Wolfgang Petersen

Christopher Nolan's upcoming film, 'The Odyssey,' is facing significant online backlash. Critics are targeting casting choices, including Elliot Page as Achilles' ghost and Lupita Nyong'o in dual roles as Helen and her sister. Comparisons to Wolfgang Petersen's 'Troy' are rife, with debates centering on modern reinterpretations and racial casting.

Legendary German saxophonist and composer Klaus Doldinger, renowned for his iconic soundtracks for 'Das Boot' and 'The NeverEnding Story', has passed away at 89. His family confirmed his death on October 16. Doldinger's career was marked by his passion for jazz and his desire to create emotionally resonant, independent music.

Deep Roy, who has featured in films like Star Wars, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, recounts his journey from Punjab to Los Angeles

Diane Kruger, who played Helen of Troy in 2004 historical drama 'Troy', has opened up about the uncomfortable audition for the film with a studio executive. According to the reports, Kruger said the whole process left her feeling like 'meat'.

Actor Nigel Terry, known for his performance as King Arthur in John Boorman's 1981 film "Excalibur", has passed away. He was 69.

The toga movie is suddenly back in fashion with the release of a number of flicks this year alone.

Whether a work of fiction, fantasy or science-fiction, here's a list of films that brought to the big screen, a dystopian future where a virus sends the human race to the brink of extinction.

LOS ANGELES: Audiences who go to the nation’s multiplexes to watch Harrison Ford play the captain of a crippled Soviet nuclear submarine in K-19: The Widowmaker, opening July 19, will see on the screen yet another logo for National Geographic Films.

LOS ANGELES: The Widowmaker, opening July 19, may be surprised to see on the screen, following the Paramount Pictures and Intermedia Films logos, yet another logo for National Geographic Films.

The generalized elements of a Hollywood apocalyptic scenario are quite clear to almost everyone - it begins with a threat first discovered by passionate scientists, while decision-makers or bureaucrats try to oversee the problem. Then the protagonists jump into the bandwagon to save local people and eventually humanity. Do these Hollywood science-fictions give any meaningful lessons on how to counter or the virus outbreak?

Here’s a list of film that accurately depicted the spread of viruses among other infectious diseases, and no, we are not talking about the zombie apocalypse.

As Hollywood blockbuster Troy makes waves, The Times of India speaks exclusively to Brad Pitt, who plays Achilles in the movie.

Hollywood's favourite playground has now, for the first time, started to look east.