Wednesday, December 2, 2015
James Bond boss wants Daniel Craig back for next 007 film
London: James Bond boss Barbara Broccoli is determined to rope in Daniel Craig for at least one more 007 movie.
Daniel Craig. Pic/Santa Banta
The British actor, 47, is still undecided about signing on for a fifth Bond film, despite the success of 'Spectre', after initially telling one reporter he'd rather "break this glass and slash my wrists" than play the superspy again, reported Contactmusic.
But the franchise producers are considering the next film before pre-production begins in the spring (16), and Broccoli has put Craig's return on her Christmas wish list.
"Now everyone is asking, 'How will it go for 007?' I hope it continues with Craig. I think he's great, and obviously not just me, but also the audience. I will do everything (to make sure) that he stays," she said.
Gigi Hadid defends relationship with Zayn Malik
Los Angeles: Model Gigi Hadid slammed a social media user for calling her reconciled relationship with former One Direction band member Zayn Malik 'fake'.
Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik. Pics/Santa Banta
She questioned the user "Who are you to say what is fake?", reports reports femalefirst.co.uk.
A lot of speculation was made about the stars coming back together after they were clicked together holding hands on a date night here.
Hadid tweeted: "Sometimes life happens. For whatever reason in whatever timing. And sometimes it doesn't make sense till it does. That's it. If there was a real way to sit with each one of you and tell you my side of things, I would. But there's not, so I won't. I've found the only way to happiness is by living as though the microscope isn't there".
Her ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas branded the relationship fake as he posted: "You want the public to consume and believe your fake [relationship] - but don't want to be judged for it? Lol doesn't work that way (sic)".
Hadid gave it back with by saying "Who are you to say what is fake? Your comment proves my point exactly. If you don't know you don't know".
Rebel Wilson: Jennifer Lawrence funnier than me
London: Actress Rebel Wilson says Jennifer Lawrence is "way funnier" than she is and would be great in a comedy.
Jennifer Lawrence
The Australian comedic actress has become firm friends with the Oscar-winning star and said Lawrence is naturally hilarious, reported Female First.
"Jennifer Lawrence is just the most naturally hilarious person. She's way funnier than me and a real story-teller.
"If she was in a comedy she'd smash it. We'll hang out or have a barbecue. That's the cool thing about living in the US - you get to meet so many people you respect and work with."
Liam Payne keen for Enrique Iglesias duet
London: One Direction star Liam Payne is eager to collaborate with Latin hunk Enrique Iglesias in the studio.
Liam Payne and Enrique Iglesias.Pics/Santa Banta
The "Story of My Life" singer and his boy bandmates have just released their fifth studio album, Made in the A M, and although they're planning an extended hiatus in 2016, reported Contactmusic.
When asked which Latin artists they'd like to collaborate with, Harry Styles gave the diplomatic answer of "all of them", agreeing he'd work with anyone including Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull.
But Liam had more of a definitive answer, saying, "Enrique's got a new album which is quite cool; I like that he has a lot of dancing in it, it's quite sick. He's a cool guy."
Brad Pitt, George Clooney 'competitive' with each other
Los Angeles: Brad Pitt says he and actor George Clooney tend to get competitive with each other in terms of work.
Brad Pitt and George Clooney. Pics/Santa Banta
With both actors having their own production houses, Brad Pitt says that both often find themselves bidding against each other on books they want to adapt into movies, including Brad Pitt's latest project 'The Big Short', reports femalefirst.co.uk.
"In all fairness, he (Clooney) outbid me on 'Argo'. But, yeah, it can get competitive. We do naturally have a lot of the same tastes and interests. With 'The Big Short', I think maybe we got the upper hand at auction because author Michael Lewis and I got tight on 'Moneyball'", the Vulture magazine quoted Pitt as saying.
Brad Pitt also revealed that he often has to take on a role in movies he produces in order to get them financed.
"These kinds of movies are hard to make. The studios don't want to make them because it doesn't fit the business model anymore. It's complicated material, it's a gamble. They need some guarantee with marquee. So often I jump in and take a part first because I love the project, and I gotta get in to make sure it gets made," he added.
Kim Kardashian poses completely nude
Los Angeles: Reality TV star Kim Kardashian stripped down to her birthday suit for a photo shoot in the desert earlier this year.
The reality TV star, who is currently expecting her second child, will finally release pictures from the shoot on her app but before then she treated millions of her Twitter followers to a couple of sneak-peeks, reported Ace Showbiz.
"Pics on my app tomorrow," she wrote in the caption and added the hastag #FinallyReleasingThisDesertShoot.
She tagged photographer Kesler Tran, stylist Chris McMillan and celebrity makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic in the post.
Another photo she shared that day showed her sitting facing the camera.
She closed her eyes and strategically placed her hands and legs to cover her private parts.
Gulzar suggests separate National Awards for films on disabled
Indian cinema's wordsmith Gulzar, who has touched many with his lyrics and films, says movies on differently abled people should be separately honoured at the National Awards to encourge more filmmakers to tell stories of the special.
Gulzar
Gulzar was here to attend a screening of his daughter Meghna Gulzar's documentary "Closer" at the first edition of International Film Festival for Persons with Disabilities (IFFPwD) on Wednesday.
Happy with a film festival dedicated to the cause, Gulzar told IANS: "It's a good thing that we are getting to witness film festivals like these, mainly because they are focussing on a very big part of the society. It's not that we didn't know about the disabled, but our focus was not much on them."
"With such type of festivals, our focus has shifted towards that section of the society which we need to pay attention towards. Sometimes I feel that disabled people don't need our help as much as we need theirs, because we have somehow neglected them. They don't care for us and they are proving themselves without much support," added the industry veteran.
The 81-year-old also feels more film galas like these must happen.
"I also wish that in National Awards, there should be a particular session or award especially for these kind of films. It will be an encouraging step," he added.
Gulzar said that it's the entertainment industry's responsibility to make more films on such issues as cinema creates a big impact in changing viewers' perception towards the society.
"Cinema plays an essential role. It can create an impact on people's perception. If it wouldn't have, then I won't have been here. The reason and consciousness with which you make a film doesn't end with that film. Everything that you say in the film is your conviction and you have to prove that in real life too," said the filmmaker, who has made films like "Koshish" and "Parichay".
His daughter Meghna believes "people are making films on issues of disabled people, but we need platforms for them to be visible".
"There are examples like 'Koshish', 'Khamoshi', 'Taare Zameen Par', 'Black' and 'Yellow'. These are films that are made on such issues. We as makers make the film, but it gets slotted later as an art film or a niche film because of the audience viewing pattern. We as filmmakers have done our job by making a film, but it is dependent upon viewers and how they accept it."
Meghna, whose last directorial was "Talvar", also said that when people make films on social issues, the endeavour is that they can make a difference.
"Films are always a soft target for what goes wrong in the society. People think that whatever is happening is because of the type of films that they see. But films do a lot of other work as well. That doesn't get noticed. I hope it does," she said.
Talking about her documentary "Closer", Meghna said: "This film was made four years ago. When we were making this film, we had to remind people everytime that please don't say 'disabled' and say differently abled. Don't say deaf and dumb, say hearing or speech impaired. Because it was about softening those terms and removing the negativity."
The three-day festival, organised by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) under the social justice and empowerment ministry in collaboration with the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), started with the screening of Marathi film "Yellow" on Tuesday at the Siri Fort auditorium.
Tusshar Kapoor: Didn't want 'Hate Story 3', 'Mastizaade' to clash
Tusshar Kapoor says his film 'Mastizaade' was delayed due to distribution issues, and he did not want it to clash with 'Hate Story 3' at the box office.
Tusshar Kapoor
Asked if issues with the censor board was the reason behind the delay, Tusshar clarified: "We got our censor certificate long back, we got delayed as some distribution issues were there, we didn't want 'Hate Story 3' and 'Mastizaade' to come on the same day. It was a mutual decision between the producers."
"It's now coming on January 29. Yes, it's been delayed from December to January, but a month's delay is not that much," Tusshar said at the GQ Fashion Nites.
While Vishal Pandya's 'Hate Story 3', starring Zareen Khan, Karan Singh Grover, Daisy Shah and Sharman Joshi is touted as a sex thriller, Milap Zaveri's 'Mastizaade' is a sex comedy and it stars Sunny Leone in a double role along with Vir Das.
A video teaser of 'Mastizaade' with Sunny Leone in a bikini and stressing that her character's name was Laila Lele while holding bananas has gone viral.
Pictures of Tusshar and Vir from the film -- which had a sexual context -- were also released. Reports said the censor board had issues due to the same and got an A certificate only in August.
Selena Gomez gives Taylor Swift advice on men
Los Angeles: Pop star Selena Gomez says she offers singer Taylor Swift advice in "the boy department".
Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift. Pics/Santa Banta
The "Good for you" hitmaker spoke about her friendship with Swift in an interview with Instyle UK magazine, reports usmagazine.com.
"People have this fantasy that we're in our underwear, having pillow fights," the 23-year-old said in the magazine's January 2016 cover story.
"We just play good music - sometimes live - and eat, and hang out."
She also admitted that she offers the "Bad Blood" singer advice in "the boy department" while Swift, 25, stops her from being too hard on herself.
"I'll be like, 'I think I totally screwed up', but Taylor says, 'Actually, you didn't' and shows me how to make my mistakes into something great," she said.
Gomez, who sparked rumours of a reconciliation with her former boyfriend Justin Bieber, 21, when he was spotted singing to her at a hotel bar in Beverly Hills, California, on November 20, seemed to get a little annoyed when the magazine asked her about their relationship.
"It's really hard because I'm a nice person. I'm just tired of talking about it," she said. "I never intended for my life to become a tabloid story."
Spotted: Arshad Warsi at a restaurant in Andheri
Arshad Warsi was spotted at a restaurant at Lokhandwala in Andheri looking for a quick bite.
Arshad Warsi
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