Robert Downey Jr. to reunite with Shane Black for upcoming Amazon film, New Smallville animated series in the works confirms lead actor Tom Welling and other top entertainment news in this episode.
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New Smallville animated series in the works confirms lead actor Tom Welling
The popular TV series, Smallville, which ran for 10 seasons between 2001 to 2010 is being developed into an animated TV series according to lead star Tom Welling. The story about a young Clark Kent before he became Superman will likely continue from where season 10 of Smallville concluded. Welling also confirmed that most of the original cast will return for the new series.
Robert Downey Jr. to reunite with Shane Black for upcoming Amazon film adaptation of Parker
Former Marvel Cinematic Universe star Robert Downey Jr. will reunite with his Iron Man 3 director Shane Black. Black, who was instrumental in resurrecting Downey Jr’s. Ailing career through the critically acclaimed film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in the early 2000s, has decided to cast the Hollywood star in the film adaptation of Donald E. Westlake’s famous thief character, Parker. The film will be released exclusively on Prime Video.
New Syam-Praveen movie to feature Sarathkumar as a retired cop with Alzheimer’s
Actor Sarathkumar is set to feature in a new mystery-thriller titled The Smile Man. The film will be the veteran actor’s 150th of his career, and the directing duo of Syam-Praveen will helm the project. The plot revolves around a policeman who must solve a case before he loses his memory as a result of Alzheimer’s.
Prithviraj and Kunchacko Boban replaced by Tovino Thomas and Asif Ali in the new Aashiq Abu film Neelavelicham
Acclaimed director Aashiq Abu is set to helm a new project, which will be a period drama based on Vaikom Muhammed Basheer’s short story, Neelavelicham. The short story was adapted into the 1964 film Bhargavi Nilayam, starring Prem Nazir and Vijaya Nirmala, and was Malayalam’s first horror movie. Prithviraj Sukumaran and Kunchacko Boban were initially part of the cast when Aashiq Abu announced the film on Basheer’s 113th birthday last year. But both actors have left the project due to scheduling conflicts, and they have been replaced by Minnal Murali star Tovino Thomas and Asif Ali. They will join Rima Leena Rajan and Soubin Shahir as primary cast members.
Regional films announce release dates
Night Drive, a Malayalam thriller film starring Anna Ben and Roshan Mathew, and directed by Vysakh will release in theaters on March 11.
Bollywood thriller film Love Hostel, starring Bobby Deol, Vikrant Massey, and Sanya Malhotra, is set for an OTT release on the 25th of February and will stream exclusively on Zee5.
Director Vignesh Shivan’s new Tamil comedy film titled, Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kadhal, starring Vijay Sethupathi, Samantha, and Nayanthara will hit theaters on April 28, 2022.
Tamil actors Kamal Haasan and Vijay Sethupathi are set to star in a new film titled Vikram, which will also feature Malayalam actor Fahad Faasil. The film is expected to release on the 28th of April and will feature intense face-off scenes between Haasan and Sethupathi which took an astonishing 15 days to film.
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