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Los Angeles [US], March 6: Priyanka Chopra, an actress, has gracefully expanded her wings internationally. She helped place India on the world stage and opened the road for South Asian representation in Hollywood's major roles.


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Prior to the global premiere of the AGBO spy series Citadel, Priyanka Chopra signed on for a brand-new Hollywood project called "Heads Of State," in which she would appear alongside John Cena and Idris Elba.

Ilya Naishuller, the director of "Nobody," is directing from a script written by Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, with an early draught written by Harrison Query based on Query's original concept, according to Deadline. Priyanka informed her Instagram followers and supporters of the update as well.

"On to the next...@idriselba @johncena @naishuller @amazonstudios...Let's gooo," she wrote.

As "Air Force One meets Midnight Run," the movie is described. In May, work on the Amazon Studios project will begin. Her fans were thrilled with that specific announcement. "She cannot be stopped. Priyanka, good luck "a commenter on social media. One more person commented, "PeeCee you rocks. The Russo Brothers' "Citadel," Priyanka's upcoming web series, is currently being prepared for distribution. Two elite agents from the international secret agency Citadel, Mason Kane (Richard Madden) and Nadia (Priyanka), are the focus of the action-packed programme.

Sharing details about the show, Priyanka said, "The story is closely interwoven with the stunts. What's so exciting about these huge action pieces was that they are infused with drama and storytelling. We get to see a lot about these characters, how they physically interact, not just great action sequences but there's drama at the heart of each one of them, so there's a story sort of interwoven in all the stunts. And that was just very cool and new for me."



Bollywood star Varun Dhawan has been confirmed as leading the cast of the Indian instalment of “Citadel,” an espionage action series created by the Russo brothers’ AGBO for Amazon’s Prime Video.


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Hailing from a film industry dynasty, Dhawan launched his movie career as an assistant director to Karan Johar on “My Name is Khan” and began acting in Johar’s “Student of the Year.” He subsequently starred in films including “Dilwale,” “Dishoom,” “Badlapur” and “October.” Among his 2022 efforts is family comedy “Jugjugg Jeeyo.” The untitled Indian series will start production in January 2023. The production is led by renowned creator duo Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK (together known as Raj & DK), who are the showrunners, directors and executive producers of the series. The screenplay is written by Sita R. Menon,along with Raj & DK.

The series is produced by Raj & DK’s D2R Films and Amazon Studios, with AGBO’s Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Mike Larocca, Angela Russo-Otstot, Scott Nemes, and David Weil (“Hunters”) overseeing production on the Indian original and all series within the global “Citadel” universe. Josh Applebaum, André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, and Scott Rosenberg serve as executive producers for Midnight Radio on the untitled Indian original and all series within the “Citadel” universe. Richard Madden (“Bodyguard”), Priyanka Chopra Jonas (“Quantico”) and Stanley Tucci have previously been announced as starring in the first-to-launch series within the “Citadel” universe. The show comes from AGBO and Weil and is set to premiere in 2023. Additional local-language “Citadel” productions are also in the works, including an Italian original series starring Matilda De Angelis (“The Undoing”). “We’ve worked very hard collaborating with the other international teams to bring a unique interwoven universe to our audiences,” said Raj & DK. Los Angeles-based AGBO was founded by the Russo brothers and Larocca in 2017. It has credits including “Extraction,” “The Gray Man” and hit indie film “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” D2R Films has credits including “The Family Man” series created and directed by the duo, “Go Goa Gone,” “Shor in the City,” “99” and the film “Stree.”

“The ‘Citadel’ universe [..] is a truly innovative and ambitious approach to storytelling, and we are super excited to begin production on the Indian chapter early next year in January 2023. “With this ground-breaking global-event series with multiple chapters, we are building on our mission of borderless entertainment to produce local original content that can be enjoyed by audiences across the world, where language is no longer a barrier. “ ‘Citadel’ is a truly global franchise, with local productions, across countries, that build back to an inter-connected storyline—a first-of-its-kind innovation in storytelling. “We have a steady pipeline of over 70 projects in various stages of development and production in the country,” said Gaurav Gandhi, VP, Prime Video India.




Washington [US], July 24: The Russo brothers are considering a collaboration with Excel Entertainment, the Indian production company run by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar (Gully Boy, "Made in Heaven").


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According to Variety, Joe and Anthony Russo met with Akhtar and Sidhwani after the Netflix movie "The Gray Man" premiere and press conference in Mumbai. They discussed collaborating with Indian talent and the potential for "The Gray Man," which stars Dhanush from India, to become a franchise during the press conference.

The wide-ranging conversation between the Russo brothers and Akhtar and Sidhwani covered the theatrical experience, the significance of event films and VFX in today's market scenario, screen count in India versus the rest of the world, and its importance, the globalization of cinema, with language not being a barrier, and storytelling across cultures, working with Indian talent and the possibility of producing a film with an Indian director, as well as about work culture -- producing films with Indian directors. "We love what the two gentlemen [Akhtar and Sidhwani] have been doing with content in India, they have a brilliant knack for telling disruptive stories," Anthony Russo told the Indian media. "Although such things take time to materialize, we are definitely talking with them with regards to developing something. At this moment, I can only say that it's an exchange of ideas at this stage." Excel launched its activities in 2001 with the historic movie "Dil Chahta Hai," and since then, it has become a production powerhouse. Akhtar also directs, writes, composes, and acts in addition to producing alongside Sidhwani.

In addition to a long-term connection with Netflix, the business already has a relationship with Amazon Prime Video. "Jee Le Zara," the next film Akhtar will direct, stars Bollywood A-listers Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Katrina Kaif, and Alia Bhatt. Akhtar is now acting in "Ms. Marvel."


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