Category: ENTERTAINMENT

Mumbai, Jun 11 (DIN NEWS) Filmmaker Karan Johar says whenever he is launching a star kid, his thought is to make then go beyond their name and make their own identity. Karan is launching Sridevi’s daughter Janhvi and actor Shahid Kapoor’s half-brother, Ishaan, with “Dhadak”, an adaptation of Marathi blockbuster “Sairat”. When asked, what is the most important bit he keeps in mind while launching new talent and especially star kids, Karan told reporters, “That they go beyond their name and make an identity of their own. That’s our responsibility…

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London, Jun 10 (DIN NEWS) Actor-director Andy Serkis believes cinema is losing its charm with the increasing popularity of streaming services. The 54-year-old actor, who has pioneered motion capture in Hollywood, with characters like King Kong, Caesar in “Planet of the Apes”, and Supreme Leader Snoke in “Star Wars”, says people mostly come to cinema halls to watch “tent-pole blockbusters”. “We’re entering into a different realm now, because entertainment will no longer just be cinemas as we know it. Cinema is slipping away, sadly, apart from tent-pole blockbusters. The streamers…

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Mumbai, Jun 10 (DIN NEWS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says the process of making films is an “illusion” and artistes try to live up to the expectations. The 75-year-old actor says giving a shot in a film is at times, a moment of great interest. “Movie making is an illusion… And we try to live up to it,” Bachchan wrote on his blog. The actor recalled how actors have used different methods to remember their lines in the past, highlighting “The Godfather” star Marlon Brando’s “intriguing” technique for getting his dialogues…

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Los Angeles, Jun 9 (DIN NEWS) HBO has officially given a pilot order for a still-untitled “Game of Thrones” prequel, created by Jane Goldman and George R R Martin, whose “A Song of Ice and Fire” novel series serves as the basis for the popular epic fantasy series. Set thousands of years before the events of “GOT”, the project chronicles the world’s descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour. A logline from the network teased the plot without divulging any details. “Only one thing is for…

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Washington, Jun 9 (DIN NEWS) Former US President Barack Obama took to Twitter to pay a touching tribute to the globetrotting celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain who apparently committed suicide in a hotel room in France. Obama shared a photo of the celebrated USD 6 lunch he shared with Bourdain at a Hanoi restaurant in Vietnam in 2016. “Low plastic stool, cheap but delicious noodles, cold Hanoi beer. This is how I’ll remember Tony,” Obama tweeted. “He taught us about food but more importantly, about its ability to bring us together.…

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Los Angeles, Jun 8 (DIN NEWS) “Mamma Mia” star Amanda Seyfried has joined the cast of thriller “You Should Have Left”. The film, written and to be directed by David Koepp, also features actor Kevin Bacon and will be produced by Blumhouse Productions. Koepp, an industry veteran, is best known for writing films such as “Mission: Impossible”, “Jurassic Park”, “Spider-Man”, “War of the Worlds” and others. The film, which is expected to start shooting later this year, follows the “unsettling story of a wealthy man with a younger wife and…

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Los Angeles, Jun 8 (DIN NEWS) “Black Panther” star Michal B Jordan has said that post his criticially-acclaimed film “Fruitvale Station” he only wanted to play roles that were meant for white actors. During Variety’s Actors on Actors series, the 31-year-old actor told fellow actor Issa Rae after the Ryan Coogler-directed film he made a decision to not audition for roles which were specifically written for black people. “I said, I don’t want it. I want to only go for, like, (roles written for) white males. That’s it. Me playing…

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Los Angeles, Jun 7 (DIN NEWS) WWE wrestler-turned-actor Dave Bautista has pitched for stand alone film based on his “Guardians of the Galaxy” character Drax the Destroyer. In response to a tweet about the news of the Joker movie, the 49-year-old actor joked about getting a stand alone movie. “But on the bright side! Which I usually try to look at… if this can happen then the chances of me getting a Drax movie have got to be astronomically high! Like so high that I’m going to stop tweeting and sit…

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Mumbai, Jun 7 (DIN NEWS) Bobby Deol says a lack of ambition and a “normal” approach about his status as a star worked against him but he is fully invested in his career now. The 49-year-old actor, who made his debut opposite Twinkle Khanna in the 1995 blockbuster “Barsaat”, says had he paid more attention, it would have helped him focus on his work in the industry. He delivered hits such as “Gupt: The Hidden Truth”, “Soldier”, “Ajnabee”, “Humraaz” among others. Son of Dharmendra and brother of Sunny Deol, Bobby was…

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Los Angeles, Jun 6 (DIN NEWS) Supermodel Gigi Hadid reportedly rekindled her relationship with pop star Zayn Malik. The 23-year-old model and former One Direction singer had called off their romance in March this year. The rumours of their reconciliation have been swirling around lately. Hadid posted a photo to her Instagram story of herself lying in the singer’s arms – his face is not visible but he can be identified through his tattoos. She captioned the story as: “After party like.” Last month, Malik, 25, was photographed leaving the…

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