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Fantasia Taylor, Danielle Brooks locked for 'The Color Purple'
Taylor made her foray in Broadway as Celie in 2007 after her 'American Idol' win, Brooks was nominated for the Tony Awards for her portrayal of Sofia in the 2015 revival of the Broadway musical, reports 'Variety'. The casting announcement, according to 'Variety', was a part of 'Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising', which is an ABC News special.
Netflix queues up 68 films for 2022, including Ryan Gosling, Dhanush-starrer 'The Gray Man'
Netflix has announced plans to debut no less than 68 movies in 2022, including 'The Gray Man', the Russo Brothers action thriller starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Dhanush. With this announcement, made in a new sizzle reel released on Thursday, Netflix makes good on its promise to launch at least one film per week over the next 12 months, reports 'Variety'.
Tom Holland on 'Uncharted', the game, and filming on real sets
Holland recently spoke about the experience of shooting for the film on real sets, thereby limiting the reliance on the chroma set-up. The decision to work extensively on real sets was taken by the film's director Ruben Fleischer. "When you make these big, big action movies, you're just acting on a blue screen," Holland said. "For this movie, Ruben was adamant that it needed a tangible feeling that we were in real places, so he pushed for real sets.
Tom Holland weighs in on Oscar noms for Spidey
"It would be a huge honour for it to be nominated for an Oscar," Holland said. The nominations are slated to be announced on February 8. He added: "But I think I can speak on behalf of everyone at Marvel and Sony and particularly [director] Jon Watts, the fan reaction that we've received -- the love and support -- is enough."
Simon Cowell hospitalised after second bike crash
The 'America's Got Talent' judge had an accident near his London home last Thursday, was hospitalised and then released, the reports that emerged on Tuesday night claim, reports variety.com. "Simon was on the e-bike with his electric motor on, when the bike slipped on a wet patch," a source close to Cowell told The Mirror. Cowell broke his back in a bike accident in 2020 and had to take a break from television for surgery and extensive rehab and recovery.
Meat Loaf's 'Bat Out of Hell' reaches its all-time high Billboard position after his death
As per Variety, the album, which earlier had the highest ranking of No. 14 back in 1977, re-entered the charts racing to No. 13 this week. As for the 'Billboard Artist 100' chart, which accounts for all the sales and streaming data for an artist's catalog, Meat Loaf secured a No. 3 position for the week. However, the song most loved by the music lovers didn't belong to the 'Bat Out of Hell' album. It was 'I'd Do Anything for Love' from 'Bat II' - the second part of Meat Loaf's 'Bat trilogy', which was released in 1993.
Halle Berry-starrer 'Moonfall' to release in India on Feb 11
The Halle Berry- starrer follows the story of former NASA astronaut Jo Fowler, who can prove to be earth's last chance when the moon is on a deadly collision course with the planet. With the apocalypse approaching and no support from the authorities, she only has a former colleague and a conspiracy theorist to fall back on. What happens next forms the crux of the thrilling film.
'Spider-Man' firmly perched at No. 1; 'Scream' remains at No. 2
The Marvel superhero was briefly deposed from his stronghold by Paramount's 'Scream', but the 'friendly neighbourhood' spider bounced back to the top of the box-office last weekend ending the short-lived competition. 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' is projected to rake in an additional $10.4 million over the weekend, a mere 26 per cent drop from its previous weekend.
Janet Jackson's heartfelt revelations from a crowded 'Lifetime'
The documentary, which had been in the making for five years, speaks about the many controversies that clouded the singer's life, reports 'Variety'.
Adam Brody joins limited series 'Fleishman Is In Trouble'
It is an adaptation of Taffy Brodesser-Akner's bestselling debut novel. Maxim Jasper Swinton and Meara Mahoney Gross will also be featured in the series, reports deadline.com. Created by Brodesser-Akner, the story is based on recently separated fortysomething Toby Fleishman (Eisenberg), who dives into the brave new world of app-based dating with the kind of success he never had dating in his youth, before he got married at the tail end of medical school.
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