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The Lord of the Rings movie franchise, the project is intended to be connected to director Peter Jackson’s six Middle Earth films based on the books of J.R.R. Tolkien. New Line Cinema, the studio behind the Oscar-winning ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy and ‘The Hobbit’, is teaming up with Warner Bros. Animation for the original anime movie ‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’.As per Variety, veteran anime filmmaker Kenji Kamiyama, who helmed Netflix‘s ‘Ultraman’ anime series, will direct the film from a screenplay by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews. Joseph Chou is producing the upcoming project. The stand-alone feature will depict the bloody saga behind Helm’s Deep, the fortress depicted in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’, and the man in whose honour it’s named: Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan who spent much of his reign locked in a prolonged and costly war.While the filmmaking team…

Kerala-born Abhishek Chandra, who is currently an internationally acclaimed film maker, has been making waves with his award winning short film ‘Lady Bug’. Film maker Abhishek Chandra’s short film Lady Bug is hogging the limelight at the moment. The film has already won 16 awards globally, including Best Drama Film Short (Europe Film Festival – Jan 2021); Best Drama (Venice Film Awards – Sept 2020); Best Short Film (Silver – Virgin Spring Cinefest – Oct 2020); Best Director (Virgin Spring Cinefest – Oct 2020); Best Indie Short Film (Five Continents International Film Festival); and many more. Lady Bug, which Chandra co-produced with the film’s writer and lead actor Isabela Valotti, comes across as a poignant story about dealing with the loss of a loved one. An English-Portuguese drama, the film produced in Los Angeles under Meraki Studios, the US, stars Isabela Valotti, Mia Drake, and Andre Mattos in lead roles. Kerala-born Abhishek Chandra, who began…

House of the Dragon’ brings the story of the Targaryen family in Westeros and is set 300 years before the events in Game of Thrones HBO has shut down production on ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel series ‘House of the Dragon’ due to Covid-19. Reports suggest that the UK shoot has been paused for two days after a positive case was found in zone A, which includes cast and crew.According to The Hollywood Reporter, in compliance with industry guidelines, the COVID positive member is currently in isolation, and close contacts will be required to quarantine. The member had tested positive after rigorous testing was implemented for all production employees. Production will resume on Wednesday after a two-day pause. The series stars Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen and Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon (also known as the Sea Snake), Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower and Rhys Ifans as Otto…

Critics Choice Awards 2021: ‘Nomadland’ wins big, here’s a full list of winners The winners of the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards have been announced!The award ceremony, which honours excellence across film and TV, aired on The CW on Sunday and was hosted by Taye Diggs for the third year in a row. ‘Nomadland‘ and ‘The Crown’ took home numerous accolades, reported Deadline. ‘Nomadland’ won the biggest prize taking home the Best Picture award while filmmaker Chloe Zhao bagged trophies for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Netflix’s popular series ‘The Crown’ continued its winning streak as Gillian Anderson won for Best Supporting Actress for Drama for her turn as Margaret Thatcher. Meanwhile, Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin won for Best Actor and Actress in a Drama Series, respectively.In addition to Zendaya being honoured with the SeeHer award, Daniel Kaluuya added more momentum to his awards season run as he won for Best Supporting Actor…

78th Golden Globes: Here is the complete list of nominees Nominations for the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Wednesday.According to Variety, top contenders in the film categories include ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7,’ ‘The Father’ and ‘One Night in Miami,’ and top TV candidates include ‘The Queen’s Gambit’, ‘The Undoing’ and ‘The Crown.’ With pics that include Aaron Sorkin’s drama ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ and Regina King’s ‘One Night in Miami,’ streaming giants Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are expected to dominate both the TV and film fields, respectively.Most notably, Steven Yeun-starrer ‘Minari,’ about a Korean family pursuing the American dream, will be shut out from the best motion picture race because the film’s dialogue is almost entirely in Korean. A similar, controversial fate befell Lulu Wang’s ‘The Farewell’ last year.Frontrunners for the best actress in a drama category include Viola Davis for her depiction of the titular Ma Rainey in…