Sunit Jangir

Sunit Jangir

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As a Senior Editor at Sacnilk, Sunit Jangir leads our coverage on Indian cinema, box office analytics, and global entertainment trends. Passionate about Cricket, Sunit Jangir is an avid sports lover. He finds inspiration in other people's life stories and try to absorb them. Though introvert by nature, he doesn't feel shy when the topic is cinema and sports, particularly cricket.

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Box Office: Thor 4 Becomes Biggest Thor Movie In North America
1417 days ago
Hollywood

Box Office: Thor 4 Becomes Biggest Thor Movie In North America

Los Angeles, August 8 - Chris Hemsworth's newest Thor movie Thor: Love and Thunder opened in theaters last month domestically as well as internationally. The superhero movie, directed by Taika Waititi, didn't receive well by the critics as it has officially become the lowest-rated Thor movie with ratings of 65% on Rotten Tomatoes. ## Even though the Marvel movie didn't go well with critics, it put up a strong show at the box office, and now, it has become the highest-grossing film in the Thor franchise at the domestic (North America) box office. Thor 4 has grossed $316 million after the end of the 5th weekend, beating Thor: Ragnarok's $315 million lifetime domestic total. ## Thor: Ragnarok, however, is still the highest-grossing film in the franchise at the worldwide box office with $854 million, on the other hand, the latest flick has earned $700 million in total so far. Once Thor 4 tops $322 million, it will have sold more tickets than the previous Thor film.## In the film, Thor attempts to find inner peace but must return to action and recruit Valkyrie, Korg, and Jane Foster β€” who is now the Mighty Thor β€” to stop Gorr the God Butcher from eliminating all gods. It stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor alongside Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, Jaimie Alexander, Waititi, and Russell Crowe in key roles.## Stay tuned...

Taapsee Pannu Reveals Reason Behind Not Appearing On 'Koffee With Karan' Show
1417 days ago
Bollywood

Taapsee Pannu Reveals Reason Behind Not Appearing On 'Koffee With Karan' Show

Mumbai, August 7 - Actress Taapsee Pannu is gearing up for the release of her thriller film, Dobaaraa, directed by Anurag Kashyap. She is busy promoting the film that is scheduled to release on August 19 in theaters. ## During the recent media interaction, Taapsee was probed why she hasn't been on filmmaker Karan Johar's famous talk show, Koffee With Karan. The latest season of the show is grabbing headlines for unusual talks which are getting enough attention from the viewers and media. ## Answering the question, the actress said in jest that her sex life is not interesting enough to be invited on 'Koffee With Karan'.## Taapsee is known for her quick-wit responses and this one seems to be an on-point remark as the latest season of 'Koffee With Karan' has so far been circling sex talks of all topics discussed during the episodes.## Meanwhile, Pannu's upcoming film, Dobaaraa, opened at prestigious film festivals such as the London Film Festival & Fantasia Film Festival 2022. The movie, produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ektaa R Kapoor's Cult Movies, a new wing under Balaji Telefilms and Sunir Kheterpal & Gaurav Bose of Athena, also stars Pavail Gulati, Nassar, and Rahul Bhat, among others in key roles.## Stay tuned...

Margot Robbie Is Not Happy With The Casting of Lady Gaga As Harley Quinn In 'Joker 2'?
1417 days ago
Hollywood

Margot Robbie Is Not Happy With The Casting of Lady Gaga As Harley Quinn In 'Joker 2'?

Los Angeles, August 7 - The casting of Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn in Joker 2 seems to be not doing well with Margot Robbie who played this iconic DC role in many movies and made this one of the most popular on-screen characters. ## Margot Robbie, who is currently working on, Barbie, is reportedly not happy after the House of Gucci actor bagged the lead role in Joker: Folie Γ  deux. A source close to the actor told OK! Magazine (via Geo TV), "Lady Gaga playing Harley Quinn in the Joker sequel instead of Margot Robbie is a joke".## The casting of Gaga in the much-anticipated sequel came as a surprise to many in Hollywood, though her role in the movie was reportedly confirmed a long time back. It is said that Robbie is feeling nervous and insulted at the same time to get to know the fact that an attention seeker pop culture singer is replacing her to play Joker's sidekick and love interest. ## "Every real actor in Hollywood should be nervous that they are going to be replaced with some pop culture phenomenon who hasn't paid their dues", the insider added. "Margot isn't angry about the choice; she is insulted. This isn't about casting the most talented person for the role, but rather casting someone who gets the most press attention".## Meanwhile, the sequel of this psychological thriller film will be hitting theaters on October 4, 2024. Joaquin Phoenix, who scored his first Oscar for playing Joker, will be reprising his role in Joker 2 with Todd Phillips returning to direct it. ## Stay tuned...

Shahid Kapoor To Lead Hindi Remake of Prithviraj Sukumaran's Malayalam Movie 'Mumbai Police'?
1418 days ago
Bollywood

Shahid Kapoor To Lead Hindi Remake of Prithviraj Sukumaran's Malayalam Movie 'Mumbai Police'?

Mumbai, August 7 - Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor is reportedly in talks to headline the Hindi remake of the Malayalam neo-noir psychological thriller film Mumbai Police, which starred Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead role. The Rosshan Andrrews-directed film was a big box office hit and Prithviraj's performance was regarded as one of his career-best.## According to a peepingmoon.com report (now deleted), the rumored talks regarding the Hindi remake are in the advanced stage with Siddharth Roy Kapur's Roy Kapur Films bankrolling it. Shahid Kapoor is said to have given his verbal node and the paperwork will be done soon. Rosshan Andrrews will reportedly be directing the Hindi adaptation too.## The Mumbai Police remake is expected to go on floors in the first quarter of next year after Shahid completes filming for Dinesh Vijan's robot rom-com film co-starring Kriti Sanon. While the latter movie is yet to be announced, reports say it will commence shooting in October/November this year. ## Mumbai Police revolves around a police officer investigating a murder while also suffering from partial memory loss due to an accident. Shahid will be seen stepping into the shoes of Prithviraj Sukumaran, who played a carefree, brash young officer who needs to retrace his past in order to unravel the mystery behind a crime he had been probing before losing his memory. ## Stay tuned...

'Rashmika Mandanna Brings A Lot of Light Into People's Lives', Says Dulquer Salmaan
1418 days ago
Tollywood

'Rashmika Mandanna Brings A Lot of Light Into People's Lives', Says Dulquer Salmaan

Hyderabad, August 6 - Director Hanu Raghavapudi's period romantic drama film Sita Ramam, starring Dulquer Salmaan, Mrunal Thakur, and Rashmika Mandanna, has been released in theaters and getting excellent reviews all around.## Dulquer, in a recent interview with Firstpost, opened up on working with Rashmika Mandanna in the movie, which is their first film together. Rashmika features a very important role in the film, though she is not playing the lead role. Dulquer expressed his wish to do more films with the actress and some nice things to say about her. ## Rashmika is one of the actresses who do films in different languages and carries a very good fan following across the country. ## "I love Rashmika's energy. She is so switched on all the time – it's a rare quality. I think she brings a lot of light into people's lives. She is always positive and happy. I think she lifts people and I hope she always stays the same. It's a natural joy and I hope we do more films together", the actor said. ## Dulquer also praised the "Varishu" actress for taking up the role of Afreen, which is very different from what she has done so far in her career. ## "You'll also see a very different Rashmika in this film which I'm very excited about and proud of. You're not going to see the smiling, bubbly cute Rashmika in this film – you're going to see a different side to her. I think that's one of the reasons why she chose to do this role. Also, a big thanks to her for doing this film – being a lead actor herself to do a supporting role takes guts. And she has that in spades", he added.## Stay tuned...

Kamal Haasan's Mega Blockbuster Hit Record 15 Million Footfalls In Tamil Nadu
1418 days ago
Kollywood

Kamal Haasan's Mega Blockbuster Hit Record 15 Million Footfalls In Tamil Nadu

Chennai, August 6 - Legendary veteran actor Kamal Haasan's recently released Vikram shattered many box office records and became the biggest grosser ever in Tamil Nadu state. The Lokesh Kangaraj-directed film grossed over 170 crores in the state and broke Baahubali 2's record. ## Kamal Haasan in a recent interview with Galatta also revealed that the movie got the highest number of footfalls of all time in Tamil Nadu. The legendary actor said that the movie attracted 15 million (1.5 cr.) footfalls or tickets sold in Tamil Nadu, which is almost double what trade was expecting the film to achieve.## The Tamil film industry tracker Kaushik LM confirmed this news via Twitter.## #Ulaganayagan #KamalHaasan in his recent interview to Galatta says that #Vikram has an alltime record footfall count (tkts sold) in TN - 1.5 CR πŸ‘ŒπŸ”₯πŸ‘ which is almost twice of what the trade was telling him prerelease as their footfall expectation. Just WOW!— Kaushik LM (@LMKMovieManiac) August 5, 2022 ## Produced by Kamal Haasan under his banner Raaj Kamal Films International, Vikram is the second highest-grossing Tamil movie of all time at the worldwide box office with approx. 410 crores gross collection. It is one of the biggest blockbusters in the history of Indian cinema. ## The film serves as the second installment in the Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU). The plot follows a black-ops squad led by Agent Vikram, in which he aims against a drug syndicate group called Vetti Vagaiyara, led by Sandhanam, who wants the missing drugs to be delivered to his cold-blooded boss Rolex. It also stars Fahadh Faasil and Vijay Sethupathi while Suriya features in a cameo role.## Stay tuned...

Marvel President Lends Support To 'Batgirl' Directors After DC Movie Shelved
1418 days ago
Hollywood

Marvel President Lends Support To 'Batgirl' Directors After DC Movie Shelved

Los Angeles, August 6 - Marvel Studios' president Kevin Feige has lent his support to the Batgirl directors Billal Fallah and Adil Al Arbi following the news of Warner Bros. shelving the release of the DC movie. ## Billal and Adil have directed one of the episodes of Marvel/Disney+ recent series, Ms. Marvel, and share a good rapport with Feige. Al Arbi posted on his Instagram Story a screenshot of an email that he recently received from the Feige.## In the message, Feige wrote, "My friends I had to reach out and let you know we are all thinking about you both. Because of the wonderful news about the wedding (congrats!) and the disappointing news about Batgirl. Very proud of you guys for all the amazing work you do and particularly Ms. Marvel of course! Can't wait to see what is next for you. Hope to see you soon".## Feige is not the only big Hollywood name who showed support to the filmmakers, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn and Baby Driver helmer Edgar Wright also reach out to the directors and expressed disappointment on the shocking decision by Warner studio. ## Batgirl stars Leslie Grace in the title role along with Michael Keaton as Batman, among others. The film was supposed to release on the streaming platform HBO Max later this year but now stands canceled. Warner Bros., however, defended its bold move and shared a statement on the same. ## "The decision to not release 'Batgirl' reflects our leadership's strategic shift as it relates to the DC universe and HBO Max", it said.## The statement continued to read, "Leslie Grace is an incredibly talented actor and this decision is not a reflection of her performance. We are incredibly grateful to the filmmakers of 'Batgirl' and 'Scoob! Holiday Haunt' and their respective casts and we hope to collaborate with everyone again in the near future".## Stay tuned...

Dhanush To Reprise His Role In Russo Brothers' 'The Gray Man' Sequel
1418 days ago
Hollywood

Dhanush To Reprise His Role In Russo Brothers' 'The Gray Man' Sequel

Chennai, August 6 - Actor Dhanush made his Hollywood debut with Russo Brothers' spy action thriller The Gray Man. The movie premiered on Netflix on July 22 and scored fifth biggest opening weekend ever for Netflix. Earlier, the movie had a limited theatrical release on July 15 in the USA.## Satisfied with the result, Netflix confirmed the sequel of the movie with Ryan Gosling returning to reprise his role and Russo Brothers to direct once again. It was not confirmed whether the rest of the cast will return or not, but now, Dhanush has given a major hint regarding his role in the sequel. ## Dhanush played the role of Avik San/Lone Wolf in the movie. The actor took to Twitter on Saturday (August 6) and confirmed that Lone Wolf is ready for the sequel. He shared short audio, in which he says, "Six, this is Lone Wolf. I hear we are both looking for the same man. I want to offer you some advice. Stop looking. You are wasting your time. Because if I find him first, there will be nothing for you to look for. And if you find him first, then I will find you. Nothing personal".## The Gray Man universe is expanding and the sequel is coming… Lone Wolf is ready, are you? #TheGrayMan @agbofilms @netflix @Russo_Brothers pic.twitter.com/b8FuJk9koJ— Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) August 6, 2022 ## Earlier, Russo Brothers explained in an interview why Dhanush's character was not killed off in the movie. "We're fortunate enough to use Dhanush. We were not interested in him playing a one-off character who shows up just to be overcome by the lead in the film. He is as equally skilled and determined as Gosling is in the movie. He has a story that will allow him to come back into the narrative at some point β€” as his own hero".## A spin-off film, written by screenwriters Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese (Deadpool, Zombieland) is also in development and is set to explore a different element of The Gray Man universe.## Stay tuned...

Nandamuri Kalyan Ram Officially Confirms 'Bimbisara 2' At The Success Meet of The Film
1419 days ago
Tollywood

Nandamuri Kalyan Ram Officially Confirms 'Bimbisara 2' At The Success Meet of The Film

Hyderabad, August 6 - Nandamuri Kalyan Ram has officially confirmed the sequel to Bimbisara after seeing the blockbuster start of the film. The Telugu film industry was looking for a big hit for the last two months and seems it finally has in the form of this fantasy action film, which was released on August 5. ## Directed by Mallidi Vasishta, Bimbisara received a very good reception from the critics and audiences and witnessed packed theaters from the evening shows onwards for the first time. This was enough indication of an excellent weekend the movie is going to have. ## Nandamuri Kalyan Ram made a historic comeback, and director Vassishta scored a blockbuster on his debut. Thrilled by the excellent response from the audience, the film unit celebrated the success of the film today and expressed their gratitude to the Telugu audience in a press conference yesterday for making Bimbisara such a huge blockbuster.## During the press conference, Kalyan Ram said that the Bimbisara was mounted on a big scale but Bimbisara 2 will be bigger than the first part. Previously, at the trailer launch event of the film, Kalyan Ram had said that Bimbisara would be a three-part franchise as they have several plans to expand the scale of the film into a franchise. ## Meanwhile, Kalyan Ram will next be seen in Devil: The British Secret Agent, which will be a Pan India release. It is a dark mystery film directed by Naveen Medaram and produced by Abhishek Nama under the Abhishek Pictures banner.## The actor underwent a remarkable transformation to play the British Secret Agent and his dress and look are in perfect sync with the trend in the 40s. The story dates back to 1945 and is set in the backdrop of Madras Residency Of British India.## Stay tuned...

Aamir Khan Says He Would Like To Correct 'Mela' And 'Thugs Of Hindostan'
1419 days ago
Bollywood

Aamir Khan Says He Would Like To Correct 'Mela' And 'Thugs Of Hindostan'

Mumbai, August 5 - Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who is gearing up for the release of Laal Singh Chaddha, recently graced Karan Johar's Koffee With Karan show with Kareena Kapoor. The duo had blast on the show and made several revelations about their movies. ## During the famous rapid-fire round in the show, filmmaker Karan Johar asked Aamir, which of these films would he like to redo or fix. He then gave the options - Mela, Mangal Panday, and Thugs Of Hindostan. ## To which, Aamir replied, "Mela and Thugs Of Hindostan. Perhaps we did not achieve what we set out to. I would like to correct those two".## It is to be noted that Mela, which was released in 2000, tanked at the box office. It also stars Twinkle Khanna and Aamir's brother Faisal Khan. On the other hand, Thugs Of Hindostan released in 2018, was a period adventure film also starring Amitabh Bachchan, Katrina Kaif, and Fatima Sana Sheikh.## TOH was a big-budget film but just like Mela, it also failed at the box office. The film received criticism from critics, which is very rare for Aamir Khan's film. ## Stay tuned...

Thor Star Chris Hemsworth Congratulates Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist Mirabai Chanu
1419 days ago
Hollywood

Thor Star Chris Hemsworth Congratulates Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist Mirabai Chanu

Mumbai, August 5 - Hollywood superstar, Chris Hemsworth has congratulated India's weightlifter and gold medalist at Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu. Hemsworth is famous for playing the superhero character, Thor in Marvel movies and carries a massive fan following among the Indian audiences. ## The Australian actor, while responding to an Indian media personality, congratulate Mirabai Chanu and found her a worthy successor of his hammer called Mjolnir. "She is worthy! Congrats, Saikhom, you legend", Hemsworth wrote. ## She is worthy! Congrats, Saikhom, you legend.— Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) August 4, 2022 ## Mirabai Chanu won India's first gold medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 in the 49 KG weight category. The weightlifting superstar of India is also the silver medalist of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 and won the gold medal at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. ## Meanwhile, Chris Hemsworth was recently seen in "Thor: Love and Thunder", which grossed over 100 crores at the Indian box office and became a big hit. He will next be seen in "Extraction 2" and "Furiosa". ## Stay tuned...

Warner Bros. To Apply Marvel's Plan For DC Films
1419 days ago
Hollywood

Warner Bros. To Apply Marvel's Plan For DC Films

Los Angeles, August 5 - There are a lot of things going on with Warner Bros. regarding the studio's future roadmap and it seems, the studio has its plans going forward as far as DC films are concerned under the new CEO David Zaslav at Warner Bros. Discovery. ## Warner Bros. recently canceled the release of the HBO Max film "Batgirl" and has defended it saying "We’re not going to put a movie out unless we believe in it". It is clearly visible that under Zaslav, Warner Bros. is looking to boost its theatrical business model and the CEO claimed to have a 10-year plan for the same. ## "You look at Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman β€” these are brands that are known everywhere in the world. We have done a reset. We've restructured the business where we are going to focus, where there is going to be a team with a 10-year plan focusing just on DC. We believe we can build a much more sustainable business", Zaslav said during an earnings call Thursday (via THR)## Warner Bros. is seen as a rival of Marvel Studios in Hollywood though the latter is far ahead of the former one. Marvel never lagged behind anyone in producing blockbuster titles and the studio already keeps plans for the future. DC is now looking to emulate the success of the Disney-owned Marvel Studios, which Kevin Feige has built into the highest-grossing film franchise in history. ## According to THR, CEO David Zaslav has been advised by Feige's former boss, retired Disney film chief Alan Horn to apply the Marvel playbook model for DC films. ## "It's very similar to the structure Alan Horn, [former Disney CEO] Bob Iger and Kevin Feige put together very effectively at Disney. We think we can build a much stronger, sustainable growth business out of DC", said Zaslav. "As part of that, we are going to focus on quality. We are not going to release any film before it's ready. DC is something we can make better".## After the cancellation of "Batgirl", there are at least 5 films already under production at DC Extended Universe. The movies include "Black Adam", "Shazam! Fury of the Gods", "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom", "The Flash", and "Blue Beetle". Warner Bros. also has "Wonder Woman 3" with Gal Gadot, a sequel to Robert Pattinson's "The Batman" in the pipeline along with expanding the "Superhero" franchise. ## Stay tuned...