Christopher Nolan’s awaited project The Odyssey is steadily building anticipation, and a fresh glimpse has now grabbed global attention. A brand-new teaser has caught the internet's eye following the debut of rapper, singer, and songwriter Travis Scott. A TV teaser was recently aired during the broadcast of the NFL AFC Championship match, allowing fans to catch a look at Travis Scott in the upcoming Greek epic. Travis Scott in The Odyssey In visuals from the teaser, Scott can be seen standing on top of a table and demanding the attention of a group of soldiers. The clip also features Tom Holland’s Telemachus and Jon Bernthal’s Menelaus, as per Variety. “A war, a man, a trick — a trick to break the walls of Troy,” he declares, as the teaser cuts to sweeping visuals of the Trojan War. “It’s burning, screaming to the ground,” he says. Fans were quick to share their disbelief. “Yes, Travis Scott is in The Odyssey film and has a speaking role…” one user posted, while another bluntly remarked, “They just be letting anyone in.” ‘The Odyssey’ TV spot during the AFC Championship Pats vs Broncos featuring Travis Scott’s speaking role. #TheOdyssey #TravisScott #TheOdysseyMovie pic.twitter.com/PaBw8SP1sY — Espada (@EspadaMagazine) January 26, 2026 The teaser featuring the 10-time Grammy nominee quickly went viral on social media, leaving fans highly excited. Nolan and Scott’s earlier collaboration Notably, this is not the first time that Travis Scott and Christopher Nolan have come together for a collaboration. The rapper previously recorded the song The Plan for Nolan’s 2020 film Tenet. “His voice became the final piece of a yearlong puzzle. His insights into the musical and narrative mechanism [composer] Ludwig Göransson and I were building were immediate, insightful and profound,” Nolan said in an interview, as quoted by Variety. About The Odyssey Earlier in December 2025, the makers unveiled the first trailer of The Odyssey, which follows the Greek hero Odysseus, played by Matt Damon, as he travels the long and winding path back home after the Trojan War. The trailer shows Odysseus getting shipwrecked along with his army and making his way back home during a treacherous journey. He and his soldiers are also seen inside the infamous Trojan horse, which was previously teased in a six-minute clip screened before IMAX 70mm showings of Sinners and One Battle After Another. Damon stars alongside Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Tom Holland, Lupita Nyong'o, Charlize Theron, Mia Goth, Benny Safdie, Jon Bernthal, John Leguizamo, and more. In addition to directing, Nolan wrote the script and produced the film alongside his wife, Emma Thomas.
26 January,2026 04:28 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentEmmy-nominated actor Natasha Lyonne has admitted to having a relapse in her sobriety journey, years after the Poker Face star struggled with addiction to drugs and alcohol throughout the 2000s. Taking to social media, Natasha Lyonne wrote, "Took my relapse public more to come," following up with more details in further tweets. Took my relapse public more to come — natasha lyonne (@nlyonne) January 24, 2026 As fans quickly flooded her comment section with messages for her quick recovery, the actor added, "Recovery is a lifelong process. Anyone out there struggling, remember you're not alone. Grateful for love & smart feet. Gonna do it for baby Bambo. Stay honest, folks. Sick as our secrets. If no one told ya today, I love you. No matter how far down the scales we have gone, we will see how our experience may help another. Keep going, kiddos. Don't quit before the miracle. Wallpaper your mind with love. Rest is all noise & baloney." Recovery is a lifelong process. Anyone out there struggling, remember you’re not alone. Grateful for love & smart feet. Gonna do it for baby Bambo. 🎥❤️🥊 Stay honest, folks. Sick as our secrets. If no one told ya today, I love you. No matter how far down the scales we have gone,… — natasha lyonne (@nlyonne) January 24, 2026 She subtly referred to her upcoming film Baby Bambo, which focuses on a New York boxing promoter struggling to balance his obligations as a father with his career. Lyonne serves as a writer and director for the project. Natasha Lyonne, who entered rehab in 2006, was known for struggling with addiction in the 2000s. In an old interview, she publicly acknowledged her substance abuse problem and said, "It's weird to talk about. I was definitely as good as dead, you know? A lot of people don't come back. That makes me feel wary and self-conscious. I wouldn't want to feel prideful about it. People really rallied around me and pulled me up by my fucking bootstraps," as quoted by Variety. Amid a series of run-ins with the law and persistent health issues arising from substance abuse, Lyonne was once evicted from her building by fellow actor Michael Rappaport. In 2006, she entered treatment, as per Page Six. With a notable comeback to acting, she was seen in projects like Orange is the New Black and Russian Doll, even bagging multiple SAG Awards alongside Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
26 January,2026 11:27 AM IST | Los Angeles | ANIHollywood actress Amber Heard, who has had a nasty legal battle against ex-husband Johnny Depp, has "lost (her) ability to speak" in the wake of her legal battle. The Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom actress has made a surprise appearance in Silenced, a documentary about accused men using defamation lawsuits to silence women speaking out about abuse, and she claimed she no longer wants to tell her own "story" about her marriage to the Pirates of the Caribbean actor, reports ‘Female First UK’. In a confessional interview for the documentary, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, with director Selina Miles, Amber said, “This is not about me. I have lost my ability to speak. I am not here to tell my story” She further mentioned, I don’t want to tell my story. In fact, I don’t want to use my voice anymore. That’s the problem”. As per ‘Female First UK’, the International human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson is also involved with the documentary, and she assisted Amber with her participation in Johnny's 2018 libel lawsuit against ‘The Sun’ newspaper, after they branded him a "wife-beater", and she recalled how her former spouse's fans shouted and jeered at her as she made her way to and from court. She said, “The outcome of that trial depended on my participation, and I depended on the outcome of that trial. When I first met (Robinson), I immediately got the sense that she got the bigger picture. What has happened to me is an amplified version of what a lot of women live through. I remember at the close of the trial, the idea that I could say something to the press came up. (Robinson) asked if I was sure about that. (I thought), ‘If they throw things at me, it will make this point more obvious’. I didn’t understand it could get so much worse for me as a woman, using my voice”. But the 39-year-old star has been given hope by seeing women speaking out. She said, “It gives me strength seeing other people take on the fight. Women are brave enough to address the imbalance of power. Looking at my daughter’s face as she grows up and slowly starts to walk into this world. I believe it can be better”. While Johnny lost his libel claim against The Sun, he also sued the actress for defamation for an op-ed she penned about surviving domestic abuse, although she did not name him in the piece, and the jury sided with the actor, awarding him USD 1 million in damages. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
26 January,2026 11:15 AM IST | Los Angeles | IANSActor Leonardo DiCaprio has reacted to the Oscars 2026 snub of his One Battle After Another co-star Chase Infiniti, saying he feels strongly that she deserved a nomination for her powerful performance in the film. DiCaprio, who himself has been nominated for the Academy Awards eight times and won Best Actor in 2016 for The Revenant, spoke after learning that Infiniti did not make it to the Best Actress list for the 2026 Oscars. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Titanic actor while speaking to the Associated Press, the actor made it clear that he believes Infiniti was the emotional center, the "heart and soul" of the movie. He also added that the film would not feel complete without her role and said her performance was the main force that held the story together. DiCaprio also spoke about how hard it is for a young actor to carry such deep emotional weight in a first film, calling the task almost "near-impossible." He added that Infiniti handled the situation with great strength and pride. She was the fabric of this movie. She was the heart and soul," DiCaprio said. "There would be no One Battle After Another without the performance that she gave." "A young actress coming in to fill a role that was her first film and carrying the entire emotional weight of this movie was a near-impossible task," DiCaprio said. "She should be so proud of herself and we're all so proud of her." This year, DiCaprio is nominated for Best Lead Actor along with Timothee Chalamet, Ethan Hawke, Michael B. Jordan and Wagner Moura. One Battle After Another also earned nominations for Best Picture, Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson, and Best Supporting Actor for Benicio Del Toro. The film received a total of 13 nominations. Many had expected Chase Infiniti to be nominated for Best Actress, but the final list includes Jessie Buckley, Rose Byrne, Kate Hudson, Renate Reinsve and Emma Stone. Film industry watchers also pointed out that several other actors missed out on nominations this year. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
26 January,2026 10:34 AM IST | Washington DC | ANIJason Momoa is finally stepping into a new DC character, set to entertain fans as Lobo - the motorcycle-riding bounty hunter in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. DC Studios co-head James Gunn recently offered a glimpse of Momoa's character as Lobo. In the video posted on Instagram, Momoa could be seen stepping out of his film trailer while flaunting his fangs. "Finally," he says in the video before heading to shoot. The clip further cuts to the actor's unveiling as the anti-hero in the upcoming superhero film. View this post on Instagram A post shared by James Gunn (@jamesgunn) Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, which features Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, marks a second film in Gunn and Peter Safran's rebooted DC Universe after 2025's Superman. The first film featured David Corenswet as the Man of Steel and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane. For the sequel, Jason Momoa's casting was announced in December 2024, when the Aquaman star described the character as his favourite. "I collect comics, and I don't do so much anymore, but he was always my favourite, and I always wanted to play Lobo, because I'm like, 'Hello? It's the perfect role'. I mean, listen. If they call and ask me to play him, it's a yeah. I haven't received that call, so I don't want to put any fake news out there, but if they ever call me and ask me to play, or ask me to audition, I'm there," he said, as quoted by Variety. Gunn also teased Momoa's performance as Lobo in an X post and wrote, "On the anniversary of Lobo, I can't help but think of a text I received from Jason Momoa on the morning it was announced Peter & I were the heads of DC Studios -- the day Jason & I first discussed him joining the DCU as Lobo. I've loved watching Jason bring him to life & can't wait to share that with all of you." On the anniversary of Lobo, I can't help but think of a text I received from Jason Momoa on the morning it was announced Peter & I were the heads of DC Studios -- the day Jason & I first discussed him joining the DCU as Lobo. I’ve loved watching Jason bring him to life & can’t… pic.twitter.com/8qvmIHOMho — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) March 10, 2025 Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is set to hit theatres on June 26, 2026. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
26 January,2026 10:10 AM IST | Los Angeles | ANIHollywood actress Zendaya has called her beau, Tom Holland, her "favourite" co-star. The 29-year-old actress met her fiance on the set of 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming, and she loves working on the franchise. She has shared that she loves working with Tom on the upcoming epic The Odyssey because he is a "calming presence" on set, reports ‘Female First UK’. She told Sunday Mirror newspaper, “Honestly, I know people might think it’s awkward, he is my favourite person to work with. On set he has this huge calming presence that not only puts me at ease but also everybody he works with. I might be a little biased but he is not only my favourite person, he is my favourite person to work with”. Zendaya and Tom try their best to maintain their privacy, but not at the expense of hiding away behind closed doors. She said, “Neither of us want to hide and not live our lives and do normal things like go out for dinner, but at the same time we want to protect our privacy. You have to accept that to a degree some aspects of your privacy are going to be out of your control. But the parts that are in our control, we fiercely protect”. As per ‘Female First UK’, the couple divide their time between West London and California and the Euphoria star has admitted the UK "feels like home" to her now. She said, “I think because so much of our work is in LA, (the UK) can’t be a permanent home right now. But it does feel like a home to me. When I go to the UK, I don’t feel like a visitor any more. I understand British slang, I get the culture, and I know a ‘nice cup of tea’ makes everything right. It really feels like coming home, and I love the people. But I will never understand the fascination with Jaffa Cakes. They just don’t make sense to me! One thing you guys do really well is Indian food. We went to see a show just before Christmas and we had the best curry”. The Challengers actress is "careful" with the roles she takes on because she doesn't want to be sexualised. She said, “I don’t think any women should ever accept being sexualised and I am careful with the roles I choose. As an industry we should be so grateful to all the brave women that spoke up during the MeToo movement”. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
26 January,2026 09:38 AM IST | Los Angeles | IANSHollywood actress Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman are setting the mercury soaring at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The actors attended the premiere of indie filmmaker Gregg Araki’s ‘I Want Your Sex’ at the Utah festival, reports ‘People’ magazine. Olivia Wilde, 41, as a provocative artist who hires Hoffman, 22, and makes him her sexual sub. The two actors engage in a variety of kinky activities, bondage, costumes included, onscreen. As Wilde recalled during the Eccles Theater premiere's post-screening Q& A, she and Araki, 66, knew the relationship between the characters "had to be so much more than just dom-sub. There had to be something that made you actually, weirdly, in a teeny-tiny way, root for them and to feel that they had actual chemistry and kind of loved each other”. As per ‘People’, after signing on to the project and debating her potential scene partners, Olivia Wilde said, "the second I met Cooper, I was like, 'huh, I love you’”. The film is co-written by Araki and Karley Sciortino, it centers on “a sex-forward Los Angeles art gallery (that) hosts a delightfully enigmatic sadomasochistic game”, per an official Sundance synopsis. The "outrageously playful sexual crusade”, it added, challenges “misaligned conceptions of kink/predation, exhibition, and generational predispositions toward sexual freedom and autonomy”. "I was just so excited by Greg's enthusiasm for the medium for the process”, the actress said during the Q & A alongside Araki, Hoffman, Gooding and Wonders. "I wish more people made movies like him." Araki praised his screen muse, saying, "I've been a long time fan of Olivia's since — remember when she was the bisexual hot girl (on The O.C.)? ... I think Olivia is a true, old-time, star”. Directing a movie "is 99 percent casting", said the filmmaker (who has now premiered 11 titles at the Sundance Film Festival). Meeting Wilde, he recalled, "I just said, 'To do this part, you got to just not give a f*** and just want to just f****** take the plunge because I don't want to compromise it. And she said, 'Let's go’. And the rest was history And then once Olivia was doing the movie, everybody wanted to be in it”. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
25 January,2026 08:01 PM IST | Los Angeles | IANSThe nominees of the 89th Academy Awards were announced a few days back, with some films getting big nods. A day after the announcement, Star Wars actor Natalie Portman took a moment to call out the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for snubbing female-directed films at this year's Oscars nominations. Natalie Portman on snub of women-directed films At the Sundance Film Festival, Portman spoke to the media and shared her thoughts days after the Academy announced the nominations for the Oscars 2026. "So many of the best films I saw this year were made by women. You just see the barriers at every level because so many were not recognised at awards time. Between 'Sorry Baby' and 'Left-Handed Girl' and 'Hedda' and 'The Testament of Ann Lee'... extraordinary films this year that I think a lot of people are enjoying and loving, but are not getting the accolades they deserve," she said, as quoted by Variety. At the Oscars nominations, while Chloe Zhao's Hamnet picked up eight nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, many other women-led films were shut out, reported Variety. Natalie Portman says that "so many women" were snubbed for award nominations, including for films like "Sorry, Baby" and "The Testament of Ann Lee": "We have a lot of work to do still."Variety Studio presented by @Audible_com pic.twitter.com/0klVn0s5RY — Variety (@Variety) January 24, 2026 Natalie Portman was present at the Sundance Film Festival for the world premiere of her film The Gallerist, directed by Cathy Yan. Portman features in the film alongside Jenna Ortega. It revolves around a desperate gallerist who conspires to sell a dead body at Art Basel Miami. About Oscars 2026 nominations On January 22, the Academy unveiled its highly anticipated Oscar nominations, setting the stage for what can be described as Hollywood's biggest night. Leading the race was Michael B Jordan's Sinners with a record-setting 16 nods, closely followed by A-list titles like One Battle After Another, Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value, and Frankenstein, among others. Among the leading acting awards, Timothee Chalamet scripted history as the youngest man with his third Best Actor nod at the Oscars. Others in the race are Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), Michael B Jordan (Sinners), and Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent). International films scored well this time again, while the Animated Feature race was graced by the highest-grossing Hollywood toon, Zootopia 2, and Netflix's popular hit, K-Pop Demon Hunters.
25 January,2026 05:19 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentLollapalooza India Day 1 was a banger, packed with electrifying performances, but Yungblud’s set stood out as one of the most emotional and high-energy moments of the night. Yungblud's first-ever performance in India at Lollapalooza turned into one of the most talked-about moments as he got teary-eyed witnessing the love from India. He also paid tribute to rock icon Ozzy Osbourne. Yungblud breaks down while performing The visuals showed the singer visibly moved, soaking in the love from Indian fans who sang along to every word. Fans flooded platforms with clips from the performance with the caption, "YUNGBLUD performing to 70k people in India for the first time." Midway through the performance, Yungblud paused to speak directly to the crowd, opening up about his connection with the country. “India, I absolutely love you. Every time I come here, the love feels unreal,” he said. “I promise I’ll keep coming back – I want to be here every single year,” he added, prompting the loudest cheer from the crowd. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Riddhi Chakraborty (@thisisridz) His performance stood out for blurring the line between the stage and the audience. At one point, Yungblud stepped into the crowd while continuing to sing. One of the night’s most memorable moments unfolded when Yungblud noticed a banner from a young fan named Soham requesting a chance to play air guitar on stage. He invited the fan up, turning the spontaneous exchange into a standout highlight of the show. The emotional high point came towards the end of the set when Yungblud paid tribute to rock icon Ozzy Osbourne. He closed his performance with a heartfelt rendition of Changes. Yungblud says musicians are fans first In an exclusive chat with ETimes, the singer insisted that musicians are fans first. He shared, “People forget that on stage I get to watch a show every night. People think they’re coming to see me. I come to see them, too. Musicians are fans first. I get to watch fathers and daughters or fathers and sons find something in common. I get to watch people kiss, friends turn to each other and say they love each other when they’d never normally say it. Music evokes emotion and fearlessness.” Talking about Lollapalooza Day 2, it promises to be historic. All eyes are on Linkin Park, who are set to make their long-awaited India debut, alongside performances by Kehlani, LANY, Sammy Virji, Bloodywood, Calum Scott, Karsh Kale, OAFF–Savera, and more.
25 January,2026 03:52 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentSony Pictures Entertainment and Amazon MGM Studios unveil the first trailer for Masters of the Universe, marking the powerful return of one of pop culture’s most iconic franchises to the big screen. Masters of the Universe trailer Masters of the Universe is reimagined as an epic live-action sci-fi action adventure. After being separated from his home for 15 years, Prince Adam (Nicholas Galitzine) is bored and wasting away in his corporate cubicle until he is drawn back to Eternia by the mystical Sword of Power, only to discover his world shattered under the ruthless rule of Skeletor (Jared Leto). The trailer ends on a battle between He-Man and a pretty badass-looking Skeletor. "As Adam transforms into the muscular He-Man, he is tasked with defending his home planet from the evil sorcerer Skeleto. Evil-Lyn is Skeletor's second-in-command and wields a magic wand topped with a crystal orb," reads the synopsis. As Eternia teeters on the edge of destruction, Adam reunites with his closest allies - Teela (Camila Mendes) and Duncan / Man-At-Arms (Idris Elba) - and embraces his destiny to become He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe. About Masters of the Universe Masters of the Universe is a sci-fi adventure movie based on the iconic 1980s Mattel toy line. Starring Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, Alison Brie, James Purefoy, Morena Baccarin, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Charlotte Riley, featuring Kristen Wiig as the voice of Roboto, with Jared Leto and Idris Elba, the film delivers epic scale, high-octane action, and emotional depth, bringing a beloved world to life for a new generation. Travis Knight, known for Kubo and the Two Strings and Bumblebee, is on board to direct Masters of the Universe. Chris Butler penned the screenplay, following initial drafts written by David Callaham and Aaron and Adam Nee. Mattel Films' Robbie Brenner, Escape Artists' Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch are attached as producers. The live-action feature film Masters of the Universe from Amazon, MGM Studios, and Mattel Studios, based on the iconic franchise, will be released theatrically in IMAX and other premium formats in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu on 5th June, 2026 by Sony Pictures Entertainment India.
23 January,2026 01:38 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentHollywood actress Kaley Cuoco has shared that she was "really scared" to leave her daughter for work. Kaley, who has a two-year-old daughter, Matilda, with her fiance Tom Pelphrey, was away from home for two months last year as she filmed new mystery thriller series ‘Vanished’, and she has praised her partner for making it easier, reports ‘Female First UK’. The Big Bang Theory told Extra, "I have to say I was really scared. Like, I had a 2-year-old and I was like, ‘Should I be, like, leaving for two months?’. I just didn’t know if that was the right decision. My fiance was just like, ‘You've got to go. I think this is going to be amazing for you’. So, he really encouraged me to go, and he took care of everything and we kind of swapped places for a minute and I couldn't have done it without him”. As per ‘Female First UK’, Kaley added that she has "much gratitude" for the way he "relieved her of the worry", while she also wanted to encourage her daughter to "follow your dreams". She said, "I also want to show my child, like, that I love to work and you got to, you know, go do your thing and follow your dreams and still come home and have your home base. "But I think it's important to show her that. So also, she didn't give a s*** that I was gone, let me to tell you”. Kaley was also supported by her "amazing friends" and the way they handle their own parenthood journey. She added, "I have some amazing friends who have kids who I’ve become friends with and we have an amazing mom group and they're all lovely and I've learned so much from my friends and their kids. "I will not ever judge another parent for what they do with their kid. Only you know your kid. Only I know my kid”. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
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