Hollywood

1061 days ago

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Warner Bros. Sets New 'Lord of the Rings' Movies

Los Angeles, February 24 - Warner Bros. Pictures is going back to Middle-Earth to make multiple more Lord of the Rings films. ## According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. has brokered a multiyear deal with rights holders Embracer Group AB which allows the studio to develop more films based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings books and The Hobbit. ## Embracer Group, the Swedish gaming company, acquired the rights to produce LOTR films, games, merchandise, theme park attractions, and live productions when it purchased rights holder Middle-earth Enterprises last year from The Saul Zaentz Company. ## LOTR is one of the most successful film franchises in Hollywood. There have been a total of 3 films in the LOTR franchise, directed by Peter Jackson, with a combined gross collection of $2.9 billion. Jackson's follow-up trilogy based on Tolkien's "The Hobbit" which acts as a prequel to his The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, matched those grosses. ## Warner Bros. is yet to attach filmmakers to helm the upcoming LOTR films. Meanwhile, LOTR is not the only franchise that Warner Bros. is reviving. CEO David Zaslav previously said that he would like to make a deal with author J.K. Rowling for more Harry Potter films and if reports are to be believed, the original trio of Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, and Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley will be returning to headline it. ## Stay tuned...

Hollywood

1173 days ago

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Warner Bros. Discovery To Revive Harry Potter Film Series

Los Angeles, November 4 - Warner Bros. Discovery under the new CEO David Zaslav seems to be in action mode and is looking to find ways to revive its most loved film franchises, and one of them is Harry Potter film series. ## David Zaslav said during an investor's call Thursday that the company is going to focus more on the franchise and he is keen to exploit the possibility of reviving the "Harry Potter" franchise if something can be worked out with author J.K. Rowling along with "Superman" movie which is already in development with Henry Cavill returning to play this iconic DC role. ## "We haven't had a Superman movie in 13 years. We haven't done a Harry Potter in 15 years. The DC movies and the Harry Potter movies provided a lot of the profits for Warner Bros. ... over the past 25 years", Zaslav said according to The Hollywood Reporter.## He went on to note Warner Bros. still has the theatrical rights to "Lord of the Rings", and went back around to the idea of more Harry Potter, noting he'd like to see more. "If we can do something with J.K. on Harry Potter going forward", he added.## Warner Bros. has released 8 Harry Potter films from 2001-2011 and those movies grossed over $7.7 billion at the global box office, making it one of the highest-grossing film franchises. The studio partnered with Rowling on the "Fantastic Beasts" franchise and has released three films so far out of its planned 5-films in the franchise.## There is a lot of work yet to be done to revive the "Harry Potter" series but this is surely great news for the fans who have been loyal to the franchise. It is the Harry Potter franchise that made Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson popular stars along with Rupert Grint. ## Stay tuned...

Hollywood

1241 days ago

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J.K. Rowling Reveals Why She Skipped 'Harry Potter' Reunion At HBO Max

Los Angeles, August 28 - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was surprisingly missing on the occasion of Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts earlier this year at HBO Max. Rowling has finally revealed why she missed the special reunion, and it was simply because it was not something she wanted to do. ## "I was asked to be on that and I decided I didn't want to do it", she told host Graham Norton during an appearance on his Virgin Radio UK show and clarifying she was not excluded from the reunion (according to Deadline). ## She added, "I thought it was about the films more than the book, quite rightly, that was what the anniversary was about. No one said don't [do it]... I was asked to do it and I decided not to".## The "Harry Potter" HBO Max special premiered on January 1, 2022, and it featured all of the key members that made the Harry Potter movies a massive success over the years. ## It was speculated that Rowling skipped the HBO Max special over her rumored spat with Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson. Rowling has received a lot of backlash over her views on transgender women, and among the critics of her views are Radcliffe and Watson who opposed Rowling's views and made public statements against them. ## Despite receiving a lot of criticism, the British author has not backed down from her views and has even doubled down on them writing an essay about her stance but denying that she's transphobic.## Stay tuned...

Hollywood

1480 days ago

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Emma Watson wanted to leave 'Harry Potter' franchise

Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) Actress Emma Watson, who played the part of Hermione Granger in the 'Harry Potter' films, once considered leaving the franchise, reports Entertainment Weekly. ## Emma with her co-stars from the franchise appeared on 'Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts' special, where she opened up about going through a stressful time. ## Emma said, "I did find a diary entry that was kind of like. I could see that at times I was lonely." Later in the special, she mentions, "The fame thing had finally hit home in a big way." ## Director David Yates said that when he came on to direct the remaining Harry Potter films starting with 2007's 'Order of the Phoenix', producer David Heyman and Warner Bros told him, "Emma is not sure she wants to come back to do another Potter." ## Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy in the film franchise said, "People definitely forget what she took on and how gracefully she did it. Dan (Radcliffe) and Rupert (Grint), had each other. I had my cronies, whereas Emma was not only younger, she was by herself." ## However, nobody had to convince her to stick with the franchise till the end as Emma said, "The fans genuinely wanted me to succeed and all genuinely have each other's backs." ##

Digital Media

1678 days ago

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Disney's Beauty and the Beast To Get A Prequel Series On Disney Plus

Los Angeles, June 17, 2021: After months of speculations, Disney Plus has greenlit an eight-episode prequel series of Disney's 2017 American musical romantic fantasy feature film, Beauty and the Beast starring Emma Watson as the titular beauty and Dan Stevens as the beast. ## Neither of Emma Watson and Dan Stevens in the prequel series, however, according to reports, both can make guest appearances. Josh Gad and Luke Evans will reprise their roles from the feature film while the limited series will also star Briana Middleton, who will portray LeFou's (Gad) step-sister, Tilly. ## The story of the prequel is set years before the Beast and Belle's romance and follows Gaston (Evans) and LeFou as they set off with Tilly, after a surprising revelation from Tilly's past comes to light, sending the unlikely trio on a journey filled with romance, comedy, and adventure. ## While the mysteries of the past are uncovered and the dangers of the present grow, old friends and new enemies reveal that this familiar kingdom harbors many secrets, according to The Hollywood Reporter.## Josh Gad will write and executive produce the series alongside Once Upon a Time in Hollywood creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. Tony-nominated director Liesl Tommy will also serve as an executive producer while EGOT-winner Alan Menken will compose the soundtrack. ## The production of this musical extravaganza series will begin to roll out in 2022. ## Stay tuned...

Instagram

1774 days ago

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List of Most-Followed Instagram Handle in World

Here is the list of the most followed Instagram profiles in World. As of now, Instagram itself has the most follower profile in World and For an individual, Cristiano Ronaldo is the most-followed person. Kylie Jenner is the most-followed female on Instagram. ## Top Instagram followers Handle as of 18th January 2026: ## Highest followers on Instagram in World SNInstagram AccountFollowers [In Million]FollowingsProfessionCountry/Continent 1. Instagram 698867886 [698.87 M] 179 Company United States of America 2. Cristiano Ronaldo 670811385 [670.81 M] 626 FootballerAthlete Portugal 3. Lionel (Leo) Messi 511281266 [511.28 M] 357 FootballerAthlete Argentina 4. Selena Gomez 415772196 [415.77 M] 360 MusicianActressBusinesswoman United States of America 5. Kylie Jenner 391753654 [391.75 M] 132 ModelBusinesswomanTelevision Personality United States of America 6. Dwayne Johnson 390939611 [390.94 M] 283 ActorProfessional Wrestler United States of America 7. Ariana Grande 372501910 [372.5 M] 1016 MusicianActressActress United States of America 8. Kim Kardashian 353837175 [353.84 M] 355 Television PersonalityModelBusinesswoman United States of America 9. Beyonce 308138046 [308.14 M] 1 Musician United States of America 10. Khloe Kardashian 299925396 [299.93 M] 152 Television PersonalityModel United States of America 11. Nike 298122571 [298.12 M] 239 Company United States of America 12. Kendall Jenner 284876101 [284.88 M] 267 ModelTelevision Personality United States of America 13. Taylor Swift 281102966 [281.1 M] 0 Musician United States of America 14. National Geographic 275669163 [275.67 M] 172 Magazine United States of America 15. Virat Kohli 274525424 [274.53 M] 283 CricketerAthlete India 16. Jennifer Lopez 246539247 [246.54 M] 1872 MusicianActress United States of America 17. Neymar 232476690 [232.48 M] 1966 FootballerAthlete Brazil 18. Nicki Minaj 223692948 [223.69 M] 690 MusicianActress Trinidad and Tobago 19. Kourtney Kardashian 215928135 [215.93 M] 158 Television PersonalityModel United States of America 20. Miley Cyrus 210898490 [210.9 M] 0 MusicianActress United States of America 21. Katy Perry 201606065 [201.61 M] 834 Musician United States of America 22. Real Madrid CF 180811890 [180.81 M] 65 Football Club Spain 23. Kevin Hart 176117156 [176.12 M] 1251 ComedianActor United States of America 24. Zendaya 175975820 [175.98 M] 0 ActressMusician United States of America 25. Cardi B 164241359 [164.24 M] 3486 Musician United States of America 26. LeBron James 157671647 [157.67 M] 447 Basketball PlayerAthlete United States of America 27. Demi Lovato 152535770 [152.54 M] 848 MusicianActress United States of America 28. Rihanna 149354531 [149.35 M] 1683 MusicianBusinesswoman Barbados 29. FC Barcelona 146489205 [146.49 M] 106 Football Club Spain 30. Chris Brown 143808109 [143.81 M] 2 Musician United States of America 31. Drake 141956526 [141.96 M] 3544 Musician Canada 32. Ellen DeGeneres 134495182 [134.5 M] 442 ComedianTelevision Personality United States of America 33. Kylian Mbappe 129521448 [129.52 M] 493 FootballerAthlete France 34. Billie Eilish 125068031 [125.07 M] 0 Musician United States of America 35. UEFA Champions League 121006538 [121.01 M] 517 Club Football Competition Europe 36. Lisa 106883680 [106.88 M] 0 Musician Thailand 37. Gal Gadot 106483103 [106.48 M] 1320 ActressModel Israel 38. Vin Diesel 104948246 [104.95 M] 88 Actor United States of America 39. Narendra Modi 99629757 [99.63 M] 0 Politician India 40. NASA 98037734 [98.04 M] 92 Space Agency United States of America 41. Shakira 95647755 [95.65 M] 199 Musician Colombia 42. Shraddha Kapoor 94990394 [94.99 M] 893 Actress India 43. Priyanka Chopra 94053633 [94.05 M] 627 ActressMusician India 44. NBA 90241315 [90.24 M] 1278 Professional Basketball League United States of America 45. Jennie 89182876 [89.18 M] 0 SingerRapper South Korea 46. Dua Lipa 88828676 [88.83 M] 7 Musician United Kingdom 47. David Beckham 88541651 [88.54 M] 664 FootballerAthlete United Kingdom 48. Snoop Dogg 88523718 [88.52 M] 7487 Musician United States of America 49. Alia Bhatt 86854959 [86.85 M] 537 Actress India 50. Rose 84370131 [84.37 M] 0 Singer New Zealand 51. MrBeast 84154387 [84.15 M] 843 YouTuberSocial Media InfluencerPhilanthropist United States of America 52. Deepika Padukone 80536964 [80.54 M] 232 Actress India 53. Katrina Kaif 80383065 [80.38 M] 630 Actress India 54. Jisoo 80291341 [80.29 M] 0 Singer South Korea 55. Victoria's Secret 79913425 [79.91 M] 219 Lingerie Brand United States of America 56. Premier League 79612149 [79.61 M] 38 Football League United Kingdom 57. Ronaldo de Assis Moreira 78210215 [78.21 M] 575 FootballerAthlete Brazil 58. Neha Kakkar 78170942 [78.17 M] 0 Singer India 59. BTS Official 78040491 [78.04 M] 11 Boy Band South Korea 60. Khaby Lame 77934694 [77.93 M] 994 GamerTikToker Senegal 61. 433 77633803 [77.63 M] 4612 Community Netherlands 62. Raffi Ahmad 76843233 [76.84 M] 7485 Media Personality Indonesia 63. Abel Makkonen Tesfaye 76499883 [76.5 M] 1 SingerSongwriterRecord Producer Canada 64. Gigi Hadid 76017503 [76.02 M] 1624 Model United States of America 65. Karim Benzema 75315165 [75.32 M] 88 FootballerAthlete France 66. Emma Watson 72590886 [72.59 M] 125 Actress United Kingdom 67. Salman Khan 72524186 [72.52 M] 45 Actor India 68. Millie Bobby Brown 71990415 [71.99 M] 939 Actress United Kingdom 69. Georgina Rodríguez 71937230 [71.94 M] 972 Social Media InfluencerModel Spain 70. Justin Timberlake 71589066 [71.59 M] 1424 MusicianActor United States of America 71. Karol G 71199193 [71.2 M] 2098 SingerSongwriter Colombia 72. Shawn Mendes 70363566 [70.36 M] 1697 Musician Canada 73. Jacqueline Fernandez 70224249 [70.22 M] 1309 Actress India 74. Kim Tae-hyung (V) 70155371 [70.16 M] 7 SingerSongwriter South Korea 75. Urvashi Rautela 69508662 [69.51 M] 75 Actress India 76. WIll Smith 69084389 [69.08 M] 311 Singer United States of America 77. Anushka Sharma 68824356 [68.82 M] 668 Actress India 78. Marcelo Vieira 68533669 [68.53 M] 3169 FootballerAthlete Brazil 79. Sergio Ramos 67526625 [67.53 M] 2154 FootballerAthlete Spain 80. Akshay Kumar 66502579 [66.5 M] 7 Actor India 81. Mohamed Salah 66267222 [66.27 M] 245 FootballerAthlete Egypt 82. Paris Saint-Germain 65786797 [65.79 M] 183 Football Club France 83. Paul Labile Pogba 65005148 [65.01 M] 326 FootballerAthlete France 84. Maluma 64403555 [64.4 M] 268 Musician Colombia 85. Marvel Entertainment 64244085 [64.24 M] 194 Entertainment Company United States of America 86. Camila Cabello 63585091 [63.59 M] 1314 SingerSongwriter Cuba 87. Anitta 63016776 [63.02 M] 2489 Singer Brazil 88. Tom Holland 62992144 [62.99 M] 333 Actor United Kingdom 89. Zara 62277868 [62.28 M] 168 FashionCompany Spain 90. Lady Gaga 61606115 [61.61 M] 116 Singer United States of America 91. Disha Patani 61519601 [61.52 M] 128 Actress India 92. Bella Hadid 61069244 [61.07 M] 1093 Model United States of America 93. Juventus 60004494 [60 M] 128 Football Club Italy 94. Leonardo DiCaprio 59990420 [59.99 M] 199 Actor United States of America 95. Travis Scott 59673080 [59.67 M] 110 RapperSingerSongwriterRecord Producer United States of America 96. Zac Efron 59549872 [59.55 M] 305 Actor United States of America 97. Chris Hemsworth 58735776 [58.74 M] 739 Actor Australia 98. Blackpink 58661865 [58.66 M] 5 Girl Group South Korea 99. Stephen Curry 58371394 [58.37 M] 1234 Basketball PlayerAthlete United States of America 100. Kriti Sanon 58359024 [58.36 M] 417 Actress India ## For more and the latest news about Instagram, stay tuned to us.

Bollywood

1939 days ago

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The United Nations Development Programme Honored Sonu Sood With SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has recognized Indian actor Sonu Sood's selfless work of helping thousands of migrant workers and students stranded in the different parts of the country and world during the lockdown period caused by the covid-19 pandemic. ## The actor has been conferred with the prestigious SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) which was presented at a virtual ceremony on Monday (September 28, 2020) evening. ## After receiving the honor, Sonu Sood has joined the likes of Priyanka Chopra, Angelina Jolie, David Beckham, Liam Neeson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Emma Watson, Cate Blanchett, Antonio Banderas, and Nicole Kidman who were similarly honored by different UN bodies.## Expressing his gratitude to the UN body for the award, Sonu Sood said, "This is a rare honor. UN recognition is very special. I have done whatever little I could do, in my own humble way, for my fellow countrymen without any expectations".## "However, to be recognized and awarded feels good. I fully support the UNDP in its endeavors to achieve the SDGs by 2030. Planet Earth and mankind will greatly benefit from the implementation of these goals".## The actor has gone all out to help the people who have suffered the most because of the covid-19 pandemic and is continuing good work. ## Stay tuned...

Hollywood

2120 days ago

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Emma Watson is fascinated with kink culture

London, April 1 (IANS) Actress Emma Watson has confessed that she is fascinated with kink culture.## In an interview with Teen Vogue, the actress, 29, discussed her interests and explained why she coined the phrase 'self-partnered', reports dailymail.co.uk.## "I've also kind of become slightly fascinated by kink culture because they are the best communicators ever, they know all about consent," Watson said.## The "Harry Potter" star also discussed the debate -- which she sparked with the term "self-partnered" while talking about the pressures, about settling down and starting a family, by the age of 30.## Last year, the actress hit the headlines when she announced she is not single but "self-partnered".## Reflecting upon the term, Watson said: "There was no word for this kind of subliminal messaging and anxiety and pressure that I felt building up but couldn't really name, so I used the word self-partnered."## "For me, it wasn't so much about coining a word; it was more that I needed to create a definition for something that I didn't feel there was the language for, and it was interesting because it really riled some people up," she added.## The actress went on to say it was "less for me about the word but more about what it meant", and felt that the term allowed her to express herself.## She might insist that she is happy being 'self-partnered', but the actress was spotted kissing a mystery man outside a London bakery two weeks before her British Vogue interview last year.## The "Beauty and The Beast" star was last romantically linked to Dominic Piazza. She also had a brief fling with former Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe. Last August, it was also rumored that Watson was dating her former "Harry Potter" co-star Tom Felton, who played the villain Draco Malfoy.## For more and latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned with us.