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Naman Ramachandran NTR Jr, star of Oscar- and Golden Globe-winner “RRR,” will feature alongside Hrithik Roshan in “War 2,” one of the future instalments in leading Indian studio Yash Raj Films’ spy universe. “War 2” will be directed by Ayan Mukerji, who previously helmed Disney’s Indian mythological superhero film “Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva.” NTR Jr is currently shooting his 30th film, known by the working title “NTR 30,” with Koratala Siva directing. The actor hails from the South India-based Telugu-language film industry, but the pan-India and international success of “RRR” has seen him transcend boundaries.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Sydney Film Festival, which this year will celebrate its 70th edition, has unveiled its first dozen selections. Seven are feature films, five are documentaries. “The 2023 program will expand on this legacy, promising to ignite stimulating dialogues and present powerful ideas that will broaden audience perspectives,” said festival director Nashen Moodley. He noted that over the previous 69 editions the Sydney festival has showcased more than 10,000 films. Highlights among the documentaries are two Australian titles. “Rachel’s Farm” follows actor-director Rachel Ward as she revitalizes her beef farm using sustainable farming practices. In “The Last Daughter” Wiradjuri woman Brenda Matthews documents her search to uncover the truth about her government-ordered abduction as a child and to find her white foster family. Both Matthews and Ward will attend the festival in person.

Tori Spelling is sharing new details about her eye ulcer.

It’s easy to assume that celebrities are only good at one thing, be it acting, singing, or playing sports.

Dame Deborah James's Bowelbabe fund has raised a whooping £13.3 million for cancer research, it has been announced. Deborah, aged 40 when she tragically died last year, was first diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016 at the age of 35 and became an outspoken campaigner, encouraging people to check for signs of the deadly disease.The broadcaster launched her JustGiving page when she was given weeks to live last May, telling fans in an emotional post on the website that she was receiving end-of-life care and being looked after at her parents’ home in Surrey. In just 24 hours, the fund raised over £1 million and donations continued pouring in as she campaigned tirelessly until the end of her life.

SHINee member Taemin has officially been discharged from military service, and he’s set to celebrate it with fans during an upcoming fanmeeting event.The K-pop idol was officially discharged from his two-year military service on April 4, nearly two years since he enlisted for active duty on April 19, 2021. The occasion was marked by his SM Entertainment, which released a video titled ‘Taemin is Back’, featuring archival footage of the singer in a practice room.Soon after, Taemin also released a handwritten letter, touching on his time in the military and feeling about being discharged.

After Donald Trump was indicted with 34 felony charges, the late-night show hosts had a field day poking fun at the former U.S. president.

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Mod Sun is getting candid with his fans.

this time for her remarks inspired by the criminal case against former President Donald Trump.The co-hosts of the long-running daytime talk show discussed Trump’s indictment on Tuesday, hours before he was arraigned in Manhattan. Trump, 76, pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.Goldberg, 67, started the conversation by asking her colleagues: “How are you feeling about a historic day? You know, it’s sad, but I’m glad something’s happening.”“It’s not sad.

Singapore is launching a S$10M ($7.5M) fund to attract international productions to work with local filmmakers and shine a spotlight on the city. 

Sara Beth Liebe is getting the support of Whoopi Goldberg and The View co-hosts after she made the decision of quitting American Idol to go home to her kids.

UPDATED with latest: Talks between the WGA and AMPTP will continue on Wednesday. As Deadline revealed on Friday, the two sides were scheduling more conversations during their previously planned two-week break. This comes as the guild scheduled its strike authorization vote earlier this week after saying said the studios “failed to offer meaningful responses on the core economic issues in any of the WGA’s primary work areas” and admitted that they have made “small moves” towards an agreement.

SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals major plot points from tonight’s FBI and FBI: International crossover event on CBS.

Andrés García, a famed Latin actor known for his Mexican telenovela roles, has died. He was 81.

Rachel Brosnahan is getting real about working with her husband, Jason Ralph.ET's Deidre Behar spoke to Brosnahan at PaleyFest about the fifth and final season of, where she revealed that she was «intimidated» by filming with  actor.«It was all the things,» Brosnahan said of having her husband of seven years on the show as a series regular for season 5. «I was so intimidated because we haven't worked together since we met, ten years ago I guess now, so I was really nervous for him to actually see me doing this up close, and come into my world, but it was amazing.»She continued, «When we were shooting the show, we spend more time with our crew and with the cast than we do with our families sometimes, so, it was amazing to have him on. Amy's [Sherman-Palladino] been obsessed with him since season one, so it was really fun to get to see what she envisioned for that character.»It was Sherman-Palladino who picked Ralph for the role of Mike Carr, a part he first picked up in season 4.«It was Amy.

Hugh Jackman has shared a message imploring his fans to consider the importance of sun safety, revealing he’s currently awaiting test results to determine if he’s developed new skin cancers.In a video shared on Instagram yesterday (April 4), the actor explained that he’d “just had two biopsies done” at the request of his doctor, who “just saw some little things [that] could be, or could not be, basil cell [carcinomas]”. According to the Skin Care Foundation, basil cell carcinomas are the most commonly found forms of skin cancer, with around 3.6million diagnoses made yearly in the US alone. These carcinomas “most often occur when DNA damage from exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun or indoor tanning triggers changes in basal cells in the outermost layer of skin (epidermis), resulting in uncontrolled growth”.Jackman noted that he’ll “find out in two or three days” whether he has in fact grown any new carcinomas, and said that he’ll alert viewers as soon as he receives his test results.

Suga, a member of K-pop boyband BTS, as made the full version of both his ‘Agust D’ mixtape available on streaming services for the first time.The K-pop idol’s debut mixtape ‘Agust D’, which was released in 2016, is now available in full on major streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music. Prior to this, the songs ‘Intro : DT sugA’ and ‘Agust D’ had been unavailable to stream due to an sample clearance issue with James Brown’s ‘It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World’.In addition, Suga’s second mixtape ‘D-2’ has also been released on South Korean steaming platforms sich as Melon and FLO for the first time.

Kaley Cuoco and Tom Pelphrey are showing off more photos of baby daughter Matilda, revealing the newborn is already a “daddy’s girl.”

The sky’s the limit for Tyler Perry!

A.O. Scott this week ends his 23-year run as film critic for the New York Times and most movie people are glad to see him go. So is he.