The Ranveer Singh-starrer Jayeshbhai Jordaar was finally released on Friday, May 13. The film, whose shoot was wrapped up, way back in February 2020, had a delayed release due to the pandemic. Unlike some recent films, the studio backing this film, Yash Raj Films (YRF), has won applause from audiences and certain sections of the industry for keeping the ticket prices reasonable.

However, most of the exhibitors in the CP (Central Province) territory chose not to play Jayeshbhai Jordaar. A source told Bollywood Hungama, “YRF’s distributor in CP asked for 60% revenue share from single-screen theatres. This was not acceptable to the exhibitors, as Jayeshbhai Jordaar is not an event film. They were willing to play the film at the normal 50% or 52.5% revenue sharing. When YRF refused to negotiate, most of the single screen theatres in the CP territory decided to not screen Jayeshbhai Jordaar.”

The source added, “The exhibitors had the option of playing Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness, which did well in Week 1. Also, the Marathi film Dharmaveer has released alongside Jayeshbhai Jordaar and has generated a lot of excitement. Hence, the exhibitors were not at a loss.”

The source continued, “As a result, the single-screen theatres in cities like Nagpur, Raipur, etc aren’t playing Jayeshbhai Jordaar. Out of the 300 plus single screens in this region, only 30 of them are playing the social comedy. Moreover, these 30 theatres agreed to screen the film only after YRF agreed to normal revenue-sharing terms with them.”

The all-India screen count of Jayeshbhai Jordaar is 2250. “This number would have definitely been higher had the single screens in CP played the film.”

Written and directed by Divyang Thakkar, Jayeshbhai Jordaar stars Boman Irani and Ratna Pathak Shah and marks the Bollywood debut of Shalini Pandey.

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Francis Coppola’s passion project has officially finalized its ensemble! Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne and Jon Voight are all aboard Coppola’s self-funded film Megalopolis.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne and Jon Voight are confirmed to star in the project that is written and directed by the Godfather filmmaker. The logline for the film reads: “The fate of Rome haunts a modern world unable to solve its own social problems in this epic story of political ambition, genius, and conflicted love.”

Last summer, Francis Ford Coppola announced that he was so determined to finally make his long-gestating sci-fi epic Megalopolis and he’s ready to spend from his own pockets if he fails to find funding for his dream project that is said to be budgeted around $120 million. The Oscar-winning filmmaker talked to THR about self-funding the project at a 50th-anniversary event for The Godfather, saying, “There’s a certain way everyone thinks a film should be, and it rubs against the grain if you have another idea. People can be very unaccepting, but sometimes the other idea represents what’s coming in the future. That is worthy of being considered.”

On the work front, Adam Driver was last seen in Ridley Scott features, The Last Duel and House of Gucci and will next appear in Netflix drama White Noise.

Nathalie Emmanuel, who appeared in Game of Thrones and Fast & Furious, will next be seen in Screen Gems horror The Bride.

Forest Steven Whitaker, who is the recipient of various accolades, Arrival, Panic Room, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Black Panther. Meanwhile,

Lawrence Fishburne previously worked with Coppola on Apocalypse Now and appeared in films like Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Ant-Man and the Wasp, series like Hannibal and Black-ish.

Jon Voight also previously worked with Francis Ford Coppola in The Rainmaker, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

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Dan Stevens is on board to headline the sequel to the 2021 film Godzilla vs. Kong to be directed Adam Wingard, who helmed the first film from the monster verse franchise.

According to Deadline, marking the first major role to be cast in the upcoming sequel, Dan Stevens is set to lead the next installment of Legendary’s Monster verse film franchise. Plot details are being kept under wraps, other than following the film’s larger-than-life monsters and then preparing for their next battle against each other. The project reteams Stevens and Wingard who worked together on the action-horror thriller The Guest, a film that earned both Stevens and Wingard some of the best reviews of their careers.

In addition to this sequel, whose production is set to begin this summer in Australia,a there’s also a live-action series for Apple TV+ that will feature Godzilla and several other monsters. Godzilla vs. Kong was the fourth film in the monster verse, which kicked off with Godzilla in 2014 and continued with Kong: Skull Island in 2017 and Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 2019.

Meanwhile, Stevens, most recently seen as Nixon White House Counsel John Dean in Gaslit, the Watergate-focused Starz limited series. He also received critical praise for his German-language performance in Maria Schrader’s film I’m Your Man. He also starred in Noah Hawley’s acclaimed X-Men series Legion on FX, lend voice on HBO Max’s The Prince and played Matthew Crawley on Downton Abbey.

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After a critical and commercial success, A Simple Favor team of Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively and director Paul Feig are set to return for a sequel to the 2018 black comedy which was based on a 2017 novel of the same name by Darcey Bell.

According Deadline, after the original’s box office success and critical acclaim, Lionsgate and Amazon Studios are getting the gang back together for a sequel to A Simple Favor, with stars Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively set to reprise their roles and Paul Feig returning to direct as well. The first film followed a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate.

Paul Feig will direct the sequel and produce alongside Laura Fischer. Jessica Sharzer will write the screenplay and executive produce. Feigco Entertainment will produce the film. Meredith Wieck and Scott O’Brien are overseeing the project for Lionsgate.

On the work front, Blake Lively most recently appeared in The Rhythm Section opposite Jude Law. The Gossip Girl star is also set to make her feature directorial debut with Seconds, an adaptation of the graphic novel by Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley. Meanwhile Anna Kendrick, who is most well-known for her role in the hit Pitch Perfect series, recently starred in the Netflix film Stowaway.

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Netflix’s popular period drama Bridgerton recasts Francesca Bridgerton as Hannah Dodd is set to take over the role from Ruby Stokes for the upcoming third season.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Ruby Stokes is exiting the Netflix hit as Francesca Bridgerton, and Hannah Dodd is taking over the role. Stokes will reportedly be on another Netflix title, having secured the lead on Lockwood & Co. Francesca’s presence on the show has been minimal. In Bridgerton season one, she made a couple appearances before going to visit her aunt in Bath. She was then seen in the first three episodes of season two before disappearing, as Stokes was filming Lockwood & Co.

The Netflix and Shondaland series, which is based on Julia Quinn’s romance novels, describe the character as “a bit of a mystery within her chatty, extroverted family. Despite her reserved nature, she goes along to get along when it comes to society affairs, fortified with a dry wit and pragmatism that confound the fickle ton yet seem to draw attention when she least desires it.” Now, the British actress-model has been tapped to play Francesca in Season 3 of the hit Netflix drama.

The first two seasons of the romance epic have followed the order of the novels, first with Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) and the Duke (Regé-Jean Page) and then Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate (Simone Ashley). As the report notes, if the Netflix series continues to follow the order of Quinn’s novels, Francesca, the second-youngest sibling, will be the focus of season six, which would be based on the sixth book, When He Was Wicked.

On the work front, Hannah Dodd most recently played the younger version of Sienna Miller’s character Sophie in the Netflix anthology series Anatomy of a Scandal. Her other credits include Find Me in Paris, Lifetime’s Flowers In The Attic: The Origin, Enola Holmes, and Harlots.

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