Scarlett to play transgender, GoT star bags romantic drama, Daisy’s kidnapper caught and other Hollywood Updates

MUMBAI: Robert Aramayo bags upcoming romantic drama Eternal Beauty, Bryan Cranston is obsessed with Breaking Bad, Scarlett Johansson's 'transgender' character criticised on social media…

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GoT star Robert Aramayo bags 'Eternal Beauty'

Actor Robert Aramayo, best known for playing young Ned Stark in Game of Thrones, is set to star in Craig Roberts’ upcoming romantic drama Eternal Beauty.

Aramayo will join an ensemble that includes Sally Hawkins, David Thewlis, Billie Piper, Penelope Wilton, and Alice Lowe, reports variety.com.

The film follows Jane (Hawkins), who breaks down after being left at the altar and eventually spirals into a world of chaos between her own imagination and reality.

Roberts will write and direct the project, which is currently filming in Wales. This is Roberts' sophomore feature following his 2015 award-winning directorial debut Just Jim.

Aramayo just finished filming back-to-back features -- Henry Dunham's Incident at Sparrow Creek Lumber and Love Comes Later with Cynthia Nixon.

Last year, Aramayo was seen in Tom Ford's critically acclaimed feature Nocturnal Animals opposite Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.

Bryan Cranston doesn't want to move on from 'Breaking Bad'

Actor Bryan Cranston, who played anti-hero Walter White in Breaking Bad, says he doesn't want to move on from the character or the show.

It has been ten years since Breaking Bad appeared on TV. Entertainment Weekly brought together Cranston, Aaron Paul, Bob Odenkirk and Anna Gunn for a special reunion edition, reports dailymail.co.uk.

"You can't just move on. Something that was so indelible and meaningful in your life and you can't, and I don't want to," Cranston said.

"I want to hold on to those good memories of that gathering, both then and during our seven years together. So, it's a bit melancholy, actually. Bittersweet," he added.

Paul, who played his partner Jesse Pinkman, said, "I love these people. I feel blessed to have shared this incredible experience that is Breaking Badwith each and every one of these people.

"I remember when we were shooting the first season, Dean (Norris) and I were talking, he goes, 'You know, in ten years, we're going to look back and say, ‘Goddammit! I used to be a part of Breaking Bad.

"And now it's crazy that 10 years has (have) passed, and I am still constantly thinking that. It's like, wow, how lucky we all are."

Following the story of Walter White, a terminally ill chemistry teacher turned meth producer, it became one of the most critically-acclaimed TV shows of all time, reaping 58 Emmy nominations and 16 wins.

Breaking Bad ran for five seasons on from January 2008 to September 2013. Indian channel AXN is also running the show form season one as part of 10 year celebration.

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Scarlett Johansson's 'transgender' character criticised on social media

Scarlett Johansson has been criticised for playing a transgender in her new film. However, the actress-singer refused to comment on the reaction.

The actress is set to star in the upcoming film Rub & Tug which tells the story of a transgender man, Dante 'Tex' Gill, who owned a massage parlour in Pittsburgh's underground sex industry in the 1970s, according to Vice News, reports people.com

In a statement obtained by Bustle, the actress said via her representative that "Tell them (trollers) they can be directed to Jeffrey Tambor, Jared Leto, and Felicity Huffman's representatives for comment."

Johansson, 33, has been one of the world's highest paid actresses from 2014-2016. She has acted in popular films like Just not into you, Under this skin, and Hitchcock.

Her choice of playing a transgender man in her new film has left people criticising her on Twitter.

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Katharine McPhee, David Foster are engaged

Singer-actress and songwriter Katherine Hope McPhee got engaged to musician-producer David Walter Foster on an Italian island in Europe.

Foster, 68, proposed McPhee, 34, during their vacation, reports tmz.com. The couple has been dating for a year now.

This will be the second marriage for McPhee after she got divorced from her first husband Nick Cokas whereas Foster will be getting married for the fifth time.

McPhee confirmed the news of her engagement with Foster on twitter.

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Joe Jackson laid to rest in same cemetery as son MJ

Joe Jackson, patriarch of the musical Jackson family, was laid to rest in a private funeral at Forest Lawn in Glendale, California -- the same place as his late son, King of Pop Michael Jackson, was buried following his death in 2009.

Family members, including Janet Jackson, attended Joe's funeral on Monday afternoon, reported eonline.com.

Janet Jackson, the youngest of Joe's children, was in the front of her father's funeral. A public service will follow soon, TMZ reported.

Joe passed away on 27 June at the age of 89 while in hospice care in Las Vegas. He was battling pancreatic cancer.

Paris Jackson had taken to Instagram to reflect on her final moments with her grandfather.

"Spending those last few moments with you were everything. being able to tell you everything i needed to tell you before saying goodbye was such a blessing," she wrote in a tribute post to Joe.

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Kim Kardashian goes to Kylie for 'mommy advice'

Reality television star Kim Kardashian West says her go-to person these days for motherhood advice is her sister Kylie Jenner.

Even though she is a proud parent to three children, the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star is open to learning more about how to be a better mother, reports eonline.com.

With her sisters Kylie and Khloe Kardashian having children of their own, there are many people to go for an advice.

"Lately, it's been, Kylie. Kylie is up on all the new gadgets and the new baby stuff. But Khloe and I probably have the most similar parenting style and I will usually go to one of my best friends Larsa Pippen because she has four kids for mom advice," Kim said.

Kim finds herself closer than ever with all of her sisters, especially after Kylie and Khloe became parents.

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Stan Lee's former business manager pleads not guilty

Marvel Comics icon Stan Lees former business manager has pleaded not guilty to charges that he filed a false police report amid claims of elder abuse.

According to the Los Angeles City Attorney's office, the former business manager on Monday pleaded not guilty to the charges, reportshollywoodreporter.com.

Keya Morgan pleaded not guilty on two counts of filing a false report of an emergency and two counts of filing a false report of a crime, along with a probation violation, according to authorities.

All charges are misdemeanours. The case is set for a pretrial hearing on 26 July.

As per a transcript of the call on 30 May cited by the New York Daily News, Morgan claimed "three strangers" broke into Lee's house, locked out his security and possibly were "harming" Lee.

The strangers were in fact two Los Angeles police officers and a social worker performing a welfare check. Morgan allegedly tried to disrupt the meeting with the call.

In mid-June, Morgan said via Twitter that his legal trouble and reports of elder abuse against Lee were "fake news".

He tweeted, "For over 10 years I have shown nothing but love, respect and kindness to Stan Lee, his wife, a fact he has repeated countless time. I have never ever abused my dear friend. Everything you read in the #FakeNews is pure malicious lies and I will 100 per cent prove it. The truth will come out."

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Meghan Markle's royal wardrobe costs $1mn

Dressing royal doesn’t happen on discount. That’s what one can say about Meghan Markle's royal wardrobe, which is estimated to be worth $1 million.

Since her engagement to Prince Harry last November, Markle has stepped out in approximately $1 million worth of clothing and accessories,reportspagesix.com.

Right from her wedding outfit to her custom Givenchy ceremony gown, Markle seems to put her best foot forward when it comes to being royal ready.

Markle, 36, wore her custom Givenchy ceremony gown by Clare Waight Keller clocking in at over $440,000 and her Stella McCartney reception look worth more than $157,000. She wore the printed Oscar de la Renta dress to Prince Harry's cousin's wedding retails for almost $6,000.

She wore a $643 sheer-paneled Goat dress to Prince Charles' garden party.

According to Katie Nicholl, royal expert, it is Prince Charles who has been picking up the tab for her "working royal wardrobe" post-nuptials.

"Look at the publicity she has brought in run up to the wedding. I would argue that's worth every penny," Nicholl told Entertainment Tonight.

Markle may recycle some of those royal looks in the months to come, in Kate Middleton-style.

"When you are buying that sort of couture with those sorts of price tags it would be criminal not to re-wear them," Nicholl said.

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Josh Brolin first thought 'Sicario' sequel was a mistake

Actor Josh Brolin says it was an uncomfortable experience to enter the Sicario universe again for the sequel Sicario - A Day of the Soldado.

The new film also stars Bencio Del Toro, Catherine Keener, Jeffrey Donovan and Isabela Moner. Helmed by Italian filmmaker Stefano Sollima, the crime-thriller follows the escalating drug war on the US-Mexico border.

After discovering that drug cartels are smuggling terrorists across the US border, the CIA sends Matt Graver (Brolin) and former undercover operative Alejandro (Del Toro) to eliminate the problem.

"They are not similar, they are different! It is hard almost similar to doing a play on stage and leaving it to years and somebody just says why don't we do that again, it worked so well! Why don't we revive it! But then suddenly there's different dialogue, sort of a different story," Brolin said in a statement to IANS.

"So, I think we were both nervous about doing this especially since Denis (Villenueve) wasn't doing the film as he had something else to do and wasn't much interested in doing it. So we met with Stefano (Sollima) and Dariusz Wolski who I have mass of the man of respect for.

"But just stepping back, it was a bit uncomfortable in the beginning. In the beginning I felt that may be we made a mistake, may be this is not something we should have done and I didn't quite get it. But then you realise, there is always nerves in the beginning and once you kind of get your stride in couple of weeks goes by you are like oh! I think I do remember this."

The film is being brought to India by PVR Pictures, and will release on 6 July.

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Harvey Weinstein indicted on additional sex crime charges

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on three additional felony sex charges, two of which carry the potential of life in prison.

Weinstein is already facing three sex crime charges, concerning allegations involving two women and carrying a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison.

The Manhattan District Attorney's office announced on Monday that Weinstein now faces charges involving a third woman, arising from an incident in 2006, reports variety.com.

According to the indictment, Weinstein is accused of forcibly performing oral sex on the woman on 10 July, 2006.

Weinstein was indicted on one count of criminal sexual act in the first degree and two counts of predatory sexual assault. The latter charges are used to prosecute perpetrators of multiple felony sexual assaults.

They are Class A-II felonies, the most serious charges that Weinstein faces, and they carry a potential sentence of 10 years to life in prison, reportsvariety.com.

"A Manhattan Grand Jury has now indicted Harvey Weinstein on some of the most serious sexual offences that exist under New York's Penal Law," District Attorney Cy Vance said in a statement.

"This indictment is the result of the extraordinary courage exhibited by the survivors who have come forward. Our investigation continues. If you are a survivor of the predatory abuse with which Weinstein is charged, there is still time to pursue justice," Vance added.

Weinstein is free on $1 million bail following his arrest on 25 May on the initial charges. He has pleaded not guilty. No trial date has been set yet.

Former 'Bravo' star injured in crash

Former Bravo star Melyssa Ford is recovering from a car crash that left her seriously injured.

The hip hop music video model and reality television star's Jeep rolled multiple times on a freeway here last week.

The 41-year-old was on her way to celebrate her friend's bridal shower when an 18-wheeler truck merged into her lane on the Ventura Freeway to Glendale, clipping her back right tyre, her representative told people.com

The impact caused her vehicle to flip three times before landing upside down.

Melyssa sustained a skull fracture, bleeding on the brain and severe cuts and bruises. A 10-inch cut across her face and head had to be surgically closed. She remains in the hospital.

"It's so difficult in circumstances like these to live 2,500 miles away from my only daughter," Melyssa's mother Barbara Ford, who lives in Toronto, Canada, toldpeople.com.

"Melyssa is strong, always has been. We are going to get through this together," she added.

Her family is now asking for members of the public to come forward if they witnessed the collision so that the truck driver can be tracked down.

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Three arrested for kidnapping actress Daisy McCrackin

Three people were arrested and charged in the alleged kidnapping of Halloween: Resurrection actors Daisy McCrackin and Joseph Capone.

McCrackin, 36, and Capone were at home on 3 May when they were allegedly kidnapped by two men, Keith Stewart and Johntae Jones, and a woman named Amber Neal, according to a news release by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, reports people.com.

While Capone was held starved in a bathtub for thirty hours at Johntae Jones's home, McCrackin was allegedly driven around to several banks in order to give her alleged kidnappers at least $10,000 for her fellow actor's release.

Reportedly, McCrackin was allegedly forced to sign a $10,000 check for Neal, who deposited it into her bank account.

A day later, the suspects took McCrackin back to her home and she was able to escape. She told the police of what had happened to her and Capone, according to the release.

Jones and Neal were arrested with a bail set at $1 million each. Stewart's bail is set at $2.08 million.

Blac Chyna dating a 19-year-old boxer

Model and entrepreneur Blac Chyna, who was earlier in a relationship with Rob Kardashian and rapper YBN Almighty Jay, is now reportedly dating a 19-year-old boxer Devin Hane.

According to sources close to the athlete, Hane first met Chyna around three months ago, hitting her up on Instagram after learning they had the same lawyer. Chyna was attracted to him and started seeing him regularly soon after, the sources said, reports TMZ.

Chyna, 30, tagged Hane in a photo on Instagram, and wrote, "Hi babe".

This led to speculation online that she is dating Hane for his "clout". But as per sources, it is simply because Chyna likes the boxer.

Chyna may have been even dating him while she was with her former beau YBN Almighty Jay, while he himself was pursuing different women. The pair broke up last month.

Roseanne Barr considers TV return

Actress-comedian Roseanne Barr, whose show Roseanne was taken off air over a controversy, might be heading back to the small screen sooner than expected.

During an appearance on Rabbi Shmuley Boteach's podcast, Barr hinted at a possibility of returning to television, reports variety.com.

"Inside every bad thing is a good thing waiting to happen, and I feel very excited because I've already been offered so many things. I almost already accepted one really good offer to go back on TV, and I might do it," Barr said, and added: "But we'll see."

ABC pulled the plug on Roseanne in May after Barr posted a series of racist tweets, including one that likened former President Barack Obama's adviser Valerie Jarrett to an ape.

Barr had deleted the tweet and apologised.

Following the cancellation of Roseanne, the network gave a series order to "The Conners," a spinoff starring original cast members John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson and Michael Fishman.

Barr, who played the matriarch on the recently revived sitcom, will not have any involvement in the new show.

Jodie Foster found 'Hotel Artemis' herself

Actress Jodie Foster discovered Hotel Artemis on her own, says director Drew Pearce.

"The casting of Jodie Foster was incredible, as she actually discovered the script on her own and reached out to us about the role," Pearce said in a statement to IANS.

"Don't ask me how she got it -- officially it hadn't even left the office. Which is very in-keeping with the Artemis, to be fair," he added.

Hotel Artemis marks Foster's first acting project since 2013's Elysium.

Pearce's action thriller features Foster as a nurse who runs a secret, members-only emergency room for criminals in a near-future Los Angeles torn by riots.

Pearce, whose writing credits include Iron Man 3 and Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, directed from his own script in his feature debut.

The film is being brought to the country by MVP Entertainment. It will release on 6 July.

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Christina El Moussa may get married to Ant Anstead

The Flip or Flop star Christina El Moussa is dating the British TV personality Ant Anstead since last November, and she sees herself getting married to him someday.

"I can see myself getting married to him," Moussa said in People magazine.

"He is so down-to-earth, and we have so much in common. We basically do the same thing, so he gets what my world is like, and he has just rolled with the punches and handled everything so well," Moussa added.

The 34-year-old first met Anstead, who restores vintage classic cars on Discovery's Wheeler Dealers, through a mutual friend after she split from ex-husband Tarek.

After agreeing to one date, the two had an "instant connection" and have been inseparable ever since.

Anstead, 39, is in the process of divorcing his estranged wife, Louise, with whom he has two children, back in England.

Duhamel spotted undressing in Gonzalez's video

Baby Driver star Eiza Gonzalez ended up accidentally showing her actor beau Josh Duhamel getting undressed in a now-deleted Instagram video.

The actress, 28, posted a body-positive Instagram post on Monday showing off her toned figure in a gray-blue bikini while on vacation in Mexico with the Transformers actor, 45.

"Feel comfortable in your own skin. No one can take that away from you," she wrote in the caption of the short video.

But in the video, which she deleted later, as Gonzalez showed off her body in the mirror by moving the camera around to highlight her physique, she showed off more than just her body.

In a far corner of the reflection, a man who appeared to be Duhamel, could be seen briefly, reports people.com.

The man then pulled down his pants and struggled briefly to get them off one of his legs. Hopping out of his pants, he turned towards the camera and it did not seem like he had underwear on. A decorative pot saved him from revealing more than he already had.

As fans started to take notice, Gonzalez deleted the video and re-posted a cropped version.