Anne Hathaway drew creative inspiration from pop superstar Taylor Swift while preparing for her role in the upcoming film Mother Mary, director David Lowery told Empire. Hathaway, 43, plays a prominent pop singer who becomes involved in a “psychosexual” relationship with a fashion designer portrayed by Michaela Coel; Lowery said the production repeatedly studied Swift’s Reputation concert film and called it “one of the best concert films ever,” using it as a reference for the movie’s concert sequences (IANS).
Lowery’s remarks suggest the filmmakers aimed for a heightened, theatrical portrayal of musical performance to anchor the film’s central relationship, blending concert spectacle with an intimate character study. Mother Mary’s premise and creative choices — notably the focus on live-stage aesthetics and the dynamics between fame and personal entanglement — position the movie as a stylistic departure for Hathaway, who has alternated between mainstream and art-house projects throughout her career (IANS).
Netflix has abandoned the planned film Perfect after actor Millie Bobby Brown exited the project over creative differences, the streamer’s decision confirmed following reports in Deadline. Announced in September 2025, Perfect had been set to feature Brown as Kerri Strug, a member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic “Magnificent Seven” gymnastics team; with Brown’s departure, Netflix has reportedly scrapped the project entirely (PTI).
Brown’s upcoming slate, however, remains active: she is attached to Enola Holmes 3, directed by Philip Barantini, and to Just Picture It, directed by Lee Toland Krieger, as well as an adaptation of her novel Nineteen Steps. The cancellation of Perfect marks a notable development in streaming production lineups, highlighting how creative differences can quickly reshape high-profile projects (PTI).
The Indian action-thriller series 24, starring Anil Kapoor, is set to return to streaming via JioCinema/ JioHotstar, the platform confirmed. The adaptation of the American format originally premiered in India in 2013 on Colours TV and returned for a second season in 2016; both seasons won praise for taut plotting and Kapoor’s performance as Anti-Terrorist Unit chief Jai Singh Rathod, whose missions unfold in compressed 24-hour timelines (PTI).
The Hindi 24 was directed by Abhinay Deo from a script by Rensil D’Silva and helped popularize the real-time, high-stakes format in Indian television. Its arrival on JioHotstar signals a renewed opportunity for new viewers to discover the series and for existing fans to revisit a landmark domestic adaptation of a global thriller format (PTI).
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Publish Date: 2026-04-12 06:46:00
