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Ridley Scott would be 'stupid' not to direct 'Gladiator' sequel  
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There are speculations that a follow-up to the 2000 historical epic is in the works and Scott shared that it would be foolish if he didn't make the blockbuster, reports femalefirst.co.uk. He told 'The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show' on BBC Radio 2: "How could I not do that? It would be critically stupid of me not to do that, wouldn't it?"
Penelope Cruz tackles stress with meditation
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The Spanish star first experimented with meditation when she was a teenager but she started taking it seriously to decompress from her film sets and to ease any worries she may have. Cruz said: "I practiced meditation as a teenager, I stopped for a while, then I took the transcendental meditation courses and I chose to dedicate myself to it."
Oscar-winner H.E.R likely to debut in 'The Color Purple' movie musical
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Warner Bros is behind the feature adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical, itself an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel by Alice Walker, on which the Oscar-nominated Steven Spielberg-directed 1985 movie was also based. The story centers on a woman named Celie Harris and tracks her lifelong struggles as an African American woman living in the American South.
Oscar winner Asif Kapadia-backed Indian web series 'The Last Hour' to drop on May 14
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"Amit and I share an interest in the supernatural, and he is particularly fascinated by the concept of playing with time. We wanted to create a series that was original, authentic and riveting. I am so excited to launch 'The Last Hour' to audiences across the world," said Kapadia, who bagged the Academy Award for the Best Documentary (Feature) in 2016, for his film "Amy".
Unusual true love story of a human and an octopus wins Oscar!
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The heart-warming story of the human-octopus friendship My Octopus Teacher documentary made it to the hearts of the Oscar Jury as it won the Best Documentary at the 93rd Academy Awards at Los Angeles.
Oscars 2021 trolled for cutting away during hearing-impaired presenter Marlee Matlin's speech
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A huge uproar has followed on Twitter, with people commenting that it was rude on part of the Oscars to pan the camera away from her when she was signing. A user posted: "And they didn't subtitle when Marlee Matlin was sign-presenting *off camera*.
Oscars 2021: Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung's epic reply when asked what Brad Pitt smells like
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"I didn't smell him. I am not a dog," she replied. Yuh-jung said Pitt announcing her name was something she found too good to be true. "I couldn't believe he announced my name, so I had a black-out for a couple of seconds," she said.
Oscars 2021: Daniel Kaluuya credits parents having sex for win, mom's reaction goes viral
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The nominees in the Best Supporting Actor were announced by last year's Best Supporting Actress Laura Dern. Later, on winning, Kaluuya said: "I'd like to thank my mom. Thank you so much for pouring into me. You gave me everything. You gave me your factory settings so I can stand at my fullest height."
Oscars 2021: McDormand wolf whistles for late crew member
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Her speech had this line from "Macbeth": "My voice is my sword, we know the sword is our work, and I like work." McDormand ended her speech with a wolf howl into the mike. The gesture was meant to be a tribute to sound mixer of the film, Michael Wolf Snyder, who committed suicide recently. He was 35.
Oscars 2021: Nomadland, Anthony Hopkins, Frances McDormand win top honours
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From an all-black producing team being nominated for Best Picture, to Asian origin actors taking home the trophy, to deaf and mute presenter Marlee Matlin -- the Oscars this year made space for life in all its diversity.  The awards themselves held a little surprise. Chloe Zhao expectedly won the Best Director honour and her film "Nomadland" won the Best Picture award. 
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