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Zooey Deschanel joins Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery in Harold and the Purple CrayonNew Girl star Zooey Deschanel has come aboard the cast of Harold and the Purple Crayon, a live-action adaptation of the 1955 eponymous children’s book. She has joined Zachary Levi and Lil Rel Howery in the movie, which revolves around Harold, who builds a new world of his own imagination using a purple crayon. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Carlos Saldanha will helm the film from a script penned by David Guion and Michael Handelman. Jak and Daxter feature film in the works from Uncharted directorOne of PlayStation’s most popular video game franchises Jak and Daxter is getting a feature film adaptation. The news was confirmed by Ruben Fleischer, who is also the director of Uncharted, the film based on PlayStation’s another video game series, which releases in the US on February 18. It features Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg in lead roles.  Jak and Daxter was well beloved during the era of PlayStation 2, featuring an elfish hero Jak and his half-weasel and half-otter partner Daxter. Paddington 3 to begin production this yearPaddington 3 will begin production later this year, Golden Globe winning actor Ben Wishaw has confirmed in a recent interview. Wishaw will return to voice the anthropomorphic bear in the movie. However director Paul King won’t be returning to steer the third film, but will serve as the executive producer. The franchise is based on Michael Bond’s bestselling children’s stories surrounding the adventures of a young bear named Paddington. Sony’s Spider-Man spin-off, Kraven the Hunter casts Russell Crowe The upcoming Spider-Man spinoff, Kraven the Hunter, has added Academy Award winner Russell Crowe to its cast. It will be Crowe’s second involvement in a superhero film after having appeared in Man of Steel as Superman’s father Jor-El. Crowe will join Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who will play the titular character as one of Spider-Man's fiercest rivals. Taylor-Johnson previously essayed other superhero roles such as Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron and Kick-Ass in the Kick-Ass 1 and 2. The film is directed by J.C. Chandor. Zack Snyder’s Netflix space-odyssey film Rebel Moon adds Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Bae Doona, and Ray Fisher The upcoming sci-fi space adventure film, Rebel Moon, directed by Zack Snyder, has added several new members to its cast. Sofia Boutella will play the lead in the film and she will be joined by a star-studded ensemble of Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Bae Doona, and Ray Fisher. The film is rumored to be inspired by Star Wars and Japanese auteur Akira Kurosawa. The plot will center around a young woman, played by Boutella, who will lead the resistance against the tyrannical regime under Belisarius.  Star Wars spin-off Obi-Wan Kenobi series confirms May release date on Disney PlusThe latest addition to the Star Wars franchise, Obi-Wan Kenobi, is set to premiere on Disney Plus on May 25. British actor Ewan McGregor will reprise his role as the titular character from the Star Wars prequel trilogy. The character was previously played by Alec Guinness in the original Star Wars films. The series will be set 10 years after the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, where his student Anakin Skywalker abandoned the ways of the Jedi and joined the dark side to become villainous Sith Lord, Darth Vader. Ghosted cast adds Adrien Brody Adrien Brody has now joined Ana de Armas and Chris Evans in the previously announced Apple Original Ghosted. The upcoming action film has got Dexter Fletcher onboard as director. Touted as a romantic action-adventure narrative, Ghosted has been penned by Deadpool and Zombieland team Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Well, that's the OTTplay Sizzling Samachar of the day. I shall be back again with more news from the world of movies and entertainment, until then it's your host Nikhil signing out.Aaj kya dekhoge OTTplay se poocho