Sony Pictures and MRC To Partner on "Chappie" From Director Neill Blomkamp

Director of “District 9” and “Elysium” to Begin Production This Fall 

Sony Pictures Entertainment and MRC have agreed to co-produce and co-finance Chappie, the next film from writer-director Neill Blomkamp, it was announced today by Doug Belgrad, president of Columbia Pictures and Hannah Minghella, president of Production for the studio, and MRC.  The film will be marketed and distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures. 

Blomkamp will direct the film from a screenplay he has written with Terri Tatchell.  He will also produce the film with Simon Kinberg.  Production is expected to begin this fall. 

Chappie tells the story of a robot imbued with artificial intelligence who is stolen by two local gangsters who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes.  The film will star Sharlto Copley as the voice of Chappie, with Ninja and Yolandi Visser, voices of the South African Zef counter-culture movement and members of rap-rave duo Die Antwoord, as the two gangsters. 

Commenting on the announcement, Belgrad said, “We’re huge fans of Neill Blomkamp – it’s a real thrill to be continuing our relationship with such a visionary and important filmmaker.  Neill has proven that he is a true original voice and we expect that Chappie will strike a chord with worldwide audiences in the same way that District 9 and Elysium have.  We love the script he and Terri have written and we’re looking forward to working again with our friends at MRC.” 

“Neill is an incredibly talented and bold artist and we are proud to continue to support his work.  We are looking forward to partnering with the team at Sony on Chappie,” said Modi Wiczyk, co-CEO of MRC. 

The announcement comes as Sony Pictures and MRC released Elysium, Blomkamp’s second feature, starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, which Blomkamp wrote and directed and also produced with Bill Block and Simon Kinberg.  Elysium opened at #1 in the U.S. this weekend, and was also #1 in Russia, Sweden, Taiwan and Ukraine. Sony Pictures also released Blomkamp’s first feature film, District 9, which took in over $200 million worldwide and earned four Oscar® nominations, including Best Picture. 

Hannah Minghella and Rachel O’Connor will oversee Chappie for Sony Pictures; Brye Adler will oversee for Media Rights Capital. 

About Media Rights Capital:

MRC is a leading independent film and television studio, specializing in the creation of premium entertainment content in partnership with the industry’s foremost creative talent and distributors.  In film, MRC has financed and produced 16 films distributed by Universal, Sony and Warner Bros., as well as leading international distributors. Ted is currently the #1 highest grossing R-rated original comedy of all time worldwide.  In television, MRC’s projects have been licensed to a number of broadcast and cable networks including ABC, HBO, Netflix, Lifetime, Comedy Central and CBS.  MRC’s latest series, “House of Cards,” was nominated for 9 primetime Emmy® awards, including Outstanding Drama Series. For more information, visit www.mrcstudios.com 

About Sony Pictures:

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE’s global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. For additional information, go to http://www.sonypictures.com.

“Kaanchi ” to release on 6th December 2013.

Mukta Arts KAANCHI starring Subhash Ghai’s new find Mishti and Kartik Aryan, along with an ensemble cast including two of the greatest acting legends of our times – Mithun Chakraborty and Rishi Kapoor of the Indian film industry, Rishabh Sinha and Chandan Roy Sanyal is all set to release on 6^th December 2013.  

Kaanchi  is a musical drama of a young innocent beauty under fire. 

The film is directed and produced by Subhash Ghai under his banner Mukta Arts with the musical score done by Ismail Darbar and Salim Suleiman with Lyrics by Irshad Kamil.

My song was like a prophesy for Uttaranchal- ishwar

Ishwar is the new age musician with a perfect blend of Indian classical music and revolutionary thoughts. Ishwar, who has till now composed and sung many jingles, has created back ground score for many documentaries, has learnt Indian classical Ustaad Mohashin Ali Khan (Bhindibazar Muradabad Gharana).

Affected by the uncontrolled felling of trees and abuse of nature, this young musician from Uttaranchal, came out with his first single ‘Socho Jara Socho’, a song that reminds human race to preserve and respect nature, to let it have its space before it wipes the race out. It literally turned into a prophecy because within days of making the single, natures unleashed its fury in his home state of Uttaranchal. Composed and sung by Ishwar the lyrics of the song are by Preeti Arora.  

Wordings of the song are

Kyun yeh khamoshi hai .....kohi to kahe, Sare jag ko kya huwa hai....kohi to kahe, Jangal kyu mit rahe .... kohi to kahe.... Socho Jara Socho Pucho Khud se Jara… Pucho ... Ye hamne Kya kiya Hai Sare Jag ko .. Socho........

ugaya tha jo Suraj….Bhigi cee thhee Jo barishe ,  Kahan rehe gai piche Apnee Saree Woh koshishe,  Kaat te  Ja rahe ho kyu Darakhto Ki Hari saakhen ,  Tajagi rehene do baaki dekho to Zindagi Aage...,

Murjha rahi hai yu phoolo ki katare kyu…..Rote hai kinare kyu.....Koi to Kahe.....? Socho Jara Socho ….. 

Comments Ishwar, “I wept when I saw the carnage on television. Himalayans are the ultimate beauty of nature as well as giving to humanity. But the way we have cut trees, made inroads into mountains in the name of development, has weakened the entire region. I have only one request, please do not destroy nature else it will destroy us in a flick on an eye. Plant trees, protect the heritage. As a musician, this my tribute to all who have lost their dear ones.”

Ishwar, who has already composed songs and background score for television shows like mano ya na mano, mere humdum mere ghost, indina dhanush, sambhav asambhav etc and TV documentaries for National Geographic, is all set to make his Bollywood debut as a composure with Akabar Khan’s Upcoming Movie ‘Taxi Driver’. His other ventures are Pehelaj Nihlani’s Upcoming Movie and Madjag Films’ upcoming Project. He has composed music for Short  Film ‘WATER’ with Kush Sinha for Shoutgun Films and Short Film “Safe Mumbai” For WSD.

He was an Indian Government (ICCR) student in a scholarship for 5 years in Indian classical music division. He also learnt classical music at Shri Ram Bharatiye Kala Kendra under Pandit Deepak Chatterjee and Light Classical music under Charanjeet Soni. He has learnt Carnatic Music from Madras University and is also trained in western classical music from Trinity Music College. 

Song link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AjZk9W3Jf8

Saif plays Big Brother to the crew of Bullett Raja!!

 
Saif Ali Khan has been  shooting for Tigmanshu Dhulia’s much awaited action entertainer of the year ‘Bullett Raja’ which also stars the very gorgeous Sonakshi Sinha in the lead!!  We hear that the crew recently finished a long schedule in Lucknow.
In fact, some of the toughest sequences were shot in Hazratganj in Lucknow — one of the most populated areas in the city—which created a lot of difficulties for the crew till Saif came to the rescue as fast as a Bullett!!
The crew had to manage a large crowd that turned up to witness Saif in action! Naturally, this created a logistical nightmare for the crew to manage the number of people and also ensure the shoot to progress smoothly. Saif realized that the crew was stressed and so he decided to play his witty , charming side to calm down the crew.
He would make the people laugh , diffuse tension between unit members and the crowds, and generally took care about the well being of the cast and the crew, enabling them to shoot smoothly.
Needless to say, that Saif emerged as the Big brother for the crew who couldn’t thank him enough!  
Bullett Raja is a Fox Star Studios presentation in association with A Moving Pictures. A BrandSmith Motion Pictures production produced Rahul Mittra, Nitin Tej Ahuja, Tigmanshu Dhulia.  
The film will hit the theatres on November 29^th.

अक्षरा - अंजना को मिला ईद का तोहफा

  

भोजपुरी की दो चर्चित अभिनेत्री अक्षरा सिंह  व अंजना सिंह के लिए ईद का त्योहार ढेर  सारी  खुशियाँ लेकर आया ।  ठीक ईद के ही दिन  अक्षरा  सिंह की प्यार  झुकता  नहीं बिहार  में और अंजना सिंह की वर्दी  वाला गुंडा मुंबई में रिलीज़ हुई। प्यार झुकता नहीं ने शुरू के तीन दिनों  में जबरदस्त कलेक्शन हासिल किया।  मात्र  तीन दिनों में ही फिल्म ने भोजपुरी की हिट  फिल्मो की पूरे सप्ताह  के कलेक्शन से भी अधिक का व्यवसाय कर लिया .  . इस फिल्म में अक्षरा सिंह एक  मॉडर्न युवती की भूमिका में हैं और उनके अपोजिट  हैं नए अभिनेता शैलेश सिन्हा।    इसी तरह  अंजना सिंह की वर्दी वाला गुंडा भी ईद के ही दिन मुंबई  में रिलीज़ हुई और सिंगल   स्क्रीन में फ़िल्म ने रिकोर्ड तोड़ व्यवसाय किया।   फिल्म में अंजना सिंह का संवाद भी  दर्शको के जुबान पर    है ।  वर्दी वाला गुंडा  में अंजना के अपोजिट हैं  हैं दिनेश लाल यादव निरहुआ।   दोनों की ही यह पहले हिंदी फिल्म है।  दोनों ही अभिनेत्रियाँ इसे दर्शको का प्यार और ईद का तोहफा मानती है।