Day: May 8, 2020

Florence Pugh was scared about getting Russian accent right in ‘Black Widow’

2:42 pm May 8, 2020

London: Actor Florence Pugh says the most terrifying aspect of starring in the upcoming superhero film “Black Widow” was doing the Russian accent. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s stand-alone film, the Oscar-nominated actor plays Yelena Belova, a sister-figure to Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff/ the titular Black Widow who was trained in the Red Room. “I […]

Joanne Froggatt wants sequel to ‘Downton Abbey’ film

2:39 pm May 8, 2020

Los Angeles: Actor Joanne Froggatt says she would love to star in the sequel to the 2019 film adaptation of the British period series “Downton Abbey”. The 39-year-old actor, who has played Anna Bates in the series and movie, said a second part would be “nice”, but it would have meet the audience’s expectations. Asked […]

Ari Aster to produce English version of Korean cult classic ‘Save the Green Planet’

2:33 pm May 8, 2020

Los Angeles: “Midsommar” director Aris Aster is set to produce the English-language remake of South Korean classic “Save the Green Planet”. The project hails from Seoul-based studio CJ Entertainment, which most recently backed filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho’s multiple Oscar-winning film “Parasite”. The 2003 black comedy, directed by Jang Joon-hwan, is about a disillusioned young man who […]

PM condoles death of migrant workers in Maharashtra train accident

2:26 pm May 8, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed anguish over the death of 14 migrant workers in a train accident in Maharashtra‘s Aurangabad. He said all possible assistance is being provided. At least 14 migrant workers sleeping on rail tracks were crushed to death by a goods train in Aurangabad district on Friday morning. […]

IndiGo reinstates pay cut for senior employees from May

2:12 pm May 8, 2020

New Delhi: IndiGo will be cutting the salaries of senior employees from May onwards and also implement a “limited, graded leave without pay program” for the months of May, June and July, its CEO Ronojoy Dutta said on Friday. India has been under lockdown since March 25 to curb the coronavirus pandemic. The aviation industry […]