Cricket Biopic ‘800’ Scores Vijay Sethupathi as Sri Lanka Icon Muttiah Muralitharan

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Victoria Summer, who appeared as Julie Andrews in Saving Mr. Banks, has joined the cast of the indie biopic Vindication Swim directed by UK filmmaker Elliott Hasler (WWII: The Long Road Home).Based on a true story, Vindication Swim follows Mercedes Gleitze (Kirsten Callaghan), who in 1927 became the first British woman to swim the English Channel.

A biopic of boundary-breaking comedian Richard Pryor is in the works with Kenya Baris set to write and direct. Pryor's work spanned television, film and stand-up with credits that include Blazing Saddles, The Richard Pryor Showand Pryor's Place.

“13 Going On 30” star Christa Allen brought back her character this Halloween.

Who’s Zoomin’ who? MGM, that’s who. Like many of their competitors, the Lion has been forced to move numerous releases from their original release dates as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect theatrical business in the United States and Canada.

Also Read: Inside Jeremy Strong's 'Dangerous' Approach to 'Succession' - and That 'Cringeworthy' RapCooper also co-wrote the film and is set to star in the film, the follow-up to his directorial debut “A Star Is Born.” “Spotlight” screenwriter Josh Singer co-wrote the script with Cooper.Production is expected to begin on the Bernstein film next spring, and Netflix plans to give the movie a theatrical release as it has done with “The Irishman” and its other awards contenders.Cooper obtained the

Dave McNary Film ReporterEmmy winner and “Succession” star Jeremy Strong is in talks to portray the writer John Gruenn in Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” the Leonard Bernstein biopic for Netflix.Strong won the Emmy last month for outstanding actor in a drama series for his portrayal of Kendall Roy in HBO’s “Succession.” He also plays Jerry Rubin in Netflix’s recent film “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” His other credits include “Lincoln,” “The Big Short” and “Molly’s Game.” Gruen wrote the authorized

Naman Ramachandran Hotstar, the Disney-owned streaming service focused on live cricket and entertainment, will launch on Singapore’s StarHub Plus service on Nov. 1.Customers in Singapore will have two methods of accessing the streamer.

Demi Lovato and Marshmello are collaborating with Indian artists the Lost Stories duo Prayag Mehta and Rishab Joshi for the first time! After weeks of teasing new music, the Lost Stories duo just shared a with Demi Lovato and Marshmello standing in the middle. The duo captioned the photo: “Enough hints // this one is not for your ears.

Ana de Armas is back in the studio!

Manori Ravindran International EditorDeepa Mehta’s latest film, an adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai’s Sri Lanka-set coming-of-age novel “Funny Boy,” has been picked up by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing, and will land worldwide on Netflix this December, Variety can reveal.The Oscar-nominated “Earth” and “Midnight’s Children” director wrote the screenplay for the film alongside Selvadurai, whose debut 1994 novel is set in Sri Lanka during the 1970s and 1980s and was ground-breaking in its

Sir Cliff Richard has shared a childhood photograph to mark his 80th birthday.

Over the last few months, the pandemic invariably forced us to stay indoors and during this time the ever-evolving OTT space came to our rescue to keep us entertained. From international web series to remarkable Indian content, the options were many and varied.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Here’s the first look at Prisoners Of Paradise, a period romance starring Ellie Bamber (The Trial Of Christine Keeler) and Mehdi Dehbi (Messiah) that is now shooting in Mauritius.Set on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius in 1925, the pic is a coming-of-age love story following a 17-year-old orphan who is sent from England to live under the guardianship of her uncle.

News Corp.'Even though I gave my everything in trying to resuscitate Dean with the use of CPR and a defibrillator, I wish there was somehow or someway to bring him back.' Hours after Jones' shock death, Lee courageously returned to television for Star India's coverage of the IPL.Jones would have normally appeared alongside him in the studio for their IPL pre-match segment 'Select Dugout'.  'I think the thing we want to say about Deano is he would have wanted us to be here tonight. It's pretty

Kristen Stewart will be playing Princess Diana in the upcoming biopic “Spencer”, and the former “Twilight” star discussed her feelings about the responsibility she feels in portraying the beloved royal.

Naman Ramachandran Indian media, fueled by aggressive television anchors, has worked itself into an unprecedented feeding frenzy since the death of popular 34-year-old actor Sushant Singh Rajput at his Mumbai home June 14. The question now is whether this is Bollywood on self-destruct or a further example of media manipulation in service of a conservative political agenda.The Mumbai police initially ruled the death a suicide.