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Luca Guadagnino, the sports drama has a cast of Josh O'Connor, and Mike Faist. With the film releasing at theatres, questions are asked about the movie's premier on OTT streaming platform and digital release.

Expectations are tempered for the financial prospects of summer of 2024 at the movies

Preity Zinta has started shooting for Rajkumar Santoshi's upcoming directorial venture "Lahore 1947". Also starring Sunny Deol, the details of the plot of the period drama have been kept under wraps. Produced by Aamir Khan, 'Lahore 1947' will feature music by A R Rahman and lyrics by Javed Akhtar. Zinta, whose last Hindi film was 2018's «Bhaiaji Superhit» also co-starring Deol, shared an update about the movie in an Instagram post on Tuesday.

At the climax of the divisive movie “Civil War," American soldiers snake through the White House to hunt down the president. This and other harrowing battle scenes were coordinated by a former Navy SEAL, Ray Mendoza. Despite serving in the military for 16 years and earning a Silver Star in combat, he had no qualms about bringing the incendiary imagery of “Civil War" to life.

Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Fighter and Ganapath, were targeted towards mass-market audiences, their lackluster box office numbers have dealt a severe blow to the once hopeful narrative of theatrical resurgence of single-screens following the covid-induced closures. During the challenging pandemic years, 1,500-2,000 theaters, mostly single-screens, had shuttered.

₹15.65 crore net. Ali Abbas Zafar directorial film managed to amass ₹80 lakh net on Day 13, Tuesday, of its release, as per film industry tracker Sacnilk estimates. This marks a drop of 5.88 percent in its collection from the day before, April 22, when the film registered ₹85 lakh net.

Netflix is happening as production is all set to commence in June this year. The shooting is likely to continue till January, 2025, as per a latest report in WhatsOnNetflix.

Bollywood actor Aayush Sharma recently opened up on tasting failure in his first film, the romantic drama ‘Loveyatri’. The film, released in 2018, came and went, without creating a ripple at the box-office. Since his debut movie was a debacle, the actor had to face much trolling and many aspersions were cast on his character. Throughout the years, many have alleged that he married Khan’s sister Arpita to gain a foothold in the industry and that he was “wasting” his brother-in-law's resources. In a candid interview with Siddharth Kannan, Sharma claimed that when he got hitched to Arpita, he told the ‘Dabangg’ star upfront that he didn’t want to be an actor as he didn’t think he had it in him. Khan dismissed his insecurities and offered to train him. “People don't know that when I got married I told Salman Khan that I don't want to pursue acting. I told him ‘Trust me, I gave 300 auditions and couldn’t even crack two, I can't do it.' Salman said ‘Son your training is not good, I’ll train you…” recounted Sharma.

Bollywood's beloved couple, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan, celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary with heartfelt joy and a cherished family moment. The couple, known for their enduring love story, took to Instagram to share their happiness, capturing a precious family portrait that included their adorable daughter Aaradhya Bachchan.

Emily Osment, who portrays Mandy McAllister, offers insights into her character's evolution in the forthcoming series, as mentioned in a report by Collider.

Dev Patel’s action-packed directorial debut, Monkey Man, is headed to digital platforms for home viewing after struggling to make waves in theaters. The film draws heavily from Indian mythology. Box Office Performance

The Watchers,' a suspenseful thriller from writer-director Ishana Night Shyamalan. Set against a backdrop of eerie woods, the film follows Mina (Dakota Fanning) as she grapples with a harrowing mystery that unfolds amidst a group of strangers. Plot and Trailer

film industry marked a significant recovery in 2023, with 157.4 million people attending the cinema at least once, a 29% increase from the previous year and surpassing pre-pandemic levels by 8%, according to a report by media consulting firm Ormax. However, despite these impressive numbers and box office revenues exceeding ₹12,000 crore for the first time, the growth in footfalls lagged, indicating that while more people are visiting theatres, they are doing so less frequently than before the pandemic.

The Sun. The Sussexes are producing two separate shows under their substantial deal with Netflix. Meghan’s show will focus on cooking, gardening and socialising.

space opera film Rebel Moon' connected to the zombie apocalypse movie, 'Army of the Dead'? Talking to 'Comicbook.com', Zack Snyder said that he directly tied together the aliens of Rebel Moon and the zombie plague in 'Army of the Dead' with an Easter egg. He said, «Rebel Moon and Army of the Dead definitely can exist in the same universe. I think I've said that, but there's a character in movie one when they go into.»

Civil War" and "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" have dominated the weekend US domestic box-office. 'Abigail' in its debut weekend has made decent box office collection. While, «Civil War» in its second weekend collected $11 million to take numero uno spot, Abigail raked in $10.2 million. «Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire» continues its dream run in the box-office with a collection of $9.8 million.

movie screen expansion is deeply slanted towards Delhi NCR (National Capital Region), parts of Maharashtra, especially Mumbai, and cities like Bengaluru that have a tradition of multilingual viewing. On the other hand, states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and the northeast remain relatively screen dark. Because there are a fewer theatres in these states, films get only limited showcasing and returns are minimal.

“Civil War,” Alex Garland’s ominous American dystopia, remained the top film in theaters in its second week of release

«Anyone But You» is loosely based on Shakespeare's «Much Ado About Nothing». The movie is about two young singles whose magical one-night stand ends in miscommunication and hurt feelings, and then find themselves both in a small family wedding party and staying in the same house.

Himanta Biswa Sarma, who has been claiming that BJP will win all five seats of first phase polling, to resign if Gaurav Gogoi wins from Jorhat constituency. Addressing a press conference here, Borah also criticised Sarma over his dance moves in campaign meetings and said he should join films if he wants to entertain people. In almost all his campaign meetings, Sarma ends his speeches by dancing to BJP's theme song, being used since the last Parliamentary election — 'Akou ebar Modi sarkar' (Modi's government, once more). «The CM is saying that BJP will win all the five seats of Upper Assam. I am directly challenging him: will he resign if Gaurav Gogoi wins from Jorhat?» asked the Congress leader.

sports film, 'Challengers' will be the second Zendaya- starrer to be released this year after 'Dune: Part Two.' Besides being a film by Guadagnino and a starring role for Zendaya, its romance storyline makes it one of the most anticipated movies of 2024. The film revolves around Zendaya's character, Tashi, a former tennis sensation who is caught in a complex love triangle with two other male tennis players, played by Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor.