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Ms Marvel, with Farhan Akhtar in the cast, will start streaming on Disney+ Hotstar in India, from June 8 onwards. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) just got richer with an astounding Indian presence. Actor-director Farhan Akhtar being roped in to play a role in MCU’s upcoming web series Ms Marvel. Though an official announcement hasn’t been forthcoming as yet, a post by Farhan’s wife Shibani Dandekar revealed the roping in of the Indian actor to play a part in the web series.  There had been speculations on Farhan being signed in for a role in the upcoming series, but the confirmation came through Shibani’s post in this regard. Significantly, the show also stars Pakistani actor Fawad Khan alongside Farhan. For those who aren’t aware, Ms Marvel is a Marvel Cinematic Universe venture based on a character named Kamala Khan. Kamala Khan, incidentally, is Marvel’s first teen Muslim superhero. A die-hard fan of the Avengers, Kamala…

Kevin Sullivan’s has roped in Priyanka Chopra and Anthony Mackie for his new film titled ‘Ending Things’ India’s own Priyanka Chopra-Jonas, now a Hollywood sensation, is flying high. And this time around, she has the Falcon for company. Priyanka has been cast opposite Anthony Mackie, best known for the Marvel role of Sam Wilson aka Falcon. The Marvel Cinematic Universe had Mackie soaring high, and with Kevin Sullivan signing him for his next outing titled Ending Things, hopes an astounding action thriller is high. Joining Mackie would be Priyanka Chopra. Priyanka, who had earlier been seen alongside Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Neil Patrick Harris in Lana Wachowski’s The Matrix Resurrections, will be excited big time about the new project she has been roped in for. Priyanka-Mackie film inspired by 1994 hit True Lies Said to be a film on the lines of the 1994 box office sensation True Lies, which had Arnold Schwarzenegger and…

‘Loki’ is the third of Marvel’s scripted TV series to debut on Disney+ Disney+ has renewed the insanely popular Marvel television series ‘Loki’ for a second season.The announcement was made during the end credits of the sixth episode and season one finale on Wednesday. The credits revealed a case file with a red stamp reading, “Loki will return in season 2.” No additional details about the upcoming season were shared. The live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe series stars actor Tom Hiddleston reprising his role as the fan-favorite ‘Avengers’ villain Loki.The storyline picks up after the events of ‘Avengers: Endgame’ and follows Loki, the God of Mischief, as he steps out of his brother Thor’s shadow. Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sophia Di Martino, Wunmi Mosaku, and Richard E. Grant also star in the show, reported People magazine. Our favorite god of mischief will officially return for a second season! #Loki is the very first MCU series to…

This clip gave viewers the first taste of its upcoming comic book adventure 'Eternals' and revealed the name for its sequels

Marvel Studios’ ‘Loki’, which features the God of Mischief himself will take place right after the events of ‘Avengers: Endgame Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe were ecstatic after the official social media handle of ‘Loki’ dropped a clip of Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson announcing the brand-new series.After starting 2021 on a high note with Marvel and Disney‘s phenomenal ‘WandaVision’ series and also the release of ‘The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’ this week, Marvel dropped yet another surprise for their fans. The official Twitter handle of ‘Loki’ dropped a short video, announcing the upcoming brand-new series.The caption of the video read, “From one powerful duo to the next, Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson of #Loki deliver a message to Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan, as well a surprise for the fans. Don’t miss the premiere of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier tomorrow on @DisneyPlus. #FalconAndWinterSoldier.” Marvel's Loki series will be available on…

Months after the demise of the 'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman, Marvel Studio is planning to begin shooting in July 2021

Content plan with a direct-to-consumer strategy will be seen as a high priority by Disney. Great content is a priority area for The Walt Disney Co as it wrapped up overall spending for the 2022 fiscal. Disney has made known its plans to push up spending on content for the year, and has earmarked close to $33 billion for the fiscal that got started on October 1. The company’s annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission talks of an approximate increase of $8 billion to the company’s fiscal 2021 spending. The 2021 spend stood at $25 billion. The proposed spend of $33 billion would include content sports rights and other content for ESPN, ESPN Plus and other platforms. Disney content spend would focus on streaming As expected, Disney’s content spend would ride on its bid to capture a major streaming share, with platforms of the likes of Disney Plus, Hulu and ESPN Plus…

Kangana Ranaut effortlessly transforms into J Jayalalithaa and delivers a pitch-perfect portrayal of the late actress-turned-politician in Thalaivii. The multilingual biographical film “Thalaivii” starring Kangana Ranaut, Aravind Swamy” in the lead roles will release worldwide on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Ranaut plays the role of J. Jayalalithaa, actress and politician who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu six times. But by no means, “Thalaivii” is a political film. It is a sentimental movie at heart. Shot Simultaneously in Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu languages, the flick is directed by A. L. Vijay. Kangana Ranaut effortlessly transforms into J Jayalalithaa and delivers a pitch-perfect portrayal of the late actress-turned-politician in Thalaivii To get a pitch-perfect portrayal of Kangana Ranaut, prosthetic expert Jason Collins, who worked on “Captain Marvel,” was hired to design Ranaut’s looks. Kangana will sport four looks in the film. Screening Controversy The makers of Thalaivii announced a two-week window for the Hindi…

Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia of Seven Bucks Productions are producing the film Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson, who waited a long time to play ‘Black Adam’ on-screen, announced on Friday that the shoot for the DC film is finally over.He shared a tweet announcing the news that read, “That a wrap on BLACK ADAM Incredible journey. Hardest undertaking of my entire career physically & mentally. Worth every second. Boundless gratitude to my 1,000+ crew members, actors, and director, Jaume Collet-Serra. The hierarchy of power in DC Universe is changing.”Like most projects, production on ‘Black Adam’ was delayed due to the pandemic. According to Deadline, the story of the movie tells how thousands of years before Billy Batson became Captain Marvel, the wizard Shazam selected another person for the role. 'Black Adam' officially wraps production, per @TheRock ⚡️🎬'Hardest undertaking of my entire career physically & mentally. Worth every second' pic.twitter.com/i3RKws1hyF— Fandom (@getFANDOM) July 16,…

Michelle Yeoh also known for her roles in films like ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’, ‘Crouching Tiger’, ‘Hidden Dragon’, and ‘Memoirs of a Geisha.’ Hollywood star Michelle Yeoh has joined the prequel series cast of ‘The Witcher: Blood Origin’, along with the previously announced member Laurence O’Fuarain.According to Variety, Yeoh will star as Scian, the very last of her nomadic tribe of sword-elves. No one can come close to her artistry with the blade, and no one carries as much loss within their heart. When a chance presents itself to retrieve a stolen sacred sword, taken from her fallen tribe by nefarious means, she launches herself into a deadly quest that will change the outcome of the Continent. Set in an elven world 1200 years before the world of ‘The Witcher’, ‘Blood Origin’ will unfold the story of the creation of the first prototype Witcher and the events that lead to the pivotal “conjunction of the spheres,” when…

Scarlett Johansson has played Black Widow, a major role in seven Marvel movies, tracking her evolution from a morally dubious Russian assassin to a world-saving Avenger Actor Scarlett Johansson expressed her ‘bittersweet’ emotions as she says goodbye to her role as ‘Black Widow’.The actor recently appeared in an interview on the ‘Good Morning America’ show, where she revealed that she will no longer play her Marvel character after the release of the upcoming film ‘Black Widow’, reported People magazine. “I’ve had an incredible decade working with my Marvel family. I’m going to miss not seeing them every 18 months or two years, like that kind of milestones I always really look forward to,” Scarlett Johansson said.Scarlett Johansson added, “But I feel really proud of this film and I think it’s great to go out on a high note. This movie is so different from any other Marvel film that we’ve done so far, so yeah……

Destin Daniel Cretton said he cannot wait to unveil the whole story on the big screen After releasing the brand new trailer of Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings’ starring Simu Liu as its first Asian superhero on Thursday, director Destin Daniel Cretton said he cannot wait to unveil the whole story on the big screen.The thrilling, brand-new trailer for Marvel Studios’ ‘Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings’, features Shang-Chi (Simu Liu), a young Super Hero whose journey of self-discovery unfolds in this never-before-seen origin story. Destin Daniel Cretton, the film’s director and one of the writers, shared that he is excited to bring Shang-Chi’s story to the big screen.“Shang-Chi’s main problem in his life is rooted in not knowing who he really is,” said Cretton.Cretton added, “He has to learn how to own every part of himself. If he doesn’t allow himself to look at all of it–the good,…

The original 'Knives Out' starred Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ana de Armas, Christopher Plummer, Michael Shannon, and Toni Collette, among many others.

Issa Rae is also working on the docuseries ‘Seen and Heard’ for HBO, and for HBO Max Issa Rae, who is an actor, writer, producer and director, can now add superhero to her already impressive resume. The 36-year-old star is entering the Spider-Verse.As per Variety, the ‘Insecure’ star has joined the voice cast of the sequel to 2018’s Oscar-winning animated feature ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ as Jessica Drew, better known as Spider-Woman. Rae has joined returning voice actors Shameik Moore (as main hero Miles Morales) and Hailee Steinfeld (as Gwen Stacy, a.k.a. Spider-Gwen).In April, Variety reported that Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson will be directing the feature, with producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller also credited as writers on the screenplay, along with David Callaham.Amy Pascal, Avi Arad and Christina Steinberg are also producing, and original ‘Spider-Verse’ director Peter Ramsey is returning as an executive producer, with Lord Miller’s Aditya Sood.…

Thor: Love And Thunder’, which was being filmed in Australia, will release in May 2022 Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth has finished shooting for the upcoming project, titled ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’.Taking to his Instagram account, Hemsworth posted a picture with the Oscar-winning filmmaker Taika Waititi from the sets and shared his excitement about the film. “That’s a wrap on Thor Love and Thunder, it’s also national don’t flex day so I thought this super relaxed photo was appropriate. The film is gonna be bats*”t crazy off the wall funny and might also pull a heart string or two. Lots of love, lots of thunder,” he wrote.“Thank you to all the cast and crew who made this another incredible Marvel journey. Buckle in, get ready and see ya in cinemas!! @taikawaititi @marvelstudios @jasinboland,” Hemsworth wrote. Director Waititi also revealed a few details about the film on his Instagram account. Chris Hemsworth's #Thor is dressed to sweat…

Neetu Kapoor took to her Instagram handle and shared two photos on Sunday afternoon Veteran Bollywood actor Neetu Kapoor on Sunday, in a new social media post, talked about the ‘circle of life’ and shared throwback photos of granddaughter Samara Sahni with grandfather Rishi Kapoor and daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahani in her grandfather Raj Kapoor’s lap.Neetu Kapoor took to her Instagram handle and shared two photos on Sunday afternoon. In one of the photos, her granddaughter Samara Sahni could be seen sitting in Rishi Kapoor’s lap, and in another one, Neetu’s daughter and Samara’s mother, Riddhima, could be seen in her grandfather, Raj Kapoor’s lap. She captioned the post as, “Grandfather’s loving lap @riddhimakapoorsahniofficial #circleoflife #comforting #love.” More than 81,000 fans liked the post with many remembering the late stars. Raj Kapoor, who was an actor, producer and director is widely regarded as the greatest showman in the history of Indian cinema and entertainment. Winner…

The actor had previously advocated for Gunn to be reinstated as the director of the movie after he was fired in response to insensitive tweets from his past resurfacing

‘Black Widow’ will be released simultaneously in theatres and on Disney+ with Head Access in most Disney+ markets on July 9, 2021 Marvel Studios’ ‘Black Widow’ unveiled another teaser clip from the film during the MTV Movie and TV Awards on Sunday.According to Deadline, the Scarlett Johansson-starrer is helmed by Cate Shortland and created by Kevin Feige. The recently-released clip sees Johansson weaving through traffic in a fast shootout with a motorcyclist.‘Dark Widow’ will be released simultaneously in theatres and on Disney+ with Head Access in most Disney+ markets on July 9, 2021. Just two sisters bonding during a high-speed chase ❤️ Check out this brand-new clip from Marvel Studios' #BlackWidow, and experience it in theaters or on @DisneyPlus with Premier Access on July 9. Additional fee required. pic.twitter.com/DIf9iO9oNe— Black Widow (@theblackwidow) May 17, 2021 At the MTV Movie and TV Awards, the ‘Marriage Story’ star was respected with the ‘Generation Award’ that celebrates actors…

Boyd Holbrook and Wilson will be joining a cast that also includes series newcomers Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Mads Mikkelsen Hollywood actors Boyd Holbrook and Shaunette Renee Wilson have been cast for the upcoming ‘Indiana Jones 5’ at Disney and Lucasfilm, along with veteran star Harrison Ford.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the casting reunites Boyd Holbrook with his ‘Logan’ director, James Mangold, who steps in for Steven Spielberg, for this installment of the long-running franchise. Holbrook and Wilson will be joining a cast that also includes series newcomers Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Mads Mikkelsen. Holbrook broke out with Netflix’s ‘Narcos’ and is also known for ‘Predators’. Logan's Boyd Holbrook & The Resident's Shaunette Renée Wilson join the cast of Indiana Jones 5, which already includes Harrison Ford, Mads Mikkelsen, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. https://t.co/Y0OwmMocK8 pic.twitter.com/nRpV6z0DEA— Screen Rant (@screenrant) May 14, 2021 Wilson was among the leads of the medical drama ‘The Resident’ and also appeared in ‘Billions’ and as…