12042024-LSTC-01.qxd 4/12/2024 12:03 AM Page 1 c m y b TRIBUNE On board The cast of Wicked has gotten bigger with the addition of Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage, who will voice the character of Dr. Dillamond in this two-part musical. CHANDIGARH | FRIDAY | 12 APRIL 2024 PHOTOS: X@FESTIVAL DE CANNES I Sporty spirit In upcoming film Challengers, Zendaya plays a tennis star American actress and singer Zendaya relished the double duty of producing Challengers, a tense drama set in the world of professional tennis, and essaying the film’s leading role. “I think every time that you do it, you learn something new about yourself. You get to learn from your peers and grow,” said the Hollywood star, who previously produced Malcolm & Marie and her hit HBO series Euphoria. “It allows for you to have a seat at the table to protect yourself, and your fellow actors and community members,” Zendaya, 27, said as she premiered the movie in London on Wednesday. In Challengers, directed by Luca Guadagnino, Zendaya plays Tashi Duncan, a self-confident former tennis champion who, following an injury, now coaches her husband Art (Mike Faist). When Patrick (Josh O’Connor), Art’s former best friend and Tashi’s boyfriend during their teenage years, suddenly reappears after over decade, problems from their intertwined past start seeping into their present. “I just wanted to tackle a character that felt very multidimensional and had such depth to her,” said Zendaya. “I think there’s a perception or an idea of who she is or that she’s trying to portray to the world, but I think there’s a lot falling apart inside,” she added. To ensure authenticity, the actors immersed themselves into the world of tennis, creating a close bond in the process. Challengers starts its global cinematic rollout on April 24. — Reuters Game on Actress Margot Robbie to develop movie on the board game Monopoly Fresh off the success of Barbie, Hollywood star Margot Robbie is developing a film based on the popular board game Monopoly. The actor-producer, who runs the banner LuckyChap, has partnered with Hasbro and Lionsgate to bring the project alive on the big screen. Lionsgate extended the development rights to the board game with its purchase of eOne, which was completed in December 2023. As per the studio, Monopoly is the world’s most popular board game brand, with 99 per cent global awareness, and is available in more than 100 countries across the globe, selling nearly half-a-billion copies going back to 1935. Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson announced the film at CinemaCon, the annual movie theatre trade show, currently taking place in Las Vegas. Robbie, and her company LuckyChap, which she formed with her husband Tom Ackerley, most recently developed Barbie, the feature film based on the iconic doll. The film, which was released in theatres in July 2023, amassed over USD 1.4 billion in worldwide collection. — PTI NDIAN filmmaker Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light on Thursday made history by becoming the first Indian title in over 40 years to feature in the prestigious ‘Competition Section’ of the Cannes Film Festival, where it will vie for the top prize — Palme d’Or. Iris Knobloch, president of the Cannes Festival, and Thierry Fremaux, general delegate, announced the official selection line-up for the 2024 edition of the gala at a press conference streamed live from Cannes, France. Besides Kapadia, BritishIndian filmmaker Sandhya Suri’s Santosh will also be showcased at the 77th edition of the film gala. The movie will be screened under the Un Certain Regard section. Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light will be presented under the main segment alongside 19 other highly anticipated titles, including films from master directors Francis Ford Coppola (Mega- COPPOLA, CRONENBERG TO COMPETE ■ Directors Francis Ford Coppola, David Cronenberg and Yorgos Lanthimos will compete for the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize next month, organisers said on Thursday, easing concerns that strikes in Hollywood might dim the starstudded event. Coppola will bring his long-in-the-making passion project Megalopolis, starring Adam Driver, to the competition, while Lanthimos teams up with Emma Stone after the success of Poor Things with Kinds of Kindness. Cronenberg will pull in horror fans again with The Shrouds, starring Vincent Cassel. ■ Last year marked a difficult one in Hollywood as strikes by actors and writers forced filming and postproduction work to shut down for months, leaving gaps in 2024’s movie schedule. ■ Other directors unveiling their new films in the competition include Italy’s Paolo Sorrentino with the Naples-set Parthenope, Brazilian Karim Ainouz’s erotic thriller Motel Destino and France’s Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Perez, a musical set in the milieu of a Mexican drug cartel, starring Selena Gomez. The 2024 festival runs from May 14-25. — Reuters Scripting lopolis) and Yorgos Lanthimos (Kinds of Kindness). Oh Canada by Paul Schrader, Bird by Andrea Arnold, The Shrouds by David Cronenberg, and Anora by Sean Baker are also part of the main competition slate. Kapadia, an alumna of the Film & Television Institute of India (FTII), is best known for her acclaimed documentary A Night of Knowing Nothing, which premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival’s Director’s Fortnight side-bar, where it won the Oeil d’or (Golden Eye) award. All We Imagine As Light, also written by Kapadia, marks her narrative feature debut. Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light is the first Indian film in Cannes official selection in 40 years history The film is about Prabha, a nurse, who receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband, which throws her life into disarray. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a private spot in the big city to be alone with her boyfriend. One day the two nurses go on a road trip to a beach town, where the mystical forest becomes a space for their dreams to manifest. The last Indian film to compete for the coveted Palme d’Or award was legendary filmmaker Mrinal Sen’s Kharij in 1983. Before that, films like MS Sathyu’s Garm Hava (1974), Satyajit Ray’s Parash Pathar (1958), Raj Kapoor’s Awaara (1953), V Shantaram’s Amar Bhoopali (1952) and Chetan Anand’s Neecha Nagar (1946) were selected for Cannes Competition segment. Jon Bon Jovi says he’s working hard on recovery after surgery on his vocal chords He’s Music icon Jon Bon Jovi, who underwent surgery on his vocal chords in 2022, is still working on ‘vocal therapy’ at every available opportunity. “Day to day, I’m working hard on it. Nothing else matters until I work on getting better. It’s up to God at this point. I’ve done everything I can do,” he said. The music star is determined to return to full health. Bon Jovi said, “I won’t compromise who we are as a live band, because I’d like to think we’re a pretty good band. I sang on the new record. I’ve done MusiCares and nailed it… When I woke up after that night, it was the first time in a decade that the only voice in my head was mine — fear wasn’t there, doubt wasn’t there — and (my wife) Dorothea texted the kids and said, He’s back.” Bon Jovi has been helped through his recovery by his longtime friend, singer Bruce Springsteen. He has found Springsteen to be a ‘therapeutic’ influence amid his recovery. — IANS back! ‘Still get nervous on red carpet’ Actress Jennifer Aniston has shared that she still gets nervous during public appearances more than 30 years after she shot to fame. Asked if she still gets nervous, Aniston said: “Always. Always. Right now, literally in this chair.” Aniston shot to fame playing Rachel Green in the sitcom Friends in the early 1990s. She starred alongside Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and the late Matthew Perry. The actress recalled the early days and described it as a ‘magical’ time. She said, “Oh, everything was the most exciting thing on the planet. It was just magic. And it’s still exciting, but we’ve had more experiences.” — IANS c m y b Jennifer Aniston Neecha Nagar is the only Indian film ever to win the top honour at Cannes back in 1946. At the time, the award was known as Grand Prix du Festival International du Film. Suri’s Santosh will compete alongside 14 other movies in the Un Certain Regard, which runs parallel to the main competition. The Hindi language film, a character-driven neo-noir story set in the hinterlands of North India, is a UK-European co-production and stars Shahana Goswami. Quentin Dupieux’s The Second Act will be the opening film at the 77th edition. — PTI Proud moment ■ British-Indian filmmaker Sandhya Suri’s Santosh will also be showcased at the 77th edition of the film gala. The movie will be screened under the Un Certain Regard section. ■ Neecha Nagar is the only Indian film ever to win the top honour at Cannes back in 1946. At the time, the award was known as Grand Prix du Festival International du Film.
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