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1196 days ago

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

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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

1308 days ago

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Warner Bros. Discovery To Revive Harry Potter Film Series

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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

1376 days ago

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

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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

1615 days ago

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Emma Watson wanted to leave 'Harry Potter' franchise

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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

1813 days ago

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

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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...

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1909 days ago

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List of Most-Followed Instagram Handle in World

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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 31st May 2026: ## Highest followers on Instagram in World SNInstagram AccountFollowers [In Million]FollowingsProfessionCountry/Continent 1. Instagram 685781099 [685.78 M] 209 Company United States of America 2. Cristiano Ronaldo 665192897 [665.19 M] 633 FootballerAthlete Portugal 3. Lionel (Leo) Messi 506318462 [506.32 M] 363 FootballerAthlete Argentina 4. Selena Gomez 405994976 [405.99 M] 362 MusicianActressBusinesswoman United States of America 5. Dwayne Johnson 382754155 [382.75 M] 342 ActorProfessional Wrestler United States of America 6. Kylie Jenner 382740832 [382.74 M] 141 ModelBusinesswomanTelevision Personality United States of America 7. Ariana Grande 363471722 [363.47 M] 1088 MusicianActressActress United States of America 8. Kim Kardashian 345064824 [345.06 M] 250 Television PersonalityModelBusinesswoman United States of America 9. Beyonce 300618714 [300.62 M] 1 Musician United States of America 10. Khloe Kardashian 292967171 [292.97 M] 156 Television PersonalityModel United States of America 11. Nike 291948619 [291.95 M] 264 Company United States of America 12. Kendall Jenner 278805100 [278.81 M] 272 ModelTelevision Personality United States of America 13. Taylor Swift 273816826 [273.82 M] 0 Musician United States of America 14. Virat Kohli 273501142 [273.5 M] 279 CricketerAthlete India 15. National Geographic 269432866 [269.43 M] 194 Magazine United States of America 16. Jennifer Lopez 240715795 [240.72 M] 1988 MusicianActress United States of America 17. Neymar 233563034 [233.56 M] 1988 FootballerAthlete Brazil 18. Nicki Minaj 223692948 [223.69 M] 690 MusicianActress Trinidad and Tobago 19. Kourtney Kardashian 210360134 [210.36 M] 160 Television PersonalityModel United States of America 20. Miley Cyrus 206172726 [206.17 M] 0 MusicianActress United States of America 21. Katy Perry 196153602 [196.15 M] 858 Musician United States of America 22. Real Madrid CF 178740490 [178.74 M] 65 Football Club Spain 23. Zendaya 174506437 [174.51 M] 0 ActressMusician United States of America 24. Kevin Hart 172442960 [172.44 M] 1279 ComedianActor United States of America 25. Cardi B 161568274 [161.57 M] 3458 Musician United States of America 26. LeBron James 153983320 [153.98 M] 475 Basketball PlayerAthlete United States of America 27. Demi Lovato 148315493 [148.32 M] 875 MusicianActress United States of America 28. Rihanna 145773534 [145.77 M] 1688 MusicianBusinesswoman Barbados 29. FC Barcelona 145488032 [145.49 M] 109 Football Club Spain 30. Chris Brown 140502181 [140.5 M] 3 Musician United States of America 31. Drake 139869300 [139.87 M] 3634 Musician Canada 32. Ellen DeGeneres 130478848 [130.48 M] 450 ComedianTelevision Personality United States of America 33. Kylian Mbappe 130398173 [130.4 M] 501 FootballerAthlete France 34. Billie Eilish 124903545 [124.9 M] 0 Musician United States of America 35. UEFA Champions League 119528616 [119.53 M] 517 Club Football Competition Europe 36. Lisa 105989393 [105.99 M] 0 Musician Thailand 37. NASA 104346259 [104.35 M] 91 Space Agency United States of America 38. Gal Gadot 104164994 [104.16 M] 1354 ActressModel Israel 39. Vin Diesel 103427703 [103.43 M] 88 Actor United States of America 40. Narendra Modi 101944426 [101.94 M] 0 Politician India 41. Shakira 96201119 [96.2 M] 215 Musician Colombia 42. Shraddha Kapoor 93100999 [93.1 M] 790 Actress India 43. Priyanka Chopra 92896964 [92.9 M] 640 ActressMusician India 44. Jennie 89091330 [89.09 M] 0 SingerRapper South Korea 45. NBA 88350626 [88.35 M] 1290 Professional Basketball League United States of America 46. Dua Lipa 87467082 [87.47 M] 7 Musician United Kingdom 47. Snoop Dogg 87063334 [87.06 M] 7625 Musician United States of America 48. David Beckham 86862106 [86.86 M] 648 FootballerAthlete United Kingdom 49. MrBeast 86791925 [86.79 M] 940 YouTuberSocial Media InfluencerPhilanthropist United States of America 50. Alia Bhatt 85588821 [85.59 M] 551 Actress India 51. Rose 83449941 [83.45 M] 0 Singer New Zealand 52. BTS Official 80280026 [80.28 M] 12 Boy Band South Korea 53. Jisoo 80164062 [80.16 M] 0 Singer South Korea 54. Premier League 79468434 [79.47 M] 39 Football League United Kingdom 55. Deepika Padukone 78700492 [78.7 M] 241 Actress India 56. Katrina Kaif 78678891 [78.68 M] 647 Actress India 57. Khaby Lame 77686938 [77.69 M] 1004 GamerTikToker Senegal 58. Ronaldo de Assis Moreira 77460005 [77.46 M] 592 FootballerAthlete Brazil 59. Abel Makkonen Tesfaye 77309540 [77.31 M] 1 SingerSongwriterRecord Producer Canada 60. Victoria's Secret 77095333 [77.1 M] 221 Lingerie Brand United States of America 61. 433 76936274 [76.94 M] 4943 Community Netherlands 62. Neha Kakkar 76687418 [76.69 M] 0 Singer India 63. Raffi Ahmad 75233163 [75.23 M] 7552 Media Personality Indonesia 64. Karim Benzema 74053343 [74.05 M] 109 FootballerAthlete France 65. Gigi Hadid 73976645 [73.98 M] 1643 Model United States of America 66. Kim Tae-hyung (V) 73873278 [73.87 M] 7 SingerSongwriter South Korea 67. Salman Khan 72109238 [72.11 M] 47 Actor India 68. Georgina Rodríguez 72026627 [72.03 M] 957 Social Media InfluencerModel Spain 69. Emma Watson 71006854 [71.01 M] 140 Actress United Kingdom 70. Millie Bobby Brown 70932725 [70.93 M] 953 Actress United Kingdom 71. Karol G 70475879 [70.48 M] 2286 SingerSongwriter Colombia 72. Justin Timberlake 69163810 [69.16 M] 1512 MusicianActor United States of America 73. Jacqueline Fernandez 68614672 [68.61 M] 1331 Actress India 74. Shawn Mendes 68463860 [68.46 M] 1708 Musician Canada 75. WIll Smith 68336011 [68.34 M] 318 Singer United States of America 76. Urvashi Rautela 68234935 [68.23 M] 74 Actress India 77. Anushka Sharma 67483975 [67.48 M] 674 Actress India 78. Marcelo Vieira 66875183 [66.88 M] 3466 FootballerAthlete Brazil 79. Sergio Ramos 66450569 [66.45 M] 2256 FootballerAthlete Spain 80. Paris Saint-Germain 66023371 [66.02 M] 189 Football Club France 81. Mohamed Salah 65362332 [65.36 M] 245 FootballerAthlete Egypt 82. Akshay Kumar 65320945 [65.32 M] 7 Actor India 83. Tom Holland 63696797 [63.7 M] 338 Actor United Kingdom 84. Marvel Entertainment 63623175 [63.62 M] 197 Entertainment Company United States of America 85. Paul Labile Pogba 63536661 [63.54 M] 340 FootballerAthlete France 86. Maluma 63215882 [63.22 M] 274 Musician Colombia 87. Camila Cabello 61826482 [61.83 M] 1336 SingerSongwriter Cuba 88. Zara 61605799 [61.61 M] 170 FashionCompany Spain 89. Anitta 61352388 [61.35 M] 2555 Singer Brazil 90. Lady Gaga 61295598 [61.3 M] 117 Singer United States of America 91. Disha Patani 60504762 [60.5 M] 121 Actress India 92. Vinicius Junior 59762168 [59.76 M] 1190 FootballerAthlete Brazil 93. Bella Hadid 59464501 [59.46 M] 1204 Model United States of America 94. Travis Scott 59197002 [59.2 M] 111 RapperSingerSongwriterRecord Producer United States of America 95. Leonardo DiCaprio 59137534 [59.14 M] 200 Actor United States of America 96. Juventus 58835546 [58.84 M] 134 Football Club Italy 97. Chris Hemsworth 58148713 [58.15 M] 787 Actor Australia 98. Zac Efron 58008621 [58.01 M] 305 Actor United States of America 99. Blackpink 57953621 [57.95 M] 5 Girl Group South Korea 100. Hailey Bieber 57924585 [57.92 M] 933 ModelMedia PersonalitySocialite United States of America ## For more and the latest news about Instagram, stay tuned to us.

Bollywood

2074 days ago

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

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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

2255 days ago

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Emma Watson is fascinated with kink culture

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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.