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Quick View1. Hector Ayala – The Original White Tiger2. Ava Ayala – Younger sister of Hector Ayala3. Angela del Toro – Niece of Hector AyalaWho will be the next White Tiger in the MCU?

The White Tiger is one of the lesser-known superheroes in the MCU. In Daredevil: Born Again, Hector Ayala, aka White Tiger, was introduced when he was arrested after getting into a fight with two cops and accidentally killing one of them.

We can also see Matt Murdock aka Daredevil advocating for White Tiger after knowing his side of the story. In the original Marvel lore, the power of White Tiger is passed down to generations. With Ayala’s introduction to the series, another White Tiger could be introduced in the show. Who do you think will don the magical amulet?

White Tiger in Daredevil: Born Again | Credit: Marvel Studios

In the Marvel comics, three characters have carried the White Tiger mantle,...

Daredevil: Born Again director explains what the process of filming episode 3 was like for White Tiger actor Kamar de los Reyes amid a tragic illness. White Tiger is one of the new additions to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The character is one of the most important parts of Daredevil: Born Again's cast and his story is bound to have an impact on how Matt Murdock's Daredevil future plays out in the show. Sadly, Reyes passed away after a battle with cancer in December 2023, and he seemingly filmed his Marvel scenes while dealing with the illness.

Speaking with Brandon Davis, Daredevil: Born Again's episode 3 director Michael Cuesta addressed Kamar de los Reyes' death and what it was like for the White Tiger star to film while battling cancer.

According to the director, Marvel did not know what was going on with Reyes at the time. However, Cuesta notes...

We all love a good superhero story, right? The epic battles, the impossible stunts, the perfectly timed one-liners. But sometimes, the real heroes are the ones who don’t wear capes, or, in this case, don’t even let the world know they’re fighting their own personal battle while filming a massive production like Daredevil: Born Again.

Kamar de los Reyes as White Tiger in Daredevil: Born Again | Credits: Marvel Studios

Kamar de los Reyes is a brilliant actor who brought White Tiger to life. He finished his final role in Daredevil: Born Again without letting anyone know he was battling cancer. Talk about dedication! He powered through like an absolute champ, giving fans a performance to remember. Now, let’s break it down because this story deserves some appreciation.

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The following contains spoilers from Daredevil: Born Again Season 1, Episode 3, "The Hollow of His Hand," now streaming on Disney+.

Disney+'s Daredevil: Born Again brought back Daredevil after the original series was canceled, but it opened with the tragic murder of Foggy Nelson. While this led Matt to hang up the suit and billy club, seemingly for good, there are other vigilantes in New York City, including the McU's Spider-Man. Another hero, Hector Ayala (aka the White Tiger) also appeared in the show to represent these other New York heroes.

Out of costume, Hector tried to stop two corrupt police officers from beating a man called Nicky Torres. While fighting them, one fell onto the subway tracks and died.

One of the most exciting aspects of Daredevil's reboot on Disney+ is that Matt Murdock is now a more significant part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe than ever before. On Netflix, Charlie Cox's Man Without Fear was allowed to make subtle references to the MCU, but his recent inclusion in Marvel series and movies allows him to interact more directly with our favorite heroes. Notably, after the Netflix series was canceled, Daredevil made his initial return in 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home as Peter Parker's lawyer. Now, a small reference in Daredevil: Born Again may hint at a potential team-up in the future.

At the center of Born Again's narrative is Wilson Fisk's (Vincent D'onofrio) Mayoral campaign, as the character's political ambitions set him on a collision course with Murdock, despite the latter not having been active as Daredevil for over a year. Interestingly, at the...

Daredevil: Born Again is finally here and the series is, without a doubt, a triumph for Marvel Studios. The phrase "we're so back" is being thrown around on social media a lot today and, while it's perhaps a little premature, the Man Without Fear is definitely back. 

We've already covered a handful of the two-part premiere's bigger moments but it's time to take a closer look at "Heaven's Half Hour" and "Optics."

In this feature, we dive into the biggest reveals and moments, examining what those mean for the rest of Daredevil: Born Again's first season...and beyond. Big things are being set up in the street-level corner of the MCU and it all starts with 'ol Hornhead. 

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Daredevil: Born Again arrived on Disney+, ushering in a new chapter for the Man Without Fear on Disney+. While Daredevil is the star attraction, the series continues the tradition of the Defenders Saga by bringing in another street-level hero into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Whereas Daredevil Season 2 introduced The Punisher and Elektra, Daredevil: Born Again's two-episode premiere introduces The White Tiger.

Created in the 1970s, White Tiger has a long and complex history within Marvel Comics, as five people have taken on the mantle. Daredevil: Born Again introduces audiences to Hector Ayala, played by the late Kamar de los Reyes. While it is still early in the series' run, with the character only seen in action in a piece of news footage and the suit being alluded to, the introduction to White Tiger implies some significant story developments that could play out in the MCU. This two-episode premiere could...

Questions are being asked about what happened to MCU newcomer Kamar de los Reyes, the actor behind Daredevil: Born Again's White Tiger, after the show's tribute to him.

Along with multiple major heroes and villains from Netflix's Defenders Saga, Born Again highlights newcomer Kamar de los Reyes as Hector Ayala, one of the McU's newest vigilantes. This character is introduced in New York during a time of massive change as the city adapts to Wilson Fisk's new run as mayor.

Originally from Puerto Rico, Ayala finds a set of Jade Tiger amulets that allow him to transform into a superhero with enhanced strength and superhuman abilities. He has been teased as a major new player in Born Again's first season, but sadly, real-world events raise concerns about the character's long-term future.

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The first episode of Daredevil: Born Again opens with Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson, and Karen Page exiting their office (this was teased at the end of Daredevil Season 3) and heading over to Josie’s bar to have a drink and bid adieu to Cherry, a retiring NYC police officer. While Cherry laments how the police are going obsolete because of the rise of vigilantes like Daredevil and White Tiger, Foggy has a lighthearted chat with an assistant district attorney, Kirsten McDuffie, about why he is working out of a storefront with his friends instead of a real firm. The conversation between Foggy and McDuffie becomes about a thief called Benny who has apparently been accused of stealing a few bottles of Lafite Rothschild from Red Hook, a bonded warehouse, i.e., a storage facility where imported goods can be stashed without paying taxes.

Foggy thinks that Benny will be acquitted,...

As Indian cinema continues to gain recognition worldwide, it’s still hard to explain the hold it has on those of us who grew up with it.

The intrepid cinephile can always do their research; watch the latest buzzy international feature, check out popular films that are streaming, even judge a book by its cover (a movie by its hit songs). But there’s something at the core of Hindi films especially that is deeply entrenched in culture. Usually I explain it by describing the theater where I watched every new Hindi film from 2005-2009: a suburban Michigan multiplex whose concession counter was flanked by two sacred symbols — a statue of the Hindu god Ganesh, and a framed photo of actor Shah Rukh Khan.

You need to understand that, at least conceptually, to appreciate something like “Superboys of Malegaon,” the true story of film fanatics in the eponymous village...

For reasons unknown, young adult fantasy narratives seem to have an abundance of MacGuffins, as seen in some of the classics like Harry Potter, Hunger Games, His Dark Materials, etc. More often than not, these narrative devices function to move the plot forward or provide deeper significance in the context of the narrative, similar to the role played by the White Tiger Orchid in both the original novel and Netflix’s cinematic adaptation of Uglies. Throughout the movie, this miraculous MacGuffin appears only twice, but the thematic, symbolic meaning it carries is crucial to the understanding of the narrative itself.

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The Myth and Reality Regarding the White Tiger Orchid

The ecological collapse and total depletion of fossil fuel sources had effectively brought the world in Uglies to its knees. In the books, the crisis is delineated further as a unique species of bacteria turning all fossil fuel extremely...

The true-life story of Nasir Shaikh, an amateur filmmaker from the small town of Malegaon in India who realized his Bollywood dream, is introduced in the trailer for Superboys of Malegaon, which dropped on Friday.

In Superboys of Malegaon, smalltown locals look to Bollywood cinema for escape, and Nasir pitches his friends on making a no-budget film about people in their lives.

A Sept. 13 gala world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival will be followed by a Jan. 2025 theatrical release in the U.S. and India for the Amazon MGM Studios comedy.

Superboys of Malegaon

“You know, there’s so much sadness in Malegaon. We all need comedy and some laughter in life,” Shaikh, played by The White Tiger star Adarsh Gourav, tells his skeptical friends at one point in the uplifting teaser. Director Reema Kagti’s heartfelt comedy then portrays what happens when filmmaking and friendship in a small town in India collides,...

Some Marvel characters have led the cinematic universe into becoming one of the most lucrative franchises in the history of Hollywood, such as Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor. Other heroes are usually suited for solo ventures or the small screen, catering to a narrower audience that craves something a little more specific.

Ray Stevenson as The Punisher in Punisher: War Zone || Lionsgate

The Punisher is one such character, receiving two unrelated solo films before getting rebooted a third time in the MCU with Netlfix’s Daredevil. While The Punisher has not shied away from violence in any of his live-action depictions, Ray Stevenson was keenly aware of how he wanted to portray his version of the character in a film, in a story that was otherwise concerned with a lot of gratuitous violence.

Ray Stevenson was unaware of The Punisher before he was offered the gig The Punisher || Marvel Comics...

Before the House of Mouse united Geroge Lucas’ seminal space opera and the only company that could stand up to the hegemony of DC comics under one roof, Marvel had one of its most popular heroes denounce Star Wars as something that he personally disliked.

A still from Spider-Man: Homecoming || Credit: Marvel Studios

Way back in 2007, when Disney was functioning with Disney Animation and Pixar, a particular issue of Marvel Comics decided to take a shot at Star Wars. In Volume 1, Issue #3 of the then-newly minted White Tiger title, it was revealed that Spider-Man has actually always hated Star Wars.

White Tiger was teaming up with Daredevil and Spider-Man to take down the Yakuza in New York Daredevil || Credit: Marvel Comics

The White Tiger that was in question here was actually the fourth character to use the mantle, being the niece of the original White Tiger, Hector Ayala. Hector had...

We've already shared some exciting MCU rumours with you today - including the possible identity of the next Black Panther - but there are so many doing the rounds that it's time for another roundup! 

To start, we're going back to The Cosmic Circus. According to the site, Marvel Studios "is not holding back" with Daredevil: Born Again, and the show supposedly takes bigger risks with its story than the Netflix series (it also supposedly has much higher stakes). 

Sticking in that corner of the MCU, it's said neither Luke Cage nor Iron Fist will be recast if they return before Avengers: Secret Wars. However, we should "expect Cage to be a more prominent character as opposed to Rand, who is expected to take a backseat role."

It sounds like some big Defenders-related cameos are being lined up for Daredevil: Born Again.

There are other miscellaneous details, including Armor Wars still being in development,...

Marvel has had a plethora of franchises over the years but none of them could come close to the popularity matched by Ghost Rider, featuring Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze. The first film was released in 2007 which was a massive hit, and four years later, it got a strange sequel titled Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance. Though it was not a massive hit like the initial film, it was an intriguing watch as the film featured more action and watching Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze and his anti-hero avatar was an absolute blast.

Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze

It was heavily rumored that the character would have made its Marvel Cinematic Universe return in a TV Show. However, Marvel Studios decided to discard the character’s much-anticipated return as they butchered a number of popular titles that fans were looking forward to watching.

Marvel Decides To Pull The Plug On...

Marvel Studios will reportedly develop more grounded Disney+ shows featuring street-level heroes, beginning with a female-led White Tiger project.

According to insider Daniel Richtman on X, Marvel is "not developing too many live-action shows at the moment, focusing on animated stuff and live-action movies. Next live-action shows we'll get from them will be more grounded." In a separate post on his Patreon (via X), Richtman shared that a female-led White Tiger show is in the works at Marvel Studios. White Tiger's Marvel Cinematic Universe debut will happen in the upcoming Daredevil: Born Again, although it will reportedly be Hector Ayala behind the mask instead of one of the female versions. While Marvel Studios has not confirmed White Tiger's involvement in Born Again yet, set photos have shown an undisclosed actor in costume as the superhero.

Related Daredevil Star Teases 'Unfinished Business' With Her MCU Character An actor from Netflix...

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe doesn't just have a presence on the big screen, as several MCU projects have been on streaming platforms. Most recently, these have taken the form of TV shows, though the Disney+ streaming service has also given some characters the spotlight through special presentations. These are ideal for characters who might not have enough material for an...

Martial arts movie stars often get typecast as either heroes or villains, but some are skilled at playing both roles, like Carter Wong and Max Zhang. Another example is Gary Daniels, known for his flexibility and kicking skills, who plays both heroes and villains in martial arts films. Actors like Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, and Dolph Lundgren have successfully portrayed both heroes and villains, showcasing their versatility in action films.

Numerous great martial arts stars play heroes and villains alike. Martial arts films are typically headlined by actors or actresses with a life-long background in formal martial arts training. Oftentimes, leads of martial arts films tend to become somewhat typecast for portraying heroes, while others go the opposite route and primarily play villains.

Some martial arts stars, however, pull off quite a juggling act with both heroes and villains. In such cases, martial arts movie stars who tackle the good...

Nearly two decades after her debut in the pages of Daredevil, Marvel hero White Tiger has been fully realized in the flesh, in a pitch-perfect design by cosplay artist Sara Moni (@saramonicosplay), bringing much-needed attention to one of the company's most underrated characters. Moni, a profilic cosplayer, nails White Tiger's style, serving Marvel notice that fans of the character are out there, waiting to see more of her.

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Sara Moni's White Tiger is based on the character's fourth incarnation, Angela del Toro. Originally a federal agent, del Toro became a costumed crime fighter, only to be killed and resurrected by the Hand as a villain. Freed from the shadowy organization's control in New Avengers (vol. 4) #15, White Tiger has been underused since. Moni's costume pays homage to the character, holding fans over as they wait for her eventual return.

The romance film Love Again features an international cast including one iconic music artist in her largest movie role yet. Love Again is the American remake of the German rom-com SMS für Dich and revolves around a relationship that brews between a woman grieving the death of her fiancé and a journalist who accidentally starts receiving texts from her. With famed singer Celine Dion in the mix as an unexpected matchmaker, the movie ultimately serves as a wholesome tale for those who need a second shot at finding true love.

For director James C. Strouse, Love Again is another opportunity to explore themes of love and loss, similar to his previous movies People, Places, Things and The Incredible Jessica James. Featuring numerous Celine Dion needle drops along with the single “Love Again” recorded exclusively for the soundtrack, the movie doubles as a celebration of the singer's music. The Love Again...

Mumbai, March 27 (Ians) Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and is currently serving on the Executive Committee of the Actors Branch.

Membership of the Academy is by invitation only from the Board of Governors.

Membership eligibility is also achieved by earning a competitive Oscar nomination. Academy membership is divided into 17 branches, representing different disciplines in the field of motion pictures.

Priyanka has previously starred in the Oscar nominated feature ‘White Tiger’ which she also executive produced.

Known for pushing the South Asian envelope in Hollywood, she will be next seen in Russo Brothers’ ‘Citadel’ on Prime Video and ‘Love Again’.

Under her production banner Purple Pebble Pictures, the Indian actress is also partnering with Amazon Studios on a First Look deal, and currently developing a slate of global features and TV content for the streamer.

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Luminaries, legends, and thought leaders alike came together last Thursday (August 25th) for Rolling Stone and Variety’s annual Truth Seekers Summit, presented by Showtime Documentary Films. The one-day, live-streamed event featured keynotes and panel conversations that centered on the pursuit of truth.

Kicking off the summit, veteran, Emmy-winning 60 Minutes correspondent Leslie Stahl reflected on moments that marked her storied career, one in which she’s interviewed everyone from the likes of Margaret Thatcher to Donald Trump. Her keynote conversation was followed by a panel of more trendsetters behind the mic,...

Priyanka Chopra Jonas is explaining why India is in need of "urgent" help as the Covid-19 pandemic rages on. On Wednesday, April 28, The White Tiger actress shared a video from her home in London, saying that she can no longer sit by idly as the situation worsens.  "Why do we need to care? Why is it so urgent right now? I'm sitting in London and I'm hearing from my friends and family in India about how hospitals are at capacity, there are no rooms in ICUs," she explains, "ambulances are too busy, oxygen supply is less, crematoriums having mass cremations because the volume of deaths is so much." The 38-year-old Bollywood star continues, "India is my home...

This week’s episode of Big Sky prominently features: a character growl-hissing at a poster, a kick to the groin, several Victorian dolls and a big ol’ truck driving clean through Cassie and Jenny’s motel room.

Admit it: Even if you don’t regularly watch, you’re just a little bit intrigued.

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And if you are a consistent viewer of the thriller,...

The White Tiger, produced by Mukul Deora, starring Adarsh Gourav, Priyanka Chopra-Jonas and Rajkummar Rao and helmed by Iranian-American director Ramin Bahrani is in case you missed an Acadamey Award nominee!

It tells the tale of the ambitious driver (Adarsh Gourav) of a rich Indian couple (Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Rajkummar Rao) who uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and become an entrepreneur.

After garnering numerous accolades across the globe, the film has been nominated for an Academy Award under the category of Best Adapted Screenplay. The beautiful tale, penned originally by Man Booker winner Aravind Adiga in his novel of the same name, is about is a gripping story that reflects realism and sheds light on the class divide prevalent in India. The empowering film is a loaded thriller. Ever since he read the book, Mukul Deora desired to give life to this enigmatic writing by Aravind Adiga.

Netflix scored a big haul of Oscar nominations this year – 35 in total – putting the streamer in the top three for a studio in the history of the awards.

The company’s big cheeses, including co-CEOs Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos, were asked today, on their first-quarter financials video, out of these films, which did they most enjoy watching.

Founder Hastings plumped for Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7, which scored six nominations, and was joined by investor relations chief Spencer Wang in the pick.

CFO Spencer Neumann and COO and Chief Product Officer Greg Peters both went for White Tiger, the Ramin Bahrani-directed film that starred Priyanka Chopra and Adarsh Gourav, which was nominated for best adapted screenplay.

Sarandos, best known in his role as Chief Content Officer, initially tried to “diplomatically” pass the question to Hastings, before finally answering with If Anything Happens I Love You,...

Under executive director Roger Durling, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (March 31 through April 10) has thrived by surfing the awards season wave, programming tons of onstage interviews with Oscar contenders. In this pandemic edition, the tributes and panels will be live-streamed, while films will be shown online and at two free ocean-front drive-in theatres.

Every year, screenwriters, directors, and producers promote their films on panels, and the likes of Brad Pitt, Bong Joon Ho, Adam Driver, Renee Zellweger, Laura Dern, Viola Davis, Lupita Nyong’o, Saoirse Ronan, Bruce Dern, Jeff Bridges, Melissa McCarthy, Isabelle Huppert, Viggo Mortensen, Rami Malek, Glenn Close, Ben Affleck, Christopher Nolan, and Sam Elliott submit to in-depth tributes from Scott Feinberg, Leonard Maltin, and Pete Hammond, among others.

The annual Producers Panel, moderated by the Los Angeles Times’ Glenn Whipp, assembles top producers to dig into the business and creative sides of producing the year’s top films.

Under executive director Roger Durling, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (March 31 through April 10) has thrived by surfing the awards season wave, programming tons of onstage interviews with Oscar contenders. In this pandemic edition, the tributes and panels will be live-streamed, while films will be shown online and at two free ocean-front drive-in theatres.

Every year, screenwriters, directors, and producers promote their films on panels, and the likes of Brad Pitt, Bong Joon Ho, Adam Driver, Renee Zellweger, Laura Dern, Viola Davis, Lupita Nyong’o, Saoirse Ronan, Bruce Dern, Jeff Bridges, Melissa McCarthy, Isabelle Huppert, Viggo Mortensen, Rami Malek, Glenn Close, Ben Affleck, Christopher Nolan, and Sam Elliott submit to in-depth tributes from Scott Feinberg, Leonard Maltin, and Pete Hammond, among others.

The annual Producers Panel, moderated by the Los Angeles Times’ Glenn Whipp, assembles top producers to dig into the business and creative sides of producing the year’s top films.

Priyanka Chopra is a real movie star—you got that? The White Tiger actress had a fierce comeback when one reporter claimed she and hubby Nick Jonas aren't big enough stars to announce the 2021 Oscar nominations. Peter Ford, who somewhat jokingly identifies as "the best & most widely heard entertainment reporter" in Australia and New Zealand, wrote on Twitter on Monday, March 15, "No disrespect to these two but I'm not sure their contribution to the movies qualifies them to be announcing Oscar nominees." Earlier in the day, Priyanka and Nick had revealed the nominees for the 2021 Oscars, and from Priyanka's perspective, they killed...

Cinema Notable nominees include 'The Trial of the Chicago 7', 'Sound of Metal', 'Nomadland', 'Minari', 'Judas and the Black Messiah' and 'The Father', with six nominations each. Tnm StaffScreengrab/ TwitterActor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas along with her husband Nick Jonas announced the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards. The much-awaited nominations had many surprises in store. David Fincher’s Mank, led by Gary Oldman, bagged 10 nominations under different categories. The second highest number of nominations was bagged by The Trial of the Chicago 7, Sound of Metal, Nomadland, Minari, Judas and the Black Messiah and The Father, with six nominations each. After posthumously winning the award for Best Actor - Drama film for the movie Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom in the Golden Globes this year, Chadwick Boseman has been nominated under the category of Best Actor for the same movie.

The reminders from the Motion Picture Academy and the distributors arrive daily: See the movies! Judge the work! Choose your favorite!

Reminders are relevant because there’s an absence of passion about this year’s awards season (Oscar nominations are due by 5 p.m. today). The reasons are obvious: We all miss the festivals, the premieres, the buzz. We miss the movies.

I have my own “best picture” favorite, but I’m hesitant about revealing it; voters seem wary this season.

In that context I find myself missing Green Book, a movie that at least got everyone talking (or arguing). Critics checked in to anger-management clinics when it collected its Oscars and Globes in 2019. The movie became the accidental prototype for the Academy’s’ “most popular” category – the idea that was shouted down a couple of years ago. Still, it ignited passion.

This season several films have collected strong reviews...

Judas and the Black Messiah co-star Dominique Fishback is set as a lead alongside Samuel L. Jackson in Apple TV+’s The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey limited series. The White Tiger writer-director-producer Ramin Bahrani has signed on to direct and executive produce the six-episode series based on the acclaimed novel by best-selling author Walter Mosley, who will write the screen adaptation and also executive produce alongside Jackson.

Both Fishback and Bahrani received BAFTA nominations earlier today for their work on Judas and the Black Messiah (supporting actress) and The White Tiger (adapted screenplay), respectively.

In The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, produced by Apple Studios, Jackson stars as Ptolemy Grey, a 91-year-old man forgotten by his family, by his friends, by even himself. On the brink of sinking even deeper into a lonely dementia, Ptolemy experiences a seismic shift when he’s given the tremendous opportunity to briefly regain his memories,...

Dominique Fishback, who Tuesday received a BAFTA nomination for her work in Judas and the Black Messiah, will star alongside Samuel L. Jackson in The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Apple Studios’ adaptation of the best-selling novel by Walter Mosley.

At the same time, Ramin Bahrani, who wrote and directed the acclaimed Netflix drama White Tiger, has come aboard to direct and executive produce the limited series.

Per Apple, Jackson is starring as Ptolemy Grey, a 91-year-old man forgotten by his family, by his friends, by even himself. On the brink of sinking even deeper into a lonely dementia, Grey experiences a seismic ...

Dominique Fishback, who Tuesday received a BAFTA nomination for her work in Judas and the Black Messiah, will star alongside Samuel L. Jackson in The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Apple Studios’ adaptation of the best-selling novel by Walter Mosley.

At the same time, Ramin Bahrani, who wrote and directed the acclaimed Netflix drama White Tiger, has come aboard to direct and executive produce the limited series.

Per Apple, Jackson is starring as Ptolemy Grey, a 91-year-old man forgotten by his family, by his friends, by even himself. On the brink of sinking even deeper into a lonely dementia, Grey experiences a seismic ...

Priyanka Chopra, riding high on the strength of her starring and executive producing role in the Netflix hit White Tiger, is entering the restaurant business. She will be opening the Indian cuisine eatery Sona this month in New York City.

The announcement was made by the actress on Saturday to her 60.9 million followers on Instagram. The new restaurant will be located at 36 East 20th Street in the city’s Flatiron district.

“I’m thrilled to present to you Sona, a new restaurant in NYC that I poured my love for Indian food into,” she wrote on Instagram. “Sona is the very embodiment of timeless India and the flavours I grew up with.” She promised that diners would be taken “on a food journey through my amazing country.”

Beyond White Tiger, Chopra (married to musician Nick Jonas), will star in the upcomingromantic drama movie Text for You alongside Outlander star Sam Heughan and singer Celine Dion.

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The White Tiger is a surprise nominee at the WGA

The Writers Guild of America will have their awards ceremony on March 21st, 2021 but today they announced their nominations. It's always a bit tricky to look at this in the context of the Oscars since the eligibility rules are different. Though the WGA also extended their eligibilty period to match with Oscar (as you'll see given a couple of their nominees), several key films each year are not eligible. You can't be nominated for a WGA unleses you're already a member of their guild; in other words at the WGA you'd never get a situation like, say, you had with Parasite winning the SAG Award. Furthermore animated films are not eligible for this prize but are obviously eligible at the Oscars; Shrek was nominated and Pixar has had 7 nominees: Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Wall•E,...

Priyanka Chopra came this close to a wedding disaster. The White Tiger star detailed how the wild catastrophe almost derailed her nuptials to Nick Jonas in her new memoir Unfinished, but she stopped by Daily Pop on Thursday, Feb. 11 to tell E! News more about it.  "I was like, 'No one is going to rain on this parade,'" Priyanka recalled during the exclusive chat. "'That is not going to happen. I do not allow it!'" As fans may recall, Priyanka and Nick tied the knot in India with a multi-day celebration that took place from November 29 to December 3, 2018. According to the actress, the narrowly avoided disaster came before the Mehendi ceremony...

London UK : Artists Ink and Chila reveal their White Tiger inspired art installations for Netflix (Credit : James Gillham/StillMoving.net for Netflix)

The Netflix Original Film The White Tiger, which is based on the New York Times bestseller and 2008 Man Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name, began streaming on January 22nd. Starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Rajkummar Rao, and Adarsh Gourav, the film was directed by Ramin Bahrani.

In The White Tiger, Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav) narrates his epic and darkly humorous rise from poor villager to successful entrepreneur in modern India. Cunning and ambitious, our young hero jockeys his way into becoming a driver for Ashok (Rajkummar Rao) and Pinky (Priyanka Chopra Jonas), who have just returned from America. Society has trained Balram to be one thing – a servant – so he makes himself indispensable to his rich masters. But after a night of betrayal, he realizes the...

Regarded as one of the highest literary prizes in the world, the Booker Prize is an annual award that recognizes the most talented fiction writers from the Commonwealth. Over the years, some of the Booker Prize-winning novels have also served as inspiration for memorable films, the latest cinematic adaptation being Netflix’s The White Tiger.

Related: 10 Films To Watch If You Liked The White Tiger

Some of the most acclaimed Booker winners like Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children couldn’t share the same fate but otherwise, these novels have yielded classics like Schindler’s List, and modern cult favorites like True History of the Kelly Gang and Life of Pi.

Screen’s analysis of the Bafta Film Awards longlists, which have been unveiled following the first round of voting.

The final nominations will be announced on March 9, and the Bafta Film Awards will take place on April 11.

Racial diversity across the four acting categories

Nine of the 15 lead actors on the long list are men of colour. Not such a big mix in the other three categories but a giant leap forward from the 20 white nominees last year. Yes, these are just long lists, not nominations, but are likely to translate into a set of nominations showcasing racial diversity. Three...

David, Devindra, and Jeff navigate the difficult task of attending the Sundance Film Festival remotely. For the feature review, the cast switches gear from Little Things to White Tiger, a new drama directed by Ramin Bahrani now available on Netflix. Read more about White Tiger: Netflix’s The White Tiger is more like an Indian Joker than like Parasite. […]

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Ramin Bahrani is set to adapt, direct and produce the film adaptation of the novel Amnesty for Netflix. The film is based on the novel by White Tiger author Aravind Adiga and will also be produced by Ashok Amritraj for Hyde Park Entertainment. Bahrani’s partner Bahareh Azimi will also produce through their Noruz Films banner.

“I am thrilled to adapt Aravind’s great new novel, ‘Amnesty.’ And very grateful to partner with Netflix and my lead creative producer Bahareh Azimi once again,” said Bahrani. “This novel gripped me from the first time Aravind shared a rough draft with me five years ago. I can’t wait to bring it to the screen.”

The story is set in Australia and follows an illegal immigrant who cleans houses, realizes he has information about sudden murder of one of his employers. Over the course of one tense summer day, Danny plays a...

Following the success of his epic “The White Tiger” on Netflix, Ramin Bahrani is sticking with the streamer for his next film and author Aravind Adiga. Bahrani is set to adapt, direct, and produce the film adaptation of “White Tiger” writer Adiga’s latest novel “Amnesty” for Netflix. Bahrani and Adiga have been close friends since college, and their collaboration will continue with the next film, to be written by Bahrani from the book published in February of 2020.

Here’s the synopsis, courtesy of Netflix: “Set in Australia, the story is compelling and timely. Danny, an illegal immigrant who cleans houses, realizes he has information about sudden murder of one of his employers. Over the course of one tense summer day, Danny plays a cat-and-mouse game with the man he suspects to be the murderer. But if he speaks up, he will be deported. He is in a moral crisis...

Exclusive: For nearly 15 years, director Ramin Bahrani and novelist Aravind Adiga shared a symbiotic relationship of inspiration that culminated into Netflix’s rags-to-riches drama The White Tiger.

Bahrani’s 2005 feature Man Push Cart inspired Adiga, a former Columbia University classmate, to write The White Tiger, a searing novel about one man’s determination to rise through the ranks of India’s caste system. Upon reading Adiga’s early drafts before White Tiger published in 2008, Bahrani knew he had to adapt it for the big screen.

“I had been reading the novel in draft form for four years before it was published. I was immediately riveted,” Bahrani said during the film’s panel for Deadline’s Contenders Film.

The White Tiger follows low-caste Balram (Adarsh Gourav) as he strives for upward mobility amid India and China’s growth as global superpowers. Hired to chauffeur affluent Americanized entrepreneur Ashok (Rajkumma Rao) and...

Rapper Cardi B says she was so impressed with The White Tiger that the recently-released film left her angry and in tears. She had words of praise for Priyanka Chopras performance, too, after the Indian actress thanked her for her praise.

"White tiger is such a great movie. I was crying and angry watching it," Cardi B tweeted after watching the India-centric film that released digitally last weekend.

Reacting to the rapper's post, Priyanka replied: "Same @iamcardib! Thank you, so happy you enjoyed it"

To this, Cardi B responded: "Yes ,You was so sweet and adorable … You was amazing."

The film is directed by American-Iranian filmmaker Ramin Bahrani and based on Aravind Adiga's Man Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name.

It stars Adarsh Gourav, with Priyanka, Rajkummar Rao, Mahesh Manjrekar and Vijay Maurya in pivotal roles. --ians/sug/vnc...

Priyanka Chopra Jonas says she was scrolling through Twitter when she found out Netflix was adapted the 2008 novel “The White Tiger” with filmmaker Ramin Bahrani. The news immediately sparked her creative interests.

“I thought it was hard-hitting and provocative and sarcastic and funny and dark,” Jonas says of the Aravind Adiga book, a winner of the Man Booker Prize. “I remember it was such a page-turner.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.

See‘The White Tiger’ roars against political corruption, economic inequality in first Netflix trailer [Watch]

That propulsive energy is faithfully adapted by Bahrani in the new film, out Friday on Netflix following a brief and limited theatrical release. “The White Tiger” stars newcomer Adarsh Gourav as Balram, a lower-class driver employed by a wealthy family who later becomes a prosperous entrepreneur. Told in flashbacks with Balram narrating his rags-to-riches story in letters to a Chinese political leader, “The White Tiger...

The IFC Films documentary MLK/FBI from filmmaker Sam Pollard makes its debut in select theaters today as well as on demand. The release aligns with Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 18 and it is super relevant to America’s wild inequity and racist treatment of the Black community — specifically Black activists.

MLK/FBI made its world premiere last year at the Toronto International Film Festival and went on to play at the New York Film Festival. The riveting docu exposes J. Edgar Hoover and the U.S. government’s surveillance and harassment of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who was labeled by the FBI as the “most dangerous” Black person in America.

Based on newly discovered and declassified files, as well as revelatory restored footage, the documentary explores the government’s history of targeting Black activists. Considering the insurrection that took place last...

When the August Wilson estate gave Denzel Washington the film rights to his 10-play Century Cycle, he brought them to Netflix Original Films chief Scott Stuber, who signed on to back them all.

The first, Wilson rookie and Public Theatre director George C. Wolfe’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” will clean up at the Oscars. Even though it’s set in 1920s Chicago, it’s timely in the way that it shows how simmering pain and anguish can explode. Wolfe wisely moved away from winter and leaned into pushing the film’s sweltering heat.

Actors will love Oscar winner Viola Davis (“Fences”) as the gold-toothed, hip-swaying, bosomy, sweat-drenched blues singer of the title, and never-nominated Chadwick Boseman (“Black Panther”) as her restless, go-getter trumpeter: he could follow Heath Ledger (“The Dark Knight”) and Peter Finch (“Network”) to win a posthumous Oscar.

That narrative will be hard for Academy actors to resist,...

“I’m just one who has woken up while the rest of you are still sleeping,” says the servant Balram (Adarsh Gourav) in the first trailer for the Netflix film “The White Tiger.” Based on the prestigious Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name by Aravind Adiga, the film chronicles Balram’s rags-to-riches life story against the backdrop of India’s globalizing economy and political corruption. “The White Tiger” will debut in select theaters in December and drops on the streaming service in January. Watch the teaser trailer above.

Though the opening scenes of the trailer highlight the film’s humor — Balram praises the blatantly poor tennis skills of his master Ashok (Rajkummar Rao), saying he could “represent India in the Olympics” — the tenor changes when Ashok’s wife Pinky Madam (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) asks Balram about his higher aspirations. After experiencing Ashok’s political and personal abuses first-hand, Balram...