Here is a summary of current entertainment news.
Bollywood film about Islamic State recruits sparks debate in India
A low-budget Bollywood film about young women recruited by Islamic State has sparked passionate debate, helping to become an instant box office hit in India. Set in the coastal southern state of the same name, “The Kerala Story” follows three women who are indoctrinated, converted and sent to IS camps.
Halle Bailey is ‘honoured’ to play Ariel in the ‘Little Mermaid’ remake.
Black American singer Halle Bailey said she was honored to play Ariel in the live action remake of “The Little Mermaid,” adding that she hoped to inspire children of color with the new iteration of the beloved Disney animation. The 23-year-old plays a mermaid princess who dreams of becoming human in the film, which had its world premiere in Los Angeles on Monday night, more than 30 years after the original was released.
Iconic Brazilian rock singer Rita Lee has died aged 75
Famed Brazilian rock singer and songwriter Rita Lee, an icon of the Tropicalia art movement, died Tuesday after a two-year battle with lung cancer, her family announced. He was 75 years old. “We announce the death of Rita Lee at her home in Sao Paulo late last night, surrounded by all the love of her family, as she always wanted,” said a statement posted on the singer’s Instagram account, calling on the public. at her wake on Wednesday.
Factbox-When are the semi-finals and final of the Eurovision Song Contest?
Eurovision 2023 kicked off in Liverpool, northern England, where acts from 37 countries are competing to win the 67th edition of the song contest. Liverpool are hosting on behalf of Ukraine, who won the competition last time with “Stefania” by the Kalush Orchestra.
Paramount Global Cuts 25% of Staff at Its Domestic Cable Networks – Bloomberg News
Media company Paramount Global, seeking to cut costs as it merges the Showtime and MTV networks, is letting go about 25 percent of the staff at its domestic cable networks, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. Employees are being notified on Tuesday, according to the report.
A minute with: Jennifer Lopez and ‘The Mother’ team on ‘bad’ moms
Jennifer Lopez brings the action in the new movie “The Mother,” playing an assassin who comes out of hiding in the remote desert to protect the daughter she was forced to leave as a newborn baby from vengeful criminals. The Netflix film, which begins streaming Friday, features plenty of high-speed car and motorcycle chases, fight scenes and grueling training for Lopez’s character, simply called “The Mother.”
Writers’ strike freezes ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ spinoff, ‘Game of Thrones’
Writing on the new season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and the upcoming prequel to “Game of Thrones” came to a halt as a nearly week-long strike by thousands of film and television writers swept across Hollywood on Monday. The writers of Hulu’s Emmy-winning drama “The Handmaid’s Tale” had written some early episodes for a new season before filming was supposed to begin in late summer, co-executive producer and writer Yahlin Chang said.
Disney’s Iger may have to add slowing growth to his recovery checklist
Walt Disney Co’s quarterly revenue growth is expected to hit its lowest level in two years, underscoring the obstacles Chief Executive Bob Iger faces in reviving a company now mired in a lengthy Hollywood writers’ strike. The results, scheduled for Wednesday, will mark the first full quarter since Iger returned in November to begin an overhaul that saw the company outline 7,000 job cuts, lower ticket prices for theme parks and prioritize flow profitability.
“Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” is being recast for different actors
Paramount Pictures’ “Transformers” movie franchise shifted gears in its latest installment by adding more diversity to its lead roles, namely “In the Heights” actor Anthony Ramos and “Swarm” actor Dominique Fishback. “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,” coming to theaters on June 9, is the seventh installment in the series based on the popular Hasbro toys and is the sequel to “Bumblebee.”
(With inputs from agencies.)
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