Entertainment
Who is Shang-Chi?
Marvel Studios’ Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2019 has unveiled a slew of upcoming projects that include not just films but also TV series for Disney+. Shang-Chi was one of them.
Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie talk about changing Hollywood
Dhaka, July 23 (UNB) - Once upon a time, not too far from Hollywood, two of the world’s biggest movie stars were talking about what it’s like to screw up on set, reports The Indian Express.
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series gets first cast member
Dhaka, July 23 (UNB) - Australian star Markella Kavenagh is the first actor to join the cast of Amazon’s much-awaited Lord of the Rings series, reports The Indian Express.
Marvel Phase 4 films promise more diversity
New York, July 23 (AP/UNB) - Marvel’s push for more women and people of color in its immensely popular film franchise is extending to behind the camera as it launches its next round of films after the massive success of Avengers: Endgame. Of the five films the superhero studio announced at Comic-Con on Saturday, only one is set to be directed by a white man.
Fast and Furious 9 shooting put on hold after stuntman gets injured
Dhaka, July 23 (UNB) - A stuntman was severely injured on the sets of Fast and Furious 9 after which the production on the film was halted, reports The Indian Express.
Here is why we won’t get Avengers 5 anytime soon
Dhaka, July 23 (UNB) - Marvel announced several projects during San Diego Comic-Con. Some with new characters in the MCU (The Eternals, Shang-Chi), but there were a few that brought back our favourite Avengers (Thor: Love and Thunder, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness), yet there has been no talk of Avengers 5. The Avengers franchise has been the most successful in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and not surprisingly since they bring nearly all the major superheroes in one movie, reports The Indian Express.
State says not so fast on fake German heiress' Netflix deal
New York, Jul 23 (AP/UNB) — Prosecutors have asked a New York judge to prevent the con artist Anna Sorokin from cashing in on a Netflix production expected to highlight the extravagant ruse that landed the woman who posed as a German heiress in state prison.
Lil Nas X ties Billboard record set by Mariah, 'Despacito'
New York, Jul 23 (AP/UNB) — Lil Nas X has taken his horse to the old town road and ridden it to the top of the Billboard charts for 16 weeks, tying a record set by Mariah Carey and Luis Fonsi.
Marvel's next films will bring diversity, onscreen and off
Los Angeles, Jul 23 (AP/UNB) — Marvel's push for more women and people of color in its immensely popular film franchise is extending to behind the camera as it launches its next round of films after the massive success of "Avengers: Endgame." Of the five films the superhero studio announced at Comic-Con on Saturday, only one is set to be directed by a white man.
Actor in original sci-fi classic 'The Fly' dies at 92
Los Angeles, Jul 23 (AP/UNB) — David Hedison, who starred in the original sci-fi classic "The Fly" and appeared in two James Bond films, has died. He was 92.