Carrie Underwood plans holiday cheer with Christmas special Carrie Underwood is giving her fans a gift this holiday season, and it’s bigger than “My Gift,” the country singer’s first Christmas album. Aldis Hodge joins Dwayne Johnson DC Movie as Hawkman Deadline has confirmed that Aldis Hodge is in talks to join New Line/DC’s “Black Adam” as Hawkman. Actress dies in apparent suicide Popular Japanese star actress Yuko Takeuchi, 40, was found dead at her residence in Tokyo, the result of an apparent suicide, Japanese media reported. Bollywood stars questioned in drug investigation Three Bollywood actors, including top star Deepika Padukone, were questioned by India’s narcotics agency as part of an investigation into the movie industry’s alleged links with drug peddlers and cartels, officials said. J-pop band ARASHI releases English single Japanese pop sensation ARASHI has a big surprise for fans as they near their planned hiatus at year’s end: a collaboration with Bruno Mars on their first all-English single. Madonna to direct, co-write biopic about herself A biopic about Madonna has found a uniquely qualified director: Madonna, herself. Lang Lang biopic film to be directed by Ron Howard Ron Howard will direct a new, as-yet-untitled biopic on world-renowned pianist Lang Lang based on the memoir “Journey of a Thousand Miles” by Lang and David Ritz. Carey Mulligan to star in Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ Bradley Cooper has found his onscreen partner and a new title — “Maestro” — for the Leonard Bernstein film he will star in and direct for Netflix. (SD-Agencies) | 