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Harrison Ford to appear in Jimmy Kimmel Live on Star World and Star World HD

MUMBAI: One of the most memorable and iconic action heroes of all time – Indiana Jones is all set to return with the fifth film from the popular franchise. Renowned actor Harrison Ford is once again all set to take on some new bad guys, reprising his role of Indiana Jones for the fifth time. On Jimmy Kimmel Live! the 48 year old actor got nostalgic and revealed the reason for taking on the role once again. Harrison Ford will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight at 11 pm.

The actor said, “I’ll be ready, I’m excited about this. It’s the opportunity to work with Steven Spielberg again on this character, a chance to revisit this character which has brought pleasure to so many. Not to mention me. It’s great fun to play this character, its great fun to work with Steven; I’m looking forward to it.”

Spielberg, 69, directed all four previous Indiana Jones films and will helm the new project, which is all set to hit theaters on July 19, 2019. Harrison will be 77-years-old when the movie is released! When asked about the idea for the film this time and if the producers have come up with something that he loved, he said, “I haven’t read the script. We’re talking about the contract!”

Earlier this year, Harrison thrilled all his audiences by revisiting the legendary role of Han Solo in Stars Wars: The Force Awakens. While many Star Wars fans were shocked and saddened with the doomed fate of his beloved character in the climax of The Force Awakens, Harrison Ford was more than happy to bid farewell to Han Solo.

“You work for, like, 25 years for the company, you do your best, you show up every day, you do your job, and then they just let you go. Shocking.” Ford, 73, said on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. However, Ford said he had been pushing for his character to die from the beginning. “I argued for 30 years for this to happen and finally I wore them down,” he added. When asked if the character of Han Solo would continue in the franchise or if his death was his final scene, Ford’s lips were sealed.

March 23, 2016
Harrison Ford to appear in Jimmy Kimmel Live on Star World and Star World HD

MUMBAI: One of the most memorable and iconic action heroes of all time – Indiana Jones is all set to return with the fifth film from the popular franchise. Renowned actor Harrison Ford is once again all set to take on some new bad guys, reprising his role of Indiana Jones for the fifth time. On Jimmy Kimmel Live! the 48 year old actor got nostalgic and revealed the reason for taking on the role once again. Harrison Ford will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight at 11 pm.

The actor said, “I’ll be ready, I’m excited about this. It’s the opportunity to work with Steven Spielberg again on this character, a chance to revisit this character which has brought pleasure to so many. Not to mention me. It’s great fun to play this character, its great fun to work with Steven; I’m looking forward to it.”

Spielberg, 69, directed all four previous Indiana Jones films and will helm the new project, which is all set to hit theaters on July 19, 2019. Harrison will be 77-years-old when the movie is released! When asked about the idea for the film this time and if the producers have come up with something that he loved, he said, “I haven’t read the script. We’re talking about the contract!”

Earlier this year, Harrison thrilled all his audiences by revisiting the legendary role of Han Solo in Stars Wars: The Force Awakens. While many Star Wars fans were shocked and saddened with the doomed fate of his beloved character in the climax of The Force Awakens, Harrison Ford was more than happy to bid farewell to Han Solo.

“You work for, like, 25 years for the company, you do your best, you show up every day, you do your job, and then they just let you go. Shocking.” Ford, 73, said on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. However, Ford said he had been pushing for his character to die from the beginning. “I argued for 30 years for this to happen and finally I wore them down,” he added. When asked if the character of Han Solo would continue in the franchise or if his death was his final scene, Ford’s lips were sealed.

March 23, 2016
BARC Week 10: English space sees a mix in ratings; Movies Now leads the English Movies space

MUMBAI: All India data from week 10 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) indicates that the entire English genre saw a mix in ratings for the week. Movies Now toppled Star Movies, taking the number one position in the English movies genre whereas Comedy Central continued to lead the English entertainment space.

English GEC

Comedy Central took the first spot with an increase in ratings with 302 (‘000s) as compared to 296 (‘000s) in week 9. AXN climbed up the row bagging the second slot with 230 (‘000s). Star World grabbed the third position with 119 (‘000s) followed by Zee Cafe with a decline in the viewership at the fourth place with 112 (‘000s). Colors Infinity SD secured its fifth berth with 63 (‘000s).

English Movies

Movies Now toppled Star Movies dominating the English movies space with 2969 (‘000s) followed by Star Movies at the second spot with 2720 (‘000s). HBO took the third spot with 1976 (‘000s). Sony Pix with 1356 (‘000s) and Zee Studio with 1280 (‘000s) grabbed the fourth and fifth position respectively.

March 17, 2016
BARC Week 10: English space sees a mix in ratings; Movies Now leads the English Movies space

MUMBAI: All India data from week 10 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) indicates that the entire English genre saw a mix in ratings for the week. Movies Now toppled Star Movies, taking the number one position in the English movies genre whereas Comedy Central continued to lead the English entertainment space.

English GEC

Comedy Central took the first spot with an increase in ratings with 302 (‘000s) as compared to 296 (‘000s) in week 9. AXN climbed up the row bagging the second slot with 230 (‘000s). Star World grabbed the third position with 119 (‘000s) followed by Zee Cafe with a decline in the viewership at the fourth place with 112 (‘000s). Colors Infinity SD secured its fifth berth with 63 (‘000s).

English Movies

Movies Now toppled Star Movies dominating the English movies space with 2969 (‘000s) followed by Star Movies at the second spot with 2720 (‘000s). HBO took the third spot with 1976 (‘000s). Sony Pix with 1356 (‘000s) and Zee Studio with 1280 (‘000s) grabbed the fourth and fifth position respectively.

March 17, 2016
Star World, Star World HD and Star World Premiere will bring back new episodes of Quantico

MUMBAI: Star World, Star World HD and Star World Premiere, are all set to bring back the drama series Quantico in which Priyanka Chopra will return as Alex Parrish with brand new episodes of Quantico Season 1 from 12 March onward. Quantico also stars Josh Hopkins as Liam O’Connor, Jake McLaughlin as Ryan Booth, Aunjanue Ellis as Miranda Shaw, Johanna Braddy as Shelby Wyatt, Tate Ellington as Simon Asher, Graham Rogers as Caleb Haas and Yasmine Al Massri as Nimah Amin.

“I’m elated by the amazing response that Quantico has received from audiences across the globe and especially in India. With all new episodes starting on March 12th, we got some crazy new plot twists and new characters that will continue to keep you guessing! You will see manipulation, deception, attraction, action while trying to figure out the real traitor amongst us,” said actor Priyanka Chopra

Speaking on the show’s return, an official Star India spokesperson said, “Quantico has helped Star to set yet another benchmark in the English entertainment category. The show has performed phenomenally well and is a testament to our commitment of bringing the best and latest international content to Indian viewers. We are certain the new episodes will garner just as much, if not more, excitement from audiences.”

“Quantico is one of the most exciting shows in ABC Studio’s portfolio and we are happy for the show to be back on Star’s network. Priyanka has been fabulous in the show and here’s wishing her a remarkable second innings” said Disney Studios India vice president and head – marketing and distribution Amrita pandey.

March 10, 2016
Star World, Star World HD and Star World Premiere will bring back new episodes of Quantico

MUMBAI: Star World, Star World HD and Star World Premiere, are all set to bring back the drama series Quantico in which Priyanka Chopra will return as Alex Parrish with brand new episodes of Quantico Season 1 from 12 March onward. Quantico also stars Josh Hopkins as Liam O’Connor, Jake McLaughlin as Ryan Booth, Aunjanue Ellis as Miranda Shaw, Johanna Braddy as Shelby Wyatt, Tate Ellington as Simon Asher, Graham Rogers as Caleb Haas and Yasmine Al Massri as Nimah Amin.

“I’m elated by the amazing response that Quantico has received from audiences across the globe and especially in India. With all new episodes starting on March 12th, we got some crazy new plot twists and new characters that will continue to keep you guessing! You will see manipulation, deception, attraction, action while trying to figure out the real traitor amongst us,” said actor Priyanka Chopra

Speaking on the show’s return, an official Star India spokesperson said, “Quantico has helped Star to set yet another benchmark in the English entertainment category. The show has performed phenomenally well and is a testament to our commitment of bringing the best and latest international content to Indian viewers. We are certain the new episodes will garner just as much, if not more, excitement from audiences.”

“Quantico is one of the most exciting shows in ABC Studio’s portfolio and we are happy for the show to be back on Star’s network. Priyanka has been fabulous in the show and here’s wishing her a remarkable second innings” said Disney Studios India vice president and head – marketing and distribution Amrita pandey.

March 10, 2016
‘Unreal’ season 2 to take on gender and equality based issues

MUMBAI: Critics’ Choice Television Award winner Unreal will push the bar on equality and gender based issues, according to show runner Sarah Gertude Shapiro.

Unreal takes place behind the scenes of a fictional reality dating show, “Everlasting”.

The first season features Shiri Appleby and Constance Zimmer in leading roles as producer Rachel Goldberg and executive producer Quinn King respectively. They are joined by an ensemble cast which included Harry Potter alumni Freddie Stroma as Everlasting’s devastatingly charming suitor Adam Cromwell, Johanna Braddy, Josh Kelly and Jeffrey Bower-Chapman amongst others.

The second season which will be telecast in India on Star World is all set to tackle issues of race, gender and men’s rights. Featuring B.J Britt as the latest suitor, the show’s season two is already breaking the norm by doing what no dating reality show did – casting an African-American leading man.

Joining him will be veteran actor Bruce Davison who plays Randy, a cowboy musician from Quinn’s past, Christopher Cousins as Gary, the President of the channel that airs the fictional show and relative newcomer Lindsay Musil as Beth, a small town girl vying for Britt’s character.

Shapiro said: “The first season was really about the princess fantasy, and the power of this fantasy of being rescued. For both sides of the gender spectrum. or all sides of it, [there is] the idea that one person can show up and rescue you and change your whole life. And [in] the second season, we’re really exploring race and masculinity. And that is a big shift for us. It’s still Everlasting, but with a different suitor, and the suitor is going to be black, so [we’re] exploring the race politics of that.”

Shapiro said Season 2 will top all the reality TV tropes covered in Season 1, “I think race is a big way to top that. It’s the elephant in the room … the fact that those shows have never had an African-American lead. For us, I think you top that by pushing our universe into a place the real universe hasn’t gone.”

Unreal is created by Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, and was inspired by Shapiro’s award-winning independent short film Sequin Raze. The show has been awarded the Critics’ Choice Television Award for being the Most Exciting New Series and the American Film Institute Award for Top 10 Television programmes of 2015.

Unreal season 1 is currently being telecast on Star World and Star World HD. The show’s second season will be telecast on the channel following the US premiere.

March 9, 2016
‘Unreal’ season 2 to take on gender and equality based issues

MUMBAI: Critics’ Choice Television Award winner Unreal will push the bar on equality and gender based issues, according to show runner Sarah Gertude Shapiro.

Unreal takes place behind the scenes of a fictional reality dating show, “Everlasting”.

The first season features Shiri Appleby and Constance Zimmer in leading roles as producer Rachel Goldberg and executive producer Quinn King respectively. They are joined by an ensemble cast which included Harry Potter alumni Freddie Stroma as Everlasting’s devastatingly charming suitor Adam Cromwell, Johanna Braddy, Josh Kelly and Jeffrey Bower-Chapman amongst others.

The second season which will be telecast in India on Star World is all set to tackle issues of race, gender and men’s rights. Featuring B.J Britt as the latest suitor, the show’s season two is already breaking the norm by doing what no dating reality show did – casting an African-American leading man.

Joining him will be veteran actor Bruce Davison who plays Randy, a cowboy musician from Quinn’s past, Christopher Cousins as Gary, the President of the channel that airs the fictional show and relative newcomer Lindsay Musil as Beth, a small town girl vying for Britt’s character.

Shapiro said: “The first season was really about the princess fantasy, and the power of this fantasy of being rescued. For both sides of the gender spectrum. or all sides of it, [there is] the idea that one person can show up and rescue you and change your whole life. And [in] the second season, we’re really exploring race and masculinity. And that is a big shift for us. It’s still Everlasting, but with a different suitor, and the suitor is going to be black, so [we’re] exploring the race politics of that.”

Shapiro said Season 2 will top all the reality TV tropes covered in Season 1, “I think race is a big way to top that. It’s the elephant in the room … the fact that those shows have never had an African-American lead. For us, I think you top that by pushing our universe into a place the real universe hasn’t gone.”

Unreal is created by Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, and was inspired by Shapiro’s award-winning independent short film Sequin Raze. The show has been awarded the Critics’ Choice Television Award for being the Most Exciting New Series and the American Film Institute Award for Top 10 Television programmes of 2015.

Unreal season 1 is currently being telecast on Star World and Star World HD. The show’s second season will be telecast on the channel following the US premiere.

March 9, 2016
Star World and Star World HD to premiere ‘Homeland’

MUMBAI: Home to the biggest international TV shows, Star World and Star World HD, are all set to air the fifth season of the Emmy and Golden Globe award winning series Homeland starting 18 March 2016 every Monday to Friday at 9 pm.

The series picks up two years after the Season 4 finale with Carrie Mathison’s ill-fated tenure as Islamabad station chief. Struggling to reconcile her guilt and disillusionment with years of working on the front lines in the war on terror, Carrie finds herself in a self-imposed exile in Berlin, estranged from the CIA and working as the head of security for a German philanthropist. Season 5 is set against the concrete jungle of Germany with a fast paced story line that touches upon many current topics ranging from the Charlie Hebbdo shooting to the European migrant crises. With a strong whodunit plot twist and Carrie now facing the line of fire from CIA, the audience is all set to witness deception, drama, action and adventure.

Produced by Fox 21 Television Studios, Homeland was developed by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon, and is based on the original Israeli series Prisoners of War by Gideon Raff. The show has won over 35 awards across its past four seasons.

March 8, 2016
Star World and Star World HD to premiere ‘Homeland’

MUMBAI: Home to the biggest international TV shows, Star World and Star World HD, are all set to air the fifth season of the Emmy and Golden Globe award winning series Homeland starting 18 March 2016 every Monday to Friday at 9 pm.

The series picks up two years after the Season 4 finale with Carrie Mathison’s ill-fated tenure as Islamabad station chief. Struggling to reconcile her guilt and disillusionment with years of working on the front lines in the war on terror, Carrie finds herself in a self-imposed exile in Berlin, estranged from the CIA and working as the head of security for a German philanthropist. Season 5 is set against the concrete jungle of Germany with a fast paced story line that touches upon many current topics ranging from the Charlie Hebbdo shooting to the European migrant crises. With a strong whodunit plot twist and Carrie now facing the line of fire from CIA, the audience is all set to witness deception, drama, action and adventure.

Produced by Fox 21 Television Studios, Homeland was developed by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon, and is based on the original Israeli series Prisoners of War by Gideon Raff. The show has won over 35 awards across its past four seasons.

March 8, 2016