<p>Netflix&nbsp;Inc said slower production of TV shows and movies during the pandemic hurt subscriber growth in the first quarter, sending shares of the world's largest streaming service down 11 per cent&nbsp;on Tuesday.</p>

<p>Roughly 3.98 million people signed up for&nbsp;Netflix&nbsp;from January through March, below the 6.25 million average projection of analysts surveyed by Refinitiv.</p>

<p>Netflix&nbsp;estimated it will add just 1 million new streaming customers in the second quarter. Analysts had expected a forecast of nearly 4.8 million.</p>

<p>Shares of&nbsp;Netflix&nbsp;sunk 11&nbsp;per cent&nbsp;in after-hours trading to $489.28, wiping $25 billion off the company's market capitalization. Its stock has risen 27&nbsp;per cent&nbsp;over the past 12 months compared with a 63&nbsp;per cent&nbsp;increase in the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index.</p>

<p>Netflix&nbsp;said it did not believe competition changed materially in the quarter or impacted its new sign-ups "as the over-forecast was across all of our regions."</p>

<p>The company projected membership growth would accelerate in the second half of the year when it releases new seasons of "You," "Money Heist," and "The Witcher" and action movie "Red Notice," among other titles.</p>

<p>A year ago,&nbsp;Netflix&nbsp;added a record 15.8 million customers as the pandemic forced people around the world to stay home. The company said on Tuesday the pandemic hindered filming new shows.</p>

<p>"These dynamics are also contributing to a lighter content slate in the first half of 2021, and hence, we believe slower membership growth," the company said in its quarterly letter to shareholders.</p>

<p>Analysts project people will spend less time streaming from their living rooms as COVID-19 vaccinations spread and more people emerge from their homes.</p>

<p>Rival media companies have declared streaming their priority and are spending billions to compete with&nbsp;Netflix. Walt Disney Co's Disney+ crossed 100 million subscribers in March.&nbsp;Netflix's total streaming customers stood at 207.6 million at the end of March.</p>

<p>Netflix's share of new US&nbsp;subscribers fell to 8.5% during the quarter, down from 16.2&nbsp;per cent&nbsp;the same period a year ago, according to Kantar Media.</p>

<p>During the quarter,&nbsp;Netflix&nbsp;lost one of its most popular titles when workplace comedy "The Office" moved to Comcast Corp streaming service Peacock.</p>

<p>Netflix&nbsp;also raised its monthly rates in Britain, Germany, Argentina and Japan during the quarter.</p>

<p>New customers totaled 1.8 million in Europe, 1.36 million in Asia and 360,000 in Latin America.</p>

<p>"What wasn't expected was the strength of the slowdown in international markets, where competition is significantly lower," said eMarketer analyst Eric Haggstrom.</p>

<p>Excluding items, the company earned $3.75 per share in the first quarter, beating analyst estimates of $2.97 per share.</p>

<p>Revenue rose to $7.16 billion from $5.77 billion during the quarter, edging past estimates of $7.13 billion.</p>

<p>Net income rose to $1.71 billion, or $3.75 per share, from $709 million, or $1.57 per share, a year earlier.</p>


Netflix Inc said slower production of TV shows and movies during the pandemic hurt subscriber growth in the first quarter, sending shares of the world's largest streaming service down 11 per cent on Tuesday.

Netflix Inc said slower production of TV shows and movies during the pandemic hurt subscriber growth in the first quarter, sending shares of the world's largest streaming service down 11 per cent on Tuesday. Roughly 3.98 million people signed up for Netflix from January through March, below the 6.25 million average projection of analysts surveyed by Refinitiv. Netflix estimated it will add just 1 million new streaming customers in the second quarter. Analysts had expected a forecast of nearly 4.8 million. Shares of Netflix sunk 11 per cent in after-hours trading to $489.28, wiping $25 billion off the company's market capitalization. Its stock has risen 27 per cent over the past 12 months compared with a 63 per cent increase in the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index. Netflix said it did not believe competition changed materially in the quarter or impacted its new sign-ups "as the over-forecast was across all of our regions." The company projected membership growth would accelerate in the second half of the year when it releases new seasons of "You," "Money Heist," and "The Witcher" and action movie "Red Notice," among other titles. A year ago, Netflix added a record 15.8 million customers as the pandemic forced people around the world to stay home. The company said on Tuesday the pandemic hindered filming new shows. "These dynamics are also contributing to a lighter content slate in the first half of 2021, and hence, we believe slower membership growth," the company said in its quarterly letter to shareholders. Analysts project people will spend less time streaming from their living rooms as COVID-19 vaccinations spread and more people emerge from their homes. Rival media companies have declared streaming their priority and are spending billions to compete with Netflix. Walt Disney Co's Disney+ crossed 100 million subscribers in March. Netflix's total streaming customers stood at 207.6 million at the end of March. Netflix's share of new US subscribers fell to 8.5% during the quarter, down from 16.2 per cent the same period a year ago, according to Kantar Media. During the quarter, Netflix lost one of its most popular titles when workplace comedy "The Office" moved to Comcast Corp streaming service Peacock. Netflix also raised its monthly rates in Britain, Germany, Argentina and Japan during the quarter. New customers totaled 1.8 million in Europe, 1.36 million in Asia and 360,000 in Latin America. "What wasn't expected was the strength of the slowdown in international markets, where competition is significantly lower," said eMarketer analyst Eric Haggstrom. Excluding items, the company earned $3.75 per share in the first quarter, beating analyst estimates of $2.97 per share. Revenue rose to $7.16 billion from $5.77 billion during the quarter, edging past estimates of $7.13 billion. Net income rose to $1.71 billion, or $3.75 per share, from $709 million, or $1.57 per share, a year earlier.

Netflix subscriber growth slows after pandemic boom, shares fall 11%

<p>Edgar Ramirez to headline Netflix’s eight-episode series ‘Florida Man’. The hourlong series is from veteran TV writer producer Donald Todd and Jason Bateman &amp; Michael Costigan’s Aggregate Films.</p>

<p>In Florida Man, created by Todd, when a struggling ex-cop (Ramírez) is forced to return to his home state of Florida to find a Philly mobster’s runaway girlfriend, what should be a quick gig becomes a spiraling journey into buried family secrets and an increasingly futile attempt to do the right thing in a place where so much is wrong.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Donald Todd will serve as showrunner and also executive produces with Aggregate’s Bateman and Costigan.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The series is not related to the limited series Florida Man starring Joel Edgerton, which is in development at Anonymous Content.&nbsp;</p>


Edgar Ramirez to headline Netflix’s eight-episode series ‘Florida Man’. The hourlong series is from veteran TV writer producer Donald Todd and Jason Bateman & Michael Costigan’s Aggregate Films.

Edgar Ramirez to headline Netflix’s eight-episode series ‘Florida Man’. The hourlong series is from veteran TV writer producer Donald Todd and Jason Bateman & Michael Costigan’s Aggregate Films. In Florida Man, created by Todd, when a struggling ex-cop (Ramírez) is forced to return to his home state of Florida to find a Philly mobster’s runaway girlfriend, what should be a quick gig becomes a spiraling journey into buried family secrets and an increasingly futile attempt to do the right thing in a place where so much is wrong. Donald Todd will serve as showrunner and also executive produces with Aggregate’s Bateman and Costigan. The series is not related to the limited series Florida Man starring Joel Edgerton, which is in development at Anonymous Content.

Edgar Ramirez to star in Netflix's hourlong series, ‘Florida Man’

<p>Listen up Bridgerton fans, Netflix has some good news for you!&nbsp;<br />
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After Bridgerton's Lady Whistledown&nbsp;shared some very unfortunate gossip about&nbsp;breakout star Regé-Jean Page not&nbsp;returning for Bridgerton season 2, she now comes with some good news.</p>

<p>Bridgerton is coming back for seasons three&nbsp;and four.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The show announced the news on its Instagram and Twitter pages, in the form of one of Lady Whistledown's signature letters.</p>

<p>"Esteemed members of the Ton: It seems we have a rather special announcement. Bridgerton shall return for seasons three and four. This author shall have to purchase more ink..."<br />
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<p>In a statement, Shonda Rhimes said: “From the first time I read Julia Quinn’s delicious Bridgerton series, I knew these were stories that would captivate a viewing audience. But the evolution of this adaptation would not be a success without the many significant contributions of the entire Shondaland team."</p>

<p>“This two-season pickup is a strong vote of confidence in our work and I feel incredibly grateful to have partners as collaborative and creative as Netflix," she added.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, season 2 of Bridgerton is currently in production. While last season followed the steamy love affair between Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and the Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page), the upcoming season will focus on Daphne's older brother Lord Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) in his quest to find a wife.&nbsp;</p>

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Listen up Bridgerton fans, Netflix has some good news for you! After Bridgerton's Lady Whistledown shared some very unfortunate gossip about breakout star Regé-Jean Page not returning for Bridgerton season 2, she now comes with some good news.

Listen up Bridgerton fans, Netflix has some good news for you! After Bridgerton's Lady Whistledown shared some very unfortunate gossip about breakout star Regé-Jean Page not returning for Bridgerton season 2, she now comes with some good news. Bridgerton is coming back for seasons three and four. The show announced the news on its Instagram and Twitter pages, in the form of one of Lady Whistledown's signature letters. "Esteemed members of the Ton: It seems we have a rather special announcement. Bridgerton shall return for seasons three and four. This author shall have to purchase more ink..." Dearest readers, this author brings a most exciting announcement... pic.twitter.com/sV0QiYcn8z — Bridgerton (@bridgerton) April 13, 2021 × View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bridgerton (@bridgertonnetflix) × In a statement, Shonda Rhimes said: “From the first time I read Julia Quinn’s delicious Bridgerton series, I knew these were stories that would captivate a viewing audience. But the evolution of this adaptation would not be a success without the many significant contributions of the entire Shondaland team." “This two-season pickup is a strong vote of confidence in our work and I feel incredibly grateful to have partners as collaborative and creative as Netflix," she added. Meanwhile, season 2 of Bridgerton is currently in production. While last season followed the steamy love affair between Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and the Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page), the upcoming season will focus on Daphne's older brother Lord Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) in his quest to find a wife.

Lady Whistledown shares good news for 'Bridgerton' fans

<p>The increase in ‘pandemic puppies’ was the talk of the town when people were forced indoors due to the coronavirus. However, now that the offices and schools are reopening in the UK locals are running to pet stores to get electronics for the protection of furry children.</p>

<p>Local pet stores in the UK have reported an immense increase in the demand for anti-chew spray, chew toys, automatic feeders, water bowls, water fountains, activity trackers and much more.</p>

<p><strong>Have a look |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/national-puppy-day-some-of-the-cutest-breeds-of-pups-to-brighten-your-mid-week-372572">National Puppy Day: Some of the cutest breeds of pups to brighten your mid-week</a></strong></p>

<p>People are now more worried about leaving their pets alone at home, especially as the ‘pandemic puppies’ had rarely seen their human parents leave the house in the past year.</p>

<p>Pet store owners have reported an increase in demand for dog walkers and sitters too, as many fear their pets will feel lonely and experience separation anxiety.</p>

<p><strong>ALso read |&nbsp;<a data-ctorig="https://www.wionews.com/world/a-miracle-puppy-born-with-six-legs-beats-all-odds-to-survive-365685" data-cturl="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&amp;cx=006054055338965708568:09spwrlibei&amp;q=https://www.wionews.com/world/a-miracle-puppy-born-with-six-legs-beats-all-odds-to-survive-365685&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiXioPr3IfwAhUV7XMBHS2rCT0QFjABegQIBxAC&amp;usg=AOvVaw39b4uPco4Oz-dNYb8UKo8H" dir="ltr" href="https://www.wionews.com/world/a-miracle-puppy-born-with-six-legs-beats-all-odds-to-survive-365685" target="_blank">'A miracle':&nbsp;Puppy&nbsp;born with six legs beats all odds to survive</a></strong></p>

<p>Experts also believe that pets got used to having long walks in the pandemic as this was the only opportunity the humans got to step outdoors, and with more time on their hands, people ended up taking their dogs out for hours-long walks on the grounds.</p>

<p>Store owners have reported their client base growing with so much speed that the majority of them have had to hire multiple people to meet the growing demand for dog walkers and sitters.</p>

<p>Not just this, many pet parents are also turning to the option of subscriptions through which pets can hear music and TV programmes designed to help dogs overcome fear, loneliness and anxiety. Platforms such as Spotify, Amazon prime and RelaxMyDogs have increased the supply of material tailor-made for dogs and have seen nearly 18 per cent growth in demand.</p>


The increase in ‘pandemic puppies’ was the talk of the town when people were forced indoors due to the coronavirus. However, now that the offices and schools are reopening in the UK locals are running to pet stores to get electronics for the protection of furry children.

The increase in ‘pandemic puppies’ was the talk of the town when people were forced indoors due to the coronavirus. However, now that the offices and schools are reopening in the UK locals are running to pet stores to get electronics for the protection of furry children. Local pet stores in the UK have reported an immense increase in the demand for anti-chew spray, chew toys, automatic feeders, water bowls, water fountains, activity trackers and much more. Have a look | National Puppy Day: Some of the cutest breeds of pups to brighten your mid-week People are now more worried about leaving their pets alone at home, especially as the ‘pandemic puppies’ had rarely seen their human parents leave the house in the past year. Pet store owners have reported an increase in demand for dog walkers and sitters too, as many fear their pets will feel lonely and experience separation anxiety. ALso read | 'A miracle': Puppy born with six legs beats all odds to survive Experts also believe that pets got used to having long walks in the pandemic as this was the only opportunity the humans got to step outdoors, and with more time on their hands, people ended up taking their dogs out for hours-long walks on the grounds. Store owners have reported their client base growing with so much speed that the majority of them have had to hire multiple people to meet the growing demand for dog walkers and sitters. Not just this, many pet parents are also turning to the option of subscriptions through which pets can hear music and TV programmes designed to help dogs overcome fear, loneliness and anxiety. Platforms such as Spotify, Amazon prime and RelaxMyDogs have increased the supply of material tailor-made for dogs and have seen nearly 18 per cent growth in demand.

Petflix! UK sees surge in pet-care products as people return to offices

<p>Snoop Dog is the new member of Jamie Foxx starrer vampire thriller series 'Day Shift'.<br />
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The Netflix series was originally announced last year with Jamie to play a vampire hunter. The movie will be helmed by debutant director J.J. Perry, known for his work as a second-unit director and stunt coordinator for The Fate of the Furious, Bloodshot etc.<br />
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The Rapper will join Foxx alongside Scott Adkins, Meaghan Good, Karla Souza, Eric Lange and Zion Broadnax. The script was written by Tyler Tice.<br />
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The movie follows Jamie as “a hard-working, blue-collar dad who just wants to provide a good life for his quick-witted daughter, but his mundane San Fernando Valley pool cleaning job is a front for his real source of income, hunting and killing vampires as part of an international union of vampire hunters.”<br />
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As per the Hollywood Reporter, the producer credits are shared by Chad Stahelski and Jason Spitz for 87Eleven Entertainment and Shaun Redick and Yvette Yates Redick for Impossible Dream Entertainment. Foxx, Datari Turner and Peter Baxter are sharing the executive producer credits<br />
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The project is expected to debut on Netflix next year.</p>


Snoop Dog is the new member of Jamie Foxx starrer vampire thriller series 'Day Shift'. The Netflix series was originally announced last year with Jamie to play a vampire hunter.

Snoop Dog is the new member of Jamie Foxx starrer vampire thriller series 'Day Shift'. The Netflix series was originally announced last year with Jamie to play a vampire hunter. The movie will be helmed by debutant director J.J. Perry, known for his work as a second-unit director and stunt coordinator for The Fate of the Furious, Bloodshot etc. The Rapper will join Foxx alongside Scott Adkins, Meaghan Good, Karla Souza, Eric Lange and Zion Broadnax. The script was written by Tyler Tice. The movie follows Jamie as “a hard-working, blue-collar dad who just wants to provide a good life for his quick-witted daughter, but his mundane San Fernando Valley pool cleaning job is a front for his real source of income, hunting and killing vampires as part of an international union of vampire hunters.” As per the Hollywood Reporter, the producer credits are shared by Chad Stahelski and Jason Spitz for 87Eleven Entertainment and Shaun Redick and Yvette Yates Redick for Impossible Dream Entertainment. Foxx, Datari Turner and Peter Baxter are sharing the executive producer credits The project is expected to debut on Netflix next year.

Snoop Dogg joins Jamie Foxx starrer Netflix thriller 'Day Shift'

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<p>With Netflix India bringing more content than ever for the masses, `Searching For Sheela` is now their latest offering, the trailer of which was unveiled on Monday by filmmaker Karan Johar.</p>

<p>The `My Name Is Khan` director, who is also producing the upcoming documentary along with Netflix, took to his Twitter handle and dropped the trailer, providing the viewers a glimpse into the controversial life of Ma Anand Sheela. She was the spokesperson of the Osho movement in the 1980s and the secretary of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.</p>

<p>Sharing the trailer, Karan wrote in the caption, "You`ve seen her, you`ve heard her and you`ve definitely heard about her. Now she`s here to tell you her own story. #SearchingforSheela streaming from 22nd April, only on Netflix."</p>

<p>The nearly two-minute-long trailer of `Searching for Sheela` opens with a clip of Osho saying, "People who don`t commit crime, don`t escape like that." It then moves on to feature glimpses of Sheela`s return to India after nearly three decades and her interactions with the media about how her life transformed after she was accused of fraud and murder.</p>

<p>She is shown speaking with journalists like Barkha Dutt, Faye D`souza, and even with Karan himself. Sheela can be seen explaining how she has bigger scandals in her life than showbiz people, to which Karan exclaims that they are all `kindergarten scandals` compared to her life.</p>

<p>The trailer even throws light on her well-known journey in the US where she was pleaded guilty to attempted murder and assault for her role in the 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Karan in association with Cornerstone Agency recently launched a collaborative space to promote budding talent. The new venture is called DCA. This move has now made Dharma, the second Bollywood production house after Yash Raj Films to have a talent management wing.</p>

<p>He is also set to direct `Takht` which stars Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar, Janhvi Kapoor, and Anil Kapoor.&nbsp;</p>


With Netflix India bringing more content than ever for the masses, `Searching For Sheela` is now their latest offering, the trailer of which was unveiled on Monday by filmmaker Karan Johar.

With Netflix India bringing more content than ever for the masses, `Searching For Sheela` is now their latest offering, the trailer of which was unveiled on Monday by filmmaker Karan Johar. The `My Name Is Khan` director, who is also producing the upcoming documentary along with Netflix, took to his Twitter handle and dropped the trailer, providing the viewers a glimpse into the controversial life of Ma Anand Sheela. She was the spokesperson of the Osho movement in the 1980s and the secretary of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. Sharing the trailer, Karan wrote in the caption, "You`ve seen her, you`ve heard her and you`ve definitely heard about her. Now she`s here to tell you her own story. #SearchingforSheela streaming from 22nd April, only on Netflix." The nearly two-minute-long trailer of `Searching for Sheela` opens with a clip of Osho saying, "People who don`t commit crime, don`t escape like that." It then moves on to feature glimpses of Sheela`s return to India after nearly three decades and her interactions with the media about how her life transformed after she was accused of fraud and murder. She is shown speaking with journalists like Barkha Dutt, Faye D`souza, and even with Karan himself. Sheela can be seen explaining how she has bigger scandals in her life than showbiz people, to which Karan exclaims that they are all `kindergarten scandals` compared to her life. The trailer even throws light on her well-known journey in the US where she was pleaded guilty to attempted murder and assault for her role in the 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack. Meanwhile, Karan in association with Cornerstone Agency recently launched a collaborative space to promote budding talent. The new venture is called DCA. This move has now made Dharma, the second Bollywood production house after Yash Raj Films to have a talent management wing. He is also set to direct `Takht` which stars Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar, Janhvi Kapoor, and Anil Kapoor.

'Searching for Sheela' trailer: Witness intriguing homecoming journey of Osho Rajneesh's aide Ma Anand Sheela

<p>Benedict Cumberbatch is set to star in Netflix`s upcoming limited series `The 39 Steps`, based on the 1915 John Buchan novel of the same name.<br />
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According to&nbsp;Variety, the forthcoming series will be helmed by Edward Berger and written by Mark L. Smith. The series will reunite Cumberbatch and Berger, who last worked together on Showtime`s 2018 mini-series `Patrick Melrose`.The at least six-hour series will be produced by Anonymous Content, Chapter One Pictures, and SunnyMarch, the UK-based film and TV production company founded by Cumberbatch, Adam Ackland and Adam Selves.<br />
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`The 39 Steps` has already been adapted several times, most famously by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935, starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. Buchan`s original spy thriller takes place just before the outset of World War I, focussing on Richard Hannay, a man who comes into possession of a key to a global conspiracy and goes on the run.Meanwhile, Cumberbatch was most recently seen in `The Mauritanian`, and remains in the thick of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with this year`s `Spider-Man: No Way Home` and 2022`s `Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness`.<br />
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Berger recently directed three episodes of Showtime`s Bryan Cranston drama `Your Honor` and is currently helming `All Quiet on the Western Front`.Netflix has been successful in attracting eyeballs to its limited series in recent years, most notably with `The Queen`s Gambit` and `When They See Us`.<br />
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In December, the streamer ordered another limited series, this one from Sweden -- `The Unlikely Murderer`, based on Thomas Pettersson`s 2018 novel. The five-part series, which is set to release this year, is penned by Wilhelm Behrman and Niklas Rockstrom, with `The Witcher` director Charlotte Brandstrom helming the first two episodes.&nbsp;</p>


Benedict Cumberbatch is set to star in Netflix`s upcoming limited series `The 39 Steps`, based on the 1915 John Buchan novel of the same name. According to Variety, the forthcoming series will be helmed by Edward Berger and written by Mark L.

Benedict Cumberbatch is set to star in Netflix`s upcoming limited series `The 39 Steps`, based on the 1915 John Buchan novel of the same name. According to Variety, the forthcoming series will be helmed by Edward Berger and written by Mark L. Smith. The series will reunite Cumberbatch and Berger, who last worked together on Showtime`s 2018 mini-series `Patrick Melrose`.The at least six-hour series will be produced by Anonymous Content, Chapter One Pictures, and SunnyMarch, the UK-based film and TV production company founded by Cumberbatch, Adam Ackland and Adam Selves. `The 39 Steps` has already been adapted several times, most famously by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935, starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. Buchan`s original spy thriller takes place just before the outset of World War I, focussing on Richard Hannay, a man who comes into possession of a key to a global conspiracy and goes on the run.Meanwhile, Cumberbatch was most recently seen in `The Mauritanian`, and remains in the thick of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with this year`s `Spider-Man: No Way Home` and 2022`s `Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness`. Berger recently directed three episodes of Showtime`s Bryan Cranston drama `Your Honor` and is currently helming `All Quiet on the Western Front`.Netflix has been successful in attracting eyeballs to its limited series in recent years, most notably with `The Queen`s Gambit` and `When They See Us`. In December, the streamer ordered another limited series, this one from Sweden -- `The Unlikely Murderer`, based on Thomas Pettersson`s 2018 novel. The five-part series, which is set to release this year, is penned by Wilhelm Behrman and Niklas Rockstrom, with `The Witcher` director Charlotte Brandstrom helming the first two episodes.

Benedict Cumberbatch to star in Netflix series 'The 39 Steps'

<p>Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will produce their first Netflix Inc series that will focus on athletes competing in the Invictus Games for injured veterans in The Hague in 2022.</p>

<p>Harry will appear on camera in the documentary series called “Heart of Invictus” and serve as an executive producer through the couple’s Archewell Productions, Netflix said in a statement on Tuesday.</p>

<p>The series will provide behind-the-scenes stories of athletes and organizers as they prepare for the event, which has been delayed until next spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Netflix said.</p>

<p>Orlando von Einsiedel will direct the multi-episode series and Joanna Natasegara will be its producer, Netflix said. The duo produced the Oscar-winning short documentary “The White Helmets” about a rescue group in Syria.</p>

<p>The Invictus Games is a multi-sport event created in 2017 by Prince Harry - who served as a soldier in Afghanistan - for military personnel wounded in action.</p>

<p>The couple, who has been in the news following an interview with U.S. chat show host Oprah Winfrey last month, signed a multi-year production deal with Netflix in September.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Harry and Meghan now live in Southern California after making a final split with the British royal family.</p>


Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will produce their first Netflix Inc series that will focus on athletes competing in the Invictus Games for injured veterans in The Hague in 2022.

Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will produce their first Netflix Inc series that will focus on athletes competing in the Invictus Games for injured veterans in The Hague in 2022. Harry will appear on camera in the documentary series called “Heart of Invictus” and serve as an executive producer through the couple’s Archewell Productions, Netflix said in a statement on Tuesday. The series will provide behind-the-scenes stories of athletes and organizers as they prepare for the event, which has been delayed until next spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Netflix said. Orlando von Einsiedel will direct the multi-episode series and Joanna Natasegara will be its producer, Netflix said. The duo produced the Oscar-winning short documentary “The White Helmets” about a rescue group in Syria. The Invictus Games is a multi-sport event created in 2017 by Prince Harry - who served as a soldier in Afghanistan - for military personnel wounded in action. The couple, who has been in the news following an interview with U.S. chat show host Oprah Winfrey last month, signed a multi-year production deal with Netflix in September. Harry and Meghan now live in Southern California after making a final split with the British royal family.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's first Netflix project to focus on Invictus Games

<p>Looks like Daniel Craig has a new movie franchise after ending his role as James Bond.<br />
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Craig is to star in two sequels to the 2019 'Knives Out' crime caper that will stream on Netflix in a multi-million dollar deal.<br />
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Netflix on Thursday said it had bought the rights to two follow up films that will reunite Craig with director Rian Johnson.<br />
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Variety and Deadline Hollywood said Netflix had paid between $400 million and $450 million for the rights to the two sequels, which would make it one of the biggest movie streaming deals ever.<br />
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Netflix declined to comment on financial details of the deal but said some reports were inaccurate.<br />
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'Knives Out,' an Agatha Christie-style murder mystery, starred Craig as debonair private detective Benoit Blanc along with a star cast including Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, Don Johnson, Ana de Armas and Christopher Plummer.<br />
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The Lionsgate film had a modest $40 million budget and went on to make $311 million at the global box office.<br />
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Craig, 53, will make the last of five outings as British secret agent Bond in 'No Time To Die', which is scheduled to arrive in movie theaters in October.<br />
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Looks like Daniel Craig has a new movie franchise after ending his role as James Bond. Craig is to star in two sequels to the 2019 'Knives Out' crime caper that will stream on Netflix in a multi-million dollar deal.

Looks like Daniel Craig has a new movie franchise after ending his role as James Bond. Craig is to star in two sequels to the 2019 'Knives Out' crime caper that will stream on Netflix in a multi-million dollar deal. Netflix on Thursday said it had bought the rights to two follow up films that will reunite Craig with director Rian Johnson. Variety and Deadline Hollywood said Netflix had paid between $400 million and $450 million for the rights to the two sequels, which would make it one of the biggest movie streaming deals ever. Netflix declined to comment on financial details of the deal but said some reports were inaccurate. 'Knives Out,' an Agatha Christie-style murder mystery, starred Craig as debonair private detective Benoit Blanc along with a star cast including Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, Don Johnson, Ana de Armas and Christopher Plummer. The Lionsgate film had a modest $40 million budget and went on to make $311 million at the global box office. Craig, 53, will make the last of five outings as British secret agent Bond in 'No Time To Die', which is scheduled to arrive in movie theaters in October.

From 007 to private detective, Daniel Craig signs up for more 'Knives Out'

<p>Ever since makers of 'Bridgerton' announced a second season, fans of the hit show have been curious about the plot and storyline. There have been speculations on whether the series will follow the book series written by Julia Quinn.&nbsp;<br />
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The cast of series addressed fan queries during a Screen Actors Guild Awards pre-show, ahead of the Sunday ceremony`s telecast. Series stars Luke Thompson, Will Tilston, Florence Hunt and Polly Walker teased what`s to come while speaking with hosts Jeremy Parsons and Janine Rubenstein.<br />
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"With all the books and the relationships in the series, I think author Julia Quinn has always been sort of saying the books are the starting point and the writers can have fun around it," said Thompson, who plays Benedict Bridgerton.<br />
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"Yes, season 2 will follow the book in the sense that it is Anthony Bridgerton`s love story. The main structure is the book, yes, but the writers are also having fun with it, like all the other departments are," he added.<br />
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The 32-year-old actor further said, "There are always adjustments and twists and changes, so I`m sure that will carry on."<br />
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Hunt, who plays Hyacinth Bridgerton, added that series creator Chris Van Dusen is "amazing" and, and as a result, "will do something amazing" with the source material for season two.<br />
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The stars of the hit Netflix show were up for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series at the SAG Awards on Sunday. Additionally, Rege-Jean Page was up for best actor in a drama series.&nbsp;<br />
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However, the show didn`t take home any awards from the ceremony. "It`s just so lovely to be back and to have a job after this year. It`s been quite a year," Thompson said during Sunday`s pre-show.<br />
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"So it`s brilliant. It`s nice to throw ourselves back in and see everyone again. And after everything that`s happened, it`s been really [good]. We`ve had a read-through [of the season with the cast]. It`s just lovely to see everyone," he added.<br />
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Based on the popular book series by Julia Quinn, `Bridgerton` follows the esteemed families of British high society and their romantic pursuits through the lens of a mysterious gossip columnist, Lady Whistledown (voiced by Julie Andrews).<br />
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The first season of the romantic period drama focused on the steamy courtship between Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings ( Rege-Jean Page).<br />
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Netflix announced on Friday that Page will not return for the second season of the series. His costar Dynevor, however, will reprise her role.The series premiered on Netflix on Christmas Day and immediately became a massive hit.&nbsp;<br />
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One month later, Netflix announced in a blog post that it had become the streamer`s "biggest show ever."The series was recently renewed for a second season, which will draw from the sequel in Quinn`s romance series, `The Viscount Who Loved Me`, which follows the quest of Daphne`s brother, Lord Anthony Bridgerton, to find his viscountess.<br />
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Last month, it was confirmed that Simone Ashley had been cast as Kate Sharma, the eldest Bridgerton sibling`s love interest, in the upcoming season.&nbsp;<br />
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Ever since makers of 'Bridgerton' announced a second season, fans of the hit show have been curious about the plot and storyline. There have been speculations on whether the series will follow the book series written by Julia Quinn.

Ever since makers of 'Bridgerton' announced a second season, fans of the hit show have been curious about the plot and storyline. There have been speculations on whether the series will follow the book series written by Julia Quinn. The cast of series addressed fan queries during a Screen Actors Guild Awards pre-show, ahead of the Sunday ceremony`s telecast. Series stars Luke Thompson, Will Tilston, Florence Hunt and Polly Walker teased what`s to come while speaking with hosts Jeremy Parsons and Janine Rubenstein. "With all the books and the relationships in the series, I think author Julia Quinn has always been sort of saying the books are the starting point and the writers can have fun around it," said Thompson, who plays Benedict Bridgerton. "Yes, season 2 will follow the book in the sense that it is Anthony Bridgerton`s love story. The main structure is the book, yes, but the writers are also having fun with it, like all the other departments are," he added. The 32-year-old actor further said, "There are always adjustments and twists and changes, so I`m sure that will carry on." Hunt, who plays Hyacinth Bridgerton, added that series creator Chris Van Dusen is "amazing" and, and as a result, "will do something amazing" with the source material for season two. The stars of the hit Netflix show were up for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series at the SAG Awards on Sunday. Additionally, Rege-Jean Page was up for best actor in a drama series. However, the show didn`t take home any awards from the ceremony. "It`s just so lovely to be back and to have a job after this year. It`s been quite a year," Thompson said during Sunday`s pre-show. "So it`s brilliant. It`s nice to throw ourselves back in and see everyone again. And after everything that`s happened, it`s been really [good]. We`ve had a read-through [of the season with the cast]. It`s just lovely to see everyone," he added. Based on the popular book series by Julia Quinn, `Bridgerton` follows the esteemed families of British high society and their romantic pursuits through the lens of a mysterious gossip columnist, Lady Whistledown (voiced by Julie Andrews). The first season of the romantic period drama focused on the steamy courtship between Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings ( Rege-Jean Page). Netflix announced on Friday that Page will not return for the second season of the series. His costar Dynevor, however, will reprise her role.The series premiered on Netflix on Christmas Day and immediately became a massive hit. One month later, Netflix announced in a blog post that it had become the streamer`s "biggest show ever."The series was recently renewed for a second season, which will draw from the sequel in Quinn`s romance series, `The Viscount Who Loved Me`, which follows the quest of Daphne`s brother, Lord Anthony Bridgerton, to find his viscountess. Last month, it was confirmed that Simone Ashley had been cast as Kate Sharma, the eldest Bridgerton sibling`s love interest, in the upcoming season.

Will 'Bridgerton Season 2' follow the book? Cast responds

<p>Having won laurels across the world at various film festivals including the 77th Venice Film Festival, Chaitanya Tamhane's Marathi film 'The Disciple' is finally set to release in India. The film's official trailer was unveiled on Tuesday and narrates the story of a singer who strives to achieve excellence in his field.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Sharad diligently follows the traditions and discipline of the old masters- his guru and his father and devotes his life to becoming an Indian classical music vocalist.<br />
However, as the years go by, Sharad starts to wonder whether it’s really possible to achieve the excellence he’s striving for. This is a journey of devotion, passion, and searching for the absolute, in contemporary Mumbai.</p>

<p>Written and directed by Chaitanya Tamhane, the film is produced by multi-talented actor and producer, Vivek Gomber. Executive produced by Alfonso Cuarón, 'The Disciple' is set to release on Netflix on the 30th of April, 2021.&nbsp;<br />
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The film stars Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat and Kiran Yadnyopavit in pivotal roles.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
Looking back at the journey, Tamhane said, “'The Disciple' is a true labour of love and a story very close to my heart. It is the journey of a Hindustani classical vocalist’s struggles, dreams, and artistic journey in contemporary Mumbai. We were blessed to have an extraordinary talent like Aditya Modak portray the protagonist, Sharad Nerulkar, through whose eyes we immerse ourselves in the fascinating world of Indian classical music. &nbsp;I am beyond happy that the film has found its home on Netflix, as there could not have been a better platform for this truly Indian story to reach a global audience.”</p>

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Speaking about the film, producer Vivek Gomber said "I’m incredibly excited to share the film with the world, we have waited a long time to do so. I am thrilled and grateful to have Netflix as our streaming partner. With their global appeal and reach, I have no doubt the film will find a discerning audience worldwide. I sincerely believe this is a universal story and will speak to all of us with dreams and aspirations."<br />
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The film was awarded the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize (FIPRESCI, short for Federation Internationale de la Presse Cinematographique) and the Best Screenplay award at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. It was also screened at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was named a winner of the Amplify Voices Award. The film has also been nominated at the Film Independent Spirit Awards under the Best International Feature category.<br />
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'The Disciple' explores how Sharad diligently treads along the traditions of his guru and his father to achieve absolute excellence. Will his journey of devotion and passion result in him attaining the success he is searching for?</p>

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Having won laurels across the world at various film festivals including the 77th Venice Film Festival, Chaitanya Tamhane's Marathi film 'The Disciple' is finally set to release in India.

Having won laurels across the world at various film festivals including the 77th Venice Film Festival, Chaitanya Tamhane's Marathi film 'The Disciple' is finally set to release in India. The film's official trailer was unveiled on Tuesday and narrates the story of a singer who strives to achieve excellence in his field. Sharad diligently follows the traditions and discipline of the old masters- his guru and his father and devotes his life to becoming an Indian classical music vocalist. However, as the years go by, Sharad starts to wonder whether it’s really possible to achieve the excellence he’s striving for. This is a journey of devotion, passion, and searching for the absolute, in contemporary Mumbai. Written and directed by Chaitanya Tamhane, the film is produced by multi-talented actor and producer, Vivek Gomber. Executive produced by Alfonso Cuarón, 'The Disciple' is set to release on Netflix on the 30th of April, 2021. The film stars Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat and Kiran Yadnyopavit in pivotal roles. Looking back at the journey, Tamhane said, “'The Disciple' is a true labour of love and a story very close to my heart. It is the journey of a Hindustani classical vocalist’s struggles, dreams, and artistic journey in contemporary Mumbai. We were blessed to have an extraordinary talent like Aditya Modak portray the protagonist, Sharad Nerulkar, through whose eyes we immerse ourselves in the fascinating world of Indian classical music. I am beyond happy that the film has found its home on Netflix, as there could not have been a better platform for this truly Indian story to reach a global audience.” Speaking about the film, producer Vivek Gomber said "I’m incredibly excited to share the film with the world, we have waited a long time to do so. I am thrilled and grateful to have Netflix as our streaming partner. With their global appeal and reach, I have no doubt the film will find a discerning audience worldwide. I sincerely believe this is a universal story and will speak to all of us with dreams and aspirations." The film was awarded the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize (FIPRESCI, short for Federation Internationale de la Presse Cinematographique) and the Best Screenplay award at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. It was also screened at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was named a winner of the Amplify Voices Award. The film has also been nominated at the Film Independent Spirit Awards under the Best International Feature category. 'The Disciple' explores how Sharad diligently treads along the traditions of his guru and his father to achieve absolute excellence. Will his journey of devotion and passion result in him attaining the success he is searching for?

'The Disciple' trailer: A singer's long journey to achieve excellence

<p>There's good news for all the anime fans.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
At Tokyo`s AnimeJapan 2021 Expo, online streaming platform Netflix announced that following the success of its `Blood of Zeus` series last year, it will be launching 40 new anime titles in 2021<br />
<br />
According to The Verge, the upcoming series, scheduled to be released this year include an adaptation of the Japanese manga `Record of Ragnarok`, set to premiere in June.<br />
<br />
The line-up also includes names like `Yasuke`, which will be about an African samurai in feudal-era Japan, set to come out on April 29, and `Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness`, based on the video game franchise.<br />
<br />
The OTT platform had previously announced its anime series `The Way of the Househusband`, based on a Japanese manga series, which will debut on April 8. The number of anime titles coming to Netflix this year is going to be nearly double the number of anime series and movies it released in 2020.<br />
<br />
Taiki Sakurai, Netflix`s chief anime producer, said, "We want to be able to pride ourselves as being the top entertainment destination with good quality content. The growth of our business is directly connected to the growth of our anime."<br />
<br />
According to a report in Verge, last year the worldwide anime market reached USD 23 billion and is expected to grow more than USD 36 billion by 2025. Sony had announced in December that it planned to buy anime video site Crunchyroll for nearly USD 1.2 billion, although that sale has been delayed due to an antitrust probe by the US Department of Justice.&nbsp;</p>


There's good news for all the anime fans. At Tokyo`s AnimeJapan 2021 Expo, online streaming platform Netflix announced that following the success of its `Blood of Zeus` series last year, it will be launching 40 new anime titles in 2021 According to The Verge, the upcoming series, scheduled to be released this year include an adaptation of the Japanese manga `Record of Ragnarok`, set to premiere in June.

There's good news for all the anime fans. At Tokyo`s AnimeJapan 2021 Expo, online streaming platform Netflix announced that following the success of its `Blood of Zeus` series last year, it will be launching 40 new anime titles in 2021 According to The Verge, the upcoming series, scheduled to be released this year include an adaptation of the Japanese manga `Record of Ragnarok`, set to premiere in June. The line-up also includes names like `Yasuke`, which will be about an African samurai in feudal-era Japan, set to come out on April 29, and `Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness`, based on the video game franchise. The OTT platform had previously announced its anime series `The Way of the Househusband`, based on a Japanese manga series, which will debut on April 8. The number of anime titles coming to Netflix this year is going to be nearly double the number of anime series and movies it released in 2020. Taiki Sakurai, Netflix`s chief anime producer, said, "We want to be able to pride ourselves as being the top entertainment destination with good quality content. The growth of our business is directly connected to the growth of our anime." According to a report in Verge, last year the worldwide anime market reached USD 23 billion and is expected to grow more than USD 36 billion by 2025. Sony had announced in December that it planned to buy anime video site Crunchyroll for nearly USD 1.2 billion, although that sale has been delayed due to an antitrust probe by the US Department of Justice.

Netflix to launch 40 new anime shows in 2021

<p>Good news for Keanu Reeves fans worldwide as his comic ‘BRZRKR’ will now get a movie and web show treatment. Netflix has picked up the screen rights for the comic whose first issue hit shelves only two weeks ago.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The streamer is currently working on both a feature adaptation of the comic book as well as anime spinoff.&nbsp;</p>

<p>No point for guessing but the Hollywood star Keanu Reeves will star in both projects as well as produce. Also on the production table are Ross Richie and Stephen Christy for Boom! Studios along with Stephen Hamel of Company Films.</p>

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<p>According to the synopsis, ‘BRZRKR’ is a "brutally epic saga about an immortal warrior’s 80,000 year fight through the ages. The man known only as 'B' is half-mortal and half-god, cursed and compelled to violence, even at the sacrifice of his sanity. But after wandering the earth for centuries, B may have finally found a refuge — working for the U.S. government to fight the battles too violent and too dangerous for anyone else. In exchange, B will be granted the one thing he desires — the truth about his endless blood-soaked existence … and how to end it."</p>

<p>Keanu Reeves created the concept and the story, working with artist Ron Garney and Eisner-nominated comics author Matt Kindt, who has previously written titles for Marvel, DC and Valiant and who was behind the creator-owned comic Mind MGMT.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Keanu Reeves will next be seen in ‘The Matrix 4’ with Priyanka Chopra and others and has a scheduled release date of Dec. 22, 2021. The actor also has ‘John Wick 4’ which is due to begin production this spring.</p>


Good news for Keanu Reeves fans worldwide as his comic ‘BRZRKR’ will now get a movie and web show treatment. Netflix has picked up the screen rights for the comic whose first issue hit shelves only two weeks ago.

Good news for Keanu Reeves fans worldwide as his comic ‘BRZRKR’ will now get a movie and web show treatment. Netflix has picked up the screen rights for the comic whose first issue hit shelves only two weeks ago. The streamer is currently working on both a feature adaptation of the comic book as well as anime spinoff. No point for guessing but the Hollywood star Keanu Reeves will star in both projects as well as produce. Also on the production table are Ross Richie and Stephen Christy for Boom! Studios along with Stephen Hamel of Company Films. Exciting news! Netflix is developing a live action film AND follow-up anime series based on Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR, a brutally epic saga about an immortal warrior’s 80,000 year fight through the ages. Reeves will produce and star in the film, and voice the anime. pic.twitter.com/RVWEuBCXTJ — NX (@NXOnNetflix) March 22, 2021 × According to the synopsis, ‘BRZRKR’ is a "brutally epic saga about an immortal warrior’s 80,000 year fight through the ages. The man known only as 'B' is half-mortal and half-god, cursed and compelled to violence, even at the sacrifice of his sanity. But after wandering the earth for centuries, B may have finally found a refuge — working for the U.S. government to fight the battles too violent and too dangerous for anyone else. In exchange, B will be granted the one thing he desires — the truth about his endless blood-soaked existence … and how to end it." Keanu Reeves created the concept and the story, working with artist Ron Garney and Eisner-nominated comics author Matt Kindt, who has previously written titles for Marvel, DC and Valiant and who was behind the creator-owned comic Mind MGMT. Meanwhile, Keanu Reeves will next be seen in ‘The Matrix 4’ with Priyanka Chopra and others and has a scheduled release date of Dec. 22, 2021. The actor also has ‘John Wick 4’ which is due to begin production this spring.

Netflix to make movie, anime series on Keanu Reeves comic 'BRZRKR'

<p>Listen up Upper East siders, Gossip Girl reboot has a new cast member joining in.&nbsp;<br />
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'You'&nbsp;star Elizabeth Lail is the latest addition to the cast of HBO Max's 'Gossip Girl'&nbsp;reboot.<br />
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Based on the book by Cecily von Ziegesar like the original, the new show is set eight years after the parent series and will follow a new generation of New York school teens who get to know about the social surveillance of the Gossip Girl site.&nbsp; According to Deadline, The 10-episode series also hails from original creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage.<br />
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Lail joins an ensemble cast of the reboot that includes Jordan Alexander, Julien Calloway, Whitney Peak, Thomas Doherty, Evan Mock, Eli Brown, Tavi Gevinson, Emily Alyn Lind, Zion Moreno, and Savannah Lee Smith, among others.<br />
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Actor Kristen Bell is returning as the voice of Gossip Girl. The new show will address just how much social media -- and the landscape of New York itself -- has changed in the intervening years. Warner Bros Television and CBS Television Studios are producing the reboot.<br />
The original series, which ran from 2007 to 2012, starred Blake Lively, Penn Badgley, Taylor Momsen, Leighton Meester, and Ed Westwick.</p>


Listen up Upper East siders, Gossip Girl reboot has a new cast member joining in. 'You' star Elizabeth Lail is the latest addition to the cast of HBO Max's 'Gossip Girl' reboot.

Listen up Upper East siders, Gossip Girl reboot has a new cast member joining in. 'You' star Elizabeth Lail is the latest addition to the cast of HBO Max's 'Gossip Girl' reboot. Based on the book by Cecily von Ziegesar like the original, the new show is set eight years after the parent series and will follow a new generation of New York school teens who get to know about the social surveillance of the Gossip Girl site. According to Deadline, The 10-episode series also hails from original creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. Lail joins an ensemble cast of the reboot that includes Jordan Alexander, Julien Calloway, Whitney Peak, Thomas Doherty, Evan Mock, Eli Brown, Tavi Gevinson, Emily Alyn Lind, Zion Moreno, and Savannah Lee Smith, among others. Actor Kristen Bell is returning as the voice of Gossip Girl. The new show will address just how much social media -- and the landscape of New York itself -- has changed in the intervening years. Warner Bros Television and CBS Television Studios are producing the reboot. The original series, which ran from 2007 to 2012, starred Blake Lively, Penn Badgley, Taylor Momsen, Leighton Meester, and Ed Westwick.

Elizabeth Lail to star in 'Gossip Girl' reboot

<p>We all know that there kinds of people in this world. One who speak 'Friends' and the others who have not watched the popular American sitcom ever. But there is also a 'special breed' that finds the comedy show obscene. Yes, you read that right.&nbsp;<br />
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Turkey has declared a war on the hit American sit-com 'Friends.' A Turkish news outlet claims that the show promotes homosexuality, incest, infidelity, and drugs and believes human arms are obscene. So much so, that it has decided to blur the arms of the female cast - Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox and Jennifer Anniston- from the poster.&nbsp;<br />
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OTT giant Netflix announced that it would be streaming 'Friends' in Turkey. Anywhere else in the world-- this would have called for a celebration. But the publication in Turkey carried out an article titled 'Netflix aims to target young people with the depraved series 'Friends'!' The article carried a poster of the show, with bare arms of the female cast blurred out.&nbsp;<br />
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The world 'depraved' means being morally corrupt. In Turkey, it means war. War on Muslim society, one being led by Netflix.<br />
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This publication believes 'Friends' promotes homosexuality. It also apparently promotes incest, infidelity, drugs and child abuse.</p>

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<p>Really? One can't help but wonder as to what version of the show is the editor of the publication watching?<br />
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We must add here, that the outlet in question has earlier been accused of anti-semitism and homophobia. It is also reportedly closely-linked to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.&nbsp;<br />
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Even joey will be able to join the dots here. We get it, that Turkey is trying very hard to woo the Muslim world. But calling out 'Friends'for obscenity is a little too much.<br />
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This attempt at censorship/joke comes at a time-- when Turkey is trying to scrub the social media- of everything it considers as 'Fake'.&nbsp;<br />
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Erdogan's govt has announced its own fact-checking platform called Doğru mu which translates to 'Is it true?'.&nbsp;<br />
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Well, calling the sitcom 'depraved' is surely not.&nbsp;</p>

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We all know that there kinds of people in this world. One who speak 'Friends' and the others who have not watched the popular American sitcom ever. But there is also a 'special breed' that finds the comedy show obscene.

We all know that there kinds of people in this world. One who speak 'Friends' and the others who have not watched the popular American sitcom ever. But there is also a 'special breed' that finds the comedy show obscene. Yes, you read that right. Turkey has declared a war on the hit American sit-com 'Friends.' A Turkish news outlet claims that the show promotes homosexuality, incest, infidelity, and drugs and believes human arms are obscene. So much so, that it has decided to blur the arms of the female cast - Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox and Jennifer Anniston- from the poster. OTT giant Netflix announced that it would be streaming 'Friends' in Turkey. Anywhere else in the world-- this would have called for a celebration. But the publication in Turkey carried out an article titled 'Netflix aims to target young people with the depraved series 'Friends'!' The article carried a poster of the show, with bare arms of the female cast blurred out. The world 'depraved' means being morally corrupt. In Turkey, it means war. War on Muslim society, one being led by Netflix. This publication believes 'Friends' promotes homosexuality. It also apparently promotes incest, infidelity, drugs and child abuse. Really? One can't help but wonder as to what version of the show is the editor of the publication watching? We must add here, that the outlet in question has earlier been accused of anti-semitism and homophobia. It is also reportedly closely-linked to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Even joey will be able to join the dots here. We get it, that Turkey is trying very hard to woo the Muslim world. But calling out 'Friends'for obscenity is a little too much. This attempt at censorship/joke comes at a time-- when Turkey is trying to scrub the social media- of everything it considers as 'Fake'. Erdogan's govt has announced its own fact-checking platform called Doğru mu which translates to 'Is it true?'. Well, calling the sitcom 'depraved' is surely not.

Is Turkey at war with American sitcom 'Friends'? 

<p>British actor of Indian descent Dev Patel is turning director. His debut directorial is titled 'Monkey Man' and features 'Made In Heaven' stars Sobhita Dhulipala opposite Patel who plays the lead role in the film.&nbsp;<br />
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Netflix has struck a deal in the region of USD30Mn for most worldwide rights to the film, Deadline reported a few days ago.<br />
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Apart from Dev and Sobhita, the film will also feature Sharlto Copley and Sikandar Kher.&nbsp;<br />
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Sobhita shared the news on Instagram today, asking her fans to wish her luck.</p>

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<p>The filming has reportedly recently been wrapped up and it will have Dev playing an unlikely hero who emerges from prison to take on a world enmeshed in corporate greed and eroding spiritual values and seeking revenge from those who took everything from him years before. The film will release on Netflix in 2022.&nbsp;<br />
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The Oscar-nominated actor has also written the script with Paul Angunawela and his 'Hotel Mumbai' collaborator John Collee.&nbsp;<br />
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The film is Sobhita Dhulipala's first international project.&nbsp;</p>


British actor of Indian descent Dev Patel is turning director. His debut directorial is titled 'Monkey Man' and features 'Made In Heaven' stars Sobhita Dhulipala opposite Patel who plays the lead role in the film.

British actor of Indian descent Dev Patel is turning director. His debut directorial is titled 'Monkey Man' and features 'Made In Heaven' stars Sobhita Dhulipala opposite Patel who plays the lead role in the film. Netflix has struck a deal in the region of USD30Mn for most worldwide rights to the film, Deadline reported a few days ago. Apart from Dev and Sobhita, the film will also feature Sharlto Copley and Sikandar Kher. Sobhita shared the news on Instagram today, asking her fans to wish her luck. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sobhita Dhulipala (@sobhitad) × The filming has reportedly recently been wrapped up and it will have Dev playing an unlikely hero who emerges from prison to take on a world enmeshed in corporate greed and eroding spiritual values and seeking revenge from those who took everything from him years before. The film will release on Netflix in 2022. The Oscar-nominated actor has also written the script with Paul Angunawela and his 'Hotel Mumbai' collaborator John Collee. The film is Sobhita Dhulipala's first international project.

Dev Patel directorial debut 'Monkey Man' to feature Sobhita Dhulipala

<p>Netflix Inc on Monday landed 35 Academy Award nominations for 16 films, including 'Mank'&nbsp;and 'The Trial of the Chicago 7,'&nbsp;leading a pack of streaming services that offered movies at home while the coronavirus pandemic shut theaters.<br />
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'Mank,'&nbsp;a black-and-white drama about 1930s Hollywood, topped all films with 10 nods, including best picture, director, actor and supporting actress.<br />
Companies launch multimillion-dollar campaigns for Oscar nominations and wins. The recognition provides bragging rights for use in marketing and help the winners attract top talent for future projects.<br />
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Many of this year`s Oscar contenders played on streaming services or were offered via video on demand as movie theaters around the world closed to help curb the spread of COVID-19.&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/oscars-2021-nominations-complete-list-of-nominees-370644" hreflang="en">Oscars 2021 nominations: Complete list of nominees</a></strong><br />
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"We learned a lot of hard lessons last year, but a nice one was that people will find a way to go to the movies, even if they can only go as far as their living rooms," said Aaron Sorkin, director of historical drama 'Trial of the Chicago 7.'<br />
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Sorkin`s film also was nominated for best picture, giving Netflix two shots at the film industry`s top prize. The company began releasing original movies in 2015 but has never won best picture.<br />
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The Netflix films will compete with the recession drama 'Nomadland,'&nbsp;which is playing in theaters and streaming on Walt Disney Co`s Hulu. Disney scored 15 Oscar nominations overall, including three for the animated Pixar movie 'Soul'&nbsp;on the Disney+ streaming service.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/oscars-2021-mank-to-manari-nominees-in-best-picture-category-370676" hreflang="en">Oscars 2021: 'Mank' to 'Manari', nominees in Best Picture category</a><br />
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Amazon.com`s Amazon Studios earned a spot in the best picture race with 'Sound of Metal,'&nbsp;the story of a drummer who loses his hearing, and 12 nominations overall, a record for the company. 'One Night in Miami'&nbsp;picked up three nominations.</p>


Netflix Inc on Monday landed 35 Academy Award nominations for 16 films, including 'Mank' and 'The Trial of the Chicago 7,' leading a pack of streaming services that offered movies at home while the coronavirus pandemic shut theaters.

Netflix Inc on Monday landed 35 Academy Award nominations for 16 films, including 'Mank' and 'The Trial of the Chicago 7,' leading a pack of streaming services that offered movies at home while the coronavirus pandemic shut theaters. 'Mank,' a black-and-white drama about 1930s Hollywood, topped all films with 10 nods, including best picture, director, actor and supporting actress. Companies launch multimillion-dollar campaigns for Oscar nominations and wins. The recognition provides bragging rights for use in marketing and help the winners attract top talent for future projects. Many of this year`s Oscar contenders played on streaming services or were offered via video on demand as movie theaters around the world closed to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Oscars 2021 nominations: Complete list of nominees "We learned a lot of hard lessons last year, but a nice one was that people will find a way to go to the movies, even if they can only go as far as their living rooms," said Aaron Sorkin, director of historical drama 'Trial of the Chicago 7.' Sorkin`s film also was nominated for best picture, giving Netflix two shots at the film industry`s top prize. The company began releasing original movies in 2015 but has never won best picture. The Netflix films will compete with the recession drama 'Nomadland,' which is playing in theaters and streaming on Walt Disney Co`s Hulu. Disney scored 15 Oscar nominations overall, including three for the animated Pixar movie 'Soul' on the Disney+ streaming service. Oscars 2021: 'Mank' to 'Manari', nominees in Best Picture category Amazon.com`s Amazon Studios earned a spot in the best picture race with 'Sound of Metal,' the story of a drummer who loses his hearing, and 12 nominations overall, a record for the company. 'One Night in Miami' picked up three nominations.

Netflix scores 35 Oscar nominations in year dominated by streaming

<p>The trailer of Netflix new film 'Paglait' is out. Featuring Sanya Malhotra in the lead, the dramedy promises to take the viewers on an emotional, inspiring and entertaining journey.</p>

<p>Sanya plays Sandhya, a recently widowed struggling to mourn the death of her husband. As events unfold, Sandhya sets onto a path of self-discovery, attempting to find her identity and purpose in life.<br />
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The film has been written and directed by Umesh Bhatt and co-produced by Guneet Monga and Ekta Kapoor.&nbsp;<br />
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'Paglait' also stars Sayani Gupta, Shrutii Sharma, Ashutosh Rana, Raghubir Yadav, Sheeba Chaddha, Meghna Malik and Rajesh Tailang.&nbsp;</p>

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“The story of 'Pagglait' comes from a deeply personal experience and I hope the viewers would be able to relate to it. It’s a simple story dealing with complex emotions of life and death, told through the unique lens of a young widow who's surrounded by a family that is eager to take decisions for her. Our talented cast brings these nuanced moments of joy and happiness, confusion and chaos together. This film has been made with a lot of passion, love and affection and we hope viewers across the world would relate with this endearing story of Sandhya," said Bhatt in a statement.&nbsp;<br />
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The film will be premiering on Netflix on March 26.&nbsp;</p>


The trailer of Netflix new film 'Paglait' is out. Featuring Sanya Malhotra in the lead, the dramedy promises to take the viewers on an emotional, inspiring and entertaining journey.

The trailer of Netflix new film 'Paglait' is out. Featuring Sanya Malhotra in the lead, the dramedy promises to take the viewers on an emotional, inspiring and entertaining journey. Sanya plays Sandhya, a recently widowed struggling to mourn the death of her husband. As events unfold, Sandhya sets onto a path of self-discovery, attempting to find her identity and purpose in life. The film has been written and directed by Umesh Bhatt and co-produced by Guneet Monga and Ekta Kapoor. 'Paglait' also stars Sayani Gupta, Shrutii Sharma, Ashutosh Rana, Raghubir Yadav, Sheeba Chaddha, Meghna Malik and Rajesh Tailang. “The story of 'Pagglait' comes from a deeply personal experience and I hope the viewers would be able to relate to it. It’s a simple story dealing with complex emotions of life and death, told through the unique lens of a young widow who's surrounded by a family that is eager to take decisions for her. Our talented cast brings these nuanced moments of joy and happiness, confusion and chaos together. This film has been made with a lot of passion, love and affection and we hope viewers across the world would relate with this endearing story of Sandhya," said Bhatt in a statement. The film will be premiering on Netflix on March 26.

'Paglait' trailer: Sanya Malhotra's new film turns up the quirk amid tragedy 

<p>There's good news for all the 'highlander' fans.&nbsp;<br />
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Starz's much-acclaimed show 'Outlander'&nbsp;has been renewed for a seventh season.&nbsp;Showrunner Matthew B. Roberts has confirmed that the series will return for Season 7 with a 12-episode order prior to Season 6's premiere on the network.<br />
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While the upcoming Season 6 will focus on Diana Gabaldon's sixth novel — A Breath of Snow and Ashes, season 7 will fittingly take on the next book in the author's series — An Echo in the Bone.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Regarding the impending Season 7, Robert said, "We can’t wait to get into the writer’s room and start breaking Echo in the Bone and look forward to giving the fans another season of this exhilarating story."</p>

<p>However, there's still no news as to when Season 6 will premiere. As is the case with countless other television series, the show's production was halted by the COVID-19 outbreak.&nbsp; In previous interviews regarding Season 6, series star Sam Heughan confirmed that it will have a strong focus on Claire's (Caitriona Balfe) journey.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Outlander is part of Starz's scripted roster and is based on Diana Gabaldon's eight-book series.&nbsp;</p>


There's good news for all the 'highlander' fans. Starz's much-acclaimed show 'Outlander' has been renewed for a seventh season. Showrunner Matthew B. Roberts has confirmed that the series will return for Season 7 with a 12-episode order prior to Season 6's premiere on the network.

There's good news for all the 'highlander' fans. Starz's much-acclaimed show 'Outlander' has been renewed for a seventh season. Showrunner Matthew B. Roberts has confirmed that the series will return for Season 7 with a 12-episode order prior to Season 6's premiere on the network. While the upcoming Season 6 will focus on Diana Gabaldon's sixth novel — A Breath of Snow and Ashes, season 7 will fittingly take on the next book in the author's series — An Echo in the Bone. Regarding the impending Season 7, Robert said, "We can’t wait to get into the writer’s room and start breaking Echo in the Bone and look forward to giving the fans another season of this exhilarating story." However, there's still no news as to when Season 6 will premiere. As is the case with countless other television series, the show's production was halted by the COVID-19 outbreak. In previous interviews regarding Season 6, series star Sam Heughan confirmed that it will have a strong focus on Claire's (Caitriona Balfe) journey. Outlander is part of Starz's scripted roster and is based on Diana Gabaldon's eight-book series.

'Outlander' season 7 confirmed prior to series' season 6 premiere

<p>On Monday morning, British actor of Pakistani descent Riz Ahmed created history.&nbsp;<br />
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Ahmed clinched the best actor Oscar nomination for his performance in 'Sound Of Metal' on Monday and created a record of sorts. Ahmed is the first Muslim actor to have been nominated in the best actor category in the history of Academy Awards.&nbsp;<br />
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Before this, actor Mahershala Ali had created history as the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar. Ali has won in the Best Supporting Actor category twice- once for 'Moonlight in 2017' and for 'Green Book' in 2019.<br />
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In 'Sound Of Metal' Ahmed plays a punk drummer and recovering addict who loses his hearing.<br />
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Ahmed, one of the most prominent Asian actors in the west, was the first Asian and Muslim actor to win the Best Actor Emmy in 2017 for the limited series 'The Night Of'.&nbsp;</p>

<p title="title"><strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/oscars-2021-meet-the-best-actoractress-nominees-370666">In pics: Oscars 2021: Meet the Best Actor/Actress nominees</a></strong></p>

<p>The actor's stellar performance in 'Sound Of Metal' has earned him an acting nomination in almost all awards this season including Golden Globes, BAFTA and the SAG awards.&nbsp;<br />
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Ahmed also joins Steven Yeun (nominated for 'Minari') as the first Asians to be nominated in the Best Actor category. Chadwick Boseman for 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom',&nbsp;Anthony Hopkins for 'The Father' and Gary Oldman for 'Mank' are the other nominees in the category. See the complete list of nominees <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/oscars-2021-nominations-complete-list-of-nominees-370644">here.&nbsp;</a></p>

<p>"It's been a really long journey for this movie — and even longer for [director] Darius Marder, who started working on this movie 13 years ago," Ahmed had previously told a news paper. "It's something that has been so close to his heart, and so close to all our hearts who worked on this — kind of like a little family that formed over this intense, low-budget shoot that took place against the odds. It's one of those crazy stories where you don't know if anyone will see this or how it will all turn out — but it did in this incredible way that people seem to be connecting with."</p>


On Monday morning, British actor of Pakistani descent Riz Ahmed created history. Ahmed clinched the best actor Oscar nomination for his performance in 'Sound Of Metal' on Monday and created a record of sorts.

On Monday morning, British actor of Pakistani descent Riz Ahmed created history. Ahmed clinched the best actor Oscar nomination for his performance in 'Sound Of Metal' on Monday and created a record of sorts. Ahmed is the first Muslim actor to have been nominated in the best actor category in the history of Academy Awards. Before this, actor Mahershala Ali had created history as the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar. Ali has won in the Best Supporting Actor category twice- once for 'Moonlight in 2017' and for 'Green Book' in 2019. In 'Sound Of Metal' Ahmed plays a punk drummer and recovering addict who loses his hearing. Ahmed, one of the most prominent Asian actors in the west, was the first Asian and Muslim actor to win the Best Actor Emmy in 2017 for the limited series 'The Night Of'. In pics: Oscars 2021: Meet the Best Actor/Actress nominees The actor's stellar performance in 'Sound Of Metal' has earned him an acting nomination in almost all awards this season including Golden Globes, BAFTA and the SAG awards. Ahmed also joins Steven Yeun (nominated for 'Minari') as the first Asians to be nominated in the Best Actor category. Chadwick Boseman for 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom', Anthony Hopkins for 'The Father' and Gary Oldman for 'Mank' are the other nominees in the category. See the complete list of nominees here. "It's been a really long journey for this movie — and even longer for [director] Darius Marder, who started working on this movie 13 years ago," Ahmed had previously told a news paper. "It's something that has been so close to his heart, and so close to all our hearts who worked on this — kind of like a little family that formed over this intense, low-budget shoot that took place against the odds. It's one of those crazy stories where you don't know if anyone will see this or how it will all turn out — but it did in this incredible way that people seem to be connecting with."

Riz Ahmed becomes the first Muslim to get nominated in the Best Actor category at the Oscars

<p>&nbsp;Laurence Fishburne and Michelle Yeoh have joined the cast of the Paul Feig-directed film 'The School For Good And Evil'.&nbsp;<br />
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The Netflix movie also features Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Sofia Wylie and Sophia Anne Caruso. It is based on American author Soman Chainani's 2013 book by the same name.<br />
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Roth Kirschenbaum's Joe Roth and Jeffrey Kirschenbaum, Feigco's Feig and Laura Fischer and Jane Startz are on board as producers.<br />
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According to Deadline, David Magee and Feig have adapted the book for the big screen. The story follows best friends Sophie and Agatha who find themselves attending a school where kids are trained to be fairy tale heroes and villains. "Their friendship will be put to the test in this thrilling and comedic story where the only way out of a fairy tale is to live through one," the film's description reads.&nbsp;<br />
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'The School For Good and Evil' is the first book of the six in the series penned by Chainani. The final book in the series, titled "The School of Good and Evil: One True King", came out in June last year. Other books in the series are "A World Without Princes" (2014), "The Last Ever After" (2015), "The Ever Never Handbook" (2016), "Quests for Glory" (2017) and "A Crystal of Time" (2019).</p>


Laurence Fishburne and Michelle Yeoh have joined the cast of the Paul Feig-directed film 'The School For Good And Evil'. The Netflix movie also features Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Sofia Wylie and Sophia Anne Caruso.

Laurence Fishburne and Michelle Yeoh have joined the cast of the Paul Feig-directed film 'The School For Good And Evil'. The Netflix movie also features Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Sofia Wylie and Sophia Anne Caruso. It is based on American author Soman Chainani's 2013 book by the same name. Roth Kirschenbaum's Joe Roth and Jeffrey Kirschenbaum, Feigco's Feig and Laura Fischer and Jane Startz are on board as producers. According to Deadline, David Magee and Feig have adapted the book for the big screen. The story follows best friends Sophie and Agatha who find themselves attending a school where kids are trained to be fairy tale heroes and villains. "Their friendship will be put to the test in this thrilling and comedic story where the only way out of a fairy tale is to live through one," the film's description reads. 'The School For Good and Evil' is the first book of the six in the series penned by Chainani. The final book in the series, titled "The School of Good and Evil: One True King", came out in June last year. Other books in the series are "A World Without Princes" (2014), "The Last Ever After" (2015), "The Ever Never Handbook" (2016), "Quests for Glory" (2017) and "A Crystal of Time" (2019).

Laurence Fishburne and Michelle Yeoh join the cast of 'The School For Good And Evil'

<p itemprop="description">Actor Lili Reinhart will topline Netflix''s upcoming feature film 'Plus/Minus'.</p>

<p>The movie will be directed by Wanuri Kahiu, who was behind the popular Kenyan romance "Rafiki", Netflix said in a press release. April Prosser has penned the film's screenplay.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/oscars-2021-predictions-a-look-at-the-frontrunners-355994" hreflang="en">Oscars 2021 Predictions: A look at the frontrunners</a></p>

<p>Reinhart, 24, will star as Natalie, whose life, on the eve of her college graduation, diverges into two parallel realities: one in which she becomes pregnant and must navigate motherhood as a young adult in her Texas hometown, the other in which she moves to L.A. to pursue her career.</p>

<p>In both journeys throughout her 20s, Natalie experiences life-changing love, devastating heartbreak, and rediscovers herself.</p>

<p>"Plus/Minus" will be produced by Screen Arcade''s Bryan Unkeless and Eric Newman alongside Jessica Malanaphy of CatchLight Studios. Alyssa Rodrigues will serve as the executive producer.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/kim-kardashian-talks-about-her-role-in-upcoming-paw-patrol-movie-at-kids-choice-awards-370366" hreflang="en">Kim Kardashian talks about her role in upcoming 'Paw Patrol' movie at Kids' Choice Awards</a></p>

<p>Reinhart, who broke out with popular CW series 'Riverdale', most recently featured in movies such as 'Hustlers'&nbsp;and 'Chemical Hearts'.</p>


Actor Lili Reinhart will topline Netflix''s upcoming feature film 'Plus/Minus'. The movie will be directed by Wanuri Kahiu, who was behind the popular Kenyan romance "Rafiki", Netflix said in a press release.

Actor Lili Reinhart will topline Netflix''s upcoming feature film 'Plus/Minus'. The movie will be directed by Wanuri Kahiu, who was behind the popular Kenyan romance "Rafiki", Netflix said in a press release. April Prosser has penned the film's screenplay. Oscars 2021 Predictions: A look at the frontrunners Reinhart, 24, will star as Natalie, whose life, on the eve of her college graduation, diverges into two parallel realities: one in which she becomes pregnant and must navigate motherhood as a young adult in her Texas hometown, the other in which she moves to L.A. to pursue her career. In both journeys throughout her 20s, Natalie experiences life-changing love, devastating heartbreak, and rediscovers herself. "Plus/Minus" will be produced by Screen Arcade''s Bryan Unkeless and Eric Newman alongside Jessica Malanaphy of CatchLight Studios. Alyssa Rodrigues will serve as the executive producer. Kim Kardashian talks about her role in upcoming 'Paw Patrol' movie at Kids' Choice Awards Reinhart, who broke out with popular CW series 'Riverdale', most recently featured in movies such as 'Hustlers' and 'Chemical Hearts'.

Lili Reinhart to lead Netflix movie 'Plus/Minus'

<p>Dev Patel's directorial debut 'Monkey Man' will be released on Netflix.&nbsp;<br />
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The streamer has bought the worldwide rights for Patel's movie 'Monkey Man'. Patel, known for movies such as 'Slumdog Millionaire', 'Lion'&nbsp;and 'The Personal History of David Copperfield' also stars in the movie, which recently completed filming and will be released by the streamer in 2022, reported Variety.<br />
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The agreement, which is reported to be worth around USD 30 million, excludes territories like Spain, Latin America, Iceland, Former Yugoslavia, Poland, Russia and Baltic States, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Pan-Asian PTV and China, where there are pre-existing deals.<br />
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The India-set revenge drama will also feature 'Made in Heaven'&nbsp;actor Sobhita Dhulipala and Patel's 'Chappie'&nbsp;co-star Sharlto Copley. Patel, 30, plays an unlikely hero who emerges from prison to take on a world enmeshed in corporate greed and eroding spiritual values, seeking revenge from those who took everything from him many years ago.<br />
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The actor has also penned the film's script in collaboration with Paul Angunawela and John Collee. "I'm so thrilled to be partnering with Netflix on this adventure. I hope this will be a fresh addition to the genre at a time in this industry where my story can become our story," Patel said. "Shooting a film during a pandemic has been quite challenging to say the least, but the opportunity to reimagine stories from my childhood and infuse them with my love of action cinema has been an absolute joy," he added.&nbsp;</p>


Dev Patel's directorial debut 'Monkey Man' will be released on Netflix. The streamer has bought the worldwide rights for Patel's movie 'Monkey Man'. Patel, known for movies such as 'Slumdog Millionaire', 'Lion' and 'The Personal History of David Copperfield' also stars in the movie, which recently completed filming and will be released by the streamer in 2022, reported Variety.

Dev Patel's directorial debut 'Monkey Man' will be released on Netflix. The streamer has bought the worldwide rights for Patel's movie 'Monkey Man'. Patel, known for movies such as 'Slumdog Millionaire', 'Lion' and 'The Personal History of David Copperfield' also stars in the movie, which recently completed filming and will be released by the streamer in 2022, reported Variety. The agreement, which is reported to be worth around USD 30 million, excludes territories like Spain, Latin America, Iceland, Former Yugoslavia, Poland, Russia and Baltic States, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Pan-Asian PTV and China, where there are pre-existing deals. The India-set revenge drama will also feature 'Made in Heaven' actor Sobhita Dhulipala and Patel's 'Chappie' co-star Sharlto Copley. Patel, 30, plays an unlikely hero who emerges from prison to take on a world enmeshed in corporate greed and eroding spiritual values, seeking revenge from those who took everything from him many years ago. The actor has also penned the film's script in collaboration with Paul Angunawela and John Collee. "I'm so thrilled to be partnering with Netflix on this adventure. I hope this will be a fresh addition to the genre at a time in this industry where my story can become our story," Patel said. "Shooting a film during a pandemic has been quite challenging to say the least, but the opportunity to reimagine stories from my childhood and infuse them with my love of action cinema has been an absolute joy," he added.

Netflix buys rights for actor Dev Patel's directorial debut movie 'Monkey Man'

<p>OTT giant Netflix has been asked to remove its new series 'Bombay Begums'from the platform over its inappropriate portrayal of children in the series.&nbsp;<br />
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The apex child rights body National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) issued a notice to Netflix on Thursday asking it to furnish a detailed action report within 24 hours, failing which it said it will initiate appropriate legal action.&nbsp;<br />
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Objecting to the alleged inappropriate portrayal of children in the series, the commission said this type of content will not only pollute the young minds but may also result in the abuse and exploitation of children.<br />
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The commission took action based on a complaint that alleged that the series normalises minors indulging in casual sex and drug abuse.<br />
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"Netflix should take extra precaution while streaming any content in respect of the children or for the children and shall also refrain themselves from getting into such things," the commission said in its notice.</p>

<p><strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/bombay-begums-review-pooja-bhatt-shahana-goswami-alankrita-srivastava-powerful-performances-with-an-over-used-narration-368829">Also read:&nbsp;'Bombay Begums' review: Powerful performances with an over-used narration</a></strong><br />
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"Therefore, you are directed to look into this matter and immediately stop streaming of this series and furnish a detailed action report within 24 hours, failing which the Commission will be constrained to initiate appropriate action pursuant to the provisions of Section 14 of the CPCR (Commission for Protection of Child Rights) Act, 2005," the commission said.</p>

<p>The notice comes weeks after the Indian government stated that it is in the process of framing a code to regulate OTT (over-the-top) platforms. The government is looking at monitoring content in order to remove anything that can be deemed as objectionable on the digital space.&nbsp;<br />
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'Bombay Begums' delves into the lives of five women of varied age groups and from different sections of society who all want different things in life. A 13-year-old girl serves as a narrator to the story. The series has been directed by Alankrita Srivastava and stars Pooja Bhatt, Amruta Subhash, Shanana Goswami, Rahul Bose and others.&nbsp;</p>


OTT giant Netflix has been asked to remove its new series 'Bombay Begums'from the platform over its inappropriate portrayal of children in the series. The apex child rights body National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) issued a notice to Netflix on Thursday asking it to furnish a detailed action report within 24 hours, failing which it said it will initiate appropriate legal action.

OTT giant Netflix has been asked to remove its new series 'Bombay Begums'from the platform over its inappropriate portrayal of children in the series. The apex child rights body National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) issued a notice to Netflix on Thursday asking it to furnish a detailed action report within 24 hours, failing which it said it will initiate appropriate legal action. Objecting to the alleged inappropriate portrayal of children in the series, the commission said this type of content will not only pollute the young minds but may also result in the abuse and exploitation of children. The commission took action based on a complaint that alleged that the series normalises minors indulging in casual sex and drug abuse. "Netflix should take extra precaution while streaming any content in respect of the children or for the children and shall also refrain themselves from getting into such things," the commission said in its notice. Also read: 'Bombay Begums' review: Powerful performances with an over-used narration "Therefore, you are directed to look into this matter and immediately stop streaming of this series and furnish a detailed action report within 24 hours, failing which the Commission will be constrained to initiate appropriate action pursuant to the provisions of Section 14 of the CPCR (Commission for Protection of Child Rights) Act, 2005," the commission said. The notice comes weeks after the Indian government stated that it is in the process of framing a code to regulate OTT (over-the-top) platforms. The government is looking at monitoring content in order to remove anything that can be deemed as objectionable on the digital space. 'Bombay Begums' delves into the lives of five women of varied age groups and from different sections of society who all want different things in life. A 13-year-old girl serves as a narrator to the story. The series has been directed by Alankrita Srivastava and stars Pooja Bhatt, Amruta Subhash, Shanana Goswami, Rahul Bose and others.

Netflix asked to stop streaming 'Bombay Begums' over inappropriate portrayal of children 

<p>Filmmaker Alankrita Srivastava has always had a strong, distinctly female voice in almost all her works. Her films 'Lipstick Under My Burkha'&nbsp; and the recent 'Dolly Kitty Ke Haseen Sapne' have explored issues that women have dealt with for years but has not been well represented in pop culture as much. Her latest, a web series for Netflix called 'Bombay Begum' also narrates the story of five women of varied much like 'Lipstick....' did.&nbsp;<br />
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Rani Singh Irani (Pooja Bhatt) is the newly appointed MD of the Royal Bank. A small-town girl who worked her way up the corporate ladder, Rani is on tenterhooks as she takes on the new job. A lot is at stake and her critics are waiting for her slip in order to replace her.&nbsp;<br />
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Rani not only needs to meander the men and their cynism about her capabilities in her professional life, but at home has to manage to teenage step-children, and her husband- none of whom are yet over the death of their mother/wife. And though Rani would like to present a picture-perfect life to the world, she has to answer and prove her worth at almost every step.&nbsp;<br />
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She appoints Fatima Warsi(Shahana Goswami ) as the Deputy MD's spot in the bank. A bright, ambitious hardworking woman, Fatima is more perturbed about the fact that she is unable to conceive a child with her husband Arijay (Vivek Gomber) who works in the same bank but in a junior position.&nbsp;<br />
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There is also a young Ayesha (Plabita Borthakur) who first gets fired and then eventually hired back in the same bank. She is from Indore, with an MBA degree from one of the lesser-known B-schools. Homeless and friendless, she is taken back in the company by Rani who gives her to run a social welfare scheme for women.&nbsp;<br />
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The first recipient of the scheme is Lily (Amruta Subhash) a bar dancer who knows wants to set up a factory and give her son the life she never could get.&nbsp;</p>

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The narrator of the story is 13 year of Shai, Rani's rebellious stepdaughter who - in her own admission- states she an 'old woman trapped in a young girl's body. She sketches her thoughts and talks to her dead 'Mummy'through the show.&nbsp;<br />
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Srivastava and co-writers Bornila Chatterjee and Iti Agarwal make the women unapologetic but not at the cost of making the men the villain of their stories. The women are unapologetic, ambitious and perhaps the heroes and villains of their own story. Three out of the five lead protagonists have extra-martial affairs and are not apologetic for sleeping with other men, one is exploring her sexuality and one waits desperately to hit puberty. For their age and background, each woman is bold and powerful and has a distinct voice.&nbsp;<br />
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The story deals with power, fame, infidelity, sexuality and coming of age with great detail. Perhaps for the first time, an Indian show openly shows a lead character as a bisexual who is still understand her own needs. The show talks of the female gaze, about workplace sexual harassment and how typically men and women deal when such a crisis hits upon them.&nbsp;<br />
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It also deftly handles sisterhood in a society that is blurred and grey. Sure they pull each other down on several occasions but ultimately come together as each other's biggest supporters. When Fatima finds out that her mentor for years is a sexual predator, her first reaction is doubt the girl and her intentions. "He has a family, there would be repercussions," she warns Ayesha. But eventually, when she does find out the truth, she is one to take up the case and fight for Ayesha.&nbsp;<br />
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Similarly, despite being fired a day before, Ayesha finds herself back in the bank because Rani is willing to give this small town girl a chance- as she reminds her of her younger self.</p>

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To its credit, the show has some great actors aptly cast in their respective roles. Bhatt, in her comeback project, exudes confidence in the ambitious, sometimes kind, sometimes shrewd Rani. Goswami plays complex Fatima with great ease. Amruta Subhash, a credible actor who has proved her mettle in numerous films before, plays the bar dancer Lily stunningly. Lily's is the outsider in the setup -but she claws her way in as she craves acce[tance and respect much like the other women.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The young stars Borthakur and Adhya Anand as Shai also deliver confident performances.&nbsp;<br />
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While on paper, the plot may have held a lot of promise- at the execution level, the show somehow is not as effective. It does talk of a lot of important issues, from menstruation to sexuality but the whole doesn't come together that effectively. There's also a strangeMade In Heaven' hangover ( Srivastava was one of the directors) especially because of the music and the narration by the young Shai- who speaks in metaphors. The narration- in several instances- overpowers everything else and is slightly hard to digest.&nbsp;</p>

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The show starts off about women, belittling or uplifting each other- as they meander through various obstacles in their personal lives but ultimately becomes a story of all of them standing up against sexual violence.&nbsp;<br />
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Like her other projects, Srivastava manages to make everyone sit up and take note of her powerful women but the show never reaches a pinnacle with its plot and the ending is underwhelming. When you touch upon such pertinent points in the middle of the series, one except it to end with a bang but instead, the ending is underwhelming.&nbsp;<br />
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'Bombay Begums' ventures out with a bold story but ultimately succumbs to predictability and that is the biggest flaw of the series.<br />
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Thankfully, the show is propelled by good performances.&nbsp;<br />
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'Bombay Begums' is streaming on Netflix.&nbsp;</p>

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Filmmaker Alankrita Srivastava has always had a strong, distinctly female voice in almost all her works. Her films 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' and the recent 'Dolly Kitty Ke Haseen Sapne' have explored issues that women have dealt with for years but has not been well represented in pop culture as much.

Filmmaker Alankrita Srivastava has always had a strong, distinctly female voice in almost all her works. Her films 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' and the recent 'Dolly Kitty Ke Haseen Sapne' have explored issues that women have dealt with for years but has not been well represented in pop culture as much. Her latest, a web series for Netflix called 'Bombay Begum' also narrates the story of five women of varied much like 'Lipstick....' did. Rani Singh Irani (Pooja Bhatt) is the newly appointed MD of the Royal Bank. A small-town girl who worked her way up the corporate ladder, Rani is on tenterhooks as she takes on the new job. A lot is at stake and her critics are waiting for her slip in order to replace her. Rani not only needs to meander the men and their cynism about her capabilities in her professional life, but at home has to manage to teenage step-children, and her husband- none of whom are yet over the death of their mother/wife. And though Rani would like to present a picture-perfect life to the world, she has to answer and prove her worth at almost every step. She appoints Fatima Warsi(Shahana Goswami ) as the Deputy MD's spot in the bank. A bright, ambitious hardworking woman, Fatima is more perturbed about the fact that she is unable to conceive a child with her husband Arijay (Vivek Gomber) who works in the same bank but in a junior position. There is also a young Ayesha (Plabita Borthakur) who first gets fired and then eventually hired back in the same bank. She is from Indore, with an MBA degree from one of the lesser-known B-schools. Homeless and friendless, she is taken back in the company by Rani who gives her to run a social welfare scheme for women. The first recipient of the scheme is Lily (Amruta Subhash) a bar dancer who knows wants to set up a factory and give her son the life she never could get. The narrator of the story is 13 year of Shai, Rani's rebellious stepdaughter who - in her own admission- states she an 'old woman trapped in a young girl's body. She sketches her thoughts and talks to her dead 'Mummy'through the show. Srivastava and co-writers Bornila Chatterjee and Iti Agarwal make the women unapologetic but not at the cost of making the men the villain of their stories. The women are unapologetic, ambitious and perhaps the heroes and villains of their own story. Three out of the five lead protagonists have extra-martial affairs and are not apologetic for sleeping with other men, one is exploring her sexuality and one waits desperately to hit puberty. For their age and background, each woman is bold and powerful and has a distinct voice. The story deals with power, fame, infidelity, sexuality and coming of age with great detail. Perhaps for the first time, an Indian show openly shows a lead character as a bisexual who is still understand her own needs. The show talks of the female gaze, about workplace sexual harassment and how typically men and women deal when such a crisis hits upon them. It also deftly handles sisterhood in a society that is blurred and grey. Sure they pull each other down on several occasions but ultimately come together as each other's biggest supporters. When Fatima finds out that her mentor for years is a sexual predator, her first reaction is doubt the girl and her intentions. "He has a family, there would be repercussions," she warns Ayesha. But eventually, when she does find out the truth, she is one to take up the case and fight for Ayesha. Similarly, despite being fired a day before, Ayesha finds herself back in the bank because Rani is willing to give this small town girl a chance- as she reminds her of her younger self. To its credit, the show has some great actors aptly cast in their respective roles. Bhatt, in her comeback project, exudes confidence in the ambitious, sometimes kind, sometimes shrewd Rani. Goswami plays complex Fatima with great ease. Amruta Subhash, a credible actor who has proved her mettle in numerous films before, plays the bar dancer Lily stunningly. Lily's is the outsider in the setup -but she claws her way in as she craves acce[tance and respect much like the other women. The young stars Borthakur and Adhya Anand as Shai also deliver confident performances. While on paper, the plot may have held a lot of promise- at the execution level, the show somehow is not as effective. It does talk of a lot of important issues, from menstruation to sexuality but the whole doesn't come together that effectively. There's also a strangeMade In Heaven' hangover ( Srivastava was one of the directors) especially because of the music and the narration by the young Shai- who speaks in metaphors. The narration- in several instances- overpowers everything else and is slightly hard to digest. The show starts off about women, belittling or uplifting each other- as they meander through various obstacles in their personal lives but ultimately becomes a story of all of them standing up against sexual violence. Like her other projects, Srivastava manages to make everyone sit up and take note of her powerful women but the show never reaches a pinnacle with its plot and the ending is underwhelming. When you touch upon such pertinent points in the middle of the series, one except it to end with a bang but instead, the ending is underwhelming. 'Bombay Begums' ventures out with a bold story but ultimately succumbs to predictability and that is the biggest flaw of the series. Thankfully, the show is propelled by good performances. 'Bombay Begums' is streaming on Netflix.

'Bombay Begums' review: Powerful performances with an over-used narration 

<p>Arijit Singh has always swept the crowd off their feet with his soothing voice and his fans have always wanted more of him. The music sensation, who has given multiple hit songs, is now set to take on a new role as a music composer with Netflix’s Pagglait, starring Sanya Malhotra. &nbsp;Sounds like the perfect gift, doesn’t it?</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/haseen-dillruba-to-jagame-thandhiram-13-new-movies-in-netflixs-2021-slate-367906">'Haseen Dillruba' to 'Jagame Thandhiram': 13 new movies in Netflix’s 2021 slate</a><br />
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Singer and Music composer Arijit Singh on this exciting announcement said, “I make my debut as a music composer with a project very close to my heart. I am honoured to serve music to the world. The endearing story of Sandhya of self-belief and triumph is much like my musical journey and I feel honoured to be associated with a special film like Pagglait’’&nbsp;</p>

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'Pagglait' is an inspiring story of Sandhya played by Sanya Malhotra who is struggling to mourn the death of her husband. As events unfold, Sandhya sets onto a path of self-discovery, attempting to find her identity and purpose in life - all this while living amidst the quirky members of her joint family.</p>

<p>Directed and written by Umesh Bist, the film boasts an ensemble cast consisting of veteran actors - Sayani Gupta, Shrutii Sharma, Ashutosh Rana, Raghubir Yadav, Sheeba Chaddha, Meghna Malik and Rajesh Tailang.<br />
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Arijit Singh has always swept the crowd off their feet with his soothing voice and his fans have always wanted more of him. The music sensation, who has given multiple hit songs, is now set to take on a new role as a music composer with Netflix’s Pagglait, starring Sanya Malhotra.

Arijit Singh has always swept the crowd off their feet with his soothing voice and his fans have always wanted more of him. The music sensation, who has given multiple hit songs, is now set to take on a new role as a music composer with Netflix’s Pagglait, starring Sanya Malhotra. Sounds like the perfect gift, doesn’t it? 'Haseen Dillruba' to 'Jagame Thandhiram': 13 new movies in Netflix’s 2021 slate Singer and Music composer Arijit Singh on this exciting announcement said, “I make my debut as a music composer with a project very close to my heart. I am honoured to serve music to the world. The endearing story of Sandhya of self-belief and triumph is much like my musical journey and I feel honoured to be associated with a special film like Pagglait’’ 'Pagglait' is an inspiring story of Sandhya played by Sanya Malhotra who is struggling to mourn the death of her husband. As events unfold, Sandhya sets onto a path of self-discovery, attempting to find her identity and purpose in life - all this while living amidst the quirky members of her joint family. Directed and written by Umesh Bist, the film boasts an ensemble cast consisting of veteran actors - Sayani Gupta, Shrutii Sharma, Ashutosh Rana, Raghubir Yadav, Sheeba Chaddha, Meghna Malik and Rajesh Tailang.

Arijit Singh turns music composer with Netflix’s 'Pagglait'

<p>There's a little update on Chris Hemsworth's&nbsp;most-watched Netflix movie of 2020 'Extraction'&nbsp;<br />
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We all know that the Netflix movie is getting a sequel and now producer Joe Russo has&nbsp;revealed the place where the second part will be shot.&nbsp;<br />
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In an interview with Nova's Smallzy's Surgery on Friday, host Kent 'Smallzy' Small&nbsp;asked the Russo Brothers about their plan for the sequel.&nbsp;<br />
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Joe said, ''We like working hard and we like telling stories. We love making movies and we love working with our friends. We're really excited about 'Extraction 2', and I think that part of that film will actually be shot in Australia as well.'' The first part of the movie was majorly shot in India while the story was based in Bangladesh.</p>

<p><strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/extraction-review-chris-hemsworths-latest-film-is-just-about-stunts-294794">'Extraction' review: Chris Hemsworth's latest film is just about stunts</a></strong><br />
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The movie was a massive hit and in May 2020 had reached 90 million households in its first four weeks of&nbsp;streaming on Netflix. A month after it's release Joe confirmed that they are working on part 2. Known for his Marvel movies, Joe Russo is back in the writer's chair while Sam Hargrave will&nbsp;be back as director.&nbsp;<br />
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''The deal is closed for me to write 'Extraction 2', and we are in the formative stages of what the story can be. We're not committing yet to whether that story goes forward, or backward in time. We left a big loose ending that leaves question marks for the audience.'' he told the deadline.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The&nbsp;sequel is set to start filming in the fall as long as it does not face any delays due to COVID-19, Hargrave confirmed earlier.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The first movie&nbsp;follows the story of Tyler Rake (Hemsworth), a former SASR operator-turned-mercenary who is hired by India's biggest drug dealer (Pankaj Tripathi) to rescue his son who is kidnapped by Bangladesh's biggest drug dealer.<br />
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The first film starred a bevvy of well known Bollywood actors including Randeep Hooda, Pankaj Tripathi and <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/extraction-star-priyanshu-painyuli-on-how-his-name-got-him-to-play-asif-in-the-film-297764">Priyanshu Painyuli </a>amongst others.</p>

<h4><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/chris-hemsworth-speaks-a-bengali-line-in-extraction-fans-cant-keep-calm-294953">Chris Hemsworth speaks a Bengali line in 'Extraction', fans can't keep calm</a></h4>

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There's a little update on Chris Hemsworth's most-watched Netflix movie of 2020 'Extraction' We all know that the Netflix movie is getting a sequel and now producer Joe Russo has revealed the place where the second part will be shot.

There's a little update on Chris Hemsworth's most-watched Netflix movie of 2020 'Extraction' We all know that the Netflix movie is getting a sequel and now producer Joe Russo has revealed the place where the second part will be shot. In an interview with Nova's Smallzy's Surgery on Friday, host Kent 'Smallzy' Small asked the Russo Brothers about their plan for the sequel. Joe said, ''We like working hard and we like telling stories. We love making movies and we love working with our friends. We're really excited about 'Extraction 2', and I think that part of that film will actually be shot in Australia as well.'' The first part of the movie was majorly shot in India while the story was based in Bangladesh. 'Extraction' review: Chris Hemsworth's latest film is just about stunts The movie was a massive hit and in May 2020 had reached 90 million households in its first four weeks of streaming on Netflix. A month after it's release Joe confirmed that they are working on part 2. Known for his Marvel movies, Joe Russo is back in the writer's chair while Sam Hargrave will be back as director. ''The deal is closed for me to write 'Extraction 2', and we are in the formative stages of what the story can be. We're not committing yet to whether that story goes forward, or backward in time. We left a big loose ending that leaves question marks for the audience.'' he told the deadline. The sequel is set to start filming in the fall as long as it does not face any delays due to COVID-19, Hargrave confirmed earlier. The first movie follows the story of Tyler Rake (Hemsworth), a former SASR operator-turned-mercenary who is hired by India's biggest drug dealer (Pankaj Tripathi) to rescue his son who is kidnapped by Bangladesh's biggest drug dealer. The first film starred a bevvy of well known Bollywood actors including Randeep Hooda, Pankaj Tripathi and Priyanshu Painyuli amongst others. Chris Hemsworth speaks a Bengali line in 'Extraction', fans can't keep calm

Chris Hemsworth's 'Extraction' sequel to be filmed in this country

<p>Newcomer Adarsh Gourav made heads turn with his powerful performance in the Netflix film 'The White Tiger' earlier this year. Now the young star has earned a nomination in the best actor category at BAFTA 2021.&nbsp;<br />
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Considered the highest film awards in Britain, BAFTA announced its list of nominees for the 2021 ceremony on Tuesday. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/the-white-tiger-review-adarsh-gourav-shines-in-priyanka-chopra-rajkummar-rao-starrer-showing-a-mirror-to-indias-sense-of-servitude-358789">Read WION's review of 'The White Tiger' here.&nbsp;</a><br />
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Gourav has been nominated alongside some prominent names including Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal), Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) Anthony Hopkins (The Father), Mads Mikkelsen(Another Round), Tahar Rahim (The Mauritanian).&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-bafta-2021-heres-the-full-list-of-nominations-369172">Here's the full list of nominations of 2021 BAFTAs.&nbsp;</a><br />
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Gourav played Balram in the film that was adapted from Arvind Adiga's award-winning book by the same name. A rags-to-riches story, 'The White Tiger' was directed by Ramin Bahrani and co-starred Priyanka Chopra Jonas (who also co-produced the film) and Rajkummar Rao.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Bahrani also earned a nod in the best-adapted screenplay category for the same film.&nbsp;<br />
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The BAFTAs will take place on April 11.</p>


Newcomer Adarsh Gourav made heads turn with his powerful performance in the Netflix film 'The White Tiger' earlier this year. Now the young star has earned a nomination in the best actor category at BAFTA 2021.

Newcomer Adarsh Gourav made heads turn with his powerful performance in the Netflix film 'The White Tiger' earlier this year. Now the young star has earned a nomination in the best actor category at BAFTA 2021. Considered the highest film awards in Britain, BAFTA announced its list of nominees for the 2021 ceremony on Tuesday. Read WION's review of 'The White Tiger' here. Gourav has been nominated alongside some prominent names including Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal), Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) Anthony Hopkins (The Father), Mads Mikkelsen(Another Round), Tahar Rahim (The Mauritanian). Here's the full list of nominations of 2021 BAFTAs. Gourav played Balram in the film that was adapted from Arvind Adiga's award-winning book by the same name. A rags-to-riches story, 'The White Tiger' was directed by Ramin Bahrani and co-starred Priyanka Chopra Jonas (who also co-produced the film) and Rajkummar Rao. Bahrani also earned a nod in the best-adapted screenplay category for the same film. The BAFTAs will take place on April 11.

BAFTA 2021: 'The White Tiger' star Adarsh Gourav gets nominated in the best actor category 

<p>A year after Meghan Markle married Prince Harry in a fairy-tale wedding, she said in an extraordinary interview broadcast on Sunday night, her life as a member of the British royal family had become so emotionally desolate that she contemplated suicide.</p>

<p>At another point, members of the family told Harry and Meghan, a biracial former actress from the United States, that they did not want the couple’s unborn child, Archie, to be a prince or princess and expressed concerns about how dark the color of the baby’s skin would be.</p>

<p>An emotional but self-possessed Meghan said of her suicidal thoughts: “I was ashamed to have to admit it to Harry. I knew that if I didn’t say it, I would do it. I just didn’t want to be alive anymore.”</p>

<p>Meghan, 39, made the disclosures in an eagerly anticipated, at times incendiary, interview on CBS with Oprah Winfrey that aired in the United States in prime time. In describing a royal life that began as a fairy tale but quickly turned suffocating and cruel, Meghan's blunt answers raised the combustible issues of race and privilege in the most rarefied echelon of British society.</p>

<p>For an American audience that has lapped up the palace intrigue depicted in the popular TV series 'The Crown,' it was the equivalent of an explosive bonus episode — one promoted in a week of charges and countercharges about the role Meghan played in the House of Windsor.</p>

<p>For the royal family, already preoccupied by the hospitalization of its patriarch, Prince Philip, it was both an embarrassing airing of dirty laundry and a painful reminder, a year after Harry and Meghan turned their backs on royal life, that the wounds from that rupture had yet to heal.</p>

<p>Meghan said that while her husband was deeply concerned about her emotional fragility — gripping her hand tightly at public events — her efforts to seek medical help were rebuffed by palace officials, who worried about the effect on the monarchy. She described herself as a sort of prisoner in Kensington Palace.</p>

<p>“I couldn’t just call an Uber to the palace,” she said.</p>

<p>Meghan did not say which family member had raised questions about her baby’s skin color, nor did she fully explain why the royal family had not automatically planned to confer a royal title, which would have provided security protection for the child. By convention, Archie would assume a royal title once his grandfather Prince Charles ascended to the throne.</p>

<p>Still, the lack of detail did not rob the moment of its power: Meghan's reference to her child’s skin tone provoked a stunned “what?” from Winfrey.</p>

<p>In other, less provocative disclosures, Meghan corrected the record on some family business and revealed the sex of their unborn child.</p>

<p>It was her sister-in-law, Kate, she said, who drove her to tears in a clash over dresses for the flower girls, rather than the reverse as had been widely reported. In another awkward encounter with of her own aides, she said that the aide told her she shouldn’t go out to lunch with friends because she was overexposed, even though she had left her residence only twice in four months.</p>

<p>Harry and Meghan disclosed that their second child, due this summer, will be a girl.</p>

<p>Meghan, her baby bump clearly visible, spoke casually and with humor about her early encounters with her future in-laws. She described learning how to curtsy moments before she was introduced to Queen Elizabeth II, with whom she said she always had a warm relationship, and insisted she knew nothing about what was going to be expected of her as a working royal.</p>

<p>“I didn’t do any research about what that would mean,” she said. “I never looked up my husband online.”</p>

<p>Harry, who joined Meghan for the second half of the interview, said the couple broke away because of a lack of support or understanding from his family, particularly about the racism that he said his wife confronted in news coverage.</p>

<p>“No one from my family said anything over those three years,” Harry said.</p>

<p>The prince, who remains sixth in line to the throne, described being financially cut off by his family after he and Meghan announced plans to withdraw from royal duties. He said his relationship with his father was particularly strained — Charles stopped taking his calls at one point — because “there’s a lot of hurt that has happened.”</p>

<p>On both sides of the Atlantic, this was the most eagerly anticipated royal interview since Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, told the BBC in 1995 that “there were three of us in this marriage,” referring to her husband, Charles, and his extramarital relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles, whom he later married.</p>

<p>Like Meghan, Diana was a glamorous outsider who brought a shower of stardust to the House of Windsor when she married Charles, only to become deeply unhappy within the confines of royal life. Unlike Meghan, her marriage crumbled amid competing claims of infidelity, and by the time she spoke to the BBC journalist, Martin Bashir, she said the palace viewed her as a “threat of some kind.”</p>

<p>A vivid bookend to her turbulent years in the royal family, Diana’s interview was a pop-cultural moment that drew one of the largest British television audiences in history, lived on in parodies on “Saturday Night Live,” and deepened the media’s fathomless hunger for all things Diana. Two years later, she was dead in Paris, the victim of a car crash after a high-speed chase with photographers.</p>

<p>Harry invoked that tragedy with Winfrey, saying of his wife’s recurring clashes with the tabloid press, “My biggest concern was history repeating itself.” He has long blamed journalists for his mother’s death and said one of the reasons the couple moved to California was to escape the unrelenting media glare.</p>

<p>Even Meghan’s choice of wardrobe seemed calculated to telegraph the message of a new start. Her elegant black dress, designed by Giorgio Armani, featured a striking lotus flower design that her staff said symbolized revival and a will to live. She also wore a diamond tennis bracelet that once belonged to Diana.</p>

<p>But the couple’s effort to relaunch their public image did not go unchallenged back home. In the days leading up to the broadcast, new allegations surfaced that Meghan had bullied members of her staff, reducing junior aides to tears and driving two personal assistants out of the palace. Meghan dismissed the claims as character assassination, while Buckingham Palace said it would look into them.</p>

<p>“What is going on is a significant struggle for the control of the narrative,” said Peter Hunt, a former BBC royal correspondent. “What is our settled judgment for why Harry and Meghan left the royal family? Do we accept two hours of Oprah or do we believe those charges of bullying?”</p>

<p>Early headlines in the British tabloids suggested that Meghan’s bombshells will reverberate for weeks. “I wanted to kill myself,” said a headline on The Daily Mail’s website. “I felt suicidal,” said a headline on The Sun’s site.</p>

<p>Meghan has no shortage of defenders. Patrick J. Adams, an actor who worked with her on the television series, “Suits,” described her on Twitter last week as having “a deep sense of morality and a fierce work ethic.” The royal family, Adams said, was “obscene” to promote accusations of bullying against her.</p>

<p>Critics have long detected a whiff of racism in how some people react to Meghan, a professional woman who had been divorced before she met Harry. While initially rapturous in their coverage of the couple, Britain’s tabloids turned against them, publishing unflattering articles about how they flew on carbon-spewing private jets and restricted access to their newborn son.</p>

<p>Some also point out the hypocrisy of Buckingham Palace investigating claims of bullying against Meghan when Prince Andrew, the queen’s second son and Harry’s uncle, has declined to speak to U.S. authorities about allegations of sex trafficking by his late friend, the convicted sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.</p>

<p>Though British papers have covered every conceivable angle of the interview, some made clear there were limits to the interest it was generating. The Sunday Times of London reported that the queen herself had no plans to watch the program, which is quite predictable, since it aired after midnight London time. It was to be shown on Monday evening on Britain’s ITV network.</p>

<p>Others in Britain tried to play down its significance, pointing out that there are other more important things going on in the country: Schools are to reopen on Monday, and the coronavirus vaccine rollout continues at full speed. At least one prominent British leader said he had no plans to stay up for it.</p>

<p>“Of course, I’m interested in all sorts of stuff around the news around the world,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday, when asked about Harry and Meghan. “I think it’s quite late our time, so I’ll probably miss it.”</p>


A year after Meghan Markle married Prince Harry in a fairy-tale wedding, she said in an extraordinary interview broadcast on Sunday night, her life as a member of the British royal family had become so emotionally desolate that she contemplated suicide.

A year after Meghan Markle married Prince Harry in a fairy-tale wedding, she said in an extraordinary interview broadcast on Sunday night, her life as a member of the British royal family had become so emotionally desolate that she contemplated suicide. At another point, members of the family told Harry and Meghan, a biracial former actress from the United States, that they did not want the couple’s unborn child, Archie, to be a prince or princess and expressed concerns about how dark the color of the baby’s skin would be. An emotional but self-possessed Meghan said of her suicidal thoughts: “I was ashamed to have to admit it to Harry. I knew that if I didn’t say it, I would do it. I just didn’t want to be alive anymore.” Meghan, 39, made the disclosures in an eagerly anticipated, at times incendiary, interview on CBS with Oprah Winfrey that aired in the United States in prime time. In describing a royal life that began as a fairy tale but quickly turned suffocating and cruel, Meghan's blunt answers raised the combustible issues of race and privilege in the most rarefied echelon of British society. For an American audience that has lapped up the palace intrigue depicted in the popular TV series 'The Crown,' it was the equivalent of an explosive bonus episode — one promoted in a week of charges and countercharges about the role Meghan played in the House of Windsor. For the royal family, already preoccupied by the hospitalization of its patriarch, Prince Philip, it was both an embarrassing airing of dirty laundry and a painful reminder, a year after Harry and Meghan turned their backs on royal life, that the wounds from that rupture had yet to heal. Meghan said that while her husband was deeply concerned about her emotional fragility — gripping her hand tightly at public events — her efforts to seek medical help were rebuffed by palace officials, who worried about the effect on the monarchy. She described herself as a sort of prisoner in Kensington Palace. “I couldn’t just call an Uber to the palace,” she said. Meghan did not say which family member had raised questions about her baby’s skin color, nor did she fully explain why the royal family had not automatically planned to confer a royal title, which would have provided security protection for the child. By convention, Archie would assume a royal title once his grandfather Prince Charles ascended to the throne. Still, the lack of detail did not rob the moment of its power: Meghan's reference to her child’s skin tone provoked a stunned “what?” from Winfrey. In other, less provocative disclosures, Meghan corrected the record on some family business and revealed the sex of their unborn child. It was her sister-in-law, Kate, she said, who drove her to tears in a clash over dresses for the flower girls, rather than the reverse as had been widely reported. In another awkward encounter with of her own aides, she said that the aide told her she shouldn’t go out to lunch with friends because she was overexposed, even though she had left her residence only twice in four months. Harry and Meghan disclosed that their second child, due this summer, will be a girl. Meghan, her baby bump clearly visible, spoke casually and with humor about her early encounters with her future in-laws. She described learning how to curtsy moments before she was introduced to Queen Elizabeth II, with whom she said she always had a warm relationship, and insisted she knew nothing about what was going to be expected of her as a working royal. “I didn’t do any research about what that would mean,” she said. “I never looked up my husband online.” Harry, who joined Meghan for the second half of the interview, said the couple broke away because of a lack of support or understanding from his family, particularly about the racism that he said his wife confronted in news coverage. “No one from my family said anything over those three years,” Harry said. The prince, who remains sixth in line to the throne, described being financially cut off by his family after he and Meghan announced plans to withdraw from royal duties. He said his relationship with his father was particularly strained — Charles stopped taking his calls at one point — because “there’s a lot of hurt that has happened.” On both sides of the Atlantic, this was the most eagerly anticipated royal interview since Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, told the BBC in 1995 that “there were three of us in this marriage,” referring to her husband, Charles, and his extramarital relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles, whom he later married. Like Meghan, Diana was a glamorous outsider who brought a shower of stardust to the House of Windsor when she married Charles, only to become deeply unhappy within the confines of royal life. Unlike Meghan, her marriage crumbled amid competing claims of infidelity, and by the time she spoke to the BBC journalist, Martin Bashir, she said the palace viewed her as a “threat of some kind.” A vivid bookend to her turbulent years in the royal family, Diana’s interview was a pop-cultural moment that drew one of the largest British television audiences in history, lived on in parodies on “Saturday Night Live,” and deepened the media’s fathomless hunger for all things Diana. Two years later, she was dead in Paris, the victim of a car crash after a high-speed chase with photographers. Harry invoked that tragedy with Winfrey, saying of his wife’s recurring clashes with the tabloid press, “My biggest concern was history repeating itself.” He has long blamed journalists for his mother’s death and said one of the reasons the couple moved to California was to escape the unrelenting media glare. Even Meghan’s choice of wardrobe seemed calculated to telegraph the message of a new start. Her elegant black dress, designed by Giorgio Armani, featured a striking lotus flower design that her staff said symbolized revival and a will to live. She also wore a diamond tennis bracelet that once belonged to Diana. But the couple’s effort to relaunch their public image did not go unchallenged back home. In the days leading up to the broadcast, new allegations surfaced that Meghan had bullied members of her staff, reducing junior aides to tears and driving two personal assistants out of the palace. Meghan dismissed the claims as character assassination, while Buckingham Palace said it would look into them. “What is going on is a significant struggle for the control of the narrative,” said Peter Hunt, a former BBC royal correspondent. “What is our settled judgment for why Harry and Meghan left the royal family? Do we accept two hours of Oprah or do we believe those charges of bullying?” Early headlines in the British tabloids suggested that Meghan’s bombshells will reverberate for weeks. “I wanted to kill myself,” said a headline on The Daily Mail’s website. “I felt suicidal,” said a headline on The Sun’s site. Meghan has no shortage of defenders. Patrick J. Adams, an actor who worked with her on the television series, “Suits,” described her on Twitter last week as having “a deep sense of morality and a fierce work ethic.” The royal family, Adams said, was “obscene” to promote accusations of bullying against her. Critics have long detected a whiff of racism in how some people react to Meghan, a professional woman who had been divorced before she met Harry. While initially rapturous in their coverage of the couple, Britain’s tabloids turned against them, publishing unflattering articles about how they flew on carbon-spewing private jets and restricted access to their newborn son. Some also point out the hypocrisy of Buckingham Palace investigating claims of bullying against Meghan when Prince Andrew, the queen’s second son and Harry’s uncle, has declined to speak to U.S. authorities about allegations of sex trafficking by his late friend, the convicted sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. Though British papers have covered every conceivable angle of the interview, some made clear there were limits to the interest it was generating. The Sunday Times of London reported that the queen herself had no plans to watch the program, which is quite predictable, since it aired after midnight London time. It was to be shown on Monday evening on Britain’s ITV network. Others in Britain tried to play down its significance, pointing out that there are other more important things going on in the country: Schools are to reopen on Monday, and the coronavirus vaccine rollout continues at full speed. At least one prominent British leader said he had no plans to stay up for it. “Of course, I’m interested in all sorts of stuff around the news around the world,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday, when asked about Harry and Meghan. “I think it’s quite late our time, so I’ll probably miss it.”

Meghan and Harry's interview: Depth of pain from royal life spills into view

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