Chris Hemsworth ditched meat for ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ kissing scene with Natalie Portman

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Chris Hemsworth ditched meat for ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ kissing scene with Natalie Portman

‘Thor’ star Chris Hemsworth briefly stopped eating meat before his kiss with Natalie Portman in the recently released superhero film ‘Thor: Love and Thunder in order to respect Natalie’s vegan diet.

The ‘Black Swan’ star made the revelation on UK’s Capital FM (via Uproxx) about Hemsworth ditching meat temporarily as the former didn’t eat meat during the day of the shoot. Meat otherwise makes up a lot of Hemsworth’s diet when he’s bulking up to play the God of Thunder.

Quoted by Variety, Portman said, “He’s really nice. The day we had a kiss scene he didn’t eat meat that morning because I’m vegan. And he eats meat like every half hour. Like, that was so thoughtful. That’s not something I’m angry about or care about, but he was just being thoughtful. He’s just a very nice person.”

Her Thor: Love and Thunder co-star Tessa Thompson added: “I didn’t even know he could go without eating meat. He’s just like eating bison in the morning. That’s so sweet.”

According to Variety, Hemsworth taking a meat break isn’t the only fun titbit Portman has revealed on her global Thor: Love and Thunder press tour. The actor told Entertainment Weekly that she filmed one of the movie’s most visually striking scenes in the parking lot of a Best Buy.

Quoted by Variety, she said, “There’s one scene that’s one of the most visually beautiful scenes I’ve seen on film, and we shot (it) in real life in a Best Buy parking lot. It’s so wild to be in this size of the movie, and we were literally in a parking lot with a blue screen, doing this really dramatic thing. It looks so stunning on film, but every time I see it, I’m like, ‘That’s a Best Buy parking lot’.”

Story of ‘Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi’ was a surprise for director Ayesha Sood

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Story of ‘Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi’ was a surprise for director Ayesha Sood

Filmmaker Ayesha Sood, who is awaiting the release of her upcoming docu-series ‘Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi, revealed that although she is an enthusiast of the crime-thriller genre and has been a resident of Delhi all her life where the crime rate is quite high, she didn’t come across anything like the source material of the series.

The series traces the story of a notorious serial killer who ruthlessly dismembered his victims and scattered their body parts around the city. Scary, unnerving yet compelling, the series attempts to painstakingly explain the sequence of events that led up to his arrest based on the investigation and coverage of serial killings in the Indian capital.

Elaborating on what went through her mind when she was approached by VICE India (the producers of the series), Ayesha said, “When the Vice India team approached me with the idea of developing The Indian Predator’, I was truly intrigued because even though I consider myself to be a true-crime nut, and have been a Delhi resident all my life, I had never heard of this story.”

She continued, “On researching this case I realized that this is indeed an important story to tell. Our intent with this series was to give the viewers a ringside view to the journey of one of the scariest serial killers in Indian crime.”

However, while working on the series, the filmmaker had to face several challenges during the course of making it. The most difficult part was to call the people and nudge them to talk about the trauma that they went through during the documentation and research.

Shedding light on the same, Ayesha mentioned, “As is the case with any true-crime documentary, Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi’ also had many layers and threads that kept unraveling through the interviews and conversations. It was tough to get everyone to come on record because of the tragic nature of the crimes and most people are wary of documentation or keeping a photographic record of their lives.”

“So, we had to be doubly mindful with our research and ensure that all aspects of the case are being accurately corroborated. Not to mention, there were physical difficulties also at play – whoever has shot post or during the pandemic knows how the health and security teams have to go all out to make sure the crew and our characters felt safe”, the filmmaker added.

Talking about what it was like to shoot in the thick of the pandemic, Ayesha said, “We had stringent Covid protocols in place – safe and controlled zones, disinfection stations, and color codes to mark crew as per their working zones and technical equipment. Then as we neared the end of 2020, we were hit by one of the most severe winters the North has witnessed in recent times.”

“While shooting in Bihar and Delhi with call times at 3/4 a.m. – hot chai was never appreciated more by our incredible tireless crew. So, yes we were really up against a lot of odds while creating the series but I believe we have created something that is truly worth it all”, she concluded.

Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi’ will drop on Netflix on July 20.

Former IPL cricketer recalls how Virat and he danced to Chiranjeevi songs

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Former IPL cricketer recalls how Virat and he danced to Chiranjeevi songs

Former Deccan Chargers and Sunrisers Hyderabad cricketer Dwaraka Ravi Teja, who now plays for Meghalaya, took to social media to share pictures of himself with Virat Kohli.

He also left a note for the former Team India captain after the two met after a six-year gap, indicating that the two referred to each other as ‘Chiru’, a reference to Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi.

Dwaraka Ravi Teja penned: “Met him after six long years after IPL in the UK and the first thing he tells me is Chiru Kaisa hai to? Throwback to U-15 days when we were roommates and I used to watch Chiranjeevi’s songs on tv and he used to dance to them”.

Ravi Teja explained: “From then on we never called each other by our names and Chiru was the nickname we gave each other and whenever we met post that we always called each other Chiru”.

“Such fond memories and even after so many years everything still felt the same and nothing has changed. It was great seeing you Chiru and hope to meet you again super soon.”

This post by Ravi Teja quickly went viral. Social media users, particularly Chiranjeevi’s admirers, are ecstatic to learn about this charming little fact about Virat Kohli’s friendship with Ravi Teja.

Janhvi Kapoor undergoes dialect training for ‘Good Luck Jerry’

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Janhvi Kapoor undergoes dialect training for ‘Good Luck Jerry’

Bollywood actress Janhvi Kapoor says that she trained extensively for Bihari diction for her upcoming film ‘Good Luck Jerry’.

Revolving around the life of a young girl, Jerry, the movie comically puts together her struggles as she goes above and beyond to save her ailing mother. But her path remains riddled with twists and turns in this journey bringing hilarious moments of chaos and comedy.

The film stars Janhvi as the docile yet gritty character along with a terrific ensemble including Deepak Dobriyal, Mita Vashisht, Neeraj Sood, and Sushant Singh.

Janhvi helms the role of Jerry, an ordinary girl from a small town in India, it was important to grasp the dialect for this role of the town she represented.

Commenting on her diction for the film, Janhvi said: “I trained extensively for the Bihari dialect. We had a few coaches namely Ganesh Sir & Mr. Vinod. We attended a workshop and listened to all those songs, he even made me do an exercise wherein he would make me say Bihari abuses as a part of the training.”

“The whole process was a lot of fun eventually. I am so thankful about getting to know the syntax of that section of our country.”

Directed by Siddharth Sen and produced by Aanand L. Rai’s Colour Yellow Productions, Lyca Productions, and Mahaveer Jain, the film will release on July 29 on Disney+ Hotstar.

Vijay loves how Sara Ali Khan pronounces ‘Deverakonda’, calls it ‘cutest’

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Vijay loves how Sara Ali Khan pronounces ‘Deverakonda’, calls it ‘cutest’

Vijay Deverakonda has the most loving response to Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan, who in an episode of ‘Koffee With Karan’ said that she wishes to date the Telugu superstar.

At least that is what Sara is seen saying reluctantly in the latest ‘Koffee with Karan’ 7 promos.

In the teaser of ‘Koffee with Karan Season 7’, Sara shyly shares her crush on Vijay Deverakonda.

Sara will be seen with Janhvi Kapoor on the couch. She was asked by filmmaker-host Karan Johar to name a guy she would like to date from the film industry.

Deverakonda on Tuesday evening responded to the promo of ‘Koffee with Karan’.

He took to his Instagram story and wrote: “I love how you say, Deverakonda. Cutest. Sending big hugs and my affection.”

In her previous appearance with her father, actor Saif Ali Khan, Sara had gone on to reveal her crush at that time on Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan.

This time when Karan asked: “Sara, give me a name of a boy you feel like you want to date today.”

Sara is heard saying, “No no, no,” at first, and then after a pause, mentions Deverakonda’s name.

On the work front, Deverakonda will soon be making his Bollywood debut with ‘Liger’.

Hiten Tejwani joins the cast of ‘Swaran Ghar’

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Hiten Tejwani joins the cast of ‘Swaran Ghar’

Popular TV actor Hiten Tejwani has joined the cast of the family drama ‘Swaran Ghar’. Starring Sangita Ghosh as Swaran, the show will have some interesting changes with the entry of the new character Arjun Deol, essayed by Hiten.

Talking about his role, Hiten says: “Arjun’s entry in the ongoing story will bring a major twist to the plot. He is a suave businessman who has climbed the ladder of success but never uses his power to put anyone down.”

Arjun is a business tycoon who lives with his mother. Out of his many businesses, he also owns a radio station where he hosts a popular show disguised as Tanha. “I love playing characters that have a layer of intrigue in them and Arjun is certainly one of them. I hope the audience enjoys watching Arjun on the screen, as he carries a very positive persona,” adds the actor.

Swaran Ghar airs on Colors.

Naga Chaitanya’s ‘Thank You’ trailer out now

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Naga Chaitanya’s ‘Thank You’ trailer out now

South Indian actor Naga Chaitanya is gearing up to allure his fans with his next film ‘Thank You. The trailer of this highly-anticipated movie was released by the makers on Tuesday.

Establishing the themes of self-discovery, the theatrical trailer of Thank You depicts Naga Chaitanya’s character navigating his way through life and love.

Naga Chaitanya plays Abhi, a young and wealthy businessman who was once a happy-go-lucky guy but became self-centered and arrogant due to circumstances. He is portrayed as an aggressive man who is proud of his success.

As seen in the trailer, Chaitanya sports different looks. The trailer’s aesthetics are rich, as one would expect from a Vikram K. Kumar film.

The leading ladies are Raashii Khanna, Malavika Nair, and Avika Gor, and the story will be driven by how these personalities affect Chaitanya’s life.

“A greater sort of love is love that lets’s go rather than pressuring loved ones to stay”, Naga Chaitanya says in a dialogue in the trailer, which hints at the film’s theme and tone.

‘Thank You’ will hit the screens on the 22nd of this month. Dil Raju and Sirish are producing the film. Thaman composed the music.

George Lucas let ‘Star Wars’ actors choose how they pronounced names

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George Lucas let ‘Star Wars’ actors choose how they pronounced names

‘Star Wars’ legend Mark Hamill has revealed that creator George Lucas ‘didn’t care how the names in the sci-fi epic were pronounced’ and let the cast say them however they wanted.

Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill has been attempting to solve the debate over some of the sci-fi franchise’s pronunciations in a Twitter question-and-answer session with fans and he’s said there’s actually no right or wrong way to say any of the characters’ names featured in the films, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

In a post on Twitter, Hamill explained: “FYI: When we would ask George: ‘Is it Chew-bah-ka or Chew-back-a?’ / ‘Is it Lay-a or Lee-a?’ / ‘Is it Hahn or Han (as in hand)?’- he would just shrug and didn’t really care. He told us it would be pronounced in various ways in different parts of the galaxy.#TrueStory.”

Other pronunciation mysteries Mark attempted to solve included the AT-AT – the four-legged battle walker used by the Empire – even posting a poll from the official ‘Star Wars’ account which revealed fans were split but the pronunciation was the same.

He added: “I think it’s ‘AT-AT’ (using the keyboard at symbols), even though I always called them ‘walkers’.”

Dave Filoni, who has worked on numerous ‘Star Wars projects as a writer, director, and producer for Lucasfilm over the years, previously echoed the sentiment.

Speaking at a fan event back in 2020, he explained: “You can say at-at, you can say A-T-A-T, and you can say, walker. I’m for all three. That’s canon because in(‘The Clone Wars’) I have imperials say walkers, I have them say at-at, and I have them say A-T-A-T.”

Ryan Gosling rules out starring as Marvel’s Nova

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Ryan Gosling rules out starring as Marvel’s Nova

Hollywood star Ryan Gosling’s name was brought up as a possible strong contender to play Marvel’s Nova, who is said to be getting a live-action movie.

However, the actor has apparently shut down the speculation. In an interview with ‘Happy Sad Confused’ host Josh Horowitz, the 41-year-old actor ruled out the possibility of him playing a member of the Nova Corps, though he revealed his interest in playing another superhero, reports aceshowbiz.com.

“Ryan and I chatted about the Nova rumors yesterday which he said aren’t true,” Horowitz shared on Twitter.

“BUT this morning Ryan reached out to me to say there is one superhero he wants to play…GHOST RIDER.”

Rumors emerged earlier this week that Marvel Studio is developing a Nova project, though details were scarce.

Later, it was reported that the project will take the form of a limited series on Disney+, akin to ‘Moon Knight’. Further fuelling the speculation that the project would be brought to life as a series is a fact that ‘Moon Knight’ writer Sabir Pirzada is attached to the Nova project.

Gosling is currently busy filming ‘Barbie’, a live-action adaptation of the Mattel toy line. The ‘Blade Runner 2049’ star portrays Ken in the film, which is directed by Greta Gerwig and based on a screenplay written by herself and Noah Baumbach.

He stars opposite Margot Robbie, who plays the titular character.

Plot details remain scarce, but the actress has said that the film’s goal was to subvert expectations.

“… we like the things that feel a little left of center. Something like Barbie where the IP, the name itself, people immediately have an idea of, ‘Oh, Margot is playing Barbie, I know what that is,’ but our goal is to be like, ‘Whatever you’re thinking, we’re going to give you something totally different – the thing you didn’t know you wanted,’ ” she told The Hollywood Reporter in April.

She added: “Now, can we truly honor the IP and the fan base and also surprise people? Because if we can do all that and provoke a thoughtful conversation, then we’re really firing on all cylinders.”

‘Pushpa’ fame Sukumar behind Ram Pothineni’s chain-smoking

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‘Pushpa’ fame Sukumar behind Ram Pothineni’s chain-smoking

Ram Pothineni, who is now promoting his next film ‘The Warrior, recalls becoming a chain smoker only for the sake of playing a role in one of his films.

It is not uncommon for actors who have never smoked to be required to smoke in their films. Ram Pothineni recounted an example of such an encounter, and how he became a chain smoker following an attempted impersonation of his character.

“I was 18 when I shot ‘Jagadam’. While filming, I had to smoke a lot of cigarettes. I had never smoked before in my life,” Ram Pothineni said in one of his interviews.

He explained why he became a chain smoker: “My director, Sukumar, has a keen eye for detail. During the filming of ‘Jagadam,’ he was not satisfied with the way I held the smokes in my hand. So I started this habit, without realizing that I had quickly become a chain smoker “.

“However, I made it a point to quit smoking on the final day of Jagadam’s filming, and so did I,” Ram explained.

Ram Pothineni is now looking forward to the release of The Warriors on July 14 in theatres.

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