Zac Efron would be ‘honoured’
to play Matthew Perry’s biopic
Actor Zac Efron says it would be a “huge honour” for him to play the role of Matthew Perry in the late Friends star’s biographical drama whenever it is made. Efron previously played the young version of Perry’s character in the teen fantasy comedy “17 Again” in 2009. Perry, who died on October 28 at the age of 54, wanted Efron to play him in a biopic about his life. “I heard that. It’s a huge honour,” Efron said of the recent revelation that Perry envisioned casting him in the potential project. “Matthew is just the best guy in the world. I had the best time of my life working with him. To think that he was thinking of me for that role, I would be honoured to do it,” the actor told Entertainment Tonight. Efron is currently promoting his upcoming wrestling drama The Iron Claw, which arrives in cinema halls on December 22. (PTI)
Sharon Stone says studio executive sexually harassed her
Actress Sharon Stone recently appeared on Kelly Ripa’s podcast Let’s Talk Off Camera in which she disclosed for the first time one of her experiences combating sexual harassment in Hollywood. She said that a former head of Sony exposed his p**** to her when she went to his office for a general meeting in the 1980s, long before films like ‘Basic Instinct’ and ‘Casino’ made her an international star, reports ‘Variety’. The actress did not name the former executive. She remembered being “so excited” to “wear a special outfit” and “to meet the head of Sony.” She wore a “Ralph Lauren jacket with the little ruffle on the shoulder” and a “denim skirt with a big ruffle at the bottom,” plus cowboy boots. “I went to his office and it was, you know, back in the eighties, so the couch was basically on the floor, you know?” Stone told Ripa, quoted by ‘Variety’. “It was those very low giant couches and my knees were around my neck and of course, I’m so tall anyway, so I look like all legs sitting there akimbo on the couch, and he is pacing around the office and he’s doing the exact same thing.” (IANS)
When Sara Ali Khan turned down a song in Ananya, Vijay’s Liger
Sara Ali Khan was offered to do a song in Ananya Panday and Vijay Deverakonda-starrer Liger, a box-office disaster, which the actress politely refused, says filmmaker Karan Johar. Talking about the same, Karan said: “I think Sara, we had asked you to do a song in the movie ‘Liger’ which you politely ran away from! You would have otherwise been in one of the songs in the film.” Sara added: “You all addressed the Liger in the room, now let the Liger RIP.” Liger – Saala Crossbreed was directed by Puri Jagannadh. The film stars Vijay as the titular MMA fighter Liger with stammering problem alongside Ananya as his love interest, Ramya Krishna and Ronit Roy in pivotal roles, with American boxer Mike Tyson playing an extended cameo appearance. Liger was released in 2022 and was a critical and commercial failure. (PTI)
Rajkummar Rao-starrer
Sri to release in May
Sri, a biopic on visually impaired industrialist Srikanth Bolla, will hit the screens on May 10. T-Series Films and Chalk N Cheese Films Production LLP, the banners behind “Sri”, made the announcement on Wednesday night. The film is directed by Tushar Hiranandani and written by Jagdeep Sidhu and Sumit Purohit. “SRI portrays the life of Srikanth Bolla, an industrialist who fearlessly pursued his dreams despite his visual impairment, ultimately founding Bollant Industries,” the makers said in a press note. (PTI)