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Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson to star in 'Ghosted'
Dexter Fletcher, who helmed 'Rocketman', is set to direct the project, which will be written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who penned 'Deadpool' and 'Zombieland'. Evans will produce the project along with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger of Skydance, the company that made 'The Tomorrow War' for Amazon.
Venice Film Fest to take up refugee status for Afghan filmmakers
As previously reported by Variety, Afghan filmmaker Sahraa Karimi, who is the first woman president of the country's national film entity Afghan Film –– and who made a recent appeal as she escaped from Kabul about the return of Taliban rule and the potential death knell for the country's fledgling but vibrant film community –– is headed to the Lido, Venice.
Oscar-winner H.E.R likely to debut in 'The Color Purple' movie musical
Warner Bros is behind the feature adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical, itself an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel by Alice Walker, on which the Oscar-nominated Steven Spielberg-directed 1985 movie was also based. The story centers on a woman named Celie Harris and tracks her lifelong struggles as an African American woman living in the American South.
Bigg Boss OTT, Day 20 Highlights: Entire house faces punishment because of Divya and Neha
The Day 20 of Bigg Boss OTT aired on Sunday (August 30) turned up the heat in the house. While the housemates got a little relief due to the fun task where they were seen rocking the stage on Bella Ciao, the Bigg Boss made them get on their toes by punishing the whole house because of the actions of Neha Bhasin and Divya Aggrawal. The day kicked off with a cute moment between Shamita and Raqesh. It started with them sharing a peck on the cheek and ended with Moose Jattana and Nishant Bhat winning the luxury task.
Arijit Singh to perform live in Abu Dhabi, his first time since pandemic began
Talking about the event, Arijit Singh shared: "Since the unfortunate coronavirus outbreak, this would be my first onstage performance. I am humbled to be a part of the concert and to be able to continue entertaining my fans." This will be Arijit's first concert after five years in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi and Portfolio Managing Events, a global event company.
Pankaj Tripathi: Don't want to bore people by being too much in the media
While most of the actors, to maintain their visibility and popularity use media and social media extensively, Pankaj says he rather prefers to maintain a balance and distance from media unless he has a project, because he fears that his fans might feel bored of seeing him too often.
Drake reveals 'Certified Lover Boy' Sept 3 release in cryptic video
The album is nearly here if a cryptic video on ESPN's 'SportsCenter' is to be believed. In an average-looking 'SportsCenter' promo on ESPN, the video glitched in and out for a few seconds, and a man holding a cardboard sign reading 'CLB September 3' briefly appeared with garbled audio. The normal 'SportsCenter' video came back in, and it was business as usual, despite the odd message according to Deadline.com.
'As Far As I Can Walk' wins Grand Prix Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary
As the festival came to an end on Saturday, it announced its various prizes. Stefan Arsenijevic's 'As Far As I Can Walk' is a movie about African immigrants deported to Germany from Serbia. The film also took the Best Actor award for lead actor Ibrahim Koma. The other lead actors in the film are Nancy Mensah Offei and Maxim Khalil.
Kanye releases LP 'Donda' named after his late mother
The album 'Donda' is named after West's late mother, Donda West. 'Donda' is the tenth studio album by American rapper and producer West. The album was initially set to be released on July 24, 2020, but was later delayed indefinitely for a year with different release dates. Following a listening party at Soldier Field on August 27, the album was released.
Sunny Leone foresees good year with 'Shero', 'Anamika'
Fielding questions by journalists at a perfume launch, Leone said 'Anamika' "wrapped just yesterday". Looking back at the 10-part web series, she said: "I am very excited it has finally been completed. It's gonna be a good year. I call it a 'working year'. which is perfect because we were all locked down. I think you'll enjoy what I did." 'Shero', will be released in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
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