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  • Rachel Zegler’s ‘Snow White’ slated for March 2024 release

    By Express News Service

    The upcoming Disney live-action film Snow White—filming has been wrapped—will release in March 2024.

    Featuring West Side Story star Rachel Zegler in the titular role opposite Gal Gadot, this film also has Martin Klebba playing Grumpy and Andrew Burnap playing a character named Jonathan.

    Directed by Marc Webb, Snow White’s screenplay is written by Erin Cressida Wilson and Greta Gerwig, who is also penning Barbie starring Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie.

    Reports state that Snow White is similar to a fairy tale. The film is centred on a beautiful-orphaned princess who lives with her stepmother, the Wicked Queen. When Snow White becomes the fairest of all, the queen gets jealous.

    When a prince falls in love with Snow White, the Queen orders her loyal huntsman to kill Snow White. Snow White then escapes into the wild, where she meets the dwarfs. Disney is said to make a feature that resonates with modern times.  

    The upcoming Disney live-action film Snow White—filming has been wrapped—will release in March 2024.

    Featuring West Side Story star Rachel Zegler in the titular role opposite Gal Gadot, this film also has Martin Klebba playing Grumpy and Andrew Burnap playing a character named Jonathan.

    Directed by Marc Webb, Snow White’s screenplay is written by Erin Cressida Wilson and Greta Gerwig, who is also penning Barbie starring Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie.

    Reports state that Snow White is similar to a fairy tale. The film is centred on a beautiful-orphaned princess who lives with her stepmother, the Wicked Queen. When Snow White becomes the fairest of all, the queen gets jealous.

    When a prince falls in love with Snow White, the Queen orders her loyal huntsman to kill Snow White. Snow White then escapes into the wild, where she meets the dwarfs. Disney is said to make a feature that resonates with modern times.  

  • Disney unveils first look of its ‘Snow White’ live-action remake at D23 Expo 

    By PTI

    ANAHEIM: The first look at Disney’s upcoming live-action retelling of “Snow White”, starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, was revealed at the D23 Expo on Friday.

    The maiden glimpse of Zegler as Snow White, Disney’s first-ever princess, and Gadot’s Evil Queen, the iconic villain, was shared in a 30-second teaser of the film.

    Zegler and Gadot were present at the teaser reveal.

    “It was very different from anything I’ve ever done before. I’m used to playing the other end of where the heart should be,” Gadot, known for essaying DC superhero Wonder Woman, said.

    The new film is based on 1937’s ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,’ Disney’s first feature film and the world’s first full-length animated movie.

    The story revolves around Zegler’s Snow White, a beautiful young princess orphaned at a young age who lives with her cruel stepmother, the Queen (Gadot).

    As somebody who has been a Disney fan, Zegler said essaying the role of Snow White was a “dream come true”.

    The actor made her film debut in the 2021 adaptation of the musical drama “West Side Story”, for which she won the Golden Globe Award for best actress  motion picture comedy or musical.

    “Snow White” features Andrew Burnap as Snow White’s love interest and Martin Klebba as Grumpy, one of the seven dwarfs.

    Marc Webb, known for “The Amazing Spider-Man” films and “500 Days of Summer”, has directed the movie.

    The script is written by playwright Erin Cressida Wilson and ‘Lady Bird’ director Greta Gerwig.

    Songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul have penned new songs for the remake.

    ANAHEIM: The first look at Disney’s upcoming live-action retelling of “Snow White”, starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, was revealed at the D23 Expo on Friday.

    The maiden glimpse of Zegler as Snow White, Disney’s first-ever princess, and Gadot’s Evil Queen, the iconic villain, was shared in a 30-second teaser of the film.

    Zegler and Gadot were present at the teaser reveal.

    “It was very different from anything I’ve ever done before. I’m used to playing the other end of where the heart should be,” Gadot, known for essaying DC superhero Wonder Woman, said.

    The new film is based on 1937’s ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,’ Disney’s first feature film and the world’s first full-length animated movie.

    The story revolves around Zegler’s Snow White, a beautiful young princess orphaned at a young age who lives with her cruel stepmother, the Queen (Gadot).

    As somebody who has been a Disney fan, Zegler said essaying the role of Snow White was a “dream come true”.

    The actor made her film debut in the 2021 adaptation of the musical drama “West Side Story”, for which she won the Golden Globe Award for best actress  motion picture comedy or musical.

    “Snow White” features Andrew Burnap as Snow White’s love interest and Martin Klebba as Grumpy, one of the seven dwarfs.

    Marc Webb, known for “The Amazing Spider-Man” films and “500 Days of Summer”, has directed the movie.

    The script is written by playwright Erin Cressida Wilson and ‘Lady Bird’ director Greta Gerwig.

    Songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul have penned new songs for the remake.

  • Alia to make her Hollywood debut with Gal Gadot starrer Heart of Stone

    By Express News Service

    Alia BhattBollywood actor Alia Bhatt is all set to make her Hollywood debut with Netflix’s upcoming spy-thriller Heart of Stone. The film is headlined by Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan.

    Netflix announced the news on its Twitter handle “Exciting News: Alia Bhatt will star alongside Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan in their new movie Heart of Stone!” read the tweet.  Written by Greg Rucka and Allison Schroeder, Heart of Stone is directed by Tom Harper. Plot details are currently kept under wraps. Yesterday, Gadot took to Instagram to announce that she has started shooting for the film.

    Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger are producing the film along with Mockingbird’s Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn and Pilot Wave’s Gadot and Jaron Varsano. Harper, Rucka also executive produce along with Patty Whitcher.

    Alia is currently in the limelight for her performance in the recently released Sanjay Leela Bhansali film Gangubai Kathiawadi. Notably, the film had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival. Alia’s previous films like Gully Boy (2019) and Highway (2014) also premiered at the Berlinale. Gully Boy was India’s official submission for Best Foreign Language Film for the 2020 Oscars. Meanwhile, Alia also has Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani co-starring Ranveer Singh and her maiden production venture Darlings in the pipeline.

  • Alia Bhatt to make Hollywood debut with Gal Gadot-starrer Netflix film ‘Heart Of Stone’

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: Bollywood star Alia Bhatt will be making foray into Hollywood with Netflix spy thriller film “Heart Of Stone”.

    In her debut project in the West, Bhatt, who is receiving critical acclaim for her latest Hindi release “Gangubai Kathiawadi”, will be starring alongside “Wonder Woman” actor Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan.

    Netflix India announced Bhatt’s casting on its official Twitter handle.

    “Starting our day by announcing (and SCREAMING!!!) that @aliaabhatt is going to be starring in Heart of Stone, an International spy thriller along with @gal_gadot and @jamiedornan,” the post read.

    Tom Harper will be directing “Heat of Stone” from a script penned by Greg Rucka and Allison Schroeder.

    Exciting News: Alia Bhatt will star alongside Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan in their new movie Heart of Stone! pic.twitter.com/n9sp5YEJZS
    — Netflix (@netflix) March 8, 2022
    According to the official logline, the film revolves around Rachel Stone (Gadot) an intelligence operative, the only woman who stands between her powerful, global, peace-keeping organization and the loss of its most valuable “and dangerous” asset.

    The film is produced by Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger, along with Mockingbird’s Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn, and Pilot Wave’s Gadot and Jaron Varsano.

    Harper, Rucka, and Patty Whitcher serve as executive producers. Details about Bhatt’s character are currently under wraps.

  • Jamie Dornan joins Gal Gadot in ‘Heart of Stone’

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Actor Jamie Dornan, whose performance in “Belfast” is generating Oscar buzz, has boarded the cast of the international spy thriller “Heart of Stone”.

    The “Fifty Shades of Grey” star joins previously announced ensemble member Gal Gadot in the film which hails from Netflix and Skydance, reported Variety.

    Tom Harper, known for Amazon’s “The Aeronauts”, will helm the movie from a script by Greg Rucka and Allison Schroeder.

    Plot details surrounding the story are being kept under wraps.

    “Heart of Stone” is produced by Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger, along with Mockingbird’s Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn, and Gadot and her husband Jaron Varsano via their Pilot Wave.

    Patty Whitcher serves as an executive producer, alongside Harper and Rucka.

    Dornan is receiving acclaim for his role of Pa in Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical directorial “Belfast”.

    The actor has been nominated for best supporting actor Critics Choice and Golden Globe awards.

    He is also nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award alongside the film’s ensemble cast, including Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jude Hill, Ciaran Hinds and Colin Morgan.

    Dornan will next be seen in the HBO Max series “The Tourist”, premiering next month. 

  • Dungeons & Dragons TV series gets director  

    By Express News Service

    Director Rawson Marshall Thurber, who directed the recently released Netflix film Red Notice, starring Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson, and Gal Gadot, will helm the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons television series.

    Thurber will also develop the pilot script and executive produce the series, which is based on the wildly popular fantasy role-playing game franchise. The Dungeons & Dragons television series has been in development for some time now with writer Derek Kolstad (writer known for the John Wick franchise) writing and developing the series.

    Meanwhile, a Dungeons & Dragons live-action film directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley wrapped production in August last year. First published in 1974 by game designers Ernest Gary Gygax and David Arneson, Dungeons & Dragons has grown to arguably be one of the largest role-playing franchises in the world.

  • Death on the Nile is all set to hit theatres in India on Feb 11

    By Express News Service

    Gal Gadot and Kenneth Branagh-starrer Death on the Nile is all set to release in India on February 11.The film is a follow-up to Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and has Kenneth Branagh returning as detective Hercule Poirot. 

    The cast includes Armie Hammer, Margot Robbi, Tom Bateman, Ali Fazal, Leititia Wright, Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Rosie Leslie, among a host of other popular actors. Death on the Nile is directed by Kenneth Branagh. Michael Green has adapted it from Agatha Christie’s 1937 novel of the same name.

    It is a daring mystery-thriller about the emotional chaos and deadly consequences triggered by obsessive love. The plot is centered around a perfect couple’s honeymoon on a cruise and how things take an awry turn after a murder takes place on the ship.

    The film is by produced Ridley Scott, Kenneth Branagh, Judy Hofflund, and Kevin J Walsh, with Mark Gordon, Simon Kinberg, Matthew Jenkins, James Prichard and Mathew Prichard serving as executive producers. 

  • Gal Gadot to star in remake of ‘To Catch a Thief’

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Actor Gal Gadot, widely known for playing the lead role in the ‘Wonder Woman’ franchise, has been roped in for the remake of late filmmaker Alfred Hitchock’s romance thriller ‘To Catch A Thief’.

    As per Variety, Gadot will star in and produce the upcoming remake of the 1955 classic, which featured late actors Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in the lead roles.

    The original movie was directed by Hitchcock and starred Grant as a former thief who must prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.

    The script for the new film is being penned by Eileen Jones, best known for her work on the Fox series ‘Prodigal Son’.

    The film is being set up at Paramount, the studio behind the original. Gadot will produce the remake with her partner Jaron Varsano through their company Pilot Wave. ‘Fast and the Furious’s’ Neal Moritz will also produce.

    Coming back to ‘Gadot’, the ‘Red Notice’ actor can be next seen as the Evil Queen in Disney’s live-action remake of ‘Snow White’ and in the long-delayed adaptation of Agatha Christie’s ‘Death on the Nile’. She is also starring in and producing an upcoming movie about Cleopatra.

  • Gal Gadot admits her ‘Imagine’ video was in ‘poor taste’

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: “Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot has reflected on the criticism she received for her video cover of the John Lennon classic song “Imagine”, saying the 2020 rendition was in “poor taste”.

    At the beginning of the COVID-19-forced lockdown in the US, Gadot had teamed up with a host of celebrities, including actors Natalie Portman, Amy Adams, Will Ferrell, Pedro Pascal and Mark Ruffalo, for the cover of the 1971 track.

    The two-minute-long video featured these personalities singing lines from the song with the hope to inspire the viewers amid the pandemic, but many slammed the Hollywood stars for being insensitive and “out of touch” with the real world.

    In a new interview for InStyle’s February issue, Gadot said releasing the video was not the right thing to do then.

    “The pandemic was in Europe and Israel before it came here (to the U S) in the same way. I was seeing where everything was headed. But (the video) was premature. It wasn’t the right timing, and it wasn’t the right thing. It was in poor taste,” the 36-year-old Israeli actor added.

    This is not the first time Gadot has discussed the controversy around her “Imagine” cover.

    In October 2020, she told Vanity Fair magazine that she “wanted to send light and love to the world” through the video.

    “I can only say that I meant to do something good and pure, and it didn’t transcend,” the “Red Notice” actor had said.

  • Gal Gadot gives ‘Wonder Woman 3’ update

    By IANS

    LOS ANGELES: ‘Wonder Woman’ actress Gal Gadot has given an update on the upcoming third movie in the series and revealed a script is being worked on.

    The 37-year-old star has played Diana Prince and her superhero alter ego in 2017’s ‘Wonder Woman’ and last year’s sequel ‘Wonder Woman 1984’, as well as ‘Justice League’, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

    She told Variety: “I can’t tell you yet, but we’re working on the script.”

    Gadot said she couldn’t reveal any potential plot points yet, with everything being kept firmly under wraps.

    On what would happen if she did let anything slip, she quipped: “People will come off the roof and take me away.”

    ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ director Patty Jenkins recently said everyone involved is “super excited” for the upcoming blockbuster.

    Gadot has suggested there could be some cute cameos in the upcoming third instalment after her brood and her husband, Yaron Versano, made appearances in the previous film.

    She said: “Well, we might. They can get used to it. It’s a nice souvenir in each movie they’re going to be older and older.”