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Peter Jackson may produce Amazon's Lord of the Rings series
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However, Amazon must be in production within two years so the clock is ticking. In November a year ago, the company handed over $250 million to acquiring the rights from the Tolkien estate. Touting a hefty price tag and more expectations than the last three Hobbit movies combined, Amazon's Lord of the Rings series is still gestating in the formative stages of development, though we'll be kee... [Full Article...]
I battled depression for 30 years: Dwayne Johnson
For Johnson, it started while growing up in poverty. When the actor and WWE Superstar was young, his mother also struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts. You pay your hard-earned money - I don't need to bring my dark s**t to you. "I reached a point where I didn't want to do a thing or go anywhere", he recalled, "I was crying constantly". [Full Article...]
Bollywood star Salman Khan gets jail for killing endangered animals
He has raised 54 grounds for the judge to consider and grant Salman bail. Final arguments of the case were completed on March 28 after which Chief Judicial Magistrate Dev Kumar Khatri had reserved the hearing in the 1998 Blackbuck poaching case for April 5. [Full Article...]
Collapsing construction crane narrowly misses workers running for their lives
In the video, you can see the crane begin swaying before toppling over as workers below ran to be avoid it. A crane collapse in St. Petersburg, Florida sent construction workers scrambling for their lives. Workers at the scene did not wish to be identified. Ajax Building Corp.is the general contractor on the project. At 11 a.m. Friday, Mayor Rick Kriseman and Police Chief Tony Holloway plan ... [Full Article...]
Indonesia oil spill fire chokes city, 4 dead
Around 1,200 people in the Penajam North Penajam Paser sub-district reported symptoms of nausea, vomiting and breathing problems. Togar MP said that Pertamina is still calculating the quantity of crude oil released in the spill. TV footage has shown officials scooping up buckets of oil from the sea and dumping them in pits on shore. Pertamina has denied responsibility for the disaster. [Full Article...]
Anne Hathaway reveals weight gain endeavour for upcoming flick
Anne's post was praised by her fans, who complimented her on her changing physique: "Whatever your weight you're still gorgeous", one person commented, while another wrote: "Isn't it a bad world where someone has to clarify to strangers (or anyone) why their body is changing?" The actress also cheekily mentioned setting her Instagram clip to Queen's " Fat Bottomed Girls " but copyright is... [Full Article...]
A Quiet Place movie review: It is truly horrifying
It was more like you're putting the kids to bed and the bed creaks. Yet the director , who also stars in the film with his real-life wife Emily Blunt , admits to us he has since changed his tune. Krasinski and Blunt have been married since 2010 and have two children, Hazel and Violet, but that didn't mean he wasn't nervous to ask her to co-star in the film. [Full Article...]
French PM proposes to cut lawmakers by nearly a third
A poll last Sunday by the Ifop survey group found that 46 per cent of respondents found the strike "justified", with a slim majority of 51 per cent saying the government "should complete the reform as it has been announced". So far, though, they have shown no sign of coalescing into a single, more potent movement, just as France prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of the May 1968 anti-establ... [Full Article...]