Actress Amanda Seyfried has promised fans that the upcoming Mamma Mia! sequel would be better than the original. The star, who plays Sophie in the film, said she was doubtful when she was first approached for the follow-up. “Truthfully, when they were like, ‘We’re making Mamma Mia 2’ I was like, ‘That’s going to be terrible.’ But it’s not! It’s amazing,” she told EW. The film, Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again, will focus on Donna’s (Meryl Streep) younger days. Lily James plays the younger Donna in the movie.
Amitabh Bachchan has wrapped up filming for Thugs of Hindostan in Thailand and is ready to head home. The 75-year-old actor announced the news on social media. “From the wilds and chills of Thailand after finishing schedule of TOH... ‘Thugs of Hindostan’ now ready to go back to the warmth of Mumbai and home,” Bachchan posted on Instagram with a photograph from the set. On his blog, the BigB wrote: “A schedule is wrapped and there dwells a longing, surprisingly, to remain with the unit and the crew... A bond develops between them and us... A professional familiarity... Just as you get to know each, it’s time to get back to the grind... Somewhat emotional... And shall again for the next schedule... But till then it is a wrap!”
Academy Award winner Tom Hanks has said Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film The Post is not just a tale of press freedom or the place of women at work. Instead, it poses key questions about the US today. “I think it’s a very good patriotic movie about ‘what is the state of America?’,” Hanks told Reuters at the movie’s world premiere in Washington DC. “This is about a woman’s place and equality in the workplace .... It is definitely about the legacy of the Vietnam War and what 40 years of policy did to the United States of America. And it’s also about the journalistic integrity of people who view it as not their job, but their responsibility to go out and get the truth,” Hanks added.
Producer Siddharth Roy Kapur has signed on Hasee Toh Phasee director Vinil Mathew for a dramatic thriller inspired by true events. The film is based on a true story of merchant navy officer Audumbar Bhoi, whose ship and crew was attacked by Somalian pirates. Siddharth said: “The film is based on true events involving piracy on the Somalian high seas and is told through the eyes of a young Indian merchant navy officer, who has to navigate through unimaginably perilous circumstances, while dealing with huge personal challenges. It is a thrilling, dramatic and emotional journey, and we couldn’t have asked for a better director than Vinil Mathew to tell this story.”
Priyanka Chopra has successfully crossed over from Bollywood to Hollywood, regularly features on lists of sexiest women, and rakes in tonnes of cash. Add to that, she now has over 20 million followers on Instagram. The actress, 35, is very active on the photosharing app and regularly posts pictures from the sets of Quantico and from trips as part of her UN ambassador duties, her dog, as well as candid pictures of herself. PeeCee took to Instagram to thank her followers, writing: “Thank you @instagram for acknowledging this milestone and the constant love… And to you..my #20millionfamily..much love and gratitude.” Priyanka is seen holding an accolade from Instagram as they acknowledged her milestone in the picture that she shared.
