People of the four nations, celebrate! After Netflix outraged fans of Nickelodeon's classic series Avatar: The Last Airbender by making drastic changes to their planned live-action film based on the show, Nickelodeon has announced the launch of Avatar Studios, a new division within the company set to create original content spanning animated series and movies based on the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender and its spinoff, The Legend of Korra . The best part of the news is that Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, who were the original creators and executive producers of the shows, will lead the new studio as co-chief creative officers, months after the duo left Netflix's planned Avatar: The Last Airbender film citing creative differences. In a statement to EW, DiMartino and Konietzko promised to expand the world of the original series in new and exciting ways. "It's hard to believe it's been 19 years since we created Avatar: The Last Airbender . But even after all … [Read more...] about Avatar: The Last Airbender Animated Movie Is Coming from Original Series Creators
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Kangana Ranaut Says Tanu Weds Manu Changed The Trajectory Of Her Career When She Was Stuck With Neurotic Roles
Aanand L Rai's 2011 romantic comedy Tanu Weds Manu clocked ten years today (February 25, 2021). Starring Kangana Ranaut and R Madhavan as Tanu and Manu respective, the film was a commercial success, and is still remembered for the lead pair's crackling chemistry. After playing intense characters in films like Gangster , Fashion and Life In A... Metro , Tanu Weds Manu was a refreshing change for Kangana wherein she got a chance to showcase her lighter side. On completion of a decade of Tanu Weds Manu today, Kangana took to her Twitter page to thank director Aanand L Rai and writer Himanshu Sharma for casting her in the franchise. She also shared how the film helped in changing her career path. Kangana said that Tanu Weds Manu changed the trajectory of her career when she was stuck with edgy/neurotic roles. She further added that she worked on her comic timing with Queen and second part of Tanu Weds Manu as Datto, and ultimately became the … [Read more...] about Kangana Ranaut Says Tanu Weds Manu Changed The Trajectory Of Her Career When She Was Stuck With Neurotic Roles
Daisy Ridley Won’t Rule Out a Star Wars Return: Never Say Never
Daisy Ridley is leaving the door open for a potential return to Star Wars someday in the future, even if it probably won't be anytime soon. From The Force Awakens to The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker , Ridley has played a major role in the Star Wars sequel trilogy by portraying Rey. There are no plans for Ridley to return in the next installment of the franchise from director Taika Waititi or another Star Wars project, but that doesn't mean we'll definitely never see Rey again. Speaking about her Star Wars future in a recent interview with GameSpot, here's what Daisy Ridley had to say when asked if she could potentially see Rey coming back in the future in some capacity. RELATED: The Bad Batch Is Coming to Disney+ on Star Wars Day, New Poster Revealed "I mean, never say never... I'm always open to a revisit. But also the beautiful thing is it's this wonderful, huge universe with all of these stories that have yet to be told. I think there's a lot … [Read more...] about Daisy Ridley Won’t Rule Out a Star Wars Return: Never Say Never
Raveena Tandon On Completing 30 Years In Film Industry: I Have No Clue How I Stayed Relevant
Bollywood's 'Mast Mast' girl Raveena Tandon made her acting debut opposite Salman Khan in the 1991 film Patthar Ke Phool. Daughter of producer-director Ravi Tandon, the actress dabbled with different genres ranging from comedy to social issues, and was one of the most-sought after heroines in the 90s. A National Film Award recipient, Raveena completes three decades in the film industry this year. In an interview with Hindustan Times, the Mohra actress opened up about her thirty-year journey and how she has managed to stay relevant over the years. Raveena told the leading daily that she never aspired to become an actress as she was always conscious of people looking at her. The actress was quoted as saying, "I am in this industry by default, I never wanted to be an actress. I was a little plump, reserved kid who bit her nails, was always conscious of people looking at her. Even in the class, I was that, so I sat on the back bench. Fortunately for me, even … [Read more...] about Raveena Tandon On Completing 30 Years In Film Industry: I Have No Clue How I Stayed Relevant
The Power of Deja Foxx
Deja Foxx was unpacking in her dorm room to start her sophomore year at Columbia University when Meena Harris DM’d her about working on her Aunt Kamala’s presidential campaign. “I just started repacking,” Foxx says, laughing. “I wasn’t going to sit in a classroom and talk about Plato and Aristotle when I had skills that could make a difference.” The youngest staffer on Kamala Harris’ campaign, Foxx, at 19, was already a seasoned activist, driven by her own experience with homelessness and her struggle to access birth control growing up in Tucson, Arizona. By the time she graduated high school, she had helped launch a teen-led program that provides reproductive-health resources to young people, helmed a successful movement for comprehensive sex-ed classes at her school, and gone viral for confronting then-Sen. Jeff Flake at an Arizona town hall. “I’m wondering, as a Planned Parenthood patient and someone who relies on Title X, who you are clearly not, ” she told Flake, “why … [Read more...] about The Power of Deja Foxx