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'The Boss Baby 2: Family Business' to release on Oct 8 in India  
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The film is a sequel to the 2017 film 'The Boss Baby', which starred Alec Baldwin as the title character. ​​​​​​​Like its predecessor, the new film, directed by Tom McGrath and written by Michael McCullers, will see Baldwin reprise his role as the title character. 'Boss Baby 2' will see the return of Lisa Kudrow and Jimmy Kimmel as their respective characters.
Britney Spears is 'still healing' from conservatorship battle
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Spears wrote on Instagram: "Although there is change and things to celebrate in my life, I still have a lot of healing to do!! Thankfully I have a good support system and am taking time to understand it's ok to slow down and breathe !!!!! Only through self love I can pray a love a and support others in return !!!!"
Steve Martin thought Selena Gomez was a 'beginner' in acting
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Martin said: "I knew Selena but didn't know her work. Though I do dance around the house to her music all the time. But I didn't know her theatric(al) work." The 76-year-old star soon searched for Gomez online and discovered she has been in a number of TV shows and movies, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
James Bond franchise must keep 'progressing', says Rory Kinnear
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Kinnear told The Independent: "As a franchise it tends to keep changing and progressing. It's always been white men thus far but I think Barbara (Broccoli, Bond producer) has a very strong instinct for audiences' appetites. I have no idea what the decision will be. "It's interesting to see how much people do seem to consider it (the franchise) an important factor in cultural life."
Guy Pearce finds technology fascinating, disturbing
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The actor shared that making the movie has led him to ask himself some serious questions about the ever-increasing influence of technology, reports femalefirst.co.uk. "And the idea that will those robots, will those androids, become more human or more human than us, or will they become human at all? You know, that's fascinating as well."
Daniel Craig has one big movie regret
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Asked if he regrets any movie roles, Craig said: "Yes. I don't want to say which movie, because that's not fair. I used to walk into Blockbuster, which shows you how old it is, and it would be on the shelves, maybe even not the DVD but the VHS. I'd grab it and throw it under the counter.
'Bigg Boss 15': TV celebrity Mouni Roy all set to amp up show's oomph quotient
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Roy will be the special guest, presented in her 'apsara' avatar. In a beautiful white dress, she will perform to the hit number 'Raat Ka Nasha Abhi' from Santosh Sivan's 2001 film 'Asoka', which featured Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan in the lead roles. Apart from performing the dance number, Roy will keep the contestants engaged in a fun game called 'First Impressions'.
K-pop band TXT perform 22 songs at 'Act: Boy' online live concert
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The band performed 22 songs in different outfits and themed backgrounds. The five-member band consisting of Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun and Huening Kai began the concert with their debut single 'Crown'. The performances were high on energy and the group was accompanied by dancers in black masks for few tracks.
'Nattu Kaka' of 'Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chasma' passes away at 76  
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The announcement was made on social media by Asit Kumar Modi, the producer of the serial, which has been on air since 2008. Nayak started as a child artiste in 1960 and went on to have a crowded career in Gujarati and Hindi films and on the Gujarati stage. He even lent his voice as a playback singer, teaming up with Asha Bhosle and Mahendra Kapoor.
OTT platforms have opened up market for documentaries: Filmmakers  
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Participating in a panel discussion titled 'Decoding Documentaries' here, filmmakers Claire Cahill, Dylan Mohan Gray and Leena Yadav shared their perspective on the genre. The discussion was hosted by Netflix.
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