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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'.
K-Dramas, thrillers, reality series still dominate Netflix
Korean zombie thriller ‘All of Us Are Dead', which features a familiar ‘Squid Game' face, made its debut on the streamer's non-English language TV Top 10 list for the week of January 24-30, coming in at No. 1 with 124.79 million hours viewed. This marks the most hours viewed in the premiere week for any Korean title since Netflix began releasing its Top 10 data last year, reports variety.com.
'Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein' Season 2 to go on floors soon
The series, designed as a pulpy romance thriller, tells the story of a simple guy torn between the love of his life and the girl, who pursues him out of desire. The show will soon go on floors. Commenting on the success of season 1, creator, producer, director and writer, Sidharth Sengupta said,' Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein' is a project which is extremely close to my heart and it is truly humbling to see it not only come to life but also being loved by audiences all over the globe.
Raj & DK collaborate with Netflix for crime-thriller 'Guns & Gulaabs'
Inspired by the misfits of the world, 'Guns & Gulaabs' is a coming-of-age story that depicts love and innocence, set in a world of crime. The series is set to uniquely blend the romance of the 90s with a crime thriller while effortlessly lacing it in humor.
Taapsee reveals how she was looped in for 'Looop Lapeta' on 'The Kapil Sharma Show'
'Looop Lapeta' is the directorial debut of ad filmmaker Aakash Bhatia and is an adaptation of the German experimental thriller 'Run Lola Run', which has gained a cult status over the years.
Jason Bateman: Combining acting, directing is more efficient
The 53-year-old star, who plays the part of Martin 'Marty' Byrde on 'Ozark', said: "It's more efficient for me to be playing a character in something, because that's one less person I need to direct. "I don't have to have any sort of creative negotiation with that actor. Especially when I'm the lead character, I can just adjust my own performance to motivate a different performance out of the other actor." "I can get them to speed up or slow down or trick them by being more emotional."
'Lord of the Rings' OTT series title revealed in dramatic promo
The video, made using practical effects, shows molten metal filling up the grooves in a piece of wood even as a woman's voice narrates: "Three rings for the Elven kings under the sky. Seven for the dwarf lords in their halls of stone. Nine for mortal men, doomed to die. One for the dark lord on his dark throne in the land of Mordor where the shadows lie." The makers revealed its full title in a new video, reports 'Variety'.
Netflix sees slowest subscriber growth since 2015, stock tanks 20%
The streaming platform added 8.3 million paid subscribers as opposed to its projected 8.5 million. Netflix now forecasts to add just 2.5 million subscribers in Q1 2022, down from 4 million last year. The forecast and slow growth led to nearly 20 per cent fall in its stock at the close of the trading on Thursday.At $7.7 billion, the revenue in Q4 2021 grew 16 per cent (year over year) with a 9 per cent increase in average paid memberships.
'Squid Game' propels South Korea to Netflix's No. 2 content supplier
South Korea remained the No. 2 supplier of popular content to Netflix in the fourth quarter of last year, US online media have reported. According to What's On Netflix, a private online site that provides information on Netflix content, on Wednesday (US time), South Korean-made shows accounted for 11.8 per cent of the top 10 films and TV series in the final three months of 2021.
Kapil Sharma: Mumbai gives 'scooterwalas' like me an opportunity
In a candid conversation, while narrating his initial struggling days, Kapil said: "I had no plan as such. People will laugh if I tell them how I started. Maine pehle BSF ke liye try ki, fir army mein gaya (I first tried in BSF and then army), my father and uncles were part of the police force."
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