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| Famous birthdays for Nov. 8: SZA, Jade Pettyjohn | Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. |
| Prithviraj Sukumaran character from S.S. Rajamouli film revealed | "Globe Trotter" released the first look at a character from the upcoming film from director S.S. Rajamouli on Friday. "Globe Trotter" is a temporary title for the film previously known as "SSMB29," with an official title announcement pending on Nov. 15. The poster, released by Rajamouli on X, shows Prithviraj Sukumaran as Kumbha, described as "a sinister, ruthless and commanding antagonist unlike anything ever seen before." The film also stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Mahesh Babu. The title will be revealed on Nov. 15 at a Global Launch Event at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad. The film is about international heroes on missions throughout the world. In a recent interview with UPI promoting the U.S. |
| Daft Punk, 'Fortnite' collaborate on 'Contact' music video | Daft Punk's collaboration with popular video game Fortnite led to a new music video for the band's track "Contact." The video features astronauts communicating with one another before exploring space at fast speeds. "Contact" first appeared on Daft Punk's 2013 album, Random Access Memories, and the new music video also features visuals from Daft Punk's 2003 anime feature that accompanied their album Discovery. The collaboration with Fortnite has also resulted in several Daft Punk tracks being featured in the game itself. There is also a "Daft Club" in the game, Billboard reports. |
| 'Man of Steel' foes Shannon, Crowe lock horns again in 'Nuremberg' | Boardwalk Empire and Nine Perfect Strangers actor Michael Shannon says working on his new fact-based drama, Nuremberg, was a history lesson for him. "It was James Vanderbilt's -- our writer-director -- it was his crusade. He been trying to get this movie done for 13 years. So, I just felt honored that he asked me to be a part of it," Shannong told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. "When I read the script, I was a bit embarrassed to realize how little I knew about this story and I'm just so grateful that I got to discover who Robert Jackson was and what he was responsible for in our history because I didn't know anything about him," he said. |
| Tom Hiddleston vows not to explode in 'The Night Manager' S2 trailer | Prime Video is teasing Season 2 of The Night Manager starring Tom Hiddleston ahead of its Jan. 11 arrival on the streamer. Hiddleston portrays Jonathan Pine, a man who changed his identity and lives in London. However, his new peace is interrupted when he meets Diego Calva's Teddy Dos Santos, who has an arms operation in Columbia. "Once in Columbia, Pine is plunged deep into a deadly plot involving arms and training of a guerrilla army," an official synopsis reads. "As allegiances splinter, Pine races to expose a conspiracy designed to destabilize a nation." The preview released Friday shows Hiddleston meeting with an apparent therapist. "The ones I really worry about say nothing," she says in the trailer. "And then one day they explode... |