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With Om Raut roped in to helm the reincarnation of Shaktimaan, film buffs will look for some thrilling desi super hero action on screen A few years after Doordarshan made its advent, the Indian television audiences were presented with one of the most thrilling stories. The kids had a frolicking time watching Shaktimaan, as the truly desi super hero fought his way into villain’s dens to establish justice.Now after so many years since Shaktimaan’s debut and his subsequent disappearance, the kids of today, and of course the grownups who grew up watching Shaktimaan and his exploits, are set to have a modern day version of the iconic super hero on the big screen. The grapevine had earlier hinted at the reincarnation of Shaktimaan on the silver screen, but after a few news snippets, the story seemed to have died down. However, talk of the new Shaktimaan film is back again on cyberspace and it looks…

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…

Russia’s military action has forced film production majors to halt the release of their latest flicks in Russia The Russian aggression on Ukraine has angered almost everyone in the world. With Russia’s military pounding Ukraine’s cities and killing hapless civilians, it is high time that the war needs to come to an end. Various nations around have condemned Russia for the attack on Ukraine, and even the film production majors are giving Russia the cold shoulder. Warner Bros, which is expected to bring to cinemas around the world, its most recent flick, The Batman, has decided against releasing the film in Russia. One of the most anticipated superhero films of the year, The Batman is directed by Matt Reeves and stars Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz in pivotal roles. Positioned as a novel take on the caped crusader The Batman releases on March 4.  Warner Bros, however, has decided to give theatres in Russia the…

There have been reports of suicides from the Malayalam film industry over the past one year. Lives were lost owing to the loss of livelihood options. Restrictions brought about by the spread of the coronavirus has hurt the film industry to hitherto unheard-of levels. With cinema houses remaining shut for months together, the release of new movies has been put on the backburner. Though many of the producers decided to grab whatever returns were made available by selling their products to OTT platforms, many films made on huge budgets continue to stay in the boxes hoping for good times to return. The film industry in Kerala has had a mixed year, with the Covid-19 pandemic playing in gay abandon. While many films saw the light of the day through OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Zee 5, Disney+Hotstar, SonyLiv and the like, there are others who decided to stay put expecting the times…

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,…

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.…

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‘My Adventures With Superman’ is being produced by Warner Bros. Animation HBO Max and Cartoon Network recently announced a two-season series order for a new Superman show titled ‘My Adventures With Superman’.The all-new family-friendly animated series will see actor Jack Quaid and Alice Lee voicing America’s most recognizable super-sweethearts, Clark Kent and Lois Lane. According to Variety, the new series will follow the Man of Steel as well as his best friend Jimmy Olsen, the dogged Daily Planet reporter, in their 20s as they begin to discover who they are and everything they can accomplish together as an investigative news team.The serialized, coming-of-age story will see Superman build up his secret identity and embrace his role as the hero of Metropolis, while Lois, now a star journalist, takes aspiring photographer Jimmy under her wing. All the while, Clark and Lois are falling in love, sharing adventures, and taking down bad guys.Amy Friedman, head of kids…

Emily Blunt has featured in other science fiction films like “Looper” and “The Edge of Tomorrow,” she accepts that the superhuman film class has been “exhausted.” Since the time Disney bought 20th Century Fox and prepared for another ‘Fantastic Four’ film from Wonder Studios, fans have been captivated by the possibility of real-life couple John Krasinski and Emily Blunt taking on the roles of super-powered couple Mr Fantastic (a.k.a. Reed Richards) and The Invisible Woman (a.k.a. Sue Storm).According to Variety, the theory by the fans of the couple showing on-screen chemistry has been shut down. This happened when the 38-year-old British actor appeared on ‘The Howard Harsh Show’ to promote ‘A Quiet Place Part II,’ and was asked by the longtime radio host if she was going to appear as the titular comic book character. “That is fan-projecting. Nobody has gotten a call. That is simply people saying, ‘Wouldn’t that be incredible?'” Blunt said.Blunt said…

‘The Flash’ movie will be introducing fans to the “idea of the multiverse, one of the core concepts underpinning DC Comics American actor Michael Keaton’s fans now have a reason to rejoice as the actor is reprising his role as Batman/Bruce Wayne in the upcoming movie ‘The Flash.’Fox News quoted a report by The Wrap as stating that Keaton’s talent agency, ICM Partners, confirmed his participation in the Andres Muschietti-directed DC Comics superhero film. Muschietti confirmed production kicked off in London on Monday in an Instagram post. The 69-year-old actor first played the Caped Crusader in Tim Burton’s 1989 hit ‘Batman,’ and then again in the 1992 film ‘Batman Returns.’As reported by Fox News, Ezra Miller is set to reprise his role as Barry Allen/The Flash. Fans were introduced to him in ‘Justice League’ in 2017. Sasha Calle, best known from ‘The Young and the Restless,’ will play Supergirl.Back in December, Keaton sent fans into…

Lucy Liu has been roped in to play the role of a villain in the upcoming DC Comics adaptation ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Lucy Liu has been roped in to play the role of a villain in the upcoming DC Comics adaptation ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’.According to Variety, Lucy Liu, who is best known for her roles in ‘Elementary’ and ‘Why Women Kill’, has been cast as the black hat character named Kalypso, the sister of Helen Mirren’s villainous character Hespera. Mirren’s character Hespera and Liu’s character Kalypso will be seen playing the daughters of the Greek God named Atlas, who is one of the sources of Shazam’s powers, holding the stamina of Atlas, as well as the power of Zeus, the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Solomon, the speed of Mercury and the courage of Achilles.Liu is no stranger to major franchises. After launching her career on ‘Ally McBeal’, she rose…

Buttercup who will be played by Perrault was the rebellious badass of ‘The Powerpuff Girls’ in its heyday The makers of the much-anticipated CW series ‘Powerpuff Girls’ unveiled its first official look.The director of the film, Maggie Kiley, shared the first look of the trio on her Instagram handle. She captioned the post, “#powerpuff #powerpuffgirls.”According to Variety, the series stars Chloe Bennet as Blossom, Dove Cameron as Bubbles and Yana Perrault as Buttercup. Donald Faison will play their father Professor Drake Utonium, Nicholas Podany will play the show’s version of villain Mojo Jojo named Joseph ‘Jojo’ Mondel Jr. and Robyn Lively will play Sara Bellum.The series, simply titled ‘Powerpuff,’ was first announced as being in development back in August. Based on the Cartoon Network series created by Craig McCracken, the new series sees the pint-sized superheroes as disillusioned twentysomethings who resent having lost their childhood to crime-fighting. Will they agree to reunite now that the…

‘Ajooba’ directed and produced by Shashi Kapoor was also co-directed by Soviet filmmaker Gennady Vasilyev As the 1991 Bollywood film ‘Ajooba’ clocked 30 years on Monday, megastar Amitabh Bachchan reminisced the occasion on social media by delving upon the passing time.The 78-year-old actor took to his Twitter handle and shared a still from the movie that featured him clad in the superhero costume of his character from the film. Along with the picture, Amitabh tweeted, “30 years of AJOOBA .. !!! saal gujarte rahe ; .. sukh ki , kuch dukh ki .. saathi chale gaye , yaadein bhar reh gayin!” Big B shared the same image on his Instagram handle and captioned it as, “30 years of AJOOBA !! .. how time has passed ..” T 3871 – 30 years of AJOOBA .. !!! saal gujarte rahe ; .. sukh ki , kuch dukh ki .. saathi chale gaye , yaadein bhar reh gayin…

Helen Mirren will portray the role of Hespera, a daughter of Atlas in ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ British actress Helen Mirren has been signed on to play the role of villain in the upcoming New Line and DC Films’ ‘Shazam: Fury of the Gods’, the sequel to the box office hit ‘Shazam!’.According to Deadline, Helen Mirren will portray the role of Hespera, a daughter of Atlas in ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’, which will continue the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word “SHAZAM!” is struck by the Living Lightning of the gods and transformed into his adult superhero alter ego. Levi will be reprising his role as the kid-at-heart superhero who is bestowed with the powers of six gods: the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and the speed of Mercury.While Shazam is a formidable champion,…

Katrina Kaif shared a snap in a casual avatar as she showed off the new haircut Bollywood star Katrina Kaif on Thursday flaunted her new haircut for an upcoming film and treated fans to a stunning picture.The ‘Namaste London’ star hopped on to Instagram and shared a snap in a casual avatar as she showed off the new haircut. The picture sees Katrina in an all-blue ensemble look. She is dressed in a sea blue spaghetti top and faded denim shorts, which accentuates her toned figure perfectly. The actor’s luscious locks stole the limelight as Katrina Kaif had her beachy waves open in the air. The ‘Bang Bang’ actor shared in the caption that she has donned the new hairstyle for a new film. She wrote, “New day (sun emoticon) New haircut (woman getting a haircut emoticon) New film (tiger emoticon).”From the Tiger emoticon, it seems the actor has got this haircut for her upcoming…

‘Star Trek’ project is the latest in a string of ‘Trek’ features still under development at Paramount A new ‘Star Trek’ movie is in the works with director-producer J.J. Abrams attached to bankroll the project.As per Variety, ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ co-executive producer Kalinda Vazquez is set to write the script for the upcoming movie for Paramount Pictures. Once the project goes on floors, Vazquez will become the first woman to write a ‘Star Trek’ feature. There are no details yet on the nature of Vazquez’s approach, including whether it would include any previously established ‘Star Trek’ characters. But Vazquez is not new to ‘Star Trek’ writing. Earlier, she has written episodes for the Trek TV series that stream on Paramount Plus.In 2019, she wrote ‘Ask Not’, an episode of ‘Star Trek: Short Treks’ in which Capt. Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) tests a Starfleet cadet. In 2020, Vazquez wrote the teleplay for ‘Terra Firma, Part…

‘Back to basics’, says Vicky Kaushal as he shares a glimpse from horse riding session Bollywood star Vicky Kaushal on Wednesday treated fans with a glimpse from his horse riding session.The ‘Masaan’ actor shared a video on Instagram in which he could be seen riding a horse on a humongous ground. The short clip showcased the Sun in the background with Kaushal sitting easily on the saddle and riding a horse smoothly.The ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ actor captioned this video as, “Walk and trot, back to basics.” It seems like Kaushal is indulging in the horse riding session in order to prepare for his superhero role in the film ‘The Immortal Ashwatthama’.More than 1.7 million fans liked the post on the photo-sharing platform while many chimed into the comments section to laud the actor’s dedication to his work.Kaushal has been preparing for his upcoming role for a long time. He is putting in long hours…

Sonu Sood helps Jhansi villagers, promises to tackle water scarcity by installing handpumps Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, who has been in the limelight because of his philanthropic work, recently extended support to a village in Jhansi after a man approached the actor with the concern of no water in his village, due to which the villagers were facing problems.In order to help the villagers, the 47-year-old actor started the work of getting hand pumps installed there. Speaking about it, Sonu Sood said, “These guys asked because there was no water, the kids in the family were really suffering. They had to walk kilometres to get the water, so we are getting handpumps installed there, so the water scarcity will totally go and the villagers are very very excited as its the first time that something like this has happened to them.” He further said, “The whole community is pretty excited and in fact, they are…

The new film, which is a sequel to the 2019 film ‘Shazam’, will continue the story of Billy Baston Actor-singer Rachel Zegler has joined the cast of ‘Shazam: Fury of the Gods’, the superhero sequel from New Line and DC Comics.As per Variety, the upcoming sequel will also feature actor Zachary Levi. It is being helmed by David F. Sandberg from a screenplay by Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan. Peter Safran (The Safran Company) and Geoff Johns (Mad Ghost Productions) are producing the forthcoming film. Shortly after the news of her casting broke, Zegler tweeted, “I am in my key role in Shazam 2 era.”Details of Zegler’s role are being kept under tight wraps. But, the star’s casting is notable in terms of representation as Zegler is the second Colombian American to be cast in a DC superhero project, following actor Sasha Calle, who was announced as Supergirl in the DC Universe’s upcoming film ‘The…

‘Rescued by Ruby’ will be directed by Katt Shea, with the script penned by Karen Janszen Hollywood actor Grant Gustin, who portrays the DC Comics superhero ‘The Flash’ on the CW series of the same name, will soon be seen in the real-life drama ‘Rescued by Ruby’, which has landed on Netflix.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 31-year-old actor will portray the character of Dan, a state trooper who dreams of joining the K-9 search and rescue team, but no one gives him the chance. The rest of the logline read, “Shelter dog Ruby dreams of having a home but is running out of hope. When fate brings Dan and Ruby together, it’s their unshakable bond that helps them face their toughest challenge yet.” Grant Gustin to Star in Netflix Real-Life Drama ‘Rescued by Ruby’ https://t.co/z0RJIMb8OW— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 25, 2021 Source: Social Media ‘Rescued by Ruby’ will be directed by Katt Shea,…

The first film of the popular franchise called ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ came out in 2012 and was directed by Kabir Khan Bollywood stars Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Emraan Hashmi, who are all set to start shooting for their upcoming outing ‘Tiger 3’, recently attended a puja before the film is scheduled to go on floors.The movie is slated to begin filming on March 8 in Mumbai and the lead actors of the film attended the customary puja at YRF that happens before every film goes on the floor. Director Maneesh Sharma, who is helming this massive franchise now, also attended the puja.An eyewitness revealed, “Salman had come to YRF to shoot for Pathan with Shah Rukh Khan yesterday. As we all know YRF is creating the biggest spy franchise in the history of Indian cinema, and SRK and Salman will appear in each other’s films. Since Salman was coming to the studio, the team…

‘Spider-Man’ movie franchise said, “it’s the most ambitious standalone superhero movie ever made.” Actor Tom Holland and other cast members of ‘Spider-Man 3’ unveiled their first looks from the upcoming Marvel film but with a hilarious twist.The actors shared stills from the movie on Instagram while joking about the titles of the forthcoming film. Holland shared a few glimpses from the movie on the photo-sharing application on Tuesday while adding a funny title for the movie. “So excited to announce the new Spider-Man title. Can’t wait for you a lot to see what we have been up to. Love from Atlanta,” Holland wrote, while also sharing another slide in the post with the title, ‘Spider-Man: Phone Home’, a play on the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. In the photo, Holland’s Peter Parker/Spider-Man is seen looking off-camera alongside Zendaya’s character M.J. and Jacob Batalon’s Ned Leeds. Batalon followed suit sharing a new and different photo from…