18 Thursday, August 31, 2017

J.K. Rowling‏ @jk_rowling Today is @ArtyBagger’s birthday. Many happy returns to the snail-slaying soprano, who is indecently multitalented and a true, loyal friend.

San Diego he 16th annual San Diego International he release of ‘Robin Hood’ has been Film Festival will screen 117 films and pushed back by six months. The film, Tfeature a salute to English actor Patrick Tstarring actor Taron Egerton in the titular Stewart, who will be given the Gregory role, will now hit the screens on September 21 Peck Award for Excellence in Cinema. next year. Apart from Egerton, the origin story The festival will be held from October of the heroic outlaw also features Jamie Foxx 4-8, and Stewart will be feted as Little John and Eve Hewson as Maid Marian. on October 5 at the Variety Actor Jamie Dornan will star as Will Night of the Stars Tribute Scarlett, Robin Hood’s half-brother. The story in Downtown San Diego, will revolve around Robin Hood being a war- reports variety.com. hardened crusader and his teaming up with Earlier this year, a Moorish commander in a revolt against the Stewart starred as corrupt English dynasty. (TOI) Professor Charles Xavier in the latest “X-Men” film “Logan”. He reprised the role that originated in the first instalment of the franchise in 2000. (IANS)

Los Angeles aty Perry is being sued by a stagehand, who claims she lost a toe after working on the singer’s Prismatic World Tour. KChristina Fish has filed a lawsuit against Perry saying that she was asked to move a wall before her show in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2014, but it rolled across her foot and started bleeding, reports tmz.com. The stagehand claims nobody called an ambulance so her friend had to take her to hospital, but she was offered ice for her foot. Christina also said she suffered emotional distress after doctors told her to keep her “dead toe” on for as long as possible before it was amputated. (IANS)

Actor said he is happy his son, actor Jaden Smith is growing as an Chris Tucker individual with time. The 48-year-old actor said he is glad that as a parent, he was able to August 31, 1971 do a good job raising his children in a responsible manner. “He’s really coming into a space where he understands who he Comedian and actor who starred in the wants to be, and the big thing that I feel franchise, for which he and won an good about with my kids (and) the thing MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo. He also that my grandmother was able to instill appeared with in Friday. in me was the responsibility to your family, your community and to the world,” Smith said. (TOI)