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Emile Hirsch joins De Niro, Freeman and Lee Jones in 'The Comeback Trail'

Actor Emile Hirsch is set to feature along side Hollywood veterans Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones and Robert De Niro in comedy "The Comeback Trail". Written and directed by George Gallo, the movie is a remake of the 1980s film of the same name. The story focuses on a film producer, Max (De Niro), who is in debt to a mob boss (Freeman). He casts washed-up, suicidal cowboy/movie star Duke Montana (Jones) in a poorly written Western with the intention of killing him during filming in order to get the insurance money. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Hirsch will play the role of a successful film producer James Moore. Josh Posner co-wrote the screenplay for the film. Zach Braff also features in the movie.

James Marsden in talks for 'The Stand' adaptation

"Westworld" star James Marsden is in negotiations to play a lead role in CBS All Access' adaptation of Stephen King's "The Stand". The story is set in a world "decimated by a plague and locked in an elemental struggle between good and evil." The novel also features the first appearance of long-running King character Randall Flagg, an embodiment of evil. In "The Stand" he is pitted against 108-year-old Mother Abigail and the survivors of the plague. According to the Hollywood Reporter, if things work out, Marsden will play Stu Redman, who is immune to the virus that wiped out much of the population and becomes a leader of the survivors. "The Fault in Our Stars" director Josh Boone and "Homeland's" Ben Cavell are attached as the creators on the 10-episode series. This is not a first project based on King's 1978 novel. ABC aired a critically-acclaimed and highly watched six-hour miniseries based on the book in 1994. Actor Gary Sinise played the role of Stu Redman in the ABC miniseries.

Jill Soloway replaces Bryan Singer as 'Red Sonja' director

Millennium Films has roped in "Transparent" creator Jill Soloway to write and direct "Red Sonja", after filmmaker Bryan Singer was dropped as helmer of the project in the wake of accusations of sexual assault and misconduct against him. Soloway's Topple Productions partner Andrea Sperling is also coming aboard as a producer. "I can't wait to bring Red Sonja's epic world to life. Exploring this powerful mythology and evolving what it means to be a heroine is an artistic dream come true," Soloway told Deadline. The "Red Sonja" project has been in development for over a decade, dating back to 2008 when Robert Rodriguez announced he was working on a version of the film that would have featured Rose McGowan. However, that version of the movie did not happen and Millennium announced in September 2018 that Singer had been hired to take the film forward. But he was dropped from the movie after The Atlantic published an article levelling allegations of sexual assault and misconduct against ...

Kareena Kapoor Khan to star opposite Aamir Khan in 'Laal Singh Chaddha'

Bollywood diva Kareena Kapoor Khan will be the leading lady opposite superstar Aamir Khan in "Laal Singh Chaddha". The film, inspired by Paramount Pictures' Tom Hanks-starrer "Forrest Gump", marks Aamir and Kareena's third collaboration after "3 Idiots" and "Talaash". "Secret Superstar" helmer Advait Chandan is directing the film, while actor Atul Kulkarni is attached as a writer. "Forrest Gump", directed by Robert Zemeckis, is a 1994 American comedy-drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The story depicts several decades in the life of Forrest Gump (Hanks), a slow-witted but kind-hearted man from Alabama who witnesses and unwittingly influences several defining historical events in the 20th century in the United States. "Laal Singh Chaddha" is produced by Aamir Khan Productions and Viacom18 Motion Pictures. Ajit Andhare, COO, Viacom18 Studios said to be able to adapt the classic for Indian audiences "is a long-cherished dream for many of us". "Knowing ..

Rachel Morrison in talks for directorial debut 'Flint Strong'

Rachel Morrison, the Oscar-nominated cinematographer of "Mudbound" and Marvel's "Black Panther", is in negotiations to direct Universal Studios' feature "Flint Strong". The film, based on the Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper-directed boxing documentary "T-Rex", is being produced by Barry Jenkins, who has also penned the script. If finalised, the project would mark Morrison's feature directorial debut, reported Variety. The story follows 17-year-old Claressa "T-Rex" Shields, a Flint Michigan native whose dreams of becoming the first American woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing are realised at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Shields won a second gold medal in Women's Middleweight boxing. Universal had acquired Shields' life rights and rights to the documentary in 2016. Michael De Luca and Elishia Holmes will also serve as the producers, while Canepari and Cooper will be executive producers. Morrison came to limelight after she

Eiza Gonzalez boards thriller 'I Care a Lot'

"Baby Driver" star Eiza Gonzalez is set to share screen space with Peter Dinklage and Rosamund Pike in the thriller "I Care a Lot". The film marks Dinklage's first acting gig post the final season of HBO's epic fantasy drama "Game of Thrones". His role is being kept under wraps. Pike will be essaying the role of Marla Grayson, a highly successful legal guardian with a knack for using the law to her benefit and her clients' detriment. But when she cherry picks her seemingly perfect client, she soon realises looks are deceiving. J Blakeson is directing the film from his own script, reported Variety. The shooting is scheduled to begin later this month. Blakeson is also producing the film through his banner Sugar November along with Teddy Schwarzman's production company Black Bear. Gonzalez's will be next seen in "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw". The 29-year-old actor also has "Godzilla Vs Kong" and "Bloodshot" in her kitty.

JJ Abrams, son Henry working on new Spider-Man comic book miniseries

Filmmaker JJ Abrams, along with son Henry, is all set to pen a new Spider-Man comic book miniseries. In an interview with The New York Times, the father-son duo revealed Nick Lowe, the editor of the comic, had approached them around 10 years ago but they had only recently started working on the project. "Nick had been pressing me to do a book with him. A year or so ago, I started talking about it with Henry and it sort of happened organically. And that has been the joy of this. "Even though I've been talking to Nick for a long time, weirdly, this feels like it just sort of evolved from the conversations of Henry and I, having ideas that got us excited and Nick being open to the collaboration," Abrams said. Abrams, 52, and Henry, 20, will be introducing a new villain, named Cadaverous, through the five-part series arriving in September. The story will follow Miles Morales as Spider-Man and how Cadaverous will cause problems for him, his alter-ego Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson. The .

Chiwetel Ejiofor boards Charlize Theron's 'The Old Guard'

Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor is joining the cast of Charlize Theron-fronted Netflix's action film "The Old Guard". The film, to be directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, is based on the comic book series by Greg Rucka and illustrator Leandro Fernandez, reported Deadline. "The Old Guard" focuses on a small group of immortal soldiers who have been working as mercenaries for centuries. But the group, led by a woman named Andy, get a shock when they find a new immortal woman, not long after they discover an evil group has video evidence of their immortality. The film will also feature Matthias Schoenaerts, "If Beale Street Could Talk" breakout star KiKi Layne and Marwan Kenzari of "Aladdin" fame. Besides Ejiofor, actors Harry Melling and Veronica Ngo have also boarded the film's cast. Prince-Bythewood has also adapted the script along with Rucka. The project will be produced by David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger for Skydance; Marc Evans; and Theron, Beth Kono and AJ Dix for Denver and ...

Emily Dean to make directorial debut with animated film 'Tao'

Animator Emily Dean, who worked as a story artist on films like "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" and "The Lego Movie 2", is all set to make her feature directorial debut with Sony Pictures Animations' "Tao". The film, which will be penned by Tonya Kong, is described as a female-driven sci-fi adventure story that is set in China, reported Deadline. The plot details of the film are currently under wraps. The Chinese-Australian animation writer-director, who studied at CalArts before starting her career in Pixar's story department, previously worked in the story department at Warner Bros under Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Her 2012 animated short, "Forget Me Not", won her the Australian Academy Award.

Harriet Dyer joins 'The Invisible Man' reboot

Actor Harriet Dyer has boarded the star-studded cast of "The Invisible Man" reboot, based on the classic 1897 sci-fi novel by HG Wells. Dyer, best known for shows such as "Love Child" and "The InBetween", joins Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge and Storm Reid in the Universal-Blumhouse production, Deadline reported. Leigh Whannell is directing the film from his own screenplay. He will co-produce alongside Blumhouse. The novel has been adapted for both the big screen and television over the years. Its most notable adaptation is the 1933 black-and-white film, featuring Claude Rains in the title role. The project is a co-production between Goalpost Pictures Australia and Blumhouse Productions, in association with Nervous Tick, for Universal Pictures. "The Invisible Man" is scheduled to be released on March 13, 2020.

Madonna talks about latest studio album 'Madame X'

American pop singer-songwriter Madonna whose 14th studio album 'Madame X' released a week ago, took the stage at iHeartRadio Theater to interact with a group of fans and media about the origin of her latest song.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the star whose latest album is expected to debut at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 200 chart, interacted with fans on Thursday night according to The Hollywood Reporter.The conversation which was moderated well by Cubby Bryant and Christine Nagy, offered more insight of Madonna's creative process while waxing nostalgic about her beloved hit songs such as "Vogue" and "Like a Virgin."The 60-year-old singer who looked gorgeous in a sparkling blazer, bustier, silk shorts and her signature Madame X eyepatch -- also spoke about using art as activism in 2019's divisive socio-political climate and joked about the possibility of running for president.However, the singer did her best not to talk about the current President of the United States of America, .

Nicki Minaj to walk down the aisle soon with Kenneth Perry

Nicki Minaj will soon walk down the aisle with her boyfriend Kenneth Perry as the US rapper announced that the couple has finally got a marriage license.TMZ cited her making the announcement on her 'Queen Radio' show on Friday. The "Barbie Dreamz" rapper said, "I think I have what I was striving for, just happiness. It was hard to get to a happy place. Now that I'm here I don't want to compromise that for anyone or anything."This news comes after the release of Minaj's latest single 'Megatron' earlier on Friday. The music video also features Perry.The pair two started dating last year and made their relationship official on Instagram in December last year. The 'Anaconda' rapper believes that her beau has moved on from his shady past where he was convicted of attempted rape.Earlier in March, Minaj made headlines after she cancelled her concert at the last minute following which angry fans started chanting her rival Cardi B's name.Minaj and Cardi have had a controversial relationship, ..

Radhika Apte plays WWII spy in 'Liberte: A Call to Spy '.

Radhika Apte will be seen essaying World War II heroine, a British spy, in her forthcoming Hollywood film 'LiberteThe actor headed to the UK on Friday for the premiere of her film at the Edinburg Film Festival.Sharing a picture of her with her female co-stars on Instagram, Radhika added a hashtag 'Reunion'.Meanwhile, the 'Shor in the City' actor also unveiled her first look from the film a day ago on Instagram. She shared a collage of her alongside a picture of the real Noor Inayat Khan, a spy during the World War II. Also known as Nora Baker, she was the first female wireless operator and British spy who parachuted into Nazi-occupied France to aid the French Resistance.The film also stars Sarah Meghan Thomas who has also written the script, with Stana Katic, Linus Roache, Rossif Sutherland to name a few. Oscar-nominated director Lydia Dean Pilcher has helmed the film.The forthcoming film based on true incidents is set 75 years ago in World War II when Winston Churchill creates a spy .

Ed Sheeran drops quirky 'Cross Me' music video

Ahead of the release of his forthcoming album 'No. 6 Collaborations Project', Ed Sheeran has dropped the music video of his recently released track 'Cross Me'.Sheeran's latest collaboration with Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock features them in an animated version. The swift dance moves amidst the animation come as a visual treat. The three-minute-thirty four-second song seems nothing less than a well-edited masterpiece.The twisted yet amusing music video with its groovy moves has been helmed by Ryan Staake and choreographed by Erin Murray.'Cross Me' comes as Sheeran's second release from his upcoming album after 'I Don't Care' also featuring Justin Bieber. The 'Perfect' singer also shared the songs which he will be dropping from the album on Instagram and thanked all the artists that he has to collaborate with including Cardi B, Eminem, Travis Scott to name a few.Bruno Mars and country star Chris Stapleton share the closing track, 'Blow'. Meanwhile, Camila Cabello and Cardi B both join

Emile Hirsch joins the cast of action comedy 'The Comeback Trail'

American actor Emile Hirsch is all set to join the cast of upcoming action comedy 'The Comeback Trail.'According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film which also stars Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Tommy Lee Jones is written by George Gallo.The movie is a remake of the 1980s feature of the same name which revolves around a film producer, Max (De Niro), who is in debt to a mob boss (Freeman).He casts washed-up, suicidal cowboy/movie star Duke Montana (Jones) in a poorly written Western with the intention of killing him during filming in order to collect on insurance money.Emile will essay the character of James Moore, a successful Hollywood producer who is everything that Max is not.The screenplay of the film is co-written by Josh Posner which will also star Zach Braff.The film is being produced by Steven Tyler Sahlein, Richard Salvatore, David Ornston, Joy Sirott Hurwitz and Julie Lott Gallo. Justin Calvillo and John DeMarco, Philip Kim, Patrick Hibler, and Elisabeth Costa de ...

'Intezari' song from 'Article 15' released

After taking fans on a musical journey with the song 'Naina Yeh' from Ayushmann Khurrana and Isha Talwar-starrer 'Article 15', another soulful track 'Intezari' from the film was released on Friday.The soulful song gives an insight into the journey of the lead pair, especially highlighting the duration where the couple recalls the time they spent together.Sharing the song on Twitter, Ayushmann wrote, "Love, longing, soulful lyrics, and a beautiful composition Presenting #Intezari in @ArmaanMalik22 's mesmerizing voice"Penned by Shakeel Azmi, the song has been crooned by Armaan Malik. It has been composed by Anurag Saikia.The trailer of the film, which was released some time back, narrates the hard-hitting tale of honour killing and feckless attitude of the police in dealing with the matter.Apart from the 'Vicky Donor' actor, Manoj Pahwa, Sayani Gupta, Kumud Mishra, M Naser, Ashish Verma, Sushil Pandey, Subrajyoti Bharat, and Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub are also part of the stellar cast of ..

Lindsay Lohan signs new record deal

American actor-singer Lindsay Lohan will be heard singing for Tommy Mottola's upcoming music.She inked the record deal after her MTV series, which won't be releasing for the second season, didn't perform well, reported Page Six.This is not the first time that Lohan will be working with Tommy Mottola's Casablanca. She also worked with the company in 2004, and produced the album 'Speak.'The album was a success and went to hit No. 4 position on the Billboard 200. Also, the video of the song was nominated for MTV Video Music Award.Thereafter, she made another album named 'A Little More Personal (Raw),' which came out in the year 2005 and was also a success and hit No. 20 on Billboard.Lohan posted an image of herself in a recording studio last year."We're told she's working on new music and "on some soundtracks," a source said.Beside this Lohan is also known for oozing audience with various soundtracks to her films.

Salman Khan proves he is the fittest at 53

Actor Salman Khan, who is known for being a fitness enthusiast, has now shared a video proving to be the fittest among most of the B-town celebs of his age.The 53-year old whose physique reveals his passion for fitness posted a clip where he is lifting Abdullah, Salman's nephew, captioning: "This fellow is my nephew, his name is Abdullah. Now I am being strong and he is real strong."In another video that he posted on Instagram, he can be seen performing a stunt where he first climbs on the rock and thereafter does a back-flip in a pool of water. Attired in blue shorts and a T-shirt, the actor is with two other people who seem to be his security personnel in the video he shared on Instagram. Earlier this week, the actor had also shared a small clip where he was lifting two of his bodyguards through a leg workout! The 'Dabangg' actor recently starred in the much-anticipated film 'Bharat' alongside Katrina Kaif. The film released on June 5 and set a milestone by bagging Rs 150 crore in .

Film with Abhishek and Rajkummar Rao not a sequel to "Life In A...Metro": Anurag Basu

Anurag Basu says his next film with Abhishek Bachchan and Rajkummmar Rao is not a sequel to his 2007 romantic-drama "Life In A...Metro". The film, described as a dark comic anthology, will also feature Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanya Malhotra and Fatima Sana Shaikh. Basu says other than the fact that the film will have four intersecting stories like "Life In A...Metro", the new project is entirely different. "The genre is different. 'Life...' had drama, love story and it revolved around multiple stories about relationships. This is not that. This film has bit of crime and black humour in it. "The only common thing is all four stories are intersecting and affecting each other. I don't want to confuse the audience and call it as a sequel to 'Life..'," Basu told PTI. The director says he had a great time working with a stellar star cast on the project, which will mark a reunion of sorts for Fatima and Sanya after their 2016 blockbuster "Dangal". "They are both fabulous. I had the baggage of ...

Here's how B-town celebrates International Yoga Day

Commemorating International Yoga Day, a string of B-town celebrities posted pictures and videos practising yoga and encouraging people to do the same for a healthy living.Sidharth Malhotra posted a picture of himself doing some really tough yoga asana. The actor is seen doing push-ups, however, the twist is instead of the floor he does it balancing on feet of two persons. Now that is something unusual!Earlier today, the actor has also posted a quirky picture.Another actor Sushant Singh Rajput posted an asana picture clicked against a picturesque landscape. The actor is seen sitting on a mountain with his one leg folded and another in a relaxed position while he performs yoga. Also, the lower half of the actor's face is covered with a black mask.Along with the beautiful picture, the actor posted a romantic poem in Hindi.Showing off her flexibility, Parineeti Chopra flaunted her toned body in a picture shared on Twitter. The picture shows her acing a difficult asana. It seems that she ..