25th March 2022: Netflix announces new thriller inspired by real events

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Aziz Ansari's directorial debut film adds Seth Rogen to its cast, Kevin Bacon series City on Hill announces release date and other top news in this entertainment bulletin.
Netflix announces new thriller inspired by real events   Streaming giant Netflix has announced a new thriller film titled Silverton Siege. The film is based on real events that transpired in South Africa in 1980. The story will focus on the freedom struggle of the subjugated black community against the state machinery in apartheid South Africa. The film will be released on April 27.   Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut film adds Seth Rogen to its cast   Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut titled, Being Mortal, has added Seth Rogen to its cast. The film also stars Bill Murray and Ansari himself. The film is an adaptation of the non-fiction book by Atul Gawande titled, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End, and it follows the life of the author as a surgeon.     Sylvester Stallone’s upcoming gangster series, Tulsa King, adds new cast members     Acclaimed filmmaker and showrunner Taylor Sheridan’s upcoming series, Tulsa King, has added new members to its cast. The crime-drama series stars Sylvester Stallone in the lead and is joined by Max Casella, Domenick Lombardozzi, Jay Will,  and Vincent Piazza, The new series will follow the life of a gangster named Dwight Manfredi.   Eighth installment of Mission: Impossible begins filming   The untitled eighth film of Tom Cruise’s hit action film franchise, Mission: Impossible, has begun filming. The seventh film is still in post-production and has had its budget increased to $290 million. The back-to-back production of both films was delayed over the last few years due to the pandemic. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, the seventh film is expected to be released this year while the eighth could hit theaters in 2023.    Kevin Bacon series City on Hill announces release date   Showtime’s crime drama series, City on a Hill, starring Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge, will return for a third season this year on the 10th of July. The series is set in early 90s Boston and follows the unlikely partnership between Bacon’s character, Jackie Rohr, a former corrupt FBI agent and Hodge’s character, Decourcy Ward the honest Assistant District Attorney, as they investigate the corruption in the city.     Matt Reeves releases deleted Joker scene from The Batman   The Batman director Matt Reeves has released unseen footage from the film on social media. The scene features an interaction between Robert Pattinson’s titular hero and Barry Keoghan’s Joker. Keoghan’s Joker was only teased in the film and never officially confirmed. The deleted scene all but confirms it and features a facially disfigured Joker, similar to Cameron Monaghan’s portrayal of the character in the TV series Gotham.   Andhra Pradesh theater sets up barbed wires next to the screen   The highly anticipated release of SS Rajamouli’s film RRR, starring NTR Jr. and Ram Charan, have prompted unique security measures by theater owners. After a screen was damaged by over-enthused film fans during the screening of Pushpa, a theater in Andhra Pradesh has set up barbed wires next to the screen.