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Robert De Niro’s “Goodfellas” reunion is now an official Tribeca event.

De Niro, who cofounded the festival and organization with producer Jane Rosenthal, leads the upcoming mob true story “The Alto Knights” in dual roles: De Niro portrays real-life mafia dons Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, with “Goodfellas” screenwriter Nick Pileggi penning the script.

IndieWire can announce that Tribeca members will be the among the first audiences for the feature, which will have its U.S. premiere March 15 as part of the membership program. “The Alto Knights” debuts in theaters March 21.

“The Alto Knights” is more than just a “Goodfellas” reunion for De Niro: he also is back with director Barry Levinson, who he previously collaborated with on the HBO TV movie “The Wizard of Lies” (2017) and the 1997 political satire film “Wag the Dog.” Levinson also produced “The Sopranos” and “The Wire.”

“The Alto Knights” centers on the 1950s rivalry between Genovese and Costello,...

Star Wars once introduced time travel, and it almost destroyed the saga’s timeline. The Star Wars universe values a strict canon quite a lot, especially compared to franchises like Marvel or DC. Disney’s Star Wars canon means that there are dozens of non-canon Star Wars stories. However, there is no such thing as an alternate Star Wars timeline or an established Star Wars multiverse.

The Star Wars animated series tend to be more innovative and imaginative compared to the big live-action releases. The animation format helps translate bold concepts into compelling stories. That is something shows like Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, and the non-canon Star Wars: Visions have accomplished. Some concepts, however, can be way too ambitious. For example, Star Wars Rebels’ World Between Worlds risked changing the franchise’s canon forever.

Star Wars Rebels’ World Between Worlds Was A Closed Loop (Thankfully)

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It was basically a foregone conclusion that Mandalorian warrior Sabine Wren would eventually make the jump to live action once Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) showed up on The Mandalorian still searching for Grand Admiral Thrawn. After all, when Ahsoka first set out on her mission to find the Imperial villain — and the Jedi friend he’d stolen from her — it was Sabine who joined her on that journey.

Well, Deadline has finally confirmed that, yes, Sabine is back and will be played Natasha Liu Bordizzo (The Society) on the upcoming Star Wars: Ahsoka series on Disney+. The outlet didn’t dig up any plot details about Sabine’s live-action debut, but we already know plenty, thanks to the Rebels animated series that concluded in 2018.

You can say Sabine’s return has been years in the making. Dave Filoni, who is writing and executive producing Ahsoka, along with The Mandalorian showrunner Jon Favreau,...

Dybbuk

Starring Emraan Hashmi,Nikita Dutta,Manav Kaul

Written & Directed Jay K

Dybbuk tries for some surface variation in the horror convention. It is set in the Jewish community in Mauritius. The scenic island looks good whenever the camera finds time to look, and the Jewish characters converse in Hebrew. And yes, the talented Manav Kaul who recently showed his skills from behind the camera in Tathagat, has an almost parallel role to the film’s official leading man Emraan Hashmi.

Hashmi plays the deadpan husband to the pregnant Nikita Dutta. The unborn child, poor thing, is cursed by a diabolic force trapped in a Dybbuk box… Why not just throw the fancy box in the neighbour’s backyard and get on with the show? This is really not a film we are supposed to make head or tail of. Exploring Jewish mythology with very little conviction (apart from the...

Emraan Hashmi’s Dybbuk is near release and the excitement around the film couldn’t have been higher. Bringing a new story with newer twists, the trailer of the film has managed to create immense intrigue and scare for the film. With sheer coincidence the trailer of the film was also trending on the scary, horror associated number 13 a few days earlier. Now as we near the Prime Video Original film’s release, Emraan has opened up on working in a horror film.

Emraan shared, “I have a love story with horror fims. I keep doing it. And this will go on further. Dybbuk is very different from other films that I have done before. The way my director (Jay) has understanding of jewish mythology which is different from our culture. I personally didn’t know their beliefs, Mythology and when Jay told me I was very intrigued. I can...

Ott giant Amazon Prime Video has announced that actor Emraan Hashmi’s supernatural horror film ‘Dybukk’ will have a digital release. The movie will be part of the platform’s festive season line up, which starts in October. ‘Dybukk’ is the official Hindi remake of Malayalam horror film ‘Ezra’. Besides this, Tamil film ‘Udanpirappe’ has also come […]...

Based on the 2012 American genre film “The Possession” from Ole Bornedal, director Jay K. attempts a Malayalam-centered effort on the same premise for this supernatural spookfest. Focusing heavily on the Jewish culture of Kerala where it was filmed, the overall effect is a slight downgrade from the American original but is still quite enjoyable and features a few merits of its own.

After moving into a new city due to work, Ranjan Mathew (Prithviraj Sukumaran) and his wife Priya Raghuram (Priya Anand) try to adjust to the differences in culture but are unable to do so. When she decides to go shopping one day in order to help acclimate herself to the city, she takes an interest in a special box from an antique store and brings it home, only to immediately find themselves inundated with a series of paranormal encounters. Ranjan’s uncle Father Samuel (Vijayaraghavan...

Mumbai, Jan 15 (Ians) Actor Emraan Hashmi is back to the theatres amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The actor shared an Instagram photograph on Friday where he can be seen watching a film in a theatre.

Emraan also offered an explanation behind why he is not wearing a mask inside the theatre.

"Back to those magical dark rooms called theatres #backtothetheatres," the actor informed on Instagram.

Emraan recently expressed on social media that he wants to go back to a "curfew free, mask free world."

Emraan is currently shooting in the city for "Ezra", a supernatural horror film directed by Jay Krishnan.

The actor will next be seen in the suspense drama "Chehre" alongside Amitabh Bachchan. The Rumy Jafry directorial also features Rhea Chakraborty, Siddhanth Kapoor, Krystle Dsouza, Raghubir Yadav and Annu Kapoor.

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After almost three years, Emraan Hashmi has signed a horror film Ezra, which is the Hindi remake of a Malayalam horror film. The actor says the movie will push boundaries and promises "one hell of a spooky ride". Kumar Mangat Pathak and Abhishek Pathak's Hindi remake of the Prithviraj starrer horror film is being produced by Panorama Studios. It will be helmed by Jay Krishnan, who has directed the original Malayalam film as well.

The film will be shot in Mumbai and Mauritius. The casting for the female lead is underway.

"Horror is a genre with immense potential. A well-made horror film will always draw audiences in huge numbers to cinema halls," Emraan said in a statement.?

"With Ezra, we hope to push the boundaries further and give the audience an experience that they will never forget. I'm happy to be associating with Kumarji and Abhishek on this film...

Mollywood Rumors about Tovino joining the ‘Lucifer’ star cast began after the star recently posted a picture of himself with Mohanlal.Digital NativeThe shooting of Lucifer is all set to begin in April / May this year and there are enough speculations doing rounds about this project. Expectations are high on it as it will mark the directorial debut of actor Prithviraj. Incidentally, this will be the first time the two actors are associating. Earlier reports suggested that Prithviraj’s brother and actor Indrajith would be playing the main antagonist in this film, and speculations are rife now that Tovino Thomas has been roped for a crucial role as well. However, both these reports are yet to be confirmed by official sources. Rumors about Tovino joining the Lucifer star cast began after the star recently posted a picture of himself with Mohanlal. Sources say that a clear picture of this project would emerge only after Prithviraj is done with his current assignments. While Mohanlal and Tovino Thomas had shared the screen space in Koothara, which was directed by Sreenath Rajendran, he had worked with Prithviraj in three movies Ezra, Seventh Day, and Ennu Ninte Moideen and shares a good rapport. It may be mentioned here that Prithviraj is expecting the release of Ranam, a bilingual directed by Nirmal Sahadev. The film has gone into the post production mode and is expected to release in a couple of weeks. He also has the Anjali Menon directorial, which has not been titled yet. Prithviraj also has Aadujeevitham in his kitty which is in the initial stages of production and would go on to the floors soon. Well, to know more about Lucifer we will have to wait for sometime as the team is currently busy with the pre-production work.

Actor Prithviraj is road-tripping around Scotland - solo!

After Ezra, the actor has been busy with the shooting of Adam Joan directed by scenarist Jinu Abraham. Recently, the Scotland schedule of the movie was wrapped up - but Prithviraj decided to stay on and explore a little. 

The actor took to Twitter to share his excitement about his road trip with his fans.