on March 25, 2022. It is directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and written by Zach Baylin. ## "An epic tale of the journey of a family who believed, persevered, and came out as champions! Watch Will Smith portrays Richard Williams, father of Serena & Venus Williams, in ‘King Richard’ in Cinemas on March 25, 2022", Warner Bros. India tweeted.## An epic tale of the journey of a family who believed, persevered, and came out as champions!Watch Will Smith portray Richard Williams, father of Serena & Venus Williams, in ‘King Richard’ in Cinemas on March 25, 2022. #WarnerBrosIndia #KingRichard pic.twitter.com/zDmkgrXRJQ— Warner Bros. India (@WarnerBrosIndia) January 17, 2022 ## In North America, the movie has had a dismal show at the box office, grossing just $27.6 million in the budget of $50 million. The film, however, received critical acclaim with praise for the performances of Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, and Saniyya Sidney. ## "King Richard" was named one of the best films of 2021 by the American Film Institute, and earned six nominations at the 27th Critics' Choice Awards (including Best Picture). It also received four nominations, winning Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for Will Smith, in the recently concluded 79th Golden Globe awards.## Stay tuned...

1714 days ago

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Angelina Jolie Calls Her 'Eternals' Character A Troubled Soul

Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, who essays the role of Thena in Chloe Zhao's superhero film 'Eternals', describes her character as someone who is not very comfortable during peacetime and this trait emanates from the moral injury of the character.## Due to her special ability to manipulate cosmic energy to augment her life force which grants her virtual invulnerability and immortality, Thena is known for being a social misfit. Commenting on this, Angelina says, "Thena is like a soldier who is affected by the memories of battle and has PTSD or moral injury to living with. Thena just assumes that a fight's coming at her rather than care and kindness".## Talking about the complexities of her character, Angelina says, "So she's quite wired, and a lot of her struggle is just holding on to her mind and her center and her peace. I understand her, and how she feels".## She further adds, "Thena is not comfortable in peacetime. She doesn't know how to exist as a civilian or as a lover or as a friend, but she does know war. She knows who she is in combat. But she doesn't know how to go to a party or socialize. She just doesn't have those skills".## The film, which features an ensemble of Salma Hayek, Kit Harington, Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, and Kumail Nanjiani, is available to stream on Disney+ Hotstar in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.## Stay tuned...

1715 days ago

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Indian American R&B Singer Raveena Releases Bollywood-Inspired Track

New York, Jan 16 (IANS) New York-based R&B singer Raveena Aurora, who got the attention of the music industry with her debut album 'Lucid' (2019), has released what V Magazine calls an "upbeat track (that) merges Bollywood influences with psychedelic imagery".## Taking to Twitter to share her excitement over the music video shoot for 'Rush', which is what the new track is called, Raveena commented: "I really felt like a real-life Bollywood princess in this music video shoot".## 'Lucid', incidentally, was named one of the best albums of 2019 by the music staff of NPR, America's public radio broadcasting corporation.## "I wrote 'Rush' a couple of years back and the song was the genesis of me exploring a more intense marriage between Bollywood sounds and the pop/R&B music that I grew up on in America," the singer, who was born and raised in Queens, said in a statement.## According to V Magazine, "'Rush' marries Raveena's delicate vocals with thumping, Indian-inspired production".## Accompanying the newly-released song is a music video that sees the singer take on the persona of Asha, a Punjabi space princess. V Magazine describes the "must-watch" video as "glorious" and "hypnotizing".## "The song and video are centered around a character I created named Asha, a Punjabi space princess," the singer, a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, explained in her statement. "(Asha) is transported to a distant planet and learns highly advanced spiritual intelligence from the beings that live there".## The singer concluded: "I wanted to create a campy ode to the colorful '80s Bollywood movies and '70s Western sci-fi movies that I'm obsessed with, complete with a choreographed dance sequence alongside Asha's alien friends".## Stay tuned...

1715 days ago

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Slasher Movie 'Scream' Ends Four-Week Reign Of 'Spider-Man'

Los Angeles, Jan 16 (IANS) Even as most other theatrical releases continue to struggle because of the Omicron wave, the latest horror movie, 'Scream', is making a sizable impression at the North American box office, showing yet again that audiences in the U.S., especially the younger demographic, are in love with the horror genre.## With an opening weekend that should finally dethrone 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' after the Marvel entry's four-week perch on top of the earnings totem pole, 'Scream' is the new box-office No. 1.## The fifth installment in the horror franchise, and the first in over a decade, grossed $13.35 million on Friday from 3,664 locations, reports 'Variety'. Paramount Pictures projects the horror film should rake in $36 million over the four-day Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, more than enough to land at No. 1 for the weekend.## The thrifty 'requel' only cost $25 million to produce, a number that the release should easily rocket past before the weekend is out, according to 'Variety'. Not too shabby for a January release unleashed on the moviegoing public amid a colossal spike of Covid-19 and its more transmissible Omicron variant.## 'Scream' is evidence that audiences will still roll out to theatres during the pandemic, especially films targeting a demographic of younger viewers.## Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett direct 'Scream', taking over the series from its founder Wes Craven, who helmed the four first entries before passing away in 2015, reports 'Variety'. The film stars series regulars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette as they are once again haunted by a serial killer in a Ghostface mask.## The killing spree extends to a group of high school students in the town of Woodsboro, California. Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, and Dylan Minnette also star in the slasher.## Stay tuned...

1715 days ago

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BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

'Black Panther' Sequel Is On Track For Scheduled Release Despite Delayed Production

Los Angeles, January 15 - Marvel Studios' highly anticipated sequel to "Black Panther" is on track for the scheduled release in November 2022, despite the delayed production. The production of the film got halted due to the injury of British actress, Letitia Wright, who plays Shuri in the film. ## On Friday, Letitia resumed shooting for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever", almost five months after being injured when a stunt went wrong. At the time of injury in August 2021, it looked she would be resuming work soon but the recovery took longer than the expected time which led to the postponement of the production in November. ## Wright's Princess of Wakanda character is expected to play a bigger part in the blockbuster's sequel. The late Chadwick Boseman led the 2018 film and his role has not been re-cast following his death in 2020. ## While the release dates of 2022 Marvel Movies were already postponed due to the production changes, it was reported that "Black Panther 2" could be further delayed due to Letitia's injury. However, this is not the case as production resumed on schedule and the movie is also very much on track for its 11 November 2022 release. ## Wright's spokesperson told BBC News, "Filming resumed this month as planned and we're on schedule".## "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" is one of the most anticipated films coming in 2022. The original "Black Panther" was a major hit on both, critically and commercially front. It was the highest-grossing solo superhero movie before "Spider-Man: No Way Home" took that spot recently. ## The film is being directed by Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole, and stars Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, and Dominique Thorne.## Stay tuned...

1717 days ago

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Warner Bros. India Confirmed 'The Batman' Release Date

Mumbai, January 14 - Warner Bros. Pictures India has once again confirmed the release date of its most anticipated superhero film "The Batman". Despite the covid-19 third wave, the studio announced that the movie will be released as scheduled along with its domestic release on March 4, 2022. ## "The Batman", starring Robert Pattinson as Gotham City's enigmatic protector, will be one of the first major Warner Bros. films to have an exclusive theatrical release during the covid-19 pandemic. ICYDK, Warner Bros. had sent its entire 2021 slate day and date on the streamer and in theaters. ## Meanwhile, the movie has landed a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association in North America, despite speculation the Warner Bros. movie could be rated R for its strong and violent language. Directed by Matt Reeves, "The Batman" will remain exclusively in theaters for the first 45-days before it lands on HBO Max. ## Set in his second year of fighting crime, the film sees Batman uncover corruption in Gotham City while pursuing the Riddler (Dano), a serial killer who targets Gotham's elite. It stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman alongside Zoë Kravitz as Cat Woman, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, and Colin Farrell. ## Vengeance lies behind the mask. Check out the new arts for #TheBatman, only in cinemas March 4, in English, Hindi, Tamil & Telugu. pic.twitter.com/vQdLxIOLWl— Warner Bros. India (@WarnerBrosIndia) January 19, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

1717 days ago

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'Outsider Who Broke Down Barriers': 'Vanity Fair' Puts Priyanka On Its Cover

New York, Jan 13 (IANS) Priyanka Chopra has achieved what every star anywhere in the world aspires for -- to be on the cover of 'Vanity Fair'. She's on the cover of the February 2022 edition of the magazine celebrated internationally as much for its in-depth articles as for its cutting-edge photography.## Unveiling the cover, 'Vanity Fair' tweeted: "After a journey into 'The Matrix', the actor enters 2022 with her cup overflowing --reflecting on her storied Hindi film industry career, marriage, and creating a path for herself in Hollywood." Looking artfully messy, a sultry Priyanka appears on the cover in an off-shoulder, off-white ruffled dress from Fendi.## The magazine, previously edited by celebrity journalists such as Tina Brown and Graydon Carter (who's played by Jeff Bridges in the film 'How to Lose Friends and Alienate People'), is now helmed by Radhika Jones, an Indian American.## Describing her as "a driven woman who has transcended what's previously been possible for an Indian actor in Hollywood," the 'Vanity Fair' cover story goes on to say: "She is an outsider who broke down barriers and built a place for herself within the walls of Hollywood. Now she's on a mission to welcome others in".## Priyanka, notes the article that traces her life's story from her days at the Army Public School, Bareilly, will finally be playing lead film roles as she had in India" with the rom-com 'Text for You' and Amazon's ambitious spy series 'Citadel' later this year.## And about her own story, especially her rise to stardom in Hollywood, Priyanka says: "It's taken a lot of pavement pounding to be able to get people's attention and to be able to get an acceptance of the fact that someone like me can be the lead of a Hollywood feature".## She adds (and the sentiment will go down well back home): "There's very few of us from South Asia who get to do that. I hope that the part that I play in it will sort of push the envelope a little bit".## Stay tuned...

1718 days ago

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Limited Re-Release To Mark 'The Godfather' 50th Anniversary

Los Angeles, Jan 14 (IANS) The trailer for the 50th-anniversary limited theatrical re-release of Francis Ford Coppola's classic 'The Godfather', starring Marlon Brando and some of the greatest actors of all times, "is, if nothing else, a reminder that the great mobster movie unleashed some of the most memorable lines of dialogue in Hollywood history," reports 'Deadline'.## The one that is most often repeated: "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse." Only Brando could have made this line sound so sinister. Or the lines delivered by a young Al Pacino: "Don't ever take sides against the family again." And to Diane Keaton's character: "Don't ask me about my business, Kay".## Paramount Pictures released the new trailer on Thursday (U.S. Pacific Time) with the announcement that the film will have a limited 50th anniversary theatrical release in Dolby Vision beginning from February 25, exclusively in Dolby Cinema at AMC Theatres in the U.S. and international territories around the world.## A statement from Paramount Pictures introducing the trailer reads: "No movie changed Hollywood more than The Godfather. From the bestselling novel by Mario Puzo to box-office blockbuster, its influential legacy endures to this day".## The statement notes: "Starring Marlon Brando in his Oscar-winning performance as the patriarch of the Corleone family, this first instalment in the three-movie saga paints a dramatic portrait of the Sicilian clan's rise and near fall from power in America.## And it concludes by reminding the film's diehard aficionados: "Balanced between the Corleone's commitment to family and the ugly crime business in which they are engaged, it features career-making performances by Al Pacino, James Caan, Talia Shire, Diane Keaton and Robert Duvall. This searing and brilliant masterpiece garnered 10 Academy Award nominations, and won three, including Best Picture".## According to 'Deadline', all three films in the trilogy -- 'The Godfather', 'The Godfather: Part II', and Coppola's recently re-edited version of the final film, 'Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone' -- have been restored under his direction and will be made available on 4K Ultra HD and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for the first time ever on March 22.## Stay tuned...

1718 days ago

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'No Time To Die' Joins Awards-Circuit Favourites 'Belfast', 'The Power of the Dog' On BAFTA Longlists

London, Jan 12 (IANS) The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has revealed its longlists of nominees across 24 categories for its upcoming film awards, reports 'Variety'.## 'No Time to Die', 'Belfast', 'West Side Story', 'The Power of the Dog' and 'Don't Look Up' are among the leading films announced on Wednesday following the first round of votes. Of the 217 films submitted for consideration, 15 made the cut for Round Two.## As reported by 'Variety' on Monday, 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' was not included in any longlist after "failing to meet eligibility criteria", according to BAFTA. The film's producers had originally sought that it be considered for the best picture and best special effects categories.## Among the 15 leading actresses who made it to Round Two, the prominent names include Olivia Colman ('The Lost Daughter'), Lady Gaga ('House of Gucci'), Alana Haim ('Licorice Pizza'), Jennifer Hudson ('Respect'), Emilia Jones ('CODA') and Nicole Kidman ('Being The Ricardos').## The 15 actors in the longlist include two British Pakistanis -- Riz Ahmed ('Encounter') and Adeel Akhtar 'Ali & Ava' -- Mahershala Ali ('Swan Song'), Javier Bardem ('Being The Ricardos'), Daniel Craig ('No Time To Die'), Benedict Cumberbatch ('The Power of the Dog') and Leonardo DiCaprio ('Don't Look Up').## Round Two voting, to determine the nominations in the member-voted categories, will be open from January 14 to 27. The nominations will then be announced on February 3. This will be followed by Round Three voting, to determine the winners, which will open on February 9 and continue till March 8.## Stay tuned...

1719 days ago

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'Death On The Nile' Character Posters Up The Ante On Mystery Quotient

Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) The makers of 'Death On The Nile' released the character posters from the film. The posters reflect a sharp contrast in the warm and cool color tones.## The film, which features an ensemble cast of Gal Gadot, Emma Mackey, Ali Fazal, Sophie Okonedo, Rose Leslie, Letita Wright, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, and Kenneth Branagh, is based on Agatha Christie's novel of the same name.## While Ali who is part of the prominent cast in the film will be seen essaying the character of cousin Andrew Katchadourian, one of the suspects, Gal Gadot will essay the role of Linnet Ridgeway-Doyle in this classic whodunnit murder mystery.## Actor Kenneth Branagh has also directed the murder mystery.## 'Death On The Nile', produced by 20th Century Fox, is slated to release on February 11.## Stay tuned...

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Chloe Zhao: For 'Eternals', I Wanted To Blur The Line Between Reality And Fiction

Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) The vision of 'Eternals' helmer Chloe Zhao was to blur the lines between reality and fiction in the film, and to achieve this, she used the film's cinematography to her strength.## The cinematography involved shooting at the location with wide-angle lenses.## Elaborating on how the camera was used to explore the world around the Eternals, director Zhao said, "While shooting for 'Eternals', my main focus was to blur the line between reality and fiction. We shot mainly on location. We used wide-angle spherical lenses and deep focus in order to explore the relationship between the characters and the world they live in".## She added, "When you watch Sersi walking through a village in ancient Babylon, it's no different than watching a fern walking through a present-day nomadic camp in 'Nomadland'. The movements of the camera and the wide-angle lenses left the audience with a scope of imagination to explore the world within the frames and to make discoveries themselves".## "The visual experience of this film must feel immersive and interactive enough for audiences to believe that these characters have walked the Earth for 7,000 years. It's not possible to do that on a stage", she concluded.## 'Eternals', which showcases a human side to each aspect of its characters' superpower, is set to release on Disney+ Hotstar on January 12 in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.## Stay tuned...

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Tom Holland Approached To Host 2022 Oscars Ceremony!

Los Angeles, January 12 - The 94th Academy Awards is set to take place on 27 March 2022. Scheduled to air on ABC, the coveted ceremony will be the first since 2018 to have a host. ## Jimmy Kimmel was the last host for the awards who hosted the Oscars in 2017 and 2018 before the ceremony went hostless in three editions due to controversy after resurfaced homophobic jokes and tweets caused Kevin Hart to stand down.## According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences did reach 25-year old British Actor Tom Holland to explore the possibility of hosting this year's ceremony. Holland, during a recent interview with THR, had expressed his desire of hosting Oscars. ## The last year's Oscars ceremony couldn't grab the attention of viewers on TV as the viewership plummed to an all-time low of 10.4 million. However, ratings for 2019's hostless Oscars actually rose to 29.56 million, before falling in 2020 to 23.64 million. ## Stay tuned...

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Disney's 'Turning Red' Streaming Announcement Left Pixar Staff In Shock And Disappointed

Los Angeles, January 11 - Walt Disney Company once again left the exhibition sector disappointed by announcing the exclusive Disney+ release of Pixar's upcoming film "Turning Red". On Friday, the studio made it clear that the Pixar movie would be its third title since the pandemic to skip theaters and premiere exclusively on its streaming service Disney+.## "Given the delayed box office recovery, particularly for family films, flexibility remains at the core of our distribution decisions as we prioritize delivering the unparalleled content of The Walt Disney Company to audiences around the world and we look forward to bringing them Pixar's next incredible feature film 'Turning Red'", said Kareem Daniel, Chairman, Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution in a statement to media.## This is Disney's exclusive streaming film after Pixar's Academy Award-winning "Soul" and the critically-acclaimed "Luca". The decision of making "Turning Red" an exclusive Disney+ feature has not only left exhibitors in utter shock but also left the staff at Pixar disappointed and cheated once again.## "It's safe to say that we're all feeling extremely disappointed," one Pixar staffer told Insider and added, "Until today, we all thought 'Turning Red' would be our return to the big screen, and everyone at the studio was so excited about it being this film in particular. It was quite a blow".## Before "Turning Red", Pixar's "Soul" (2020) was the first film in the company's 26-year history to not open in theaters. During that time, the staff of Pixar, including CCO Pete Docter (who is also the director of Oscar-winner "Soul") were not happy that their recent movies weren't getting theatrical releases. ## "Turning Red", which is the first Pixar film to be solely directed by a woman, Domee Shi, is slated to premiere on Disney+ on March 11. In India, it will stream on Disney+Hotstar on the same day in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam languages. ## Stay tuned...

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Technical Issue Denies 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' A BAFTA Nod

Los Angeles, Jan 11 (IANS) 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' may be shattering one box-office record after another and generating a healthy Oscar buzz, but there's one award that the Tom Holland-starrer definitely won't be picking up this awards season: a BAFTA, reports 'Variety'.## The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced that the movie won't be considered for any awards after failing to meet "eligibility criteria".## A spokesperson for BAFTA said: "'Spider-Man: No Way Home' did not meet the eligibility criteria for the EE British Academy Film Awards 2022 and therefore did not qualify for entry.## "As outlined in our rulebook, all films must be made available to voting members on BAFTA View prior to Round One voting closing to ensure fairness and parity for all titles, and the film was not made available by the distributor".## Round One closed on January 3. On BAFTA View, there is a 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' page for members' consideration, with a description of the film; however, 'Variety' understands that the film itself was never made available to view. When members click on the page, they can access only a trailer for the movie.## Stay tuned...

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'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Enters The List Of Top 10 Highest-Grossing Films Of All Time

Mumbai, January 10 - Marvel and Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is now on the elite list of the highest-grossing films worldwide of all time. With a $1.53 billion global cume, "No Way Home" is now the 8th highest-grossing film of all time. It surpassed "The Avengers" ($1.518B), and "Furious 7" ($1.516B) to break into the list of top 10 worldwide grosser. ## The Tom Holland-fronted superhero film is the biggest grossing title worldwide since "The Lion King" ($1.662 billion) in summer 2019. If "No Way Home" grosses a little over $100 million more worldwide, then it will cross "The Lion King" and "Jurassic World" ($1.67 billion) to become the 6th highest-grossing film of all time, and most likely to finish with that rank. ## The film's $1.53 billion come through $668.8 million domestically (North America), and $867.5 million overseas. Currently, it is the 6th biggest-grossing title in North America. It is likely to finish domestic box office run with number 4, ahead of "Black Panther" ($700M).## "Spider-Man: No Way Home's" grosses are phenomenal considering many factors. Unlike the other top grossers, this Jon Watts-directed was released amid the covid-19 pandemic and still going strong when the cases are on the rise again due to the highly infectious Omicron variant. Plus, most of the countries have announced fresh restrictions on theaters. Despite all the hurdles, "No Way Home" continues to attract moviegoers worldwide. ## Biggest All-Time Global Box Office Hits -## 1. $2.84B - Avatar## 2. $2.80B - Avengers: Endgame## 3. $2.19B - Titanic## 4. $2.07B - Star Wars - Force Awakens## 5. $2.05B - Avengers: Infinity War## 6. $1.67B - Jurassic World## 7. $1.64B - The Lion King (2019)## 8. $1.53B - Spider-Man: No Way Home## 9. $1.518B - The Avengers## 10. $1.516B - Furious 7## Stay tuned...

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Peter Dinklage: Don't Try To Recreate 'Game of Thrones'

Los Angeles, Jan 10 (IANS) Actor Peter Dinklage, who played the part of Tyrion Lannister in the hit TV series "Game of Thrones", has warned HBO about the potential pitfalls facing the makers of 'House of the Dragon', the upcoming prequel show.## The 52-year-old actor explained: "I think the trick is not to try to recreate 'Thrones'. If you try to recreate it, that feels like a money grab. With a lot of sequels, the reason for them is that the first one made a lot of money, which is why they aren't as strong.## He added: "But I am excited to watch the 'House of the Dragon', purely as a viewer, not knowing what will happen next".## 'Game of Thrones' came to an end in 2019 and although some viewers were disappointed by the finale, the actor suggested that their frustration was over the top, reports femalefirst.co.uk.## He told The Independent: "People were just mad because nobody wanted it to be over. I know a lot of people were supposedly surprised by the ending, but if you paid attention, the clues were there".## In December, Dinklage called on 'Game of Throne' fans to "move on" from the show's finale. The actor urged viewers to rethink their criticisms of the much-maligned final season.## He said: "They wanted the pretty white people to ride off into the sunset together. By the way, it's fiction. There are dragons in it. Move on".## He also likened the show's conclusion to a break-up.## He explained: "I think the reason there was some backlash about the ending is because they were angry at us for breaking up with them.## "We were going off the air and they didn't know what to do with their Sunday nights anymore. They wanted more, so they backlashed about that. We had to end when we did because what the show was really good at was breaking preconceived notions: Villains became heroes, and heroes became villains.## "It was the right time. No less, no more. You don't want to wear out your welcome, although I'm not sure that show could have".## Stay tuned...

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