The UN condemned the strike, which Israel’s military said targeted Hamas fighters inside the school.
The UN condemned the strike, which Israel’s military said targeted Hamas fighters inside the school.
Brooklyn Nine Nine star Andy Samberg has donned the role of a photojournalist in the upcoming World War II film, Lee. The actor will be seen alongside Kate Winslet, who will portray the role of a war photographer, Lee Miller.
For the fans of Samberg, it would be a treat to watch the actor play a role outside of his comfort genre, comedy. For eight years, the actor had been a part of the popular sitcom and has also made the audience laugh through his sketches performed at the SNL, and hence, agreeing with the character, Samberg claimed that he was hesitant initially.
Ahead of the movie release, the Palm Springs actor sat down for a conversation with Digital Spy, where he shared the insights of his role in the film and how Winslet intimidated the Hollywood star to take up the role.
Speaking of his role, Samberg said, “There was hesitation.” He further revealed, “I heard Kate Winslet was interested in me playing a part in a movie she was making, so I immediately said yes.”
Samberg will portray the role of David Sherman, and for the actor to get onboard, the Titanic actress personally conversed with the comedian and claimed that he looked quite similar to the person his character is based on.
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The actor recalled, “She had reached out, and I think honestly was like, ‘I think you look a lot like the actual guy, David Sherman’, and she had enjoyed some of my work with her kids, and so we read together.” However, Samberg was still “a bit trepidatious” during the initial day of the shoot, and joked, “I didn’t want to ruin the movie; that was my quote.”
Winslet went on to motivate the actor to take up the role, as the SNL alum stated, “But we worked together, and [Winslet] was like, ‘You’re gonna be great. I want you to do it. They want you to do it’. So I went for it. I figured, when would I ever get a chance again to work with her and on something like this?
As for the film, Lee revolves around the story of a fashion model who turns a war photographer for Vogue Magazine.
As for the plot, the synopsis of the movie reads, “The story of photographer Elizabeth `Lee’ Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.”
Lee releases in theaters worldwide on September 13.
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Abhay Verma and Sharvari starred together in the horror-comedy movie Munjya. While the film didn’t do great business after its theatrical release, it became a sleeper hit soon after it was available on OTT. Since then, the film has been receiving immense love from fans. As the team celebrated the success, the actor expressed his delight in working with the Vedaa actress and referred to her as ‘Tani partner’ to his ‘Suri pappe’ from the film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.
Munjya stars Abhay Verma and Sharvari recently celebrated the success of their comic caper’s biggest TV Premiere of 2024. The actor took to his Instagram stories and reposted images from the bash. The first image shows both of them stylishly posing together. Abhay expressed his gratitude to the audience, saying, “Love you all for making Munjya’s premiere the biggest.” In the following image, both can be seen having fun during the photo-op. This is when he wrote, “Tani partner to my Suri pappe (red heart emoji) @sharvari.”
In the third image, the entire team gathered to cut the celebratory cake. He captioned the image, “This definitely felt more than cutting my birthday cake.” Lastly, they all hugged each other at the private celebration.
Take a look:
To refresh your memory, in the 2008 romantic-comedy movie Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Shah Rukh Khan plays a dual role as Surinder Sahni (Suri) and Raj Kapoor whereas Anushka Sharma portrays Taani Gupta Sahni. In the Aditya Chopra movie, Taani and Suri get married but the wife isn’t happy with her life. Hence, the simple, hardworking man disguises his identity to impress her and give her the happiness she wants. Eventually, she gets to know about his truth and falls in love with him.
Munjya, on the other hand, is based on Indian folklore. In the Aditya Sarpotdar movie, a vengeful spirit (Munjya) tags along to his relative, a young man visiting his native village, in a bid to get married. While the lad tries to solve the spirit’s wedding mystery, he fights to protect the woman he is in love with.
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