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>> Hollywood actors join writers in historic industry-stopping strike
Hollywood actors joined screenwriters in the first joint strike since 1960. This development shuts down productions across the industry as talks for a new contract with studios and streaming services failed. The strike bars actors from promoting their works. The strike also forced Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer cast to leave the film’s London premiere midway.
>> Emmys 2023 nominations: ‘Succession’ leads with 27 nods
The trio of Succession, The White Lotus and The Last of Uscombined for a whopping 74 nominations for the Emmy Awards. Succession 4 bagged 27 nominations, including best drama. Reacting to her nomination for the best supporting actress award in a comedy for Abbot Elementary,Sheryl Lee Ralph said she is a “a puddle of emotions”. Former US president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama also bagged nominations.
Bollywood
Alia Bhatt reportedly joins YRF Spy Universe as first female lead
Dibakar Banerjee returns with ‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha’ sequel
Remakes of ‘Mili’, ‘Bawarchi’ and ‘Koshish’ in the works
Kartik Aaryan begins filming for Kabir Khan’s ‘Chandu Champion’
‘Adipurush’ writer Manoj Shukla issues public apology
Tamannaah Bhatia joins John Abraham, Sharvari Wagh in ‘Vedaa’
Mona Singh, Ashutosh Gowariker to headline survival drama series ‘Kaala Paani’
Vicky Kaushal-Triptii Dimri film gets a new release date
Shooting of Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor-starrer ‘Stree 2’ begins
Jimmy Shergill’s Netflix series ‘Choona’ gets a release date
R Balki’s ‘Ghoomer’ to open 2023 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
Hollywood
‘I really do not like Hollywood, it is not for me,’ says Tom Holland
Tom Holland
’Christopher Nolan says ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Barbie’ opening together is ‘terrific’‘
Extraordinary Attorney Woo’ actor Park Eun-bin to star in Netflix’s ‘Castaway Diva’
‘Marvel diluted audience’s focus and attention with too many TV shows’, says Disney CEO Bob Iger
Kevin Spacey ‘crushed’ by sexual assault allegations, actor tells London court
Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling shine at London premiere of ‘Barbie’
Medical examiners report Elvis’ daughter Lisa Marie Presley died of small bowel obstruction
Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman-starrer ‘Deadpool 3’ first look out
James Gunn’s ‘Superman: Legacy’ adds Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced and Edi Gathegi
Jennifer Garner to be back as Elektra in ‘Deadpool 3’
Regional cinema
Vijay to launch ‘Thalapathy Vijay Institute’ on July 15
Mohanlal, Jeethu Joseph reunite for their next
Vijay wraps shooting for Lokesh Kanagaraj’s ‘Leo’
‘Varshangalkku Shesham’ is Vineeth Sreenivasan’s next directorial; Bombay Jayashree’s son to score music
Vijay Sethupathi’s 50th film titled ‘Maharaja’
Nani, Mrunal Thakur film titled ‘Hi Nanna’
Rajinikanth completes shooting for Aishwarya Rajinikanth’s ‘Lal Salaam’
Nivin Pauly’s film with Hanfeef Adeni titled ‘Ramachandra Boss and Co’
Ram Pothineni and Puri Jagannadh’s ‘Double iSmart’ launched
Trisha to star opposite Tovino Thomas in ‘Identity’
Trailers
Atlee’s action-packed ‘Jawan’ prevue shows Shah Rukh Khan in all new-avatar
Joaquin Phoenix, Ridley Scott bring the ruthless French conqueror’s story to screen in ‘Napoleon’ trailer
Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor battle for love amidst a war in ‘Bawaal’ trailer
‘Ghost’ first glimpse shows Shivarajkumar as the ‘original’ gangster
In the ‘Wonka’ trailer, Timothee Chalamet works a treat as young Willy Wonka
‘Star Wars: Ahsoka’ trailer promises a total ‘Star Wars Rebels’ reunion
In ‘Blue Beetle’ trailer, the Reyes family gets a superhero
Genelia Deshmukh, Manav Kaul-starrer ‘Trial Period’ trailer hints at a tale of imperfect families
Trailer of ‘Painkiller’, Netflix series on opioid crisis, shows Uzo Azuba investigate Purdue Pharma
New in streaming
New on Netflix in July: Kohraa, an investigative drama from the creator of Pataal Lok, four-part adventure docuseries Unknown, Season 3 of Sweet Magnolias and more
New on Disney+ Hotstar in July:C.H.U.E.C.O, the first season of the Spanish drama, Season 2 of the crime show Shadow Detective, The comedy drama Slumber Party andmore
Coming to Apple TV+: Season 2 of David S Goyer’s epic saga Foundation, the documentary series Stephen Curry: Underrated, The Afterparty Season 2, and more
New on Amazon Prime Video this week: Season 1 of Telugu college drama Hostel Days, Season 2 of the romantic drama The Summer I Turned Pretty, the horror series Adhura and more
Essential reading
1) ‘Bawaal’: Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor on their ‘life-changing’ Second World War journey
>> The actors discuss their upcoming relationship drama and their personal takes on marriage and romance
2) Sivakarthikeyan: If I don’t accept my failures, you won’t accept my victories
>> He opens up on why he chose to work with Madonne Ashwin, the challenging action scenes in ‘Maaveeran’ and more
3) Dhoni on producing Tamil film ‘LGM’: I have a strong connection with Chennai
>> The CSK captain and former India skipper turns producer with the film starring Harish Kalyan, Ivana and Nadiya
4) A killing in Punjab: How Netflix’s ‘Kohrra’ came to be
>> Showrunner Sudip Sharma and director Randeep Jha discuss the making and themes of their new investigative thriller
5) Thota Tharani: My work as art director remains the same irrespective of a film’s scale
>> Fresh off his work in Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’, the veteran talks about working on a new show
6) Maamannan: shedding light on Dalits in Dravidian politics
>> The film’s politics could lead to more interventions in reaffirming the founding principles of equality and justice within the Dravidian movement
7) Anand Devarkonda: Vaishnavi Chaitanya’s character is the soul of ‘Baby’
>> The actor says ‘Baby’ is the most emotional film he has done so far, while asserting that it’s also a gender-sensitive film
8) Zach Woods on shooting for ‘The Afterparty’ Season 2 and why he finds controlling characters funny
>> The actor talks about his most-loved characters from shows such as ‘The Office’ and ‘Silicon Valley’
9) MT Vasudevan Nair and nine shades of life
>>Nine short films based on stories of the renowned writer mark his 90th birthday celebrations
10) Filmmaker Yashaswini Raghunandan talks about her critically acclaimed film ‘That Cloud Never Left’
>> The film, which premiered at Rotterdam, won the Best Experimental Film award at the Sharjah Film Program
11) Nila Madhab Panda, the human face of climate change
>> The National-Award-winning filmmaker discusses his memoir and an OTT series, which describes as India’s first cli-fi
12) Instagrammer Soorya visualises lines from popular Malayalam films through digital art
>> Her animated works for snatches of Malayalam films songs have a loyal following on Instagram
What to watch
1) Tom Cruise ups the ante once again and succeeds in style in ‘Mission Impossible-Dead Reckoning Part One’
Read the full review here
2) Sivakarthikeyan, Madonne Ashwin’s ‘Maaveeran’ is a fascinating superhero film
Read the full review here
3) Kajol passes with flying colours in the legal drama ‘The Trial’
Read the full review here
4) Anand Deverakonda’s ‘Baby’ is an exceptionally long, silly romantic feature
Read the full review here
5) Senna Hegde’s ‘Padmini’ is a comedy that lives up to its minor ambitions
Read the full review here
6) ‘The Horror of Dolores Roach’ is a creepy, revolting but fun black comedy on serial killers and cannibalism
Read the full review here
7) ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Season 2 Part 1 is a pulpy legal drama that reveals its strong legs for the long haul
Read the full review here
8) Davy Chou, Park Ji-Min’s ‘Return to Seoul’ sensitively translates the chaos of defining one’s identity
Read the full review here
9) ‘The Out-Laws’, starring Adam Devine, Pierce Brosnan, is partly funny but wholly forgettable
Read the full review here
10) ‘72 Hoorain’ delivers the message of peace and humanity in black-and-white
Read the full review here
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