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From John Wick to Shah Rukh , Hawkeye to Anees Bazmee and more

Sizzling Samachar of the day - 14th December 2022

From John Wick to Shah Rukh , Hawkeye to Anees Bazmee and more

Sizzling Samachar of the day

Last Updated: 06.53 PM, Dec 14, 2022

Welcome to your daily dose of entertainment news on OTTplay, i'm your host Nikhil.

Norman Reedus joins the cast of John Wick spinoff Ballerina

Norman Reedus, who is famously known for his work on AMC's beloved apocalyptic drama series, The Walking Dead is the latest addition to Ballerina. The John Wick spin-off is becoming more of a direct sequel with the amount of returning characters joining the film from previous installments. Hollywood’s latest sweetheart Ana de Armas is the lead in the film. The project is helmed by Len Wiseman, who is known for films such as Live Free or Die Hard and the first two Underworld movies.

How I Met Your Father returns for the second season

Despite being universally panned and much to our surprise, the How I Met Your Mother spinoff series has been renewed for the second season. The series is set to premiere in the last week of January and will have twenty weekly episodes. How I Met Your Father stars Disney star Hilary Duff, who took to Instagram to share this exciting bit of news. She will be joined by the reprising cast which includes Christopher Lowell, Francia Raisa, Tom Ainsley, Tien Tran and Suraj Sharma.

Hawkeye spinoff series Echo gets delayed

The MCU series Echo starring Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez was announced after the premiere of the original series Hawkeye. The series Echo was set to release the following summer just after the second season of Loki. Nevertheless, the Echo showrunner Marion Dayre revealed recently that the show is slated to release in about a year, at the end of 2023. Now that’s going to be a waiting game for Hawkeye fans who just can’t wait for this one.

HBO’s docu series Pelosi in the House will focus more on Pelosi as a politician

Documentary filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi who is helming the non-fiction film on her mother Nancy Pelosi recently shared some teasers about the forthcoming release. The HBO documentary, we now learn, will focus on Pelosi’s upbringing in a devout Catholic household of politicians and her three decades in Congress. Most of the 110-minute documentary film focuses on the most challenging and turbulent time in her political career which was during Trump’s presidency. From her confessing to wanting to punch the then-president of the United States to her becoming one of the most powerful women in the USA, the film packs it all. This is sure to be a tell-all we can’t wait to watch.

Anees Bazmee gets a huge budget for his Superhero Film

Following the success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, it’s hardly surprising that Anees Bazmee would consider more ambitious projects. But few would’ve imagined that the filmmaker known for his slapstick comedies would turn to the world of super heroes. Yes, you heard it right, Bazmee has zeroed in on a script for a superhero movie which boasts of a 17-crore budget and is tentatively considering Varun Dhawan to play the lead in it. Bazmee also has 2 other films lined up for 2023, one of which will star Shahid Kapoor in the lead. For some filmmakers, dreams really come true.

Liev Schreiber to narrate a documentary on Ukraine-Russian Invasion

Liev Schreiber is working on a documentary about the first months of the invasion of Ukraine. His narration is a part of his ongoing fundraising efforts for Ukraine. With the working title Against All Odds: The Failure Of Russia’s Blitzkrieg, the show chronicles the initial destruction of Ukraine by Russia’s military forces. The project is helmed by Artem Litvinenko, the Ukrainian director known for the Netflix series The Sniffer.

Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone's song Besharam Rang rocked by plagiarism allegations

Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone's new song Besharam Rang from Pathaan has resulted in multiple jaws hitting the floor. Deepika's new bold look coupled with Shah Rukh's shirtless avatar have already become a rage. But the song has also drawn much controversy on social media. Twiterattis were quick to call out that the actress wore a saffron outfit in a song called ‘Besharam Rang’ which translates as ‘shameless colour’. This was deemed offensive by certain cohorts who decided to ban the number. But more worryingly, some Twitter users have now accused the track to be plagiarized from the song Makeba by French singer-songwriter Jain. Those concerned about why a French artiste has chosen the name ‘Jain’, keep your pants on. It’s only her stage name. Jain’s real name is Jeanne Louise Galice. As for the resemblance between the two tracks, why don’t you give them a listen and decide for yourself.

Well thats the OTTplay Sizzling news for today, until the next time it's your host Nikhil signing out.

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  • Written by Sneha Singh

Last Updated: 06.53 PM, Dec 14, 2022