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Viola Davis to star in 'Hunger Games' prequel

Viola Davis has been cast as a villain in The Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The Oscar winner will play Dr. Volumnia Gaul, the head gamemaker of the 10th annual Hunger Games. The cas

Naveel Krishant 1 min read
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Actor Anne Heche dies a week after car crash, aged 53

Anne Heche has died in hospital a week after her horror car crash in Los Angeles. The US actress had been in a coma since the accident on August 6, with her representative saying yesterday she was being kept on life s

Zodelle Bhan 1 min read
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Disney overtakes Netflix in race for subscribers

Disney will launch a new ad-supported streaming service in the US in December, as it overtakes Netflix in the race for paid subscribers. The firm reported 221.1 million subscribers across its three streaming platfo

Naveel Krishant 1 min read
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Tributes rolling in for Olivia Newton-John

Tributes have started rolling in for Olivia Newton-John who passed away earlier this morning. John Travolta paid tribute to his Grease co-star on social media writing, “My dearest Olivia, you made all of our live

Alipate Narawa 1 min read
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Olivia Newton-John, singer and actress, dead at 73

Olivia Newton-John, the Australian singer whose voice and wholesome beauty made her one of the biggest pop stars of the '70s and charmed generations of viewers in the blockbuster movie "Grease," died earlier today, acco

Vijay Narayan 1 min read
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Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga to star in Joker sequel

A sequel to the Oscar-winning psychological thriller "Joker," based on one of the world's best known comic book villains, is set for release in theaters in 2024. The movie will star Joaquin Phoenix reprising his ro

Naveel Krishant 1 min read
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New Batgirl movie scrapped months before release

The new Batgirl movie has been scrapped by Warner Bros Discovery months before its planned release. Reportedly budgeted at more than USD$70m it was due to be shown in cinemas and on the streaming service HBO Max la

Alipate Narawa 1 min read
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Beyoncé to re-record offensive Renaissance lyric

Beyoncé is to re-record one of the songs on her new album, after facing criticism from disability campaigners. The song Heated, which was released last week, contained a derogatory term that has often been used to

Naveel Krishant 1 min read
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Instagram U-turns on TikTok-style revamp

Instagram says it is pausing a rollout of new features on its app following backlash online from users, influencers and celebrities. Among the new features was an increase in recommended video content, in a similar

Naveel Krishant 1 min read
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Never Gonna Give You Up turns 35

35 years ago today, the journey began that has blessed us with one of the best things the internet ever birthed. Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up" was released on this day in 1987 and led to the now famo

Alipate Narawa 1 min read
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Bob Marley's memory honoured in Birmingham

Hundreds of people attended a show dedicated to Bob Marley, as artists, including his grandson, reinterpreted many of his most famous tracks. The performance at Birmingham Town Hall came 50 years after Marley's fir

Alipate Narawa 1 min read