November 28, 2020 10:19 am
Mads Mikkelson is to replace Johnny Depp as rogue wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts series, Warner Bros have announced. MORE..
Pop queen Beyonce on Tuesday led the Grammys pack with nine nominations, as music prepares to celebrate its hitmakers in a year that saw the coronavirus crisis deal devastating blows to the industry. MORE..
Superhero movie “Wonder Woman 1984” will debut simultaneously in U.S. theaters and on AT&T Inc’s HBO Max streaming service starting on Christmas Day, an unusual release plan prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. MORE..
The tiniest contestant has taken out the biggest prize! Georgia, an 11-year-old dynamo with a passion for her grandma’s Sri Lankan curries, has been crowned the winner of Junior MasterChef Australia 2020. She takes home the trophy, the title and $25,000. MORE..
Johnny Depp has left the Fantastic Beasts film franchise, days after losing a libel case over a newspaper article which called him a “wife beater”. MORE..
The Witches star Anne Hathaway has promised to “do better” following the criticism the film has received for its portrayal of limb difference. MORE..
Kanye West seems to have admitted to defeat in the ongoing US presidential race but is still keeping his dreams alive as he sets eyes on the next term. MORE..
Sir Sean Connery has died at the age of 90, his family has said. The Scottish actor was best known for his portrayal of James Bond, being the first to bring the role to the big screen and appearing in seven of the spy thrillers. MORE..
Director Deepa Mehta’s film Funny Boy will represent Canada at the 93rd Academy Awards as the submission for best international film, Telefilm Canada’s executive director Christa Dickenson announced on Thursday. MORE..
Former “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart will host and produce a new current affairs series for Apple Inc’s streaming television service, the company announced on Tuesday. MORE..
Netflix on Monday previewed George C. Wolfe’s August Wilson adaptation “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” showcasing Chadwick Boseman’s final performance opposite Viola Davis’ powerhouse blues singer. MORE..
Indian actor Vijay Sethupathi Monday announced that he was opting out of the biopic ‘800’ based on legendary Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, on the cricketer’s request. MORE..
Sri Lankan sci-fi horror film ‘Vikaari’ bagged the award for the Best Short at the The 20th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival. MORE..
Veteran Indian singer Kumar Sanu, 62, has tested positive for COVID-19, his team announced in a post on the singer’s official Facebook handle on Friday. MORE..
Muttiah Muralitharan’s soon-to-be released biopic ‘800’ will feature renowned Indian actor Vijay Sethupathi portraying the Sri Lanka spinner’s role in. MORE..
Eddie Van Halen, the renowned lead guitarist of iconic rock group Van Halen, has died, according to a social media post by his son. He was 65. MORE..
Harvey Weinstein was charged Friday with the rapes of two more women and now faces 11 sexual assault counts involving five women in California as the former movie mogul serves prison time in New York, prosecutors said. MORE..
Legendary Indian singer S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away due to coronavirus on Friday. MORE..
Falan Andrea was crowned winner at the grand finale of Derana Dream Star Season 09 held yesterday (September 19). MORE..
TV Derana has clinched several top awards at the Raigam Tele’es 2019 – The Nation’s Tele Awards. MORE..
Winston Groom, the writer whose novel “Forrest Gump” was made into a six-Oscar winning 1994 movie that became a soaring pop cultural phenomenon, has died at age 77. MORE..
Alexa, make way for Amitabh Bachchan. Amazon announced Monday that the Bollywood star will lend his voice to the tech giant’s assistant device Alexa starting next year. He will be the first Indian actor to voice the Amazon artificial intelligence gadget. MORE..
Following the less-than-stellar theatrical debut of Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” Warner Bros. is delaying its next big release, “Wonder Woman 1984,” to Christmas. MORE..
Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan, already the target of a boycott, has come under fire for filming in Xinjiang, the site of alleged widespread human rights abuses against Uighurs and other Muslim minorities. MORE..
Filming for The Batman has been suspended again, days after it resumed following the coronavirus lockdown. MORE..