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‘One Piece’ live-action casts David Dastmalchian, Daniel Lasker and more as Baroque works villains

The sophomore season of Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s manga and anime series will take the Straw Hats to the desert island of Alabasta from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/OCdNXWw via IFTTT

Can ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ bring cheer to Telugu cinema?

Director Nag Ashwin’s ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, starring heavyweights Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan and Deepika Padukone, is poised to open big from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qIzhVt3 via IFTTT

‘Nosferatu’ trailer: Robert Eggers teases nerve-shredding new take on 1922 horror classic

The reimagining of the classic 1922 German Expressionist silent film stars Bill Skarsgård as the infamous vampire Count Orlok from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/RcgAd8i via IFTTT

Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Emergency’ gets new release date

The movie, also written, directed and produced by Ranaut, features the actor in the role of former prime minister Indira Gandhi from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/l9LQVOp via IFTTT

Madan Mohan: The king of melodies who gave Indian cinema some of its most loved songs

On his birth centenary, The Hindu looks at how one of the finest composers of India collaborated with great talents like Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi to create incredible melodies in Hindi cinema from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/3gPfMFy via IFTTT

Kritika Kamra joins Vijay Varma in period crime series ‘Matka King’

Directed by Nagraj Manjule and set to stream on Prime Video, ‘Matka King’ delves into the real-life Matka gambling phenomenon that swept through India from the 1960s to the 1990s from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/80Qusnr via IFTTT

Sidhartha Mallya marries girlfriend Jasmine, shares wedding pictures

Sidhartha, son of Indian businessman Vijay Mallya, and Jasmine have been dating for over a year and were engaged during a Halloween party in 2023 from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xpaVHcD via IFTTT

Sonakshi Sinha, Zaheer Iqbal get married in private ceremony; Salman Khan and others attend

Sonakshi and Zaheer, co-stars in the 2022 comedy drama ‘Double XL’, were wedded in a civil marriage at Sonakshi’s Bandra apartment on Sunday from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jsfcSyg via IFTTT

Censor board thwarts Monkey Man release even after global cuts by Universal Studios toned down political implications

By avoiding a screening for the Dev Patel-starrer, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has prevented Monkey Man from releasing in India without explicitly banning it, The Hindu has learnt. from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/85Xvgk6 via IFTTT

Sabo voice actor Toru Furuya steps down from ‘One Piece’ following scandal

The voice actor engaged an extramarital affair with a fan, admitting to physically assaulting her and coercing her into having an abortion from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/F1ypgnW via IFTTT

Osgood Perkin’s adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘The Monkey’ sets February 2025 release

Based on King’s 1985 ‘Skeleton Crew’ short, the story follows twin brothers Hal and Bill who stumble upon their father’s cursed monkey toy in the attic from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GMfoyKR via IFTTT

Beyond good and evil

Dive into the complex narratives of iconic villains who transcended traditional roles, blurring the lines between heroism and villainy. Discover how these characters captivated audiences, earning their place as protagonists in their own right. from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5z9indB via IFTTT

Grateful to judiciary for allowing release of ‘Maharaj’: YRF after Gujarat HC lifts stay order

The period drama that marks the debut of Aamir Khan’s son Junaid, ‘Maharaj’ is based on the Maharaj Libel Case of 1862 from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jas3dhE via IFTTT

Vijay turns 50: Makers of ‘GOAT’ celebrate with action-packed glimpse

‘The Greatest Of All Time’ is helmed by Venkat Prabhu and also stars Sneha, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Prabhu Deva, Prashanth, Laila, Vaibhav, Mohan, Jayaram and Ajmal Ameer from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/lgjLx4n via IFTTT

‘Kalki 2898 AD’ release trailer: Amitabh Bachchan takes on Prabhas in riveting face-off

‘Kalki 2898 AD’, starring Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, and Deepika Padukone, will hit the screens on June 27, 2024 from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Sin43vZ via IFTTT

‘Maharaj’ movie review: Junaid Khan’s debut film means well, runs dull

If not for the touchiness of our times, a film as simple, sedate and self-congratulatory like ‘Maharaj’ would likely slip under the radar from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qQObesl via IFTTT

Elliott Gould, Justin Trudeau, Helen Mirren and more mourn Donald Sutherland

One of Canada’s most versatile and gifted actors, Sutherland charmed and enthralled audiences in films such as ‘MASH*,’ ‘Klute,’ ‘Ordinary People,’ and the ‘Hunger Games’ films from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Cv9VN0k via IFTTT

Kiran Bedi interview on upcoming biopic: ‘The story is not just mine, but of every woman who represents India’

India’s first woman IPS Officer Kiran Bedi is set to surf new waters with her biopic, directed by Kushaal Chawla, slated for release in 2025 from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/6JSOxqT via IFTTT

Dhananjaya to play Kempegowda in biopic

Titled ‘Nadaprabhu Kempegowda’, the historical drama will be directed by veteran filmmaker T S Nagabharana from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/vh5enE9 via IFTTT

Donald Sutherland, star of ‘M*A*S*H’ and ‘Ordinary People’, dead at 88

One of the biggest stars in Hollywood in the 1970s, he remained in demand for film and TV projects into his 80s. Known for his unconventional looks and his versatility as an actor, Sutherland played a wide range of memorable characters from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/IiHubZM via IFTTT

‘Gladiator 2’ debuts “biggest action sequences ever put on film” at CineEurope 2024

The event featured extended footage of Ridley Scott’s sequel, starring Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal, along with an unreleased trailer from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VuGgLQ4 via IFTTT

Julianne Moore to play art restorer in TV series based on documentary 'The Lost Leonardo'

The series will tell the story of a crumbling painting depicting Christ in the Renaissance called Salvador Mundi from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nx8zQ9C via IFTTT

Justin Timberlake arrested for drunk driving in New York

The singer was arraigned in Sag Harbor Village Justice Court earlier this morning and released from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gMfUd5E via IFTTT

Darshan case: Why it is unfair to blame the Kannada film industry at large

Social media has been abuzz with talk of reputation of the Kannada film industry reputation receiving a blow due to the murder case involving Darshan. Is it right to criticise an industry for an individual’s act? from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gCsdXTv via IFTTT

Bombay High Court gives a clean chit to ‘Hamare Baarah’, calls it is ‘uplifting women’ 

The division bench of judges said that they watched the film starring actor Annu Kapoor and there was neither anything objectionable against the religious text Quran nor against Muslim community, but the film aims at uplifting women in the society.  from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/0lZ2Ox8 via IFTTT

Jordan Peele teases October 2026 release for next film

The Oscar-winning director will once again collaborate with Universal Pictures for his new project from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/p68Rbz3 via IFTTT

Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ gets new release date

Directed by Sukumar, ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ was earlier slated to come in cinemas on August 15 from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FYxs1a4 via IFTTT

Tony Awards 2024: Complete list of winners

Jeremy Strong won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his work on the revival of ‘An Enemy of the People’ and Daniel Radcliffe won a featured actor trophy for his revival of ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5Tqpgwc via IFTTT

Nicola Coughlan, Luke Newton hint at romantic ventures in ‘Bridgerton’ season 4

The dramatic finale of season three confirmed the love between Penelope Featherington, played by Coughlan, and Colin Bridgerton, Newton’s character from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4Tu51io via IFTTT

Aamir Khan-starrer ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ wraps up shoot

‘Sitaare Zameen Par,’ also produced by Aamir under his banner Aamir Khan Productions banner, also features Genelia Deshmukh from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/C9apwY7 via IFTTT

Alia Bhatt deepfake video goes viral for the second time this year, sparks outrage

In the video, posted by a user named Sameeksha Avtr, “Alia” is seen getting ready in a black kurta, applying makeup, and posing for the camera from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/WyldQiH via IFTTT

Vikranth on board Sivakarthikeyan’s film with AR Murugadoss

With music by Anirudh Ravichander, the film has ‘Sapta Saagaradaache Ello’ film fame Rukmini Vasanth playing the female lead from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/bBl8GH0 via IFTTT

Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Ron Simons dies at 63

Several films of Ron Simons, who died at the age of 63, had got selected for the Sundance Film Festival from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/DmV1Ucl via IFTTT

Cursing me won't change anything: Darshan's son

Darshan and his partner Pavithra Gowda along with 12 other accused are in police custody in connection with a murder of the actor’s fan Renukaswamy from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Ztao8wM via IFTTT

‘Paruvu’ web series review: A binge-worthy addition to the Telugu digital space

Telugu web series ‘Paruvu’, streaming on Zee5, is an engrossing drama that explores socio-economic-political divides in Andhra Pradesh, helped by solid writing and performances from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hRegazL via IFTTT

Forgotten Odiya film Maya Miriga is back in circuit

Nirad Mohapatra’s 1984 Odiya classis Maya Miriga revived for global audiences from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mDeqT4Q via IFTTT

Kerala government honours Malayalam actors who shone at Cannes

Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Hridhu Haroon, and Azees Nedumangad honoured from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jwXfPl9 via IFTTT

Dhyan Sreenivasan’s ‘Partners’ locks release date

Directed by Naveen John, the film also stars Kalabhavan Shajohn, Alexander Prasanth, Sanju Sivram, and Rony David Raj among others from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/8LDUIM0 via IFTTT

Darshan — an enigmatic star who lost his sheen

Darshan’s off-screen image took a huge hit in 2011 after he was arrested for assaulting his wife, Vijayalakshmi. from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GH5wSpK via IFTTT

Frank Grillo joins horror-thriller film 'Werewolves'

Katrina Law, Ilfenesh Hadera, James Michael Cummings and Lou Diamond Phillips also star in the recently completed film from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xk9sTCB via IFTTT

'The Boys' to conclude with Season 5

The Boys received an early renewal for season five last month, with Season 4 around the corner from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/aJLoYZf via IFTTT

Kannada actor Darshan arrested in murder case

The actor was shifted by the jurisdictional police from Mysuru to Bengaluru, where the murder was allegedly committed from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/svyg49u via IFTTT

Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman all set to return for ‘Practical Magic 2’

Akiva Goldsman, who wrote the original film with Robin Swicord and Adam Brooks, will return to write the screenplay from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Gnip6TQ via IFTTT

India doesn’t support ‘Cannes kind’ of cinema, says Anurag Kashyap

“India just likes to take credit for a lot of things, they do not support these films, and they don’t even support these films to have a release in cinema,” Kashyap said from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/SHrMalZ via IFTTT

Prasanna Vithanage’s ‘Paradise,’ starring Roshan Mathew and Darshana Rajendran, gets a release date

The film is the winner of the prestigious Kim Jiseok Award at the Busan International Film Festival 2023 from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qHEC7aG via IFTTT

Kristen Stewart to make series debut with Amazon MGM’s ‘The Challenger’

Stewart will essay the role of Sally Ride, the astronaut and physicist who became the first American woman to fly in space from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/47cEIPZ via IFTTT

Actor Chetan Kumar criticizes State Government’s ban on ‘Hamare Baarah’

Chetan Kumar said the government’s decision was an assault on the freedom of speech and expression from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/rCpyBlt via IFTTT

Ramoji Rao: Film fraternity mourns the passing of a legend

SS Rajamouli, Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Allu Arjun and several others recall Ramoji Rao’s contribution to media, entertainment and politics from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5dYsKax via IFTTT

‘Hit Man’ movie review: Glen Powell hits the mark in sultry Linklater romedy

Richard Linklater’s latest is a smart, provocative rom-com that dives into professional ethics and human morality, but its efficacy draws on some nostalgic old-school sex appeal from the Powell-Arjona duet from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/e5fWz2w via IFTTT

‘Hunger Games’ to recieve new book and movie titled, ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’

Inspired by an 18th century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, Suzanne Collins is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new ‘The Hunger Games’ novel from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/s6Qw024 via IFTTT

Netflix reveals new details on animated titles with Skydance

Netflix has unveiled details about upcoming animated films ‘Spellbound’ and ‘Pookoo’, featuring star-studded casts and captivating storylines from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/zJWvYeh via IFTTT

Grant Sputore to direct ‘Godzilla x Kong’ follow-up for Legendary

Grant Sputore, who made the 2019 sci-fi hit ‘I Am Mother’, will direct next MonsterVerse film, following the success of ‘Godzilla vs Kong’ and ‘Godzilla x Kong: New Empire’ from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/E8lVKir via IFTTT

Cast list of Rachel Sennott’s HBO comedy pilot out

Rachel Sennott executive produces alongside Emma Barrie, Aida Rodgers and Lorene Scafaria, who will also direct the pilot from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/3zm2LiU via IFTTT

Marion Cotillard joins season 4 of ‘The Morning Show’

The actor joins an ensemble cast that includes Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Nestor Carbonell, Karen Pittman, Greta Lee, Jon Hamm and Nicole Beharie from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/vnWMHzs via IFTTT

Vijay Sethupathi’s ‘Maharaja’ gets a release date

Directed by Nithilan Swaminathan, the action-drama also stars Anurag Kashyap, Mamta Mohandas, Natty, Bharathiraja, and Abhirami in pivotal roles from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/BPyaQvp via IFTTT

‘The Acolyte’ series review: A ripping thriller from the galaxy far, far away

Twins, Jedi masters who have lost their faith, padwans who have gone astray, revenge, retribution, murder and a desperate race against time to find the truth combine into a gripping cocktail  from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kXS95QY via IFTTT

Singing for ‘Indian 2’: How singer Abby V got his big breakthrough

Abby V, a singer-songwriter from Canada, has crooned for Anirudh in upcoming Tamil film ‘Indian 2’ starring Kamal Haasan from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nl658if via IFTTT

Vasanth Ravi on ‘Weapon’, choosing genre-specific films and dealing with hits and flops

Actor Vasanth Ravi talks about his upcoming sci-fi film ‘Weapon’, working with veteran actors like Rajinikanth and Sathyaraj, and more from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/B3CPGA7 via IFTTT

‘Venom: The Last Dance’ trailer: Tom Hardy returns with the beloved symbiote to culminate trilogy

This time around, Hardy shares a story credit with Kelly Marcel, who assumes the directorial reins for the film from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Fd29LVK via IFTTT

Leslye Headland on casting Carrie-Anne Moss in ‘The Acolyte’: ‘She was essential in establishing the tone’

Leslye Headland, the creator and showrunner of Disney’s latest Star Wars show ‘The Acolyte,’ says Carrie-Anne Moss’ magnetism was indispensable to kickstart the series from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/emInFAp via IFTTT

Varun Dhawan and Natasha Dalal become parents to a baby girl

Natasha and Varun, who tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in 2021, announced their pregnancy in February from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/OURJduy via IFTTT

‘Suriya 44’ goes on floors; Karthik Subbaraj unveils first shot of film

With music scored by Santhosh Narayanan, the film features Pooja Hegde, Jayaram, Joju George and Karunakaran in pivotal roles from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/RheKSzc via IFTTT

‘Garfield,’ ‘Furiosa’ repeat atop box office charts as slow summer grinds on

‘The Garfield Movie’ earned a chart-topping $14 million in ticket sales while ‘Furiosa’ settled into third place in a close race with ‘IF,’ according to studio estimates on Sunday from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jzDZds6 via IFTTT

‘300’ television series in the works at Amazon Prime

Currently, the plot specifics are under development, and no writer or platform has been attached to the series yet from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/6GPz8wW via IFTTT

Giancarlo Esposito joins cast of 'Captain America: Brave New World' as reshoots commence

The 22-day shoot, set in Atlanta, looks to inject new vigour into the political action thriller helmed by director Julius Onah from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/drfwjPg via IFTTT

Kamal Haasan at ‘Indian 2’ audio launch: ‘Divide and rule will not work in India anymore’

The audio launch of Kamal Haasan’s ‘Indian 2’, which marks ace director Shankar’s first collaboration with composer Anirudh, was a star-studded event with fierce speeches and breezy performances from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VsmZnJf via IFTTT

Jennifer Lopez cancels summer tour: ‘I am completely heartsick and devastated’

Lopez, as per a statement, is taking time off to be with her family and close friends from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/axA8kPL via IFTTT

Charlie Hunnam to headline live-action ‘Criminal’ series

In the show, adapted from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ comics, Hunnam will play a master thief skilled at executing his plans without guns or violence from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/BuMoA6U via IFTTT

Backstreet Boys perform at Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant pre-wedding cruise: reports

The Ambanis with their posse of high-profile guests are sailing from Italy to the south of France from Movies | Latest News, Reviews, and Updates | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2ASNTlH via IFTTT