Disney Channel's First Indian American Movie 'Spin' 'Is a Dream Come True': New Photos (Exclusive)

Laika, the studio behind animated films such as Oscar-nominatedCoraline, ParaNorman and Kubo and the Two Strings,is making its foray into live-action. The Oregon studio has optioned Seventeen, the upcoming first novel by John Brownlow, with plans toadapt the title as its first live-action production.

Eboni Williams has finally made her Real Housewives of New York debut as the Big Apple’s first Black Housewife, and she’s already serving up some tasty drama!

In a first for its Indian operations, Amazon Prime Video will act as co-producer on upcoming Hindi movie Ram Setu, which will be led by superstar Akshay Kumar.

The movie is directed by Manjari Makijany, an Indian writer-director based in Los Angeles. She has also worked on Desert Dolphin, India’s first skateboarding feature, which will be released globally on Netflix in 2021. Vandana is seen here celebrating Diwali with her co-actors from Spin.

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As the nominations were announced for the 93rd Academy Awards, actors like Steven Yeun and Riz Ahmed made history. 9 actors of colour received an Oscar nomination on Monday, this was certainly a big milestone for the Academy after its years of attempts to diversify the Award ceremony.

The Oscars 2021 nominees announcement was historic in more ways than one. While diversity was at play, several artists like Viola Davis, Chloe Zhao, Riz Ahmed, Steven Yeun and Emerald Fennel made history with their nominations.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterNine actors of color earned Academy Award nominations on Monday, setting an Oscar record for diversity in those categories.

Steven Yeun just made Oscars history, becoming the first Asian American ever nominated for Best Actor. The recognition comes for his acclaimed performance in the film,, which picked up several nominations at the 93rd Academy Awards.Although the actor is the first Asian American to be nominated in the category, he’s also only the fourth man of East or South Asian descent to ever be recognized in the Academy Awards’ 93-year history.

Also Read: Brie Larson Reveals All the Movies She Auditioned for and Didn't Get, From 'Pitch Perfect' to 'Avatar' (Video)“Avatar” is also the first Hollywood film to top the Chinese weekend box office charts in 2021, following a February in which multiple local films pushed Lunar New Year grosses to a record $1.2 billion as the market has fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you find yourself the subject of a nationwide internet backlash, the most natural reaction might be to lie low for a while. But Chinese filmmaker Chloé Zhao probably doesn't have that option.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentHailey Rhode Bieber is launching her own YouTube channel with OBB Pictures.The model and host’s channel launches Friday, and will feature a wide range of short-form content, including lifestyle tips, beauty tutorials, social causes and a talk show called “Who’s in My Bathroom?” — a show hosted from Bieber’s own bathroom in her home where she invites her famous friends for off-the-cuff interviews and antics.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorA Spanish movie spin-off of Netflix 2018 sci-fi horror hit “Bird Box,” which starred Sandra Bullock and was directed by Susanne Bier, is in the works.The as yet to be titled movie will start production toward the end of this year in Spain.Alex and David Pastor, whose credits include “The Occupant,” “The Head,” “Carriers” and “Los Últimos Dias,” will write and direct the project.The producers are Dylan Clark (“Bird Box,” “The Batman”), Chris Morgan

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentAtresmedia Cine, one of Spain’s biggest film production companies, has tapped David Pérez Sañudo, writer-director of “Ane,” the country’s biggest first feature breakout of 2020, to write and direct a new movie, an adaptation of Felix García Hernán’s “Cava dos fosas.”Part of Spain’s Buendía Estudios, a 50/50 joint venture between broadcaster Atresmedia and pay TV/SVOD giant Movistar Plus, Atresmedia Cine has optioned in exclusivity rights to the

EXCLUSIVE: Mumbai-based Abundantia Entertainment, which has credits including the Amazon series Breathe and follow-up Breathe: Into The Shadows, has taken rights to the Indian young adult book Along Came A Spyder.

The OGs of reality TV cohabitation are back, y’all!

EXCLUSIVE: Picturestart has closed a deal to produce an untitled film project starring Israeli singer and actress Noa Kirel, who will also serve as a producer alongside her management. Jessica Switch and Royce Reeves-Darby will oversee for Picturestart.