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Actor Lance Reddick passes away a week before his film ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’

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Actor Lance Reddick, who appeared in major TV series like ‘The Wire’, ‘Fringe’ and ‘Bosch’ and films like the ‘John Wick’ franchise, which is set to debut ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ next week, died of natural causes aged 60. Variety has confirmed with his representative. He was found dead at his Studio City home in Los Angeles on Friday morning, according to TMZ, which first reported the news.

In the upcoming ‘John Wick: Chapter 4′, which is set to release in theatres on March 24, Reddick reprises his role as Charon, the concierge at the Continental Hotel in New York City who appeared in all four entries. Charon worked alongside Keanu Reeves’ un-retired hitman, notably looking after John’s new dog in the second installment and joining in on the gun-toting action in the third movie. Reddick was also slated to appear in the upcoming ‘Ballerina’ spinoff, starring Ana de Armas.

Known for playing hardened police chiefs and other men of authority, Reddick was born in Baltimore on June 7, 1962. He studied music composition and earned a Bachelor of Music from the University of Rochester. He moved to Boston in the ’80s and earned a Master of Fine Arts from Yale in 1994.

His first major TV role came during Season 4 of prison drama ‘Oz’ in 2000. He played Detective Johnny Basil, an undercover officer who tries to shut down the drug trade but soon becomes an addict himself and murders a corrupt cop by pushing him down an elevator shaft. After being sent to Oz, Basil gets stabbed to death by Seth Gilliam’s character Clayton Hughes.

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He was later cast as Baltimore police lieutenant Cedric Daniels, one of the leads, on ‘The Wire’ in 2002. He had previously auditioned for the roles of Bubbles (which went to Andre Royo) and William ‘Bunk’ Moreland (Wendell Pierce). Daniels was in charge of the narcotics division and slowly rose through its ranks during the show’s five-season run, butting heads frequently with his superiors.

In the show’s finale, he resigned from his post as commissioner and became a criminal defence lawyer. After ‘The Wire’ ended in 2008, Reddick joined ‘Fringe’ later that year as Phillip Broyles, a special agent for Homeland Security and head of the Fringe division. The group investigated cases relating to fringe science, pseudoscience and alternate timelines.

In 2014, he was cast as another police chief, but this time on Amazon’s ‘Bosch’ series, which ended in 2021. He played deputy chief Irvin Irving and was nominated for a Saturn Award for the role, after earning two nods for ‘Fringe’.

More recently, Reddick starred as Albert Wesker last year on Netflix’s short-lived series ‘Resident Evil’, an adaptation of the popular zombie video game. He also provided voice work on Season 2 of Amazon’s ‘The Legend of Vox Machina’, which was released in January. His other voice roles included the villain Sylens in two popular PlayStation games, ‘Horizon: Zero Dawn’ and ‘Horizon: Forbidden West’, which released last year, plus voicing Commander Zavala in the long-running ‘Destiny’ franchise.

Reddick was cast as the Greek god Zeus in Disney+’s highly anticipated ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ series, adapted from the popular tween books by Rick Riordan. His other upcoming roles include Hulu’s ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ remake, set to release May 19, Danny DeVito’s ‘St. Sebastian’, Netflix’s Shirley Chisholm biopic ‘Shirley’, ‘The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial’ and the space drama ‘Apteros’.

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Throughout his nearly 30-year career, he also appeared in ‘Lost’, ‘CSI: Miami’, ‘American Horror Story: Coven’, ‘The Blacklist’, ‘One Night in Miami’, ‘Angel Has Fallen’ and ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’. Reddick is survived by his wife, Stephanie Reddick, and children Yvonne Nicole Reddick and Christopher Reddick.

(With IANS inputs)

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Katrina Kaif shares pics from her best moments with BFF Karisma Kohli, pens note | Bollywood

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Katrina Kaif has penned a touching note for her bestie and filmmaker Karishma Kohli on her birthday on Monday. Taking to Instagram, Katrina shared several old and more recent pictures with Karishma as she wished her on her special day. She talked about Karishma facing battles in life and said they will be “doing the rest of life together”. Also read: Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal react as paparazzi say ‘subah 4 baje se ruke hai’ for pics

Katrina Kaif has shared many pictures with Karishma Kohli.
Katrina Kaif has shared many pictures with Karishma Kohli.

Sharing many pictures of them together from their various get-togethers, Katrina wrote, “My darling Karishmaaaaaaaaa it’s your very special 36th birthday, anyone who says otherwise is wrong (smiley). Where would we be without the madness and joy you bring into our lives, your kindness, warmth, and positivity….. through these years I’ve seen you battle so much with so much strength and courage it always serves as an example to me.”

She added, “Whenever you are around things are sunnier better and the world is just that much brighter ….. Heres to doing the rest of life together…. Through the good times and the stormy weathers and the adventures. Love uuuuuuuu.”

The pictures show Katrina and Karishma twinning in red or white, posing by the poolside and at home. Most of them have Katrina giving Karishma a hug as they pose for the camera.

Karishma had co-directed Madhuri Dixit’s OTT debut series The Fame Game. She and Katrina have been friends for several years. She is also seen at her house parties. Last month, Katrina and Karishma joined another friend, actor Mini Mathur for a fun game.

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Karishma had shared the video with the caption, “When you think you know EVERYTHING about your girls… This has been a fun one. Happy Valentines my girls.” In the video, Katrina confessed to checking out her partner’s phone in the past and crying in the public bathroom during a Diwali party. She and Karishma also confessed to googling themselves.

Katrina currently has two major projects in the pipeline. She will be seen alongside Vijay Sethupathi in Shriram Raghavan’s Merry Christmas. She also has Tiger 3 with Salman Khan. Both the films will release this year.

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Veteran Malayalam actor Innocent passes away at 75; celebs pay tribute

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Veteran Malayalam actor Innocent passed away on Sunday at the age of 75. He was also a former member of Parliament and a cancer survivor. According to the reports, the celebrated actor was not keeping well for some time and was admitted to the hospital on March 3 with respiratory problems. According to the VPS Lakeshore Hospital in Kochi, Innocent passed away at 10:30 pm on Sunday night. The hospital said that the non-functioning of many organs and a heart attack led to the actor’s death. 

A few years ago, the thespian had been diagnosed with cancer but in 2015 he announced that he was finally free of the disease. He had written about his battle with cancer in his book ‘Laughter in the Cancer Ward’. The actor, who was last seen in Prithviraj Sukumaran’s 2022 film ‘Kaduva’, has done over 700 films in Malayalam in a career that spanned over five decades.

Prithviraj Sukumaran was among the first celebrities who mourned the demise of the veteran actor. Taking to Twitter, he wrote, “End of an iconic chapter in cinema history! Rest in peace Legend!”

Innocent is survived by his wife Alice, and a son, Sonnet. 

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Not just a celebrated actor, Innocent had also served as president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) for 12 consecutive years. Considered one of the best comedians in Malayalam cinema, Innocent also appeared in villainous roles. With his unique voice and mannerisms, he had endeared himself to countless cinema lovers as well as a toast of mimicry artists.

A former MP from the Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency Innocent represented CPI(M). In 1979, he was elected as the municipal councillor of Irinjalakkuda municipality. He won the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency as an independent candidate supported by the Left Democratic Front (LDF). Innocent served as the president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA), a guild of Malayalam artists from 2003 to 2018. He has written books based on his memories and columns in magazines and newspapers. 

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Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone are making news again. Netizens are certain that Dippy gave her husband the cold shoulder at a recent event by turning him down when he extended his hand towards her. A video of the incident has made its way online and social media users are convinced that there is trouble in these lovers’ paradise. While such tiffs are common between couples, it appears that there may be more to it than meets the eye. A little birdie chirps to say that Ranveer, boisterous as he is, often barges into her meetings with accusations of how her work commitments are eating up into their time together. Apparently, Deepika is not too pleased with his interjections into her workspace, and at times, chides him for his antics. The event apparently followed one such unpleasant interaction between them, and Deepika chose to express her displeasure. Do you believe these accusations hold merit?

Birthday blues

Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar turned a year older over the weekend and dedicated his special day to Jacqueline Fernandez. Currently lodged in Tihar Jail for a R200 crore money laundering case, he reportedly penned a letter to the actor, calling her his ‘botta bomma’, which supposedly means a doll. “I miss your energy around me, I have no words, but I know your love for me is never ending,” the alleged fraudster is said to have written to Jacqueline. He also wrote that he is standing by her, come what may. The actor, on the other hand, kicked off her new film, Sonu Sood’s Fateh. Jacky visited a gurdwara and also shot a few scenes with the actor-producer.

Special celebrations for Ram

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Ram Charan turns a year wiser today. However, celebrations for his 38th birthday began yesterday on the set of his next, with director S Shankar. The actor was welcomed at the venue with a shower of rose petals. Co-star Kiara Advani also cheered as Ram cut the cake and shared it with his colleagues. Tentatively titled RC 15, the action drama, set against the backdrop of contemporary politics, is being readied for a release later this year. The weekend also saw the re-release of Ram’s 2020 film, Orange, which was produced by his uncle Nagababu Konidela. The proceeds from the collections will be donated to his uncle Pavan Kalyan’s Jana Sena party’s fund drive. The special day will culminate with the flagship public event where not only fans, but also actors, directors and producers can arrive as guests.

Also Read: Have you heard? Pooja Hegde in Bajrangi Bhaijaan sequel

Making workout fun

Hrithik Roshan sure knows how to make exercising fun for his parents. He indulged in some masti while gymming with mom Pinkie Roshan. Sharing a video from their session, Pinkie wrote, “Mother and son…. We meet all the time, lunches, dinners, movies, holidays, sharing our thoughts with each other…. But the most special time is when we’re sharing time in the gym together (sic).”  Duggu’s lady love Saba Azad liked her post, while his cousin Pashmina Roshan wrote, “Awwwww! This is the cutest video ever.”

Also Read: Have you heard? Sisterhood of shared ethics 

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All set for the cinemas now

In the last few weeks, Ajay Devgn has been working round the clock to complete his upcoming directorial venture, Bholaa. What sets the action drama thriller apart from its source material — director Lokesh Kanagaraj’s 2019 hit, Kaithi — is the actor-filmmaker’s take and treatment with 3D and IMAX. The CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) has cleared Ajay’s film with a U/A rating, reportedly in keeping with the extensive action scenes. Devgn recently received an encouraging response for sharing behind-the-scenes moments from the six-minute motorcycle chase that marks one of the highlights of the two hours and 24 minutes long film that also features Tabu as a cop.

Pari’s political moves

Parineeti Chopra has been making headlines for her lunch and dinner meetings with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha. While the actor hasn’t commented on their relationship, the politician told the paparazzi, “Raajneeti ke sawaal kariye, Parineeti ke nahin.”  While the two are said to be friends from the time they studied in London, sources claim keeping their common interests in mind, their families initiated discussion on marriage. It is being said that a formal announcement will be made after the roka ceremony, as soon as they lock the date.

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The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League is slated to kick off this weekend. What makes it interesting is that the grand opening ceremony marks a return this year after a four-year lull due to the pandemic. And this time around, Tamannaah Bhatia and Rashmika Mandanna have been roped in to perform at the gala. We hear Tammy, as her friends call her, has begun prepping since she is particular about everything relating to her act. Rashmika will apparently dance to a medley of her hit numbers, including Saami.

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