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'Fast and Furious 7' resumes shooting
…after Paul Walker's death
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n its 208th and final episode on Monday, the CBS TV comedy 'How I Met Your Mother' finally revealed the mystery contained in its title and then ended with a twist designed to reward longtime fans, according to reports by AP. Actor Josh Radnor's character Ted meets the mom, played by actress Cristin Milioti, on a rainy train platform after his friends Barney and Robin are married. But that marriage doesn't last, and neither does Ted's, because
Milioti's character Tracy dies after the couple has two children together. And at the end of the one-hour episode, the romance that seemed natural at the show's beginning, between Ted and Robin, is rekindled. Creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas say they knew the plot for the final episode when the series premiered nine years ago. Success kept them stringing along the story, even though part of Monday's finale was filmed in 2006 for fear that the teenaged actors
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eteran actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is reprising his role as ‘Terminator’ in the fifth instalment of the eponymous franchise, finds action scenes taxing, but promises to surprise the audience with interesting twists in ‘Terminator: Genesis’. The actor was merely 37 when he first played the character in the classic 1984 movie. Now at 66, he found the action scenes taxing on his body, but he says the story still has a relevant
context. "The way that the character is written, it's a machine underneath," Schwarzenegger told
who played Ted's children would become unrecognisable. The final episode skips through several years, where we learn that the marriage of Robin and Barney (played by Cobie Smulders and Neil Patrick Harris) splits up because of her success as a television correspondent. Barney has a baby through a one-night stand and Marshall and Lily (played by Jason Segel and Alyson Hannigan) have three kids and he becomes a judge. (Times of India)
MTV News, reports contactmusic.com. "It's this metal skeleton. But above that is human flesh. And the Terminator's flesh ages, just like any other human being's flesh. Maybe not as fast. But it definitely ages," said the actor. Talking about the action scenes, he said, "Sometimes it does get more difficult when you're 66 years old and doing this kind of action, versus when you're in your 30s or in your 40s.” (Hindustan Times)
‘LiLo’ takes up pole dancing to stay sober
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indsay Lohan has revealed that she has taken up pole dancing to stay sober and keep fit according to reports. According to the Daily Star, the 27-year-old actress, who is documenting her recovery from substance abuse for the Oprah Winfrey Network, said in the series' latest episode that she likes doing that kind of workout as she sweats more doing that than yoga or treadmill. It's a really good workout and is empowering for women to get to know their body and yourself, she added. Lohan also said that though she's sober, she has been close to relapsing and it scares her. (ANI)
ames Wan, the director of 'Fast and Furious 7' resumed filming on Monday, about four months after Paul Walker died in an accident last November. Director James Wan shared an image on Instagram on Monday of a placard from set, writing, "First day back filming. Better and stronger." The Universal production, which is going to be filming in Abu Dhabi in April, is set to bring back Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson and Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges for the remainder of the shoot, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The film was about half way finished when Walker - who played former police officer Brian O'Conner died in a car crash in Valencia, California, on November, 30 last year. (ANI)
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va Longoria has admitted that she's not sure if she'll ever have kids.
While talking to Parade magazine, the 39-year-old actress said that though she's always wanted a family, children are a product of love and hence, she won't have a baby by herself unless she finds the right man, the Mirror reported. The former 'Desperate Housewives' star, who's been dating Televisa media company's president Jose Baston, said that she does not have that need to procreate. Longoria also said that she is not worried about ageing and welcomes the process with open arms. (ANI)
‘Harry Potter’ spin-off to be made into film trilogy
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elebrated author JK Rowling's 'Harry Potter' spin-off, ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’, will be made into a film trilogy. The film series will be based on a book, which was originally published in 2001 (between the fourth and fifth addition) and was originally billed as one of Harry Potter's Hogwarts textbooks, reported New York Daily News. Warner Bros chief Kevin Tsujihara has reportedly persuaded Rowling to create the spin-off into a big-screen film series. He said that "three mega movies" are being planned, which will follow a "magizoologist" named Newt Scamander. Scamander is the writer of a guide to magical creatures and his adventures will be the focus of the first film in the upcoming series. The spin-off story takes place 70
years before Harry Potter is ever introduced to the world, and will be set in New York City. The original film franchises stars were Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, but they will not be appearing in the spin-off versions. (Hindustan Times)
Selena Gomez shells out US$3M for Calabasas home
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elena Gomez has reportedly splashed out 3 million dollars on a new pad in Calabasas shortly after her on-again, off-again boyfriend Justin Bieber sold his property in the area. According to the real estate sources, the 'Spring Breakers' star has bought a 5-bedroom 7,200 sq. ft. Calabasas mansion, lo-
cated minutes away from the Kardashian Empire in Hidden Hills, TMZ reported. The 21-year-old actress apparently didn't have too many demands when shopping for her new place but she refused to look at any properties in exclusive gated community ‘The Oaks’, where Bieber previously lived. (ANI)