Vijay Varma’s Matka King to release on April 17
Prime Video series Matka King, featuring Vijay Varma, is set to release on April 17. The upcoming show is directed by Nagraj Manjule, known for films such as Fandry, Sairat, and Jhund. It is created and written by Abhay Koranne and also stars Kritika Kamra, Sai Tamhankar, Siddharth Jadhav, Bhupendra Jadawat, and Gulshan Grover. It follows Brij Bhatti, a sharp-minded and enterprising cotton trader, Varma, who navigates the fast-changing landscape of 1960s Bombay in pursuit of legitimacy and respect. Set against a world of bustling markets, crowded chawls, and shifting power dynamics, what begins as an ambitious idea soon takes on a life of its own, drawing in people across social strata. As aspirations grow and stakes rise, the series unfolds into a gripping narrative shaped by ambition, power, and belonging. (PTI)
Sydney Sweeney is totally wrong to play me: Kim Novak
Former actor Kim Novak doesn’t think Sydney Sweeney is the right choice to portray her in Scandalous. Scandalous is directed by Colman Domingo and centres around the 1950s Hollywood romance between Sammy Davis Jr and Novak. The project was announced in October 2024 with Sweeney attached to essay the role of Novak and David Jonsson in the role of Davis. ‘I would never have approved… She sticks out so much above the waist,’ Novak, 93, told The Times in an interview. ‘There’s no way it wouldn’t be a sexual relationship because Sydney Sweeney looks sexy all the time…She was totally wrong to play me,” she added. Novak and Davis had a brief, secret interracial romance in 1957, which was not welcomed by studio heads and the mob. The couple met at The Steve Allen Show. Scandalous is produced by Tani Cohen, Bobby Rock, and Sweeney. (PTI)
Glen Powell to voice Fox McCloud in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Hollywood star Glen Powell will lend his voice to The Super Mario Galaxy Movie character, Fox McCloud. The animated adventure comedy film, which will release on April 1, is based on the 2007 video game Super Mario Galaxy and its 2010 sequel, and is directed by Michael Jelenic and Aaron Horvath. The actor shared the news with a post on his Instagram handle on Friday. It featured the video of the actor jumping across the theatres. It ends with Powell turning behind, followed by a text with the name of his character. ‘Born to Barrel Roll. @supermariomovie,’ read the caption. It is produced by Chris Meledandri and Shigeru Miyamoto. The Top Gun: Maverick actor will also feature in The Great Beyond , which is set to release in November. (PTI)
Gaten Matarazzo pokes Timothee Chalamet over opera and ballet remark
The Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo recently made a playful remark at actor Timothee Chalamet’s claims of nobody caring about opera and ballet. The actor took to Instagram, and shared a promotional clip for Pizza Movie, which sees college roommates Jack and Montgomery take a hallucinogenic drug, and they have to reach their pizza, delivered by drone, to reverse its effects. Gaten, 23, said, Pizza Movie is an American film that comes out on April 3, 2026”. As the frame widened to reveal more of the background, his co-actor, Sean Giambrone, 26, popped up standing next to him. He said, “It’s on Hulu, streaming. It’s not in the theatres, we wanted it to be in the theatres, but they said, ‘No’”. As per ‘Female First UK’, the duo then revved up the buzz for ‘Pizza Movie’ as they cheered, before Gaten screamed and Sean said, “Streaming”. (IANS)
