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Is Akshay Kumar yet to sign Hera Pheri 3 on the dotted line?

Amid the endless flood of sequels in Bollywood, Hera Pheri 3 is also one of the hotly awaited sequels. The project has been in talks for years now but still, there is no surety as to when it will mount the shooting floor.

A couple of weeks ago, director Indra Kumar did confirm that the third instalment of the franchise would begin production by the end of the year, but he did not say anything about the cast of the movie.


While fans believe that the trio of Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal will return to tickle their funny bones once again, some media reports suggest that Hera Pheri 3 does not feature on the list of Kumar’s forthcoming projects.

“Akshay will be seen in Kesari, Housefull 4, the multi-starrer Mission Mangal, Good News and Rohit Shetty’s Sooryavanshi, and one film that is being co-produced by Shabina Khan and Tusshar Kapoor. He is also planning his digital debut. But Hera Pheri (3) doesn’t feature on the list of his confirmed assignments,” a source revealed.

Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar is busy promoting his upcoming release Kesari. Produced by Karan Johar under Dharma Productions, the movie arrives in cinemas on 21st March, 2019.

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James Bond: Eon's rival passed on Ian Fleming novels calling them 'ridiculous' and 'not movie material'

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  • Newly surfaced studio reports reveal Bond novels were once rejected for the big screen
  • Elstree Studios dismissed Ian Fleming’s stories as unrealistic and unsuitable for cinema
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  • The decision later became one of film history’s biggest missed opportunities

Before Bond became a billion-pound franchise, one studio wanted no part of it

Years before Eon Productions transformed James Bond into one of cinema’s most successful franchises, a rival studio reportedly saw little value in Ian Fleming’s spy stories. Newly unearthed internal reports reveal that Elstree Studios rejected the opportunity to adapt the Bond novels after deciding they were “not movie material” and unlikely to succeed on screen.

The assessments came from the studio’s readers department in the late 1950s, where books and scripts were examined for adaptation potential. Instead of seeing a future blockbuster series, reviewers questioned whether Bond’s adventures would appeal to audiences.

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