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'Gangubai...', 'RRR', 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2' on Netflix's global top 10 lists
Hits for the service include Alia Bhatt's 'Gangubai Kathiyawadi', pan-India blockbuster 'RRR' and 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2', starring Kartik Aaryan and Tabu. Shergill also pointed out in an interview with 'Variety', coinciding with the streamer's Films Day on Monday, that Indian movies featured in the Netflix non-English charts for 31 of the last 34 weeks. Another hit Alia film has been 'Darlings', whose story revolving around domestic abuse, which debuted as the biggest non-English language original film opener for the service worldwide.
Dan Levy to star in 'Sex Education' Season 4
Joining Dan Levy are six new series regulars, who are: Thaddea Graham, Marie Reuther, Felix Mufti, Anthony Lexa, Alexandra James, and Imani Yahshua. Filming on the new season is currently underway, reports Variety. Levy will play Thomas Molloy, a famous author and Maeve's (Emma Mackey) U.S. course tutor at her Ivy League college.
'Squid Game' wins two prizes at US critics' awards
According to the HCA on Tuesday (Korean time), 'Squid Game' was named Best International Series and its lead Lee Jung-jae won Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama, at its annual awards for TV programmes, reports Yonhap, a news agency. For the Best International Series award, the Netflix original competed with the Korean-language epic series 'Pachinko', the Mexican comedy 'Acapulco', the French thriller 'Lupin', the Spanish crime action series 'Money Heist' and the American-Mexican crime drama 'Narcos: Mexico'.
'Stranger Things' writers start working on final season
Stranger Things Season 4 of Matt and Ross Duffer's nostalgic sci-fi series ended on a major cliffhanger, with the season's main villain Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) temporarily defeated, but succeeding in his scheme to merge the dark otherworld of the Upside Down with the sleepy Indiana town of Hawkins.
The unofficial 'Bridgerton Musical' creators sued by Netflix
Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, the songwriting team behind the project, initially developed the musical on social media. The duo went on to score the No. 1 slot on iTunes U.S. pop charts and even won a Grammy this year in the category of best musical theatre album. According to Variety, Netflix alleges that it made "repeated objections" against the team as they planned to mount a live stage show of the project.
Shefali, Rasika-starrer 'Delhi Crime' Season 2 will drop on Aug 26
The new season will see seasoned police officer DCP Vartika Chaturvedi (played by Shefali Shah) spearheading her team by along with the newly promoted Neeti Singh (played by Rasika Duggal) and Vartika's right hand man Bhupendra Singh aka Bhupi (played by Rajesh Tailang), as they delve into another challenging investigation.
'Stranger Things' star David Harbour once thought of killing a cat for his role
The 47-year-old actor told GQ magazine that he is "very much trained in classical American method acting," a technique used by a number of actors to emotionally identify with the characters they portray. According to Newsweek, to prepare for such roles using the method pioneered by Russian theatre practitioner Konstantin Stanislavski, actors often embody the character in question, often living in the way they would have lived for extended periods of time.
Netflix backs Johnny Depp's film comeback post-defamation trial
According to aceshowbiz.com, the 59-year-old will portray King Louis XV in the French-language film 'La Favorite', which was previously reported to be titled 'Jeanne du Barry'. Netflix has acquired the rights to stream the film in France, people familiar with the deal tell Bloomberg. The acquisition of the film's rights will be used by the producers to help finance the production.
Chris Evans to star in OTT film 'Pain Hustlers' opposite Emily Blunt
Pain Hustlers, a Netflix movie, will be directed by David Yates. The script is written by Wells Tower. Netflix, which had offered no comment on Evans potentially joining the film, bagged the rights to the film for $50 million during the French Riviera Film Fest. Deadline further reports that the film centres on Liza Drake (played by Blunt), a high-school drop-out dreaming of a better life for her and her young daughter. Liz lands a job with a failing pharmaceutical startup in a yellowing strip mall in Central Florida.
Uma Thurman, Henry Golding join Charlize Theron in 'The Old Guard 2'
The 'Kill Bill' and 'Crazy Rich Asians' stars join previously announced returning cast members Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngo and Chiwetel Ejiofor, who reprise their roles from the original movie, reports 'Variety'. According to 'Variety', 'The Old Guard' followed a covert team of immortal mercenaries who have to fight to keep their identity a secret when they find themselves exposed and an unexpected new member is discovered.
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