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EXCLUSIVE: You might not be familiar with Namit Malhotra’s name, but the world certainly knows his work. Malhotra founded Indian production services company Prime Focus Technologies in 1997, and is currently CEO of VFX company DNEG, which has won seven Academy Awards for films such Inception,Interstellar, Blade Runner 2049, and Dune. Hailing from a filmmaking family in India’s Mumbai, Malhotra holds immense influence in both Hollywood and Bollywood, where he is currently in production on Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana. The hotly-anticipated feature will feature a score collaboration between A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire) and Hans Zimmer (Lion King, Dune). Malhotra, a services exec by trade, is also upping his producer game. He produced the recent Garfield movie, which crossed $200M at the box office this month, was an exec on Hindi-language film Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva and has exec producer credits on Peacock’s upcoming Rome epic Those About to Die, Legendary’s animation/live-action hybrid Animal Friends and The Angry Birds Movie 3. Here, he chats to Deadline about his cross-continental journey, the impact of the pandemic, layoffs at his company, and future projects in the pipeline. 

dolled up, thanks to this pretty, plastic plaything. Black Barbie stormed onto the toy scene as the “dynamite” antithesis to her Malibu sun-kissed, pink-obsessed predecessor, Barbie, in 1980. With richly brown skin and a cutely curly coif, the African-American doll not only became the first figurine of color to bear the blond’s buzzy name, but the unsung heroine also kicked open the door for black powerhouses to be forever immortalized in her haute image.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is looking to stay in business with two familiar faces as Purple Hearts star Sofia Carson and Queen Charlotte‘s Corey Mylchreest are set to star in the adaptation of the popular novel My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan. The Inbetweeners director Iain Morris will direct, with Temple Hill Entertainment producing. Laura Quicksilver and George Berman are overseeing the production.

Willow Shields, known for her role as Primrose Everdeen in The Hunger Games, is barely recognisable years after the film. At just 11 years old, she made her big-screen debut playing Jennifer Lawrence's character Katniss Everdeen's younger sister. Besides her notable role alongside the Hollywood star, she has also appeared in Netflix's Spinning Out, Beyond the Blackboard with Emily VanCamp and most recently, When Time Got Louder.

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Laura Peterson is out of Bradley Jackson’s life for good on The Morning Show.

Emmerdale star turned real-life farmer Kelvin Fletcher has announced fans can soon join him at his family farm for the day. But you'll need to be prepared to get your hands dirty at the ticketed event.

Siddhant Adlakha A vicious 19th-century morality play that gives way to psychological horror, Thordur Palsson‘s “The Damned” draws on Icelandic folklore to create a tale of paranoia and superstition in an isolated outpost. A tiny fishing village plays host to the pressing question of whether to rescue a sinking ship nearby.

Ian McKellen revealed if he would be interested in returning to the Lord of the Rings franchise as Gandalf.

Young Thug’s trial was thrown into chaos this week when a witness was arrested in court for refusing to testify.Young Thug is currently on trial for allegedly conspiring to violate Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations (RICO) Act, along with seven further drug- and gang- related felonies.It follows his 2022 arrest, when he was one of 28 people charged in an indictment that focused on the alleged street gang YSL (“Young Slime Life”), which is believed to have formed in Atlanta in 2012. Thug is suspected of being one of three of the alleged gang’s founding members.Prosecutors suspect that the rapper, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, took part in gang activity on or between May 12, 2018 and May 8, 2022.As reported by Rolling Stone, on Friday (June 7), Kenneth ‘Lil Woody’ Copeland, who is also an alleged associate of YSL, was arrested on the stand after refusing to give evidence on behalf of the prosecution.A member of rival gang YFN is alleged to have robbed Copeland at a nightclub in Atlanta in January 2015, which then escalated into a shooting war that allegedly resulted in the drive-by murder of Donovan ‘Nut’ Thomas days later.Copeland had been expected to be a key witness in the trial.

Princess Catherine, aka Kate Middleton, is sharing a rare message amid her cancer treatment.

Chanel brought together a star-studded crowd from the annual luncheon to celebrate Through Her Lens: The Tribeca CHANEL Women’s Filmmaker Program.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Logan “Stan” Garner, a train coordinator for movie and TV productions who often played a train conductor on film, died May 20 in Arizona. He was 83. Born in Pasadena, he lived in Southern California until moving to Arizona in 2007.

Morgan Spector has joined the star-studded cast of Black Rabbit.

Whisky is Scotland's national drink and something many Scots - and others across the globe - enjoy supping. It can be an acquired taste and, of course, each whisky has its own characteristics.

EXCLUSIVE: In advance of its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival, scheduled for June 6th, the supernatural horror film The Damned, marking the feature directorial debut of Thordur Palsson (The Valhalla Murders), has locked in North American distribution with Vertical. The film will be released later this year.

Ellise Shafer SkyShowtime has revealed its upcoming content slate for 2024 and beyond, including the anticipated new series “Landman” from Taylor Sheridan and “The Day of the Jackal” starring Eddie Redmayne. “Landman,” starring Billy Bob Thornton and Demi Moore and described as a “modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs,” is coming exclusively to the European streaming service later this year.

Rupert Murdoch is a married man!

Lola Young has today (May 31) shared a new single ‘Messy’ while also announcing a new album, ‘This Wasn’t Meant For You Anyway’. Check out the new single below.Speaking about the new album, the South London singer-songwriter said: “Here is my first born child, a fuck you to all my exes, and basically me just trying to figure out some shit openly and honestly on record.

If the wrist of the special man in your life is looking a bit bare, you might want to consider gifting them a designer watch. A stylish and hardwearing timepiece that they'll want to wear everyday - and think of you in the process - can cost a pretty penny.