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Kevin Costner being on the verge of bankruptcy is somehow unbelievable but this has turned into a reality after the flop of 'Horizon: An American Saga' even after $38 million in investment. Since the flop project couldn't recover the money for Costner, his lavish apartment in Santa Barbara estate is now at risk. According to a Blast report, there has been a critical issue around his apartment and a delay in the future installments of the movie.

Twisters' movie has set the north American box-office on fire with its opening. Now, cinephiles are eagerly waiting for the release of the film on OTT streaming platform. The 2024-released film is a sequel to 'Twister' which hit theatres in 1996. Lee Isaac Chung-directed film was premier in London on July 8 this year. 'Twisters' eventually will be released on OTT platform. The movie is likely to premier on Max or HBO Max as Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures movies are released on that platform only.

tennis obsession.' 'That's 15, love,' he says with a goofy grin. Tennis and love are the subjects of Luca Guadagnino's brilliant Challengers, which I watched on the big screen earlier this year — and that's the only way to watch it, to respect the kinetic, uninhibited energy of a movie that refuses to play it safe. You can call this a mashup of lush romantic drama, erotic thriller, and sports movie about overvaulting ambition. Any way you choose to see it, it makes something like King Richard — about the early struggles of Venus and Serena Williams and their dad — look even more insipid than it already was.

wedding filmmaker Vishal Punjabi, the man behind capturing some of the most iconic celebrity unions, has spilled the beans on a dramatic incident that unfolded behind the scenes of a high-profile Bollywood wedding. Among his clientele are Bollywood power couples like Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh, Kiara Advani and Siddharth Malhotra, and Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli. However, in a candid conversation with DJ Simz on YouTube, Vishal recounted a shocking incident involving one of the celebrity weddings he filmed. In the interview, Vishal revealed, «It happened with a celebrity couple. Just two months after their wedding, the groom was caught cheating. His wife walked in on him in a compromising situation with a Bollywood actress in his makeup van on a film set. She caught him red-handed and said, ‘I don’t want our wedding film’.»

Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max are offering a number of top notch movies for films enthusiasts and cinephiles. These movies are «Skywalkers: A Love Story», «Young Woman and the Sea», «Love Lies Bleeding», «The Commandant’s Shadow», and «My Spy: The Eternal City». Prime Video has the sequel «My Spy: The Eternal City», in which Dave Bautista’s CIA agent JJ accompanies Sophie (Chloe Coleman) on a school trip to Italy where they get caught up in a terrorist plot. Kristen Schaal, Ken Jeong, Anna Faris and Craig Robinson co-star in the Pete Segal pic which is available starting Thursday. MAX has a few good new offerings, too, with the streaming premiere of «Love Lies Bleeding» on Friday and «The Commandant’s Shadow» on Thursday. The former is the sophomore feature of filmmaker Rose Glass, who directs Kristen Stewart in a wildly compelling performance as a gym manager who has fallen for a bodybuilder (Katy O’Brien) drifter. Associated Press Film Writer Jake Coyle wrote in his review that it “gives Stewart a vivid noir sandbox where all of her talent for obsession, desire and rage finds its gnarliest expression yet.” The latter is a documentary in which the son of Nazi commandant Rudolf Höss (also the subject of the Oscar-winning “The Zone of Interest” ) reckons with his family’s past.

Brad Furman’s indie drama People Not Places has added seven actors to its cast. The script, written by Furman’s mother, Ellen Brown Furman, continues to gain attention with these new additions, a Deadline report said. New Cast Members Brad Furman has rounded out the cast for People Not Places. The seven new actors joining the project are Mercedes Ruehl, Yul Vazquez, Laurence Mason, Obba Babatundé, Joey Bicicchi, Colleen Camp, and Olivia Jude.

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's film is all set to be released on July 26. The trailer features a surprising appearance of a superhero character. The final trailer of «Deadpool & Wolverine» features X-23 or Dafne Keen's Laura. In Jackman's 2017 movie 'Logan', Laura was introduced as the Logan's clone. «Are you ready? In ONE WEEK, experience #DeadpoolAndWolverine in theaters everywhere,» Marvel Entertainment wrote in caption for «Deadpool & Wolverine» final trailer.

India ranked second in terms of paid net subscriber additions globally for video streaming giant Netflix in the June quarter, and third by revenue percentage growth, backed by a strong content lineup headlined by ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’ web series. Netflix's paid net additions stood at 8 million in Q2 compared to 5.9 million in the same period last year. Its global paid subscriber base stood at 278 million. Revenue for the quarter grew 17% to $9.5 billion, while net income rose 45% to $2.1 billion.

Infinity War" and "Endgame," may direct the next two "Avengers" films, planned for release in 2026 and 2027, as per media reports.

Warner Bros released a new trailer and poster for "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," the sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 film «Beetlejuice.» The film will premiere at the Venice Film Festival and hit theaters on September 6.

Dan Stevens will star in AMC's «The Terror» Season 3, based on Victor LaValle's novel «The Devil in Silver.» The six-episode season is set to premiere on AMC and AMC+ in 2025, with Stevens also serving as an executive producer.

Charlize Theron is in final talks to star in the Netflix thriller 'Apex,' with Baltasar Kormákur directing. The film, written by Jeremy Robbins, follows a rock climber being hunted in the wild.

superconductivity that promises zero resistance to electricity at room temperature continues to be the 'holy grail' of material science. It can be achieved technically by moving electrons as efficiently as possible. This is called improving electron mobility. The scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made a breakthrough in the field but in a different way. They have increased the electron mobility or reduced the resistance to electricity by creating a thin film atom by atom using molecular beam epitaxy to lower the material’s number of impurities and defects.

Netflix because of the impending summer holidays and the attention of a major sports tournament. Netflix's original series have been eclipsed by blockbuster films in terms of viewership. A popular show has managed to stay at the top and continues to receive millions of views despite the July weather. Several new songs have broken into the top 10, and some of the biggest singles of the year are still in demand, as per the reports of Microsoft Start News.

Natasa Stankovic, putting rumours to rest. Taking to Instagram, the T20 World Cup winner said that the two have 'decided mutually to part ways.' «After 4 years of being together, Natasa and I have decided to mutually part ways. We tried our best together and gave it our all, and we believe this is in the best interest for the both of us,» he said.

Marvel Studios is in early talks with the Russos to helm not just one, but two upcoming Avengers movies, marking their potential comeback after a brief hiatus from superhero epics. The Russo brothers, renowned for their adept handling of ensemble casts and intricate storytelling, first made waves in the MCU with 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' in 2014, followed by 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016) and the monumental 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018) and 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019). Their collective directorial efforts under the Marvel banner have amassed an impressive $6.681 billion at the global box office, with 'Endgame' standing tall as the second highest-grossing film of all time. The news of their potential return comes after Marvel's extensive search for visionary directors to steer the fifth and sixth installments of the Avengers saga. Previous contenders included 'Deadpool & Wolverine' director Shawn Levy, underscoring the studio's commitment to finding the perfect creative minds to helm these pivotal films.

Aanvi Kamdar, a 27-year-old chartered accountant working in Deloitte and social media influencer from Malad, died after falling 350 feet from a hillock near the Kumbhe waterfall while filming a reel. She was part of a seven-member group of picnickers who alerted authorities following her fall. Despite a six-hour rescue operation, Kamdar was declared dead on arrival at the hospital.

Netflix is set to bring to the screen an adaptation of the critically acclaimed play The Piano Lesson. The play, which recently concluded its successful Broadway run featuring Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington, will see both actors reprise their roles in the upcoming film. Scheduled for a late 2024 release, here’s an overview of everything we know so far about Netflix’s The Piano Lesson.

Tom Cruise is back in action, pushing the boundaries of risk and adrenaline in Mission: Impossible 8. Recent images from the filming set reveal Cruise engaging in a heart-stopping aerial stunt, hanging from an upside-down plane without a visible parachute. This latest death-defying scene underscores Cruise's commitment to performing his own stunts, continuing the legacy of high-octane action that defines the Mission: Impossible franchise.