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WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2017
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Showtime
Ransom demanded for Disney’s
‘stolen’ film
• Showtime Desk
Film studio Disney has revealed
that hackers have threatened to
leak one of the studio’s upcoming
films unless the studio pays a
ransom.
Disney CEO Bob Iger said
on Monday that the hackers
demanded a “huge sum” to be
paid in Bitcoin, or they will release
parts of the film, in 20 minute
segments, until the money comes
through.
Though Iger did not mention
the film in question, Deadline
reported that it is Pirates of the
Caribbean franchise’s latest
instalment Dead Men Tell No Tales.
Disney has decided to not pay
the ransom, instead the studio is
working with US federal agents to
monitor any online leaks.
Dead Men Tell No Tales, the fifth
instalment of the Pirates franchise,
stars Johnny Depp as Captain Jack
Sparrow who return to the ocean
alongside Geoffrey Rush and
Orlando Bloom. The film is due to
be released in cinemas in the US
Hum Paanch girl makes
a comeback
• Showtime Desk
Who can ever forget
Sweety Mathur - the
popular character
from Hum Paanch,
played by Rakhi Vijan?
Back in the 90s, Rakhi
achieved great levels
of popularity and acted
in several promising
projects. Her other
famous work- Humko
Ishq Ne Mara - become
one of the most popular
TV movies back then.
After a power packed
career, Rakhi got
married to Raveena
Tandon’s brother.
But her decade
long marriage ended
in 2010. Rakhi, who
was married to Rajiv
Tandon, parted ways
with him due to
compatibility issues.
Speaking about her marriage to a
media portal, Rakhi said that the
divorce was long overdue, and
did not wish to speak about it
any further.
Currently looking forward to
having a good career and life,
Rakhi revealed that her parents
on May 26.
This is not the first time a
film studio is being threatened
with online leaks. Last month, a
hackers’ group leaked the fifth
season of Orange is the New Black
after it’s producing company
Netflix refused to pay the
demanded money.
Film writers and journalists
speculated on social media that
it could be Pixar’s Cars 3, which
is slated to come out in June, or
the next Star Wars flick The Last
Jedi, with a premiere date set for
December.
Ryan Parker, a writer from the
Hollywood Reporter, posted on
Twitter, “If it were Last Jedi, he
would pay in a heartbeat. But
Pirates... meh.”
While the Pirates franchise is
one of Disney’s most lucrative,
with a gross of $3.7bn since the
first one premiered, it bears no
comparison to the threat of a
leaked Star Wars movie. The Force
Awakens alone scored over $2bn
worldwide, with The Last Jedi
expected to beat its predecessor.•
are looking for an arranged
match for her. She reportedly
wants to get married again,
and travel the world with her
companion. However, she is not
ready to take up the additional
responsibility of rearing kids
yet!•
Gane Gane Shokal Shuru
• Showtime Desk
Eminent Nazrul Sangeet singer
Shusmita Anis will perform live
on Channel i’s popular morning
musical show Gane Gane Shokal
Shuru tomorrow. The music
show will be telecast from
7:30am to 8.45am.
Starting her musical
journey as a disciple of her
aunt, the legendary Nazrul
sangeet singer Feroza Begum,
Shusmita specialised in Nazrul
Sangeet from an early age. She
is also specialised in modern
Bengali songs, especially those
composed by her uncle, the
legendary composer Kamal Das
Gupta. Shusmita also covers a
wide range of musical genres
with versatility and grandeur in
her musical performances.
Renowned tabla player Syed
Meher Hossain will accompany
Shusmita Anis, while Yousuf
Ahmed Khan will host the
programme Gane Gane Shokal
Shuru.•
WHAT TO WATCH
Hanna
WB, 6:06pm
Hanna was raised by her
father, in isolation, in the
wilds of North Finland,
intensely trained to be the
perfect assassin. After being
dispatched on a mission
across Europe, tracked by a
ruthless intelligence agent she
faces dilemma as time unfolds
many unknown facts to her.
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Eric
Bana, Tom Hollander, Olivia
Williams, Jason Flemyng
Kung Fu Panda 2
HBO, 9:30pm
In the Valley of Peace, Po Ping
is revelling in his fulfilled
dreams as he serves as
the fabled Dragon Warrior
protecting his home with
his heroes now his closest
friends. However, Po and
company learn that the
murderous Lord Shen of
Gongman City is threatening
the land with a fearsome new
weapon that could mean the
end of kung fu. They attempt
to stop him, but the panda
is burdened with crippling
memory flashbacks linked to
this villain.
Voice: Jack Black (Po),
Angelina Jolie (Tigress),
Dustin Hoffman ( Shifu), Gary
Oldman (Shen), Jackie Chan (
Monkey)
Superman III
Movies Now, 11:20pm
Gus Gorman has a lot of time
on his hands having lost
his job. He finds out that he
is very good at computer
programming. He makes use
of this ability to embezzle
huge sums of money from the
company payroll. That’s when
he catches his ex-boss Ross
Webster’s attention. Webster
runs a business conglomerate
and he wants Gus to aid
him in his schemes of world
domination.
Cast: Christopher Reeve,
Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper,
Marc McClure, Annette
O’Toole, Annie Ross •