Thomas Sadoski, left, and Amanda Seyfried married in a low-key ceremony in California. Courtesy Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File
Thomas Sadoski, left, and Amanda Seyfried married in a low-key ceremony in California. Courtesy Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File

Holly to Bolly: Amanda Seyfried elopes in Californian countryside, jumbo-sized dragons coming up for Game of Thrones, and more



Amanda Seyfried has married fellow actor Thomas Sadoski in a low-key ceremony in the Californian countryside. Sadoski delivered the news to Late Late Show host James Corden on Thursday's episode. Sadoski flashed a wedding ring at Corden and told him the pair had eloped. "We just took off into the country with an officiant and just the two of us and we did our thing," he said. The 40-year-old Sadoski told Corden that the ceremony was "beautiful" and "everything that it should be". Seyfried, 31, who is pregnant with their first child, hinted at the big news in an Instagram post before Sadoski's appearance, writing that he would be talking about "nice things" with Corden. — Associated Press

Jumbo-sized dragons coming up for GoT

Game of Thrones co-director Matt Shankman says dragons will be the size of jumbo jets in the forthcoming seventh season. "The dragons this year are the size of 747s," reports ew.com. "Drogon is the biggest of the bunch — his flame is 30 feet in diameter!" Shankman is one of four directors helming next season (the others are Alan Taylor, Jeremy Podeswa and Mark Mylod). The seventh season of the popular fantasy drama series Game of Thrones will premiere on July 16. The final season likely will air in 2018. — IANS

A beautiful sequel already in works

Disney wants to make a sequel of The Beauty and the Beast following the success of the Emma Watson and Dan Stevens real-life version, HollywoodLife.com is reporting. "With the expected monster opening of Beauty and the Beast and the excitement that has surrounded the film, they are already considering a sequel to be released around 2019 or 2020," states the website. "They want everyone back for an original story. It is the next phase of what Disney would like to do with their live-action sequels to their animated classics." The original animation, released in 1991 had three sequels made that went straight to video. Currently, Disney is busy developing live-action remakes of The Lion King, Dumbo and The Little Mermaid. — IANS

Salman Khan is high up in the Austrian mountains

Salman Khan is currently in Austria shooting for Ali Abbas Zafar's Tiger Zinda Hai alongside Katrina Kaif. Kaif's personal trainer Reza Katani posted an image on Instagram of the Austrian mountains where shooting is taking place, saying the views are breathtaking. The film that is the second instalment of the 2012 blockbuster Ek Tha Tiger is touted to be a political thriller revolving around espionage. However, the latest reports in the Times of India suggest that Khan will battle a pack of wolves for an action sequence in the film. Tiger Zinda Hai has been scheduled for a December 2017 release. — The National Staff

London will live large in Mubarakan film

Director Anees Bazmee, who has been shooting in London for his next entertainer Mubarakan for the last month, says the city will be seen like never before in the movie. Starring Anil Kapoor and his nephew Arjun Kapoor, it also features actresses Athiya Shetty and Ileana D'Cruz. "I love this place and I have been here many times. I have travelled to many places, but have travelled to London the most. The producers of the movie, and Anil and Arjun had suggested shooting in London and I am very excited about it," said Bazmee in a statement. "We are shooting in many places in and around London, you will see London as you've never seen before." Mubarkan will be released on July 28. — IANS

Gomez admits she was addicted to Instagram

Pop star Selena Gomez said she cancelled her world tour last year and went to therapy because she was anxious and depressed. Gomez, 24, who has more than 113 million Instagram followers, also said in an interview published on in Vogue on Thursday that she was freaked out by her social media obsession and no longer has the Instagram app on her phone. "As soon as I became the most followed person on Instagram, I sort of freaked out. It had become so consuming to me. It's what I woke up to and went to sleep to. I was an addict. My self-esteem was shot. I was depressed, anxious. I started to have panic attacks right before getting onstage, or right after leaving the stage. Basically I felt I wasn't good enough, wasn't capable. I felt I wasn't giving my fans anything, and they could see it — which, I think, was a complete distortion," she said. — Reuters

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