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Benedict Cumberbatch to play poisoned spy in limited series
Based on the book 'The Terminal Spy' by Alan Cowell, the series tells the true story of Alexander Litvinenko, the KGB agent and later defector killed by poisoning with the radioactive isotope polonium-210 in 2006 in England. Cumberbatch will star as Litvinenko and will also serve as an executive producer on the project under his Sunnymarch banner, reports variety.con. David Scarpa is writing 'Londongrad' and will also executive produce. Bryan Fogel will direct and executive produce via Orwell Productions.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui gets Excellence in Cinema Award in Dubai
Nawazuddin has made his name with the power-packed performances in films such as Talaash', 'Gangs of Wasseypur', 'Badlapur', 'Mom', 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', 'Dekh Indian Circus', 'The Lunchbox', 'Photograph' and 'Manto'. The actor has also been nominated at Emmy International Awards for 'Serious Men', directed by Sudhir Mishra that released on Netflix last year.
'Rust' producers were warned about Dave Halls' safety issues
Halls has admitted to investigators that he failed to properly check a gun before handing it to Alec Baldwin on the set of 'Rust' on October 21. Baldwin fired that gun while rehearsing a scene, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding the director, reports variety.com. The production companies credited on 'Rust' include Thomasville Pictures, led by Ryan Smith and Allen Cheney, as well as Short Porch Pictures, run by Nathan Klingher and Ryan Winterstern, among others
Josh O'Connor, Paul Mescal unite for gay romance
It is an Oliver Hermanus-directed adaptation of an award-winning short story, reports variety.com. Produced by End Cue, the story follows two young men, Lionel (Mescal) and David (O'Connor), who, during the WW1 period, set out to record the lives, voices and music of their countrymen.
'Bigg Boss 15': Anusha posts cryptic note after Karan Kundrra discusses their break-up
Karan was heard saying: "Agar hum baithke baat karte to sab solve ho jaata. Agar maine cheezon pe kaam kiya hota, baat ki hoti to kuch ho jaata. (If we talked about it, everything would have been solved. If I had worked on things, something would have happened.)" Anusha took to her Instagram story, where she shared a post, which read: "He doesn't lie to you because the truth will hurt your feelings.
'Bigg Boss 15': Housemates target Tejasswi as she fails as a cook
In the house everyone has to complete the assigned duties. But Tejasswi failed to complete her task of preparing food. This makes everyone angry. As Pratik tries to take a shot at her, Tejasswi retorts: "First you perform your duties well and then raise fingers at others." She then points out how she couldn't do her job right because other housemates didn't complete their tasks of chopping the vegetables.
'No Friday release': Aryan stuck in jail as lawyers stuck in traffic jam
Though his legal team led by advocate Satish Maneshinde had rushed from the Bombay High Court to the jail, a mere 8 kms away, they were reportedly stuck in the massive evening and weekend traffic jams en route. Even Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh who left from his Bandra bungalow in a small motorcade to pick up Aryan from jail, returned home mid-way, though close family friend and ex-actress Juhi Chawla managed to complete the formalities for standing surety.
Hansal Mehta to talk on OTT popularity at Dharamshala Film Festival
Festival director Ritu Sarin said: "Our team is thrilled to announce DIFF's special programming events that will interactively engage with filmmakers and film-lovers more than ever before. Both emerging and established filmmakers are sure to find great value in these in-depth conversations with a range of industry professionals.
'India's Best Dancer 2': Army brat Muskaan Singh on discipline and dance
Muskaan replied to the question of Geeta Kapur about how she is so disciplined: "My father is a retired Army officer and he has always made sure to wake me up by no later than 4 in the morning! Even on Sundays, he tells us to get up at 4 and exercises with us," she said. Adding to the conversation, her father quipped: "Muskaan is equally disciplined with her dance and her studies."
OTT release of Mohanlal's 'Marakkar' runs into rough weather
Cherian said that the OTT aspect was thought of when the movie halls were closed and the government is of the firm view that films should first be released in theatres and he expects the same with 'Marakkar'. On Wednesday movie halls in Kerala finally started screening films after a gap of six months and with stringent Covid guidelines allowing only 50 per cent of the total seating capacity, which is a dampener for producers and theatre owners.
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