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Alec Baldwin's Rust gets release date after on-set tragedy
The highly anticipated Western film 'Rust' has finally unveiled its first trailer, showcasing Alec Baldwin in the role of Harland Rust, an aging outlaw caught in a desperate race against time. Set in the 1880s Kansas, the film tells the story of Harland Rust, who emerges from hiding to rescue his nephew, Lucas Hollister, played by Patrick Scott McDermott. As per Deadline, in the plot, Lucas is sentenced to hang for an accidental killing, and Harland must evade a ruthless bounty hunter, Fenton 'Preacher' Lang (Travis Fimmel), as they become fugitives. The trailer opens with a voiceover, quoting, "The only order that exists in this world is the order we impose. If a man loses sight of that, he's got nothin." The haunting words set the tone for the gritty narrative that follows, emphasizing themes of survival and redemption in a harsh and unforgiving world. However, 'Rust' will forever be linked with tragedy, as the film was marred by a fatal on-set accident. In October 2021, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was tragically killed, and director Joel Souza was wounded after a live round was discharged from a gun in the hands of Baldwin. The incident prompted a lengthy investigation by Santa Fe authorities, which eventually led to Baldwin being charged with manslaughter. After a series of legal proceedings, Baldwin was acquitted, but the film's armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was convicted of manslaughter and is currently serving time in prison, according to Deadline. Production on 'Rust' was halted for over a year in the aftermath of the tragedy. Filming resumed in April 2023, this time in Montana, away from the original New Mexico location. Despite the turbulent history surrounding the film, 'Rust' had a subdued world premiere at the Camerimage Film Festival in Poland late last year. The film, courtesy of Falling Forward Films, is slated for release on May 2 in select theaters across the nation. Additionally, it will be available on VOD through Ascending Media Group, as per Deadline. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
27 March,2025 01:01 PM IST | Washington | ANI
Maria Shriver breaks silence on ex-husband Arnold Schwarzenegger's infidelity
Maria Shriver detailed her emotional breakdown after discovering her ex-husband Arnold Schwarzenegger's affair with their family's housekeeper Mildred Baena, reported People. In her book, 'I Am Maria', the American journalist shared that she broke down in tears after learning about Arnold's affair with whom she shared kids Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt, Christina Schwarzenegger, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Christopher Schwarzenegger. Taken from the excerpt of the book as quoted by People Magazine, Shriver wrote, "As I sat on the hotel room floor in the dark, terrified and alone with tears streaming down my face. I thought to myself: Maria, this doesn't have to be the end of the you. It can't be the end of you. Make it a new beginning of you." Despite the motivating words, the journalist was still consumed with emotions of grief, anger, fear, sadness and anxiety. Shiver further detailed her condition and wrote, "It broke my heart, it broke my spirit, it broke what was left of me. I was unsure now of who I was, where I belonged. Honestly, it was brutal, and I was terrified." as quoted by People. According to E News, Maria Shiver filed for divorce from Arnold in 2011 after learning about his infidelity. According to the 'Terminator' actor, he confessed to the affair during a counselling session. Arnold had an affair with the family housekeeper Mildred Baena and fathered a son named Joseph Baena, reported E News. "I have caused enough pain for my family because of my mistake," he admitted in his 2023 documentary Arnold. "Everyone had to suffer. Maria had to suffer. The kids had to suffer. Joseph. His mother. Everyone" quoted E News. The former couple finalised their legal separation in 2021. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
27 March,2025 12:58 PM IST | Washington | ANI
Ben Affleck sets the record straight on his divorce with Jennifer Lopez
Opening up about his divorce with singer Jennifer Lopez, actor-director Ben Affleck said there was no drama around it. Affleck and Lopez began dating in 2002 and even got engaged in the following year, but soon parted ways. They rekindled their romance in 2021 and tied the knot in 2022. But their marriage didn't last long as the duo headed for divorce in September last year. They were granted a divorce in February. Affleck said actor said his life is "drama-free" despite the divorce. "My life is actually pretty drama-free. And so even if I have the same events that people have. I'm sure in your mind you're thinking, Oh, well, you just got divorced. That's not drama-free," he told GQ in an interview. "There's no scandal, no soap opera, no intrigue. The truth is, when you talk to somebody, 'Hey, what happened?' Well, there is no: 'This is what happened.' It's just a story about people trying to figure out their lives and relationships in ways that we all sort of normally do...For one thing, you start going, 'Okay, clearly this person has got these issues. Clearly, they have these issues.' And the reason I don't want to share that is just sort of embarrassing. It feels vulnerable," he added. The actor said he has nothing but respect for his ex-wife. "I have nothing but respect. I guess there's a tendency to look at breakups and want to identify root causes or something. But honestly, like I said, the truth is much more quotidian than probably people would believe or would be interesting." Before Lopez, Affleck was married to Jennifer Garner. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
27 March,2025 12:52 PM IST | Los Angeles | PTI
Selena Gomez admits that she made mistakes in her past relationships
Actress-singer Selena Gomez has talked about her past relationships and shared that she learnt a lot of lessons and made mistakes. In a combined interview with her fiance Benny Blanco for the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast, she looked back on past relationships, reports people.com. Gomez and Blanco spoke about conflict resolution, arguing with your romantic partner and how sometimes it can be emotional and overblown. "I’ve been guilty though to start. I think for me, I necessarily felt like in other situations of mine I was very reactive. I think that’s why I was alone for five years because I really needed to collect myself," Gomez said in the podcast episode. She also noted that it's taken time for her to mature and she isn't sure she would have been emotionally ready to be with Blanco. "I think in the past, that’s why I said to him all the time 10 years ago it’s not that I wouldn't have wanted to be with you, I just wouldn’t have been in the right headspace, and I don’t think you deserved what I had gone through before," said Gomez. She continued: "I’ve learned a lot of lessons and I’ve made mistakes and I just want this to be right. So for me, that was a lesson that I had to learn." "I think girls can equally want to be right. For me, it was really difficult in the past and he's made it unbelievably easy so that if I even get to the point where I’m so frustrated, he's like very quick to understand," said Gomez. She concluded by saying that Blanco's patience helped her change her headspace and shift her frame of mind from reacting too quickly. The couple began dating in 2023, going public with their relationship in December 2023. They got engaged the following December when Blanco surprised an apparently "grumpy" Gomez. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
27 March,2025 12:44 PM IST | Los Angeles | IANS
Nine Perfect Strangers starring Nicole Kidman premieres in spring
The OTT platform Hulu has revealed a premiere window for the eight-episode season two of 'Nine Perfect Strangers' starring Nicole Kidman in the lead role, reported Deadline. The series will also head to a new location in the second season. As per the report of Deadline, the series will move from the fictional town of Cabrillo, California, to the Austrian Alps. It will premiere in Spring. As per the logline of the show, "Nine new strangers connected in ways they could never imagine are invited by mysterious guru, Masha Dmitrichenko (Kidman), to join a transformational wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps. Over the course of a week, she takes them to the brink. Will they make it? Will she? Masha is willing to try anything in the interest of healing everyone involved, including herself" as quoted by Deadline. Joining Kidman in Season 2 are previously announced Henry Golding, Lena Olin, Annie Murphy, Christine Baranski, Lucas Englander, King Princess, Murray Bartlett, Dolly de Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Mark Strong and Aras Aydin. Nine Perfect Strangers started off as a limited series in September 2021 and became Hulu's most-watched Hulu original ever -- drama, comedy, limited series or unscripted -- on premiere day as well as after five days on the service, according to the streamer as stated by Deadline. The show hails from David E. Kelley, Bruna Papandrea's Made Up Stories, Kidman's Blossom Films, and Fifth Season, which also handles distribution on the series as well. The series is executive produced by Kelley, Kidman, Per Saari, Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, Molly Allen, Jonathan Levine, Rachel Shukert, Liane Moriarty, Matthew Tinker, Anthony Byrne and JH Butterworth. Actress and film producer Nicole Kidman shared that she is willing to take a rest for a year after being associated with multiple projects. The Australian actress spoke at the 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival in Austin, Texas. Kidman admitted it's time for a break after releasing Expats, A Family Affair, The Perfect Couple, Spellbound, Babygirl, and season two of Lioness in the previous year, according to People. "I was much more out there last year; this year I have Holland, I have Nine Perfect Strangers, and then I'm off for the rest of year. So, oh well!" she said. In the Prime Video mystery thriller Holland, which was recently premiered at SXSW, Kidman plays a teacher in the small midwestern town of Michigan. Suspecting her husband (Matthew Macfadyen) of living a double life, Kidman's character and her friend (Gael Garcia Bernal) begin to investigate and uncover a twisted secret, as per the outlet. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
27 March,2025 11:30 AM IST | Washington | ANI
Mandy Moore plans to rebuild a new home after LA wildfire devastation
Mandy Moore's house may have become one of many destroyed in the Los Angeles fire at the start of the year, but now she is ready to rebuild her lost home, as reported by People. In a since-expired Instagram story, the actress Moore shared a post by her Interior designer, Sarah Sherman Samuel, which featured the photographs of the guest house kitchen that was once a part of Moore's house. According to People, Moore and her husband Taylor Goldsmith, were renovating their property at the time of the fire. According to an Instagram post from fellow designer Emily Farnham, the kitchen had just been completed in December 2024. Re-sharing the Instagram story, the actress More wrote, "I miss this space and our home and Atladena immensely so I'm looking forward to rebuilding version 2.0", as quoted by People. The photos showed the redesigned kitchen, which once featured paintable modern beaded cabinets from Samuel's line for Semihandmade and a vintage table and stools. At the start of the year, Hollywood celebrity Mandy Moore faced a devastating loss amid the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires. Taking to Instagram, the 'This Is Us' star shared that she is "devastated and gutted" after the Eaton Fire--located about 30 miles east of the Pacific Palisades Fire--rapidly spread in her neighbourhood. As per The Hollywood Reporter, she first revealing that she had evacuated and was safe with her "kids, dogs and cats." She added in her initial post, "Praying and grateful for the first responders." She updated her followers Wednesday morning, writing, "Grateful for the kindness of friends that we had a place to land last night. Trying to shield the kids from the immense sadness and worry I feel. Praying for everyone in our beautiful city. So gutted for the destruction and loss. Don't know if our place made it. #eatonfire." Later in the day, Moore posted a video of what appeared to be her driving through the destruction in her community, as smoke continued to engulf the sky. She shared that her Altadena, California, home was burned down in the Eaton Fire. "This is Altadena. Leveled. My sweet home," she wrote. "I am devastated and gutted for those of us who've lost so much. I'm absolutely numb." In a follow-up post, she added, "My children's school is gone. Our favorite restaurants, leveled. So many friends and loved ones have lost everything too. Our community is broken but we will be here to rebuild together. Sending love to all affected and on the front lines trying to get this under control." Paris Hilton, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, James Woods, Diane Warren, Cameron Mathison and Ricki Lake among others have also lost their homes in wildfires. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
27 March,2025 11:25 AM IST | Los Angeles | ANI
'Rachel Zegler's actions hurt the film's box office': Snow White producer's son
After Disney's live-action remake of Snow White hit the theatres, it performed poorly at the box office. The film's lead actor, Rachel Zegler, who made headlines ever since she was cast to play the titular role, is now bearing the brunt of the film's failure. Not just that, Snow White producer Marc Platt's eldest son Jonah Platt also took potshots at Rachel for dragging politics instead of sticking to textbook publicity. Jonah’s fiery rant against Rachel According to reports, Jonah’s reaction comes after Marc flew to New York in August, at Disney's request, to ask Rachel to delete her "Free Palestine" comment, shared alongside the Snow White trailer release. When a netizen pointed it out, Jonah replied, “Yeah, my dad, the producer of the enormous piece of Disney IP with hundreds of millions of dollars on the line, had to leave his family to fly across the country to reprimand his 20-year-old employee for dragging her personal politics into the middle of promoting the movie for which she signed a multi-million dollar contract to get paid and do publicly for.” ‘Blue-collar workers depend on the movie’ Speaking about Rachel’s actions affecting the film’s performance at the box office, he added, “Free speech does not mean you're allowed to say whatever you want in your private employment without repercussions. Tens of thousands of people worked on that film, and she hijacked the conversation for her own immature desires at the risk of her colleagues and crew and blue-collar workers who depend on that movie to be successful. Narcissism is not something to be coddled or encouraged.” Snow White’s storyline remains true to the Brothers Grimm tale, following the titular character as she finds refuge with seven dwarf miners after being banished into a perilous forest by her envious stepmother. Directed by Marc Webb, known for his work on The Amazing Spider-Man and 500 Days of Summer, the film features a script by Greta Gerwig and Erin Cressida Wilson. Gal Gadot plays the evil queen. The film introduces a new male lead character portrayed by Tony Award-winning actor Andrew Burnap, adding a fresh dynamic to the narrative.
27 March,2025 11:06 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Gwyneth Paltrow may return to Marvel’s world: 'I think I might, but...'
Gwyneth Paltrow, who established her place as a pertinent figure of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Pepper Potts, starring alongside Robert Downey Jr in several films of the Avengers franchise, said her return to the franchise is likely, but not certain. When asked on Instagram stories if she would return to the franchise, she said, “The truth is, I don’t totally know. I think I might, but I’m not sure. Nothing is confirmed. That is the truth. That’s the inside scoop.” Paltrow’s on-screen husband Downey, who played Iron Man in the franchise, is set to return to the MCU in 2026 as Doctor Doom. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
27 March,2025 07:06 AM IST | Los Angeles | Agencies
Cardi B’s 6 year old daughter ruins her USD 60,000 bag
American rapper Cardi B is dealing with the loss of a ruined expensive fashion accessory courtesy her kid. In a since-expired Instagram Stories post, the rapper, 32, showed off the aftermath of her daughter Kulture Kiari Cephus, 6, getting a hold of her dark yellow Hermes Kelly bag in exotic crocodile skin worth USD 60,000, reports ‘People’ magazine. The short 14-second clip, later reshared on YouTube, shows the Grammy winner pointing at the middle of the purse. "We spent USD 60,000 on this purse", she said. "Look what my daughter did to my purse. Look what my daughter did to my purse. Look what my daughter did to my f****** purse”. As per ‘People’, the musician then zoomed in, and fans got a closer look at a heart written in black marker on the flop underneath the handle. "Look..." she says in disbelief one more time before sighing. Luckily, all is not lost. Hermes bags can be brought back to the store and repaired, for a cost, of course. In addition to Kulture, Cardi B is also a mother to 3-year-old son, Wave Set Cephus, and a daughter born on September 7, 2024, whose name she has not revealed, with estranged husband Offset, 32. She filed for divorce from the rapper in July 2024. It's no surprise that the mom of three was shocked by what happened to her Hermés bag, as she has an extensive collection that she previously showed off in October. During the video tour, Cardi B shared that she had gotten what appeared to be the same Hermés Kelly bag as well as two Hermes Birkin bags in dark crimson red and gray. The tour also showed off her closet, which had other luxury purses. Cardi B has also gifted her daughter her own set of luxury gifts, including a USD 830 Versace snowsuit, USD 80,000 worth of jewelry and her own hot-pink Hermes Birkin bag when she turned 2. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
26 March,2025 09:54 PM IST | Los Angeles | IANS
Ben Affleck was bringing ‘unhappiness to work’ everyday while starring in ‘JL'
Oscar-winning star Ben Affleck has talked about his struggles with alcohol and challenges being under the cowl in Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice, Suicide Squad, Justice League and The Flash. “I loved Batman v Superman. And I liked my brief stints on The Flash that I did and when I got to work with Viola Davis on Suicide Squad for a day or two,” the actor-director says in a new interview, reports deadline.com. “In terms of creatively, I really think that I like the idea and the ambition that I had for it, which was of the sort of older, broken, damaged Bruce Wayne. And it was something we really went for in the first movie,” the actor told GQ. “Justice League” was a different story. “I certainly wouldn’t want to replicate an experience like that,” he said. “A lot of it was misalignment of agendas, understandings, expectations. And also, by the way, I wasn’t bringing anything particularly wonderful to that equation at the time, either. I had my own failings, significant failings, in that process and at that time.” Among those failings was a growing drinking habit. “I drank relatively normally for a long time. What happened was that I started drinking more and more when my marriage was falling apart,” the actor told The New York Times in 2020. Asked about drinking alone in his hotel room, Affleck said he was doing that “quite a bit” on Justice League, which he has also called his nadir. “You’re trying to make yourself feel better with eating or drinking or sex or gambling or shopping or whatever,” he explained. “But that ends up making your life worse. Then you do more of it to make that discomfort go away. Then the real pain starts. It becomes a vicious cycle you can’t break. That’s at least what happened to me.” Affleck’s self-criticism is aimed not so much at his performances but “what I was bringing to work every day” on set. “I mean, my failings as an actor, you can watch the various movies and judge,” he told GQ. “But more of my failings, in terms of why I had a bad experience, part of it is that what I was bringing to work every day was a lot of unhappiness. So I wasn’t bringing a lot of positive energy to the equation. I didn’t cause problems, but I came in and I did my job and I went home. But you’ve got to do a little bit better than that.” That realisation and others led the two-time Oscar winner to step back from another stint inside the cowl on The Batman. “I showed somebody The Batman script,” Affleck told the Times. “They said, ‘I think the script is good. I also think you’ll drink yourself to death if you go through what you just went though again’. There have also been moments that his struggles and specifically his sobriety, now five years strong, have aided Affleck’s work.” “I knew with The Way Back, like, ‘OK, look, people know I’m an alcoholic or in recovery, I’m going to have to have a conversation about this.’ I didn’t really mind that. I maybe underestimated the degree to which — I didn’t have any ambitions to be the national spokesman for recovering alcoholics.” “And not because I have any shame with it or anything. I just find that, I’ve been sober for more than five years, it’s just not something that is at the forefront of my mind. It’s not the central preoccupation of my life.” This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
26 March,2025 08:06 PM IST | Los Angeles | IANS
Colleen Hoover's 'Verity' with Anne, Dakota to hit theatres on this day
The film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's novel 'Verity' which stars Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett in the lead roles, has finally got a release date, reported Deadline. Amazon MGM's Studio led adaptation of Colleen Hoover's novel is slated to release in theatres next year on May 15. It is directed by director Michael Showalter. The current script is written by Nick Antosca. According to Deadline, the Nick Antosca adapted take follows struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh who is hired as a ghostwriter for renowned author Verity Crawford under mysterious circumstances. But her assignment takes a dark turn after discovering chilling autobiographical notes. Faced with a series of deadly family secrets, Lowen struggles to separate fiction from reality, while also blurring the lines with Verity's husband, Jeremy. Previous writers on the script included Hoover & Lauren Levine, Hillary Seitz, Angela LaManna, and Will Honley & April Maguire. The film is produced by Antosca, Alex Hedlund, Stacey Sher, Showalter, Jordana Mollick, Hathaway and Hoover, reported Deadline. The movie follows Collen Hoover's earlier adaptation of the novel 'It Ends With Us' which starred Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni in the lead roles. It was a sleeper hit of the summer, earning more than 346 million USD at the worldwide box office. According to Variety, Hoover's novel 'Verity' was self-published by the author in 2018 and was later acquired by Grand Central Publishing in 2021. It has spent months on the New York Times Best Sellers list, selling more than one million copies in 2023 alone. Meanwhile, the 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' actress who will be seen in the film last appeared in a Marvel film 'Madame Web'. It was directed by SJ Clarkson and starred Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O'Connor, Emma Roberts and Adam Scott in prominent roles. 'Madame Web' stars Johnson as a clairvoyant paramedic and is tenuously linked to Sony Pictures' picture slate, which includes both the 'Venom' films and 2022's 'Morbius' starring Jared Leto. She will also be next seen in the films Materialists and Splitsville. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
26 March,2025 07:55 PM IST | Washington | ANI