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Amazon Prime Video's 'The Rings of Power' First Season Cost A Whopping $462 Million

Mumbai, February 11 - Amazon Prime Video has spent millions of dollars for the upcoming epic fantasy adventure The Lord of the Rings series, titled "The Rings of Power". The company bought the television rights for series for a whopping US$250 million in November 2017, making a five-season production commitment worth at least US$1 billion. ## Now, it is reported that the first season of "The Rings of Power" TV show will cost the retail giant an unimaginable over $462 million to produce, making it one of the costliest series ever made. ## In April last year, New Zealand's minister for economic development and tourism revealed that the fantasy drama will be one of the most costly television series ever made, with its season one price tag coming in at around $465 million.## With this kind of price, it is likly the highest amount ever spent for a single season of any TV series. For comparison, HBO's "Game of Thrones" cost around $100 million per season. Season one episodes cost around $6 million each and eventually rose to around $15 million by season eight.## Among the other top productions, Disney spent around "100 million" on the first season of The Mandalorian. Marvel's "Wanda Vision" to cost Disney around US$25 million per episode and nine episodes comprise max at US$225 million. But none is as big as Amazon's "The Lord of the Rings".## "The Rings of Power" series is developed by J. D. Payne, and Patrick McKay based on "The Lord of The Rings" stories by J. R. R. Tolkien. The series, set thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, begins during a time of relative peace and covers all of the major events from the Second Age of Middle-earth: the forging of the Rings of Power, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the story of the island kingdom of Númenor, and the last alliance between Elves and Men.## It stars Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, among others in prominent roles. "The Rings of Power" season 1 will debut on Amazon Prime Video on September 2, 2022. ## Stay tuned...

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John Cena On Action In Fast & Furious, 'It Is Not Senseless'

WWE champion and Hollywood star, John Cena is the latest addition to the ninth main installment of the Fast & Furious franchise. The 43-year-old star will be seen playing the character of Jacob Toretto, brother of Dominic Toretto played by Vin Diesel. ## Cena will be seen performing high octane action scenes in the Justin Lin directorial which is the sequel to The Fate of the Furious (2017). He admits being aware he is getting the opportunity to be a part of a legacy body of work and adds that the franchise is not senseless action.## "I love the perspective of F9, of Dom (Dominic Toretto) having to face Jacob, his blood family. Someone that has been forgotten and long lost. I have to be equal to Dom or greater than Dom to be challenging, to let the viewer get to the edge of their seat and get knocked back in their chair." "But what I love about the franchise is that it is not senseless action for the sake of action. It will deliver", Cena told select media globally, during the trailer launch on Wednesday. ## Speaking about the upcoming installment, Cena said, "Now we get to dive into the concept of, yes, we can choose who we love and we can choose who we are close to, and call them family, even if they don't share our last name. We cannot run away from our past and choices".## "Sooner or later, if we have any regrets, if we have any second thoughts, and if we have any self-doubt we have to look into that glass and face it and that's what I love about the power and gravity of this. This movie delivers on so many fronts, the trailer leaves so much meat on the bone and that's what I am really excited about," Cena added.## F9 was originally scheduled for worldwide release in April 2019 but was delayed several times, first due to the releases of Hobbs & Shaw (2019) and No Time to Die (2021), and then the COVID-19 pandemic. It is now officially scheduled to the world premiere in South Korea on May 19, 2021, and is set to be released in the United States on June 25, 2021.## In India, the movie will be released in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages in June. ## Stay tuned...

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BAFTA Awards 2021: Check Out The Complete List Of Winners

The 74th British Academy for Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards held at Royal Albert Hall on Sunday night (April 11). Oscar-nominated "Nomadland" emerged the big winner as Chloé Zhao directorial took 4 trophies home, including best film. ## Indian actor Adarsh Gourav, who was nominated in the Best Actor category for his role in "The White Tiger" lost to the legendary Anthony Hopkins for the "The Father" film which is also nominated for the 93rd Academy Awards. ## Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas was among the presenters this year along with Sophie Cookson, Phoebe Dynevor, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Hugh Grant, Richard E. Grant, Tom Hiddleston, Felicity Jones, Jonathan Pryce, Rose Byrne, Anna Kendrick, and Renee Zellweger amongst others. ## Check out the complete/full list of BAFTA winners below - ## Best Film - Nomadland## Best Actor - Anthony Hopkins (The Father)## Best Actress - Frances McDormand (Nomadland)## Outstanding British Film - Promising Young Woman## Best Director - Chloé Zhao (Nomadland)## Best Original Screenplay - Promising Young Woman## Best Adapted Screenplay - Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller (The Father)## Best Supporting Actor - Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah)## Best Supporting Actress - Yuh-Jung Youn (Minari)## Best Non-English Language Film - Thomas Vinterberg, Sisse Graum Jørgensen (Another Round)## Best Documentary - Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed, Craig Foster (My Octopus Teacher)## Best Animated Film - Pete Docter, Dana Murray (Soul)## Best Original Score - Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (Soul)## Best Cinematography - Joshua James Richards (Nomadland)## Best Editing - Mikkel E.G. Nielsen (Sound of Metal)## Best Production Design - Donald Graham Burt, Jan Pascale (Mank)## Best Make up and Hair - Matiki Anoff, Larry M. Cherry, Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom)## Best Costume Design - Ann Roth (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom)## Special Visual Effects - Scott Fisher, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley (Tenet)## Best Sound - Jaime Baksht, Nicolas Becker, Phillip Bladh, Carlos Cortés, Michelle Couttolenc (Sound of Metal)## Best British Short Animation Film - Mole Hill, Laura Duncalf (The Owl and the Pussycat)## Best British Short Film - Farah Nabulsi (The Present)## Best Casting - Lucy Pardee (Rocks)## Stay tuned...

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Godzilla vs. Kong Leapfrog Tenet To Become Top Grosser Of Pandemic Era In The US

Legendary and Warner Bros' big-budget spectacle Godzilla vs. King has lived up to its expectations and broke all domestic records of the pandemic era in the first week itself. After surpassing "Wonder Woman 1984's" lifetime collection in the extended 5-days opening weekend with $48.5 million, the monster film has now leapfrogged Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" to become the highest domestic grosser with around $60 million of the pandemic era. Before Godzilla vs. Kong, Nolan's Tenet was the highest grosser movie which earned $58.5 million during its entire run at the domestic box office. After the opening weekend, The fourth installment in Legendary's MonsterVerse series slowed down a bit but earned enough to beat Tenet to hold the top position at the US box office. Stay tuned...

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Oscar-Nominated 'The Father' To Release On April 23 In India

After 'Nomadland' and 'Minari', PVR pictures to release one more Oscar-nominated film in India. The Hollywood drama 'The Father', which has been nominated in six categories at the 93rd Academy Awards, is set to release in India on April 23. Directed by Florian Zeller, the movie stars Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, and Mark Gatiss in prominant roles. "The Father" is in contention at the Oscars in the categories of Best Film, Best Actor (for Anthony Hopkins), Best Supporting Actress (Olivia Colman), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Production Design. IN CINEMAS, 23 APRIL 2021... #PVR Pictures to release #AcademyAward nominated #TheFather - starring #AnthonyHopkins and #OliviaColman - in #India on 23 April 2021. pic.twitter.com/T8F6CGyzzX— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) April 9, 2021 The film narrates the tale of an aging man who battles with dementia. When his caring daughter is forced to choose between the ailing parent and moving to Paris with her newfound love, the father-daughter duo's bond is put to test. Adapted from the critically acclaimed play "Le Pere", the film takes a look at how the lines between reality and delusion blur as progressing memory loss takes over. Stay tuned...

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Netflix Acquires Streaming Rights To Sony Feature Films Starting In 2022 In US

The leading streaming giant, Netflix has grabbed gold by signing a new multiyear deal with Sony Pictures. According to the contract, Netflix will be the first to stream Sony Feature Films beginning from 2022 after they complete their theatrical run in the USA. These films include Uncharted, Morbius, Bullet Train & Where The Crawdads Sing, along with future sequels to Venom, Jumanji, Bad Boys & Spiderman: Into The Spider-Verse.## Sony Pictures' primary pay-TV partner has been Starz, now owned by Lionsgate, since 2006. The new theatrical output deal with Netflix is believed to run about five years and is said to have worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the studio over the term. Industry sources said (according to Variety) Sony executives are working on another significant theatrical movie licensing pact outside the Netflix agreement.## Netflix is an obvious first pay window choice for Sony, given that the company already has a deal for its animated releases with Netflix. But the new deal is far more comprehensive and will see Sony's theatrical films from its Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics, Screen Gems, and TriStar Pictures studios all head to Netflix after completing their theatrical run. ## Starting in 2022, Netflix will be the first US streaming home for Sony Pictures films following their theatrical releases. Get ready for UNCHARTED, MORBIUS, BULLET TRAIN & WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, plus future sequels to VENOM, JUMANJI, BAD BOYS & SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE— NetflixFilm (@NetflixFilm) April 8, 2021 ## The new deal will also provide Netflix a first look at any of Sony's original movies produced for the direct-to-streaming market. But it doesn't stop Sony from selling direct-to-streaming titles to Netflix's rivals. In that case, however, Netflix would have to pass on the project for Sony to be able to sell it to another streamer.## "Netflix has been a terrific partner as we continue to expand our relationship. At Sony Pictures, we produce some of the biggest blockbusters and the most creative, original films in the industry. This exciting agreement further demonstrates the importance of that content to our distribution partners as they grow their audiences and deliver the very best in entertainment", said Keith Le Goy, SPE's president of worldwide distribution and networks, in a statement. ## Meanwhile, the new deal between Sony and Netflix won't include "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" and "Spider-Man: No Way Home" because they release this year. ## Stay tuned...

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Kim Kardashian Makes To The Forbes List Of Billionaires For The First Time

An American reality television star, and business owner, Kim Kardashian is officially a billionaire now with worth $1 billion, up from $780 million in October 2020. Among the record-breaking 2,755 billionaires, the 40-year-old Kardashian is at number 2674 on the list. ## The cosmetics and shapewear businesswoman, who launched her career off the reality TV series "Keeping Up with The Kardashians", has appeared on the Forbes World's Billionaires List for the first time. According to the Forbes, Kardashian West's money comes from TV income, endorsement deals, and her two lifestyle brands.## Kardashian West founded KKW Beauty in 2017, following the success of her half-sister Kylie Jenner's Kylie Cosmetics. She borrowed from Kylie's playbook, using a similar direct-to-consumer model that relies heavily on social media marketing. ## Her first launch, 300,000 contour kits, sold out within two hours. By 2018, the business had expanded into eyeshadows, concealers, lipsticks, and fragrances, and was bringing in about $100 million in revenue.## Meanwhile, Forbes' annual world's billionaires list is topped again by Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos for the fourth consecutive year with a net worth of $177 billion. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk is at the second spot with $151 billion.## Bernard Arnault, chief executive of luxury goods firm LVMH, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg are among the top five of the world's richest billionaires respectively. Meanwhile, Mukesh Ambani is India's richest person and 10th overall with a net worth of $84.5 billion. ## Stay tuned...

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Warner Bros India Pushes The Release Date Of Mortal Combat By A Week In Line With USA Release

After Godzilla vs. Kong, the next biggie, Mortal Combat of Warner Bros. Pictures is just a couple of weeks away from its worldwide release. Keeping certain things in mind, Warner Bros. India has pushed the release date of Mortal Combat by a week from April 16 to April 23, the same date as the US. Mortal Combat will be releasing in India in the midst of a second COVID-19 wave in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu dubbed versions along with English all over the country. Warner Bros. will hope that Mortal Combat does the same business as that of Godzilla vs. Kong which is nearing INR 50 crores Net marks in India. #MortalKombatMovie will now release in Cinemas in India on April 23 in English, Hindi, Tamil & Telugu. Also in IMAX. pic.twitter.com/gjPa9fyyNP— Warner Bros. India (@warnerbrosindia) April 6, 2021 Directed by Simon McQuoid, Mortal Kombat follows the story of a long-forgotten MMA fighter, unaware of his secret lineage or why he is being hunted down by Sub-Zero of the Lin-Kuei clan of assassins. Concerned for the safety of his family, he seeks out a team of fighters who were chosen to defend Earthrealm in a high-stakes battle against the forces of Outworld. The movie stars Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Chin Han, Joe Taslim, and Hiroyuki Sanada and it is produced by James Wan, Todd Garner, Simon McQuoid, and E. Bennett Walsh. Stay tuned...

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Godzilla vs. Kong Surpassed Wonder Woman 1984's Lifetime Domestic Gross In The Extended Opening Weekend

Warner Bros' "Godzilla vs. Kong" fared brilliantly well than it was expected (considering the covid-19) on the extended 5-days opening weekend in the USA. After taking the biggest opening of the pandemic era with $9.6 on Wednesday, the movie end-up with $48.5 million in the U.S. and Canada in the first weekend. The box office numbers of Godzilla vs. Kong speak for themselves. Despite the movie available on HBO Max, and the prevailing covid-19 situation, the Americans step out from their homes and throng to theaters to watch the ultimate battle of two monsters. Moving back to the collection, "Godzilla vs. Kong" has surpassed the lifetime domestic collection of "Wonder Woman 1984" in no time. The Gal Gadot headed, WW84 grossed just over $46 million lifetime collection in the domestic market. Internationally, "Godzilla vs. Kong" added an additional $71.6 million to its box office haul. Since opening last week in foreign markets, the film has tallied $285.4 million till Sunday (April 4), according to CNBC. In the "Vs." genre, Godzilla vs. Kong is the third-highest opening weekend collection movie of all-time after "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" ($193.22 million), and "Monsters Vs. Aliens" ($66.21 million), according to Rotten Tomatoes. The box office success of "Godzilla vs. Kong" is more than an increasing sign for Marvel's "Black Widow", which is scheduled to debut on July 9. It is fair to say, "A sleeping giant is truly beginning to wake up at the box office". Stay tuned...

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Marvel's Black Widow To Release In Six Languages In India On July 9

The new trailer of Marvel's "Black Widow" starring Scarlett Johansson was unleashed on Saturday. The long-awaited solo film based on Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero Natasha Romanoff, will release worldwide on July 9. In India, Black Widow will have a wide release in six languages - English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada on July 9 in theaters. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Black Widow is directed by Cate Shortland. NEXT SUPERHERO SPECTACLE FROM #MARVEL... #BlackWidow - starring #ScarlettJohansson - to release in #India on 9 July 2021 in 6 languages: #English, #Hindi, #Tamil, #Telugu, #Kannada and #Malayalam... New trailer out now. pic.twitter.com/0aqS7h8XOj— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) April 3, 2021 The superhero movie stars Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow along with, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, William Hurt, Ray Winstone, and Rachel Weisz in key roles. Recently, Marvel has unveiled the new poster of Black Widow with a new and hopefully the final release date. The movie was delayed three times from an original May 2020 release date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Black Widow is Marvel's first release since the theatrical debut of Spider-Man: Far From Home on July 2, 2019. Watch New Trailer Of Black Widow Here - Stay tuned...

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Godzilla vs. Kong Takes The Best Opening During Pandemic In The USA

Godzilla vs. Kong debuted in the domestic market (USA) on March 31st on HBO Max and theaters simultaneously, almost after a week of its international release. The movie was surrounded with solid buzz, and it turned out to be true as Godzilla vs. Kong roared with a $9.6 million opening, according to Deadline. Since mid-March 2020, when theaters closed in the USA, and slowly returned in late August, no other film has done this type of business. Even though people can watch this monster film at home on Warner Media's streaming service HBO Max for the next 30 days and theaters are also not allowed to operate at full capacity. According to local surveys, the 5-days opening weekend collection of Godzilla vs. Kong is projected between $25 M and $30 M. And it should easily be achieved after the response it got on an opening day. Prior to Godzilla vs. Kong, it was Warner Bros' Wonder Woman 1984 that held the best first-day opening title during the pandemic, with $7.5 million on December 25 in the domestic market. Wonder Woman 1984 also released simultaneously on HBO Max and theaters in December last year. According to Deadline, Godzilla vs. Kong is the first title to play on 3,000 theaters, which will be reached Friday as Regal reopens 22 of its prime locations in the U.S. including their 42nd street locations in NYC, and L.A. Live among many others. In sum, 655 locations get added Friday for a total count of 3,064 theaters. Stay tuned...

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BTS Condemn Violent Crimes And Hatred Against Asians

South Korean boy band BTS has condemned the recent surge in anti-Asian violence and hatred and shared their experiences of the racism they have faced. They have issued a statement on the same saying they stand against racial discrimination. ## The Grammy-nominated singers, who were recently subjected to racial slurs by a German RJ who compared them to the COVID-19 pandemic, penned a strongly-worded note condemning the acts of violence.## "We send our deepest condolences to those who have lost their loved ones", reads the statement, which was published both in Korean and English on BTS official Twitter handles. "We feel grief and anger. We recall moments when we faced discrimination as Asians. We have endured expletives without reason and were mocked for the way we look. We were even asked why Asians spoke in English".## "We cannot put into words the pain of becoming the subject of hatred and violence for such a reason. Our own experiences are inconsequential compared to the events that have occurred over the past few weeks. But these experiences were enough to make us feel powerless and chip away our self-esteem", the boys spilled their heart in the note.## #StopAsianHate#StopAAPIHate pic.twitter.com/mOmttkOpOt— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) March 30, 2021 ## They concluded the note by saying, "What is happening right now cannot be dissociated from our identity as Asians. But what our voice must convey is clear. We stand against racial discrimination. We condemn violence. You, I and we all have the right to be respected. We will stand together".## Stay tuned...

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China Box Office: Godzilla vs. Kong Takes The Biggest First Weekend Opening For Foreign Movie In Both 2020 And 2021

"Godzilla vs. Kong" is going strong in the international market led by a solid push from the Chinese Box Office. The monster film left behind its competitors in China this weekend with an approx $70 million debut. With this collection, it also becomes the highest grosser foreign film in both 2020 and 2021 in China on the first weekend, according to variety.com. Godzilla vs. Kong grabbed 82% of total ticket sales this weekend in Mainland from around 42,000 screens and more than 11.8 million admissions (as per variety). It collects around $21 million on day 3 after making approx $49 million on the first two days. On the worldwide front, Godzilla vs. Kong debuted in 38 international markets and has already crossed $120 million from them. Among the key contributors other than China - Mexico ($6.3 M), Australia ($6.3 M), Russia ($5.8 M), Taiwan ($5.2 M), and India with approx. $4 million. The movie is yet to debut in the domestic market (USA) where it is scheduled to release in theaters and streaming on HBO Max simultaneously on March 31st. According to the local surveys, Godzilla vs. Kong could revive the US theatrical business with the strong pre-release buzz around it. Stay tuned...

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China Box Office: Godzilla vs. Kong Roars With Nearly $50 Million On First Two Days

While Godzilla vs. Kong is still a couple of days away from debuting in the USA, the movie takes a monstrous start in mainland Chinese cinemas on Friday (March 26). According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Adam Wingard directorial debuted with a huge $21.5 million gross on Friday. The sequel to Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the new film is slightly ahead of its predecessor, which earned $20.9 million on its first day in 2019, before finishing the weekend with $70.6 million, The Hollywood Reporter reports. As per early estimates, Godzilla vs. Kong earned around $28 million on its second day and eyeing around $80 million on its first weekend in mainland China. Local word of mouth for this monster film is currently looking strong, with the film scoring 9/10 on ticketing apps Maoyan and Taopiaopiao, and 7.1 on reviews site Douban — solid numbers for a Hollywood tentpole. Meanwhile, the Hollywood biggie released in India on March 24, two days earlier than its originally scheduled date. The Warner Bros' movie did surprisingly well at the Indian Box Office and earned approximately INR 22.60 crore net on its first 4 days. It is expected to continue to do well with no such tough competition at the moment in India. Stay tuned...

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DC's Superhero Film, The Suicide Squad To Release In India In August

The trailer of the upcoming American superhero film based on the DC Comics, The Suicide Squad was released on Friday. The movie will be releasing in India in the month of August 2021 in Hindi, English, Tamil, and Telugu languages by Warner Bros. Directed by James Gunn, the film stars an ensemble cast including Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, and Peter Capaldi along with many others. In the USA, the movie will be released theatrically and on the streaming platform HBO Max in the United States on August 6, 2021. IN CINEMAS, THIS AUGUST... #WarnerBros to release the superhero film #TheSuicideSquad - starring #MargotRobbie, #IdrisElba and #JohnCena - in #India in Aug 2021... In #English, #Hindi, #Tamil and #Telugu... Trailer out now... New poster... pic.twitter.com/QcxRwZ7hms— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 26, 2021 Produced by DC Films, Atlas Entertainment, and The Safran Company, the movie is a standalone sequel to Suicide Squad (2016) and the tenth film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). Stay tuned...

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Scarlett Johansson's 'Black Widow' To Release Simultaneously In Theaters And Disney Plus On July 9

Marvel Studios has announced the new release date of its upcoming scheduled movies. Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow, the long-awaited solo film based on Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero Natasha Romanoff, has been pushed back by two months along with other Marvel movies. ## The release of Black Widow has been pushed to July 9 from May 7. Above all, the movie will get a simultaneous release in the theatres and on streaming service Disney Plus. For home viewers on Disney Plus, the movie will be released at an additional cost to subscribers.## Marvel Studios took to Twitter and announced the new release date of Johansson starrer with an official new poster. ## Black Widow in theaters July 9 and on @DisneyPlus with Premier Access. Additional fees required. pic.twitter.com/MSLHxk6Eez— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) March 23, 2021 ## Cate Shortland, the Cate Shortland directorial has been delayed three times since the pandemic started in 2020. It was originally scheduled to release in theatres on May 20, 2020. Meanwhile, Cruella, the prequel to 101 Dalmatians that serves as an origin story for the iconic villain, is arriving as scheduled on May 28. ## Stay tuned...

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Golden Globes Winner And Oscar-Nominated 'Nomadland' To Release In India On April 2

The 2020's American Neo-western drama film, "Nomadland" is all set to release in India on April 2nd, 2021. The Chloe Zhao directorial is nominated in six categories at the Oscar Awards 2021 including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress. It has won the Best Picture and Best Director awards at the recently announced Golden Globes Awards 2021.## The film is based on the 2017 non-fiction book "Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century" by an American journalist, Jessica Bruder. It stars Frances McDormand as a woman who leaves home to travel around the American West. ## IN CINEMAS, THIS APRIL... Searchlight Pictures to release the critically acclaimed and award winning movie #Nomadland in *cinemas* on 2 April 2021 in #India. pic.twitter.com/QS1ynzIszZ— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 22, 2021 ## According to director Chloe Zhao (reported by News 18), the quintessentially American film is set on the road and populated by individuals "who are part of the pioneer culture", though the themes of the story are relevant in any part of the world.## The 38-year-old Zhao feels the film is about compassion, connection, and adventure and is also a resonant story for the challenging times we are currently navigating. ## "The story looks at the question — When you lose everything that defines who you are, can you find yourself again?" Zhao tells IANS according to News 18. "It is about all those things that unite us as people; it's about friendship and love", she concludes.## Nomadland will be released by Searchlight Pictures in India. ## Stay tuned...

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Oscars 2021: 'The White Tiger' Gets Nomination For Adapted Screenplay, Check Out The Full List of Nominations

India's international star, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and her actor-singer husband Nick Jonas got the honor to announce the nominations for the Oscars 2021. The nominations were announced on Monday evening (India time) and the award ceremony will take place on the 25th of April 2021. ## While 2020 American biographical drama film, "Mank", garnered the highest number of nominations this year including the Best Picture category, Priyanka Chopra, Adarsh Gaurav, and Rajkummar Rao starrer, "The White Tiger" has been nominated in the Adapted Screenplay category and will be racing for the Oscars with Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, The Father, Nomadland, and One Night In Miami. ## Among the other notable films that won multiple nominations include "The Trial Of The Chicago 7" (6 nominations), "Judas And The Black Messiah" (6), "The Father" (6), and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (5). "Black Panther" star, the late Chadwick Boseman is a contender in the Best Actor category for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom".## Here is the complete list of Oscars nominations for 2021 - ## BEST PICTURE ## The Father## Judas And The Black Messiah## Mank##Nomadland##Promising Young Woman##Sound Of Metal##The Trial Of The Chicago 7## ACTOR IN LEADING ROLE## Riz Ahmed - Sound Of Metal## Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom## Anthony Hopkins - The Father## Gary Oldman - Mank## Steven Yeun - Minari## ACTRESS IN LEADING ROLE## Viola Davis - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom## Vanessa Kirby - Pieces Of A Woman## Andra Day - The United States Vs. Billie Holiday## Carey Mulligan - Promising Young Woman## Frances Mcdormand - Nomadland## ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE ## Daniel Kaluuya - Judas And The Black Messiah## Lakeith Stanfield - Judas And The Black Messiah## Sacha Baron Cohen - The Trial Of The Chicago 7## Leslie Odom, Jr. - One Night In Miami## Paul Raci - Sound Of Metal## ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE ## Maria Bakalova - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm## Glenn Close - Hillbilly Elegy## Olivia Colman - The Father## Amanda Seyfried - Mank## Yuh-Jung Youn - Minari## DIRECTION ## Another Round - Thomas Vinterberg## Mank - David Fincher## Minari - Lee Isaac Chung## Nomadland - Chloe Zhao## Promising Young Woman - Emerald Fennell## WRITING (ADPATED SCREENPLAY)## Borat Subsequent Moviefilm## The White Tiger## Nomadland## The Father## One Night In Miami## WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)## Judas And The Black Messiah## Promising Young Woman## Sound Of Metal## The Trial Of The Chicago 7## ANIMATED FEATURE FILM ## Onward## Over The Moon## A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon## Soul## Wolfwalkers## FOREIGN FEATURE FILM## Another Round - Denmark## Better Days - Hong Kong## Collective - Romania## The Man Who Sold His Skin - Tunisia## Quo Vadis, Aida? - Bosnia And Herzegovina## CINEMATOGRAPHY## Judas And The Black Messiah - Sean Bobbitt## News Of The World - Dariusz Wolski## Mank - Erik Messerschmidt## The Trial Of The Chicago 7 - Phedon Papamichael## Nomadland - Joshua James Richards## DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)## Collective## Crip Camp## The Mole Agent## My Octopus Teacher## Time## DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)## Colette## A Concerto Is A Conversation## Do Not Split## Hunger Ward## A Love Song For Latasha## COSTUME DESIGN## Emma - Alexandra Byrne## Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Ann Roth## Mank - Trish Summerville## Mulan - Bina Daigeler## Pinocchio - Massimo Cantini Parrini## FILM EDITING## The Father - Yorgos Lamprinos## Nomadland - Chloe Zhao## Promising Young Woman - Frédéric Thoraval## Sound Of Metal - Mikkel E. 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Nielsen## The Trial Of The Chicago 7 - Alan Baumgarten## MAKEUP AND HAIRSTILING## Mank - Gigi Williams, Kimberley Spiteri, and Colleen Labaff## Emma - Marese Langan, Laura Allen, and Claudia Stolze## Hillbilly Elegy - Eryn Krueger Mekash, Matthew Mungle, And Patricia Dehaney## Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal, and Jamika Wilson## Pinocchio - Mark Coulier, Dalia Colli, and Francesco Pegoretti## MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)## Da 5 Bloods - Terence Blanchard## Mank - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross## Minari - Emile Mosseri## News Of The World - James Newton Howard## Soul - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste## MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)## Fight For You - Judas And The Black Messiah## Hear My Voice - The Trial Of The Chicago 7## Io Sì (Seen) - The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti A Se)## Speak Now - One Night In Miami## PRODUCTION DESIEGN## The Father## Ma Rainey's Black Bottom## Mank## News Of The World## Tenet## SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)## Feeling Through## The Letter Room## The Present## Two Distant Strangers## White Eye## SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)## Burrow - Madeline Sharafian and Michael Capbarat## Genius Loci - Adrien Merigeau and Amaury Ovise## If Anything Happens I Love You - Will Mccormack and Michael Govier## Opera - Erick Oh## Yes-People - Gísli Darri Halldórsson and Arnar Gunnarsson## VISUAL EFFECTS## Love And Monsters## The Midnight Sky## Mulan## The One And Only Ivan## Tenet## SOUND## Greyhound - Warren Shaw, Michael Minkler, Beau Borders, and David Wyman## Mank - Ren Klyce, Jeremy Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance, and Drew Kunin## News Of The World - Oliver Tarney, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller, and John Pritchett## Soul - Ren Klyce, Coya Elliott, and David Parker## Sound Of Metal - Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortes, and Phillip Bladh## Stay tuned...

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Grammy Awards 2021: List Of GRAMMY Winners Of 2021

The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, after being delayed owing to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic for more than a month, The annual show took place on March 14 from its original date of 31st January. The ceremony honors musical artists, compositions, and albums across 84 categories.## American singer-songwriter, Beyoncé created history and becomes the first female artist to win 28 Grammys while Taylor Swift won the Album of The Year for "folklore" and also becomes the first woman to win three Grammys for AOTY. It was her 11th Grammy. ## Comedian and talk show host Trevor Noah is hosting this year's Grammys. It marks Noah's first time hosting the award ceremony. Though usually held at the Staples Center, this year's festivities take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center.## Here is the complete list of GRAMMYs 2021 winners - ## Album of The Year - "folklore," Taylor Swift## Best Pop Vocal Album - "Future Nostalgia", Dua Lipa## Record of The Year - "Everything I Wanted", Billie Eilish## Best R&B Performance - "Black Parade", Beyoncé## Song of The Year (songwriter's award) - "I Can't Breathe", H.E.R., Dernst Emile II, and Tiara Thomas## Best Rap Song - "Savage", Megan Thee Stallion, featuring Beyoncé## Best Pop Solo Performance - "Watermelon Sugar", Harry Styles## Best Country Album - "Wildcard", Miranda Lambert## Best New Artist - Megan Thee Stallion## Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - "American Standard", James Taylor## Best Dance/Electronic Album - "Bubba", Kaytranada## Best Progressive R&B Album - "It Is What It Is", Thundercat## Best R&B Album - "Bigger Love", John Legend## Best Rap Album - "King's Disease", Nas## Best Rock Album - "The New Abnormal", The Strokes## Best Alternative Music Album - "Fetch the Bolt Cutters", Fiona Apple## Best Jazz Vocal Album - "Secrets Are the Best Stories", Kurt Elling featuring Danilo Pérez## Best Jazz Instrumental Album - "Trilogy 2", Chick Corea, Christian McBride, and Brian Blade## Best Gospel Album - "Gospel According to PJ", PJ Morton## Best Contemporary Christian Music Album - "Jesus Is King", Kanye West## Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album - "La Conquista del Espacio", Fito Páez## Best Reggae Album - "Got to Be Tough", Toots and the Maytals## Best Spoken Word Album - "Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth", Rachel Maddow## Best Comedy Album - "Black Mitzvah", Tiffany Haddish## Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media - "Jojo Rabbit"## Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media - "Joker"## Producer of The Year, Non-Classical - Andrew Watt## Best Music Video - "Brown Skin Girl", Beyoncé with Blue Ivy## Best Music Film - "Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice", Linda Ronstadt## Stay tuned...

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Marvel Congratulates Avatar Team For Reclaiming The Crown Of Highest Grosser Movie Of All Time

It didn't take too long for James Cameron's groundbreaking sci-fi epic, "Avatar" to reclaim the title of the highest grosser movie of all-time after surpassing Disney/Marvel's "Avengers: Endgame". "Avatar re-released in China this weekend and collected around $12.30 million (according to Deadline) on first two days, and now, it has been confirmed that Cameron directorial has once again topped the world chart of the highest grosser movie ever. ## Disney now puts Avatar's worldwide gross at an estimated $2.802B versus Endgame’s $2.797B. Avatar, which now falls under the Disney umbrella after the Fox acquisition, first became the top-selling global release of all time in 2010 when it passed Cameron's own 1997 Titanic. In July 2019, Endgame overtook Avatar — and now the latter is back on top.## Avatar producer Jon Landau said today as quoted in Deadline, "We are proud to reach this great milestone, but Jim and I are most thrilled that the film is back in theaters during these unprecedented times, and we want to thank our Chinese fans for their support. We are hard at work on the next Avatar films and look forward to sharing the continuation of this epic story for years to come".## Marvel Studios has congratulated James Cameron and the "Avatar" team for achieving the significant milestone, once again. "Congratulations to @JimCameron, @JonLandau, and ALL of Na'vi Nation for reclaiming the box office crown! We love you 3000. @OfficialAvatar", Marvel wrote on Twitter. ## Congratulations to @JimCameron ,@JonLandau , and ALL of Na'vi Nation for reclaiming the box office crown! We love you 3000. @OfficialAvatar pic.twitter.com/WlMWRcL15y— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) March 13, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

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'Avatar' Overtake 'Avengers: Endgame' To Reclaim The Title Of Highest Grosser Movie Of All Time

'Avengers: Endgame', that released about 18 months ago, did wonder at the box office and became the highest grosser movie of all-time with $2.797 billion, in a record time of 3 months due to unprecedented demand that may never again be replicated. However, the time has come for Avengers: Endgame to handover its title of "highest grosser of all-time" to the previous holder, James Cameron's groundbreaking sci-fi epic, "Avatar". ## "Avatar", that released in 2009, was the highest grosser movie for almost a decade until "Endgame" took the worldwide box office by storm in 2019. But on Friday, "Avatar" returned to movie theaters in China, which is witnessing a massive boom post-Covid there, and grossed $3.5 million (according to Variety), pushing its total haul to a historic $2.7926 billion. After this weekend, "Avatar" is expected to take back the top box office prize.## Heading into Avatar's re-release this weekend in China, Avengers: Endgame stood at $858.37M domestic, $1.939 billion overseas for a total of $2.797 billion total. Avatar's grosses stood at $760.5M, $2.029 billion foreign, and $2.789 worldwide.## Though "Avatar" was released by 20th Century Fox, Disney now owns the property after the companies merged in 2019. With Disney's acquisition of Fox's film assets, the Walt Disney Company houses eight of the 10-highest grossing movies.## On the other hand, James Cameron has been working busily on the sequels, returning to production last May in New Zealand on part 2 as Covid cases calmed there. Disney has scheduled Avatar 2 for Dec. 16, 2022; part 3 for Dec. 20, 2024; part 4 for Dec. 18, 2026; and part five for Dec. 22, 2028.## Stay tuned...

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'I Was On The Verge Of Giving Up Acting, And Then This Happened', Gal Gadot On Wonder Woman Casting

Israeli actress, Gal Gadot, on Tuesday, shared a picture of herself, taken around the time she was on the verge of quitting acting. The picture was shot by the filmmaker Zack Snyder on the day Gal did the camera test for Batman vs. Superman movie with Ben Affleck. She was soon cast as Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe which not only turned her fortunes but also made her a global superstar and "Wonder Woman" franchise one of the most loved across the world.## Gadot took to her Instagram handle and shared a black-and-white picture. She wrote, "This photo was taken by Zack Snyder on the day I did the camera test for Batman vs. Superman with Ben. I came to LA for 30 hours while shooting a movie in Tel Aviv. But I wanted the role of Wonder Woman so much that it was worth the trip".## I'll forever be grateful to Zack for casting me and believing that I could bring Diana to life. I had no idea what the future would hold back when this picture was taken - seeing it makes me very nostalgic. It's also proof that everything happens for a reason. I was on the verge of giving up acting... and then this happened", she added. ## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gal Gadot (@gal_gadot) ## Before Wonder Woman, the most high-profile films of Gadot were the Fast & Furious films, in which she played Giselle. She has played Wonder Woman in three films, and will soon be seen in Snyder's four-hour streaming version of Justice League, due out on March 18 on HBO Max. She will also be returning as Wonder Woman in the third part of the series which will be directed by Patty Jenkins.## Apart from Snyder's Justice League, and Wonder Woman 3, Gadot will also be reuniting with Jenkins for Cleopatra's biopic. ## Stay tuned...

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'No Time To Die' And 'Morbius' Release Date Pushed Again

Amid much speculation, the Daniel Craig-starrer James Bond adventure, No Time To Die, has been delayed yet again. An update on the official Twitter handle of the film on Friday stated that Craig's final outing as Agent 007 has now been pushed to October 8 for a theatrical release.## The release has been pushed amid the ongoing pandemic, with theatres still trying to recover business post lockdown. The film, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, was originally scheduled for release in April 2020 but was pushed to November last year owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. The release date was subsequently changed to April 2021.## NO TIME TO DIE 8 October 2021 pic.twitter.com/HZlNG5kz8t— James Bond (@007) January 22, 2021 ## This James Bond movie isn't the only film pushed back as the new delay of the Bond film has already started shuffling the Hollywood release calendar. Jared Leto's superhero adventure Morbius has been delayed again to avoid a clash with the Bond film. A Spider-Man spinoff, Morbius was slated to release on October 8. It has now moved to January 21, 2022. ## No Time To Die brings back Craig as the iconic spy James Bond for his final outing. The 25th Bond adventure will see Craig revisiting his past, bringing it to the present in order to save the future. The trailer comes with a tagline: "The mission that changes everything begins".## The film also features Rami Malek as the new Bond villain, Safin, and brings back Lea Seydoux as Dr. Madeleine Swann, Ben Whishaw as Q, Ralph Fiennes as M, Naomie Harris as Moneypenny, and Jeffrey Wright as CIA agent Felix Leiter.## Stay tuned...

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Grammy Awards 2021 Ceremony Postponed To March 14 Over Covid Concerns

The Grammy Awards 2021 ceremony, originally scheduled for January 31, has been postponed due to Covid-19 concerns. The 63rd ceremony which is being held by the Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry is now scheduled to be held on March 14.## Signed by Harvey Mason JR., Chair & Interim President/CEO of the Recording Academy; Jack Sussman, Executive Vice President, Specials, Music, Live Events and Alternative Programming, CBS; and Ben Winston, Grammy Awards Executive Producer, Fulwell 73 Productions, said in a statement -## "After thoughtful conversations with health experts, our host and artists scheduled to appear, we are rescheduling the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards® to be broadcast Sunday, March 14, 2021. The deteriorating COVID situation in Los Angeles, with hospital services being overwhelmed, ICUs having reached capacity, and new guidance from state and local governments have all led us to conclude that postponing our show was the right thing to do. Nothing is more important than the health and safety of those in our music community and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly on producing the show". ## After thoughtful conversations with health experts, our host and artists scheduled to appear, we are rescheduling the 63rd #GRAMMYs to be broadcast Sunday, March 14, 2021.More details: https://t.co/JyrHZ7JpQi pic.twitter.com/MoZLLoEEgx— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) January 5, 2021 ## "We want to thank all of the talented artists, the staff, our vendors and especially this year's nominees for their understanding, patience, and willingness to work with us as we navigate these unprecedented times", the statement further read.## Meanwhile, the 2021 Grammy Awards nominations are all about women power with Beyonce, Taylor Swift, and Dua Lipa leading the way. Beyonce is leading the contender at the 2021 Grammy Awards with nine nods. She is followed by Taylor Swift, Roddy Ricch, and Dua Lipa, who earned six nominations each.## Stay tuned...

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