Category: American film industry

Rihanna becomes the richest woman musician in the world after Forbes officially declares her a billionaire.

Popstar Rihanna’s net worth is estimated at $1.7 billion. It making her the richest woman musician in the world. But her music is not the primary source of her wealth, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday.

The Barbados-born singer, whose birth name is Robyn Fenty. Derives an estimated $1.4 billion of her fortune from her 50% stake in the Fenty Beauty cosmetics line, Forbes reported.

The majority of her 1.7 billion USD estimated net worth is not from singing but cosmetics,” Forbes editor Kerry Dolan saying.

“Makeup is there for you to play with. It’s there for you to have fun with. It should never feel like pressure, and it should never feel like a uniform,” Rihanna said in a quote on the Fenty Beauty website.

Forbes said, “The singer of “Umbrella” and “Love the Way You Lie” ranks second behind Oprah as the richest female entertainer.

Director Zack Snyder has shared the first-look images of actor Jared Leto’s Joker, who has been restyling for the upcoming director’s cut of Justice League. The Academy Award winner previously played the iconic Batman villain in Suicide Squad, with much of his performance being left on the cutting room floor.

Snyder told Vanity Fair, “The cool thing is that it’s Joker talking directly to Batman about Batman, “It’s Joker analyzing Batman about who he is and what he is. That’s the thing I also felt like fans deserved from the DC Universe.

That is to say, the Jared Leto Joker and the Ben Affleck Batman, they never really got together. It seemed uncool to me that we would make it all the way through this type of Batman and Joker without seeing them come together.”

The filmmaker, however, had no explanation for why the Joker looks drastically different in the new picture. He said, “I would say that there’s been some water under the bridge. Who knows what’s happened?  It’s hard to say exactly.”

The much-awaited film ‘Tom and Jerry’, finally hit cinemas later this month on February 19, makers revealed the date.  Warner Bros tweeted “Your favorite childhood cartoon is now a major commotion movie. How excited are you for the Tom and Jerry movie? #

“TomandJerrymovie releasing in cinemas on February 19 in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.”

The film brings back the decades-old rivalry as Tom is enlisted to help remove Jerry from the premises before the date of the wedding arrives, according to the mentioned magazine.

‘Tom and Jerry’ film became the latest of the Tom and Jerry projects with the first shots dating back to 1940. There are 164 animated shorts, several TV series, and movies to the ‘Tom and Jerry’ name.

Warner Bros film rolling in theatres on 19 February.

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Oscar-winning actor Christopher Plummer has passed away at the age of 91, his manager confirmed on Friday. He is a prolific and versatile Canadian-born actor.
“Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession and the music of word. Through his art and humanity, he touched all of our hearts and his legendary life will endure for all generations to come. He will forever be with us,” his manager and also old friend publish this quote.

His wife, Elaine Taylor, said the cause of his death was a blow to the head as a result of a fall.
He was Born on December 13, 1929, in Toronto, Plummer began his professional career on stage and radio in both French and English.

After his New York debut in 1954, the actor went on to star in many celebrated productions on Broadway and London’s West End, winning accolades on both sides of the Atlantic.

Plummer made his Broadway debut in ‘The Starcross Story’.

He won his Academy Award for the 2010 film ‘Beginners’, becoming the oldest person at that time to win the award at 82. He was also nominated for the Oscar for ‘All the Money in the World’,

Director Sidney Lumet introduced Plummer first time to the big screen in ‘Stage Struck’ (1958). Also, Plummer was a former leading member of the Royal National Theatre.

David Fincher’s Citizen Kane drama Mank picked up the most nominations with six, followed by The Trial of The Chicago 7 (five) and The Father, Nomadland, and Promising Young Woman (all four).

The most nominated series was The Crown (six), with Schitt’s Creek just behind on five.

Netflix received 22 nominations and was the first most successful film distributor, Amazon was next up with seven film nods, followed by Focus, Searchlight, Sony, and Disney.

Three women made the five-strong shortlist for best director: Regina King, Chloé Zhao, and Emerald Fennell.

It’s the first time more than one female director has been nominated in the same year.

The awards ceremony will take place on February 28 and will be hosted once again by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. They will host from different locations, with Fey at New York City’s Rainbow Room and Poehler at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.

The full list of nominations is announced and held on Feb.28

This isn’t the first time these two beasts have come to blows on the big screen Godzilla vs. Kong.

Godzilla and King Kong colliding in a fight for the ages. However, in 1962 Japanese movie King Kong vs. Godzilla, shows a particular story that ends regarding who was victorious, but it was later clarified that King Kong was the victor.

Godzilla vs. Kong director Adam Wingard has promised that the fourth Monster Verse entry will have a clear-cut winner, so what are the odds Godzilla beats Kong this time around?

Two months to go until Godzilla vs. Kong arrives in theatres and on HBO Max, it looks like the odds are more in King Kong’s favor than Godzilla’s. Over at DraftKings Nation, Kong is the odds favorite with a -220 ranking, whereas Godzilla is the underdog with a +190 ranking.

So, all oddsmakers see it, King Kong stands the better chance of winning over his opponent. It’s all clear when they both creature ramp on the big screen.

Godzilla vs. Kong will rampage in both theatres and on HBO Max starting March 31.

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The best known as the BIFAs (The British Independent Film Awards) has set a date and host for its postponed 2020 ceremony, shifted online due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The ceremony is usually taking place every year in early December, but due to pandemic, now set to take place on Feb. 18, with Tom Felton — the best known for playing Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter film franchise.

The ceremony, being live-streamed on the BIFA Facebook page, will see Felton host live from Wales with winners announced during what organizers are describing as a “fun and freewheeling 45-minute program”.

Alongside winner presentations, the show will feature live chats with a tribunal and famous film fans about this year’s crop of nominees.

Felton said, ” British film has been part of my life, Film brings us all together and I’m delighted to be hosting this year’s British Independent Film Awards.”

The live show will be produced by Annie Hughes and Jack Clark and executive produced by Catherine Bray, from Little Dot Studios.

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The coronavirus pandemic affects the whole of the world terribly in 2020 but it continues to affect Hollywood in 2021, However theatres in many parts of the world are now open, but they are not running like before because of social distancing requirements.

Movie studios have delayed more movies in the latest round. The King’s Man, A Quiet Place Part II, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Cinderella, among others are the latest films whose release dates have been delayed.

The King’s Man, a prequel to the Kingsman franchise, was earlier said to release on March 12, 2021. It will now bang theatres on August 20 this year. Horror sequel A Quiet Place Part II, which was going to be released on April 23, 2021, will now release on September 17, 2021.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the latest reprise in the Ghostbusters franchise, set a new release date of November 11, 2021. It was earlier plan to be released on June 11, 2021.

Musical romantic comedy Cinderella’s original release date was February 5, 2021. It has now been delayed to July 16, 2021.

Jared Leto-starrer’s vampire superhero film Morbius was scheduled to be released on October 8, 2021. But now it will go on January 21, 2022.

The upcoming James Bond movie No Time to Die, which is also Daniel Craig’s swansong as Agent 007, is also delayed recently.

It remains to be seen if Black Widow, which is currently expected to be released on May 7, 2021, and is MCU’s big movie this summer, will also get delayed. there is a chance that Disney delays it unless the situation regarding the pandemic improves considerably.