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Sizzling Samachar : 'Transformers: One' release postponed; ‘The Blacklist’ announces series finale release date; Jack Quaid cast in sci-fi thriller ‘Companion’; Adeline Rudolph cast as Kitana in Mortal Kombat sequel

Sizzling Samachar of the day - 26th May 2023

Sizzling Samachar : 'Transformers: One' release postponed; ‘The Blacklist’ announces series finale release date; Jack Quaid cast in sci-fi thriller ‘Companion’; Adeline Rudolph cast as Kitana in Mortal Kombat sequel

Sizzling samachar of the day

Last Updated: 07.29 PM, May 26, 2023

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

Quentin Tarantino on the hunt for his lead star for 'The Movie Critic'

Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino recently announced that he has begun work on what could be his final film. Titled The Movie Critic, the film was initially speculated to be about film critic Pauline Kael, but Tarantino has contradicted these claims. He has confirmed that it will be about a man who wrote film criticisms on a page in a pornographic magazine. The auteur also added that he is looking for a 35-year-old actor, with whom he has never collaborated before, to play the lead role. The film will be set in ‘70s California and also confirmed that the story is based on a real person who he believes was an underrated critic

'Transformers: One' release postponed

The highly anticipated animated film Transformers: One has been pushed to September 13, 2024. The new film is part of Paramount’s expansive plans to create a new continuity for the Transformers universe, and the story will focus on the origins of the feud between Optimus Prime and Megatron. Avengers stars Chris Hemsworth and Scarlet Johansson have been cast in pivotal roles. However, further details have been kept under wraps.

‘The Blacklist’ announces series finale release date

The long-running hit NBC series, The Blacklist, starring James Spader is currently in its tenth and final season. The network has decided to shift the release dates of its episodes from Sunday to Thursday ahead of its finale. The final episode will now air on July 13th in the US and will be two hours long. Created by Jon Bokenkamp, the series revolves around Spader’s character Raymond "Red" Reddington, an ex-fugitive who helps law enforcement apprehend dangerous criminals.

Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’ delays filming amid writer’s strike

Marvel’s upcoming film Thunderbolts, which was originally supposed to release on 26 July 2024 has delayed its production. It is unclear whether the release date will be pushed but the film has joined another Marvel project, Blade, in a list of projects currently on hold due to the writer’s strike in the US. Thunderbolts is Marvel’s answer to DC’s Suicide Squad and revolves around a team of anti-heroes led by General Thunderbolt Ross, played by Harrison Ford. Florence Pugh,

Sebastian Stan, Hannah John-Kamen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, David Harbour, and Wyatt Russell will reprise their roles from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They will be joined by new cast members Steven Yeun and Olga Kurylenko.

Jack Quaid cast in sci-fi thriller ‘Companion’

The Boys star Jack Quaid has been cast in the upcoming sci-fi thriller Companion. The film will be written and directed by Drew Hancock, with Barbarian director Zach Cregger serving as executive producer. Cregger was initially expected to direct the film but had to drop out in order to focus on his upcoming film Weapons starring Pedro Pascal. Quaid is set to return for the fourth season of the hit series The Boys, and he will also appear in Chrsipsher Nolan’s highly anticipated film Oppenheimer, starring Cillian Murphy in the lead.

Adeline Rudolph cast as Kitana in Mortal Kombat sequel

Simon McQuoid is set to return to helm the sequel to the 2021 video game adaptation, Mortal Kombat. While the film may have failed to impress critics, fans praised it for its faithful adaptation of the fight scenes from the hit video games, featuring plenty of gore and violence. Fans of the series will be excited with the latest casting announcement, as it has been reported that Resident Evil star Adeline Rudolph has been cast as the fan-favourite Empress Kitana, the former Shao Kahn loyalist who betrays her evil overlord and joins forces with the heroes.

Well thats the sizzling samachar for today on OTTplay, until the next time its your host Nikhil signing out.

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