Rohit to adapt Manhattan Mango
Actor Rohit Roy, who directed a short film Rice Plate as part of the 2007 release Dus Kahaniyaan, is set to adapt author Madhuri Iyer's book Manhattan Mango for a film.
“We are already working on the screenplay adaptation of this book,” said the 45-year-old. Manhattan Mango is about three men and their life in and around New York. “I believe the story of this book is apt to be converted into a film. We are working on that,” he added. Besides that, Rohit is also working on another directorial venture under his banner Magic Works. Talking about it, he said that it is an urban script that talks about today's youth. “It is a very urban script. It is a film about today, it is about youth,” said the actor.
I've tried to change my looks in all the three films. People think he is a good looking boy, so he can't act...that's a notion here. So to break that, to go beyond looks was also a challenge for me — Siddharth Malhotra
JK Rowling's Harry Potterspin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which is set 70 years before the story of boy wizard, will be shot in UK. The shooting of the film will take place at Warner Bros Studios leavesden. The movie is slated to hit theaters on November 18, 2016 and the makers are hoping for a new trilogy with it. The first installment will be written by JK Rowling herself based on the Hogwarts textbook of the same title.
Emma to take horseriding lessons
Actress Emma Watson is ready to take lessons in horseriding and sword fighting for her role in The Queen of the Tearling. The 24-year-old has been cast as Kelsea Glynn in the forthcoming film adaptation of Erika Johansen's action novel.She is being trained to do her own stunts. She will also be trained in snaring rabbits and climbing trees. Her character Kelsea is that of a fearless girl, who is removed from her home aged 19 to take her place as ruler of a fictional post-utopian country with dark secrets.
Watson will sport a no make-up look to feature as a more realistic and athletic heroine. “With Emma, it's hard to be that plain but she'll be playing someone who has a physicality,” said one of her co-stars. The film's screenplay is being penned by The Revenant writer Mark l Smith. David Heyman will produce it.