While many fans questioned how the creators would deal with her character's storyline following Fisher's untimely death in 2016, creator JJ Abrams worked hard to create the perfect solution.

Disney's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is already a hit at the box office, currently the third highest-grossing movie of the year, and now it has added a trio of Oscar nominations.

While the last installment of the Skywalker saga did well in the US at $481.3 million, it made even more overseas with $519.7 million. Skywalker may be able to make as much as $1.25 billion in the end.

Tarantino's comments come months after Martin Scorsese claimed that the Marvel film franchise lacked original storytelling. 'Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood' has secured 10 Oscar nominations.

Speaking to IndieWire on Wednesday, the actor, 36, admitted he wished the First Order officer could have lived longer in the final film of the Skywalker saga, after Hux was killed for being a Resistance spy.

Nearly five months after Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hit theaters, star Daisy Ridley is still processing the 'weird' backlash from the film.

The actor, 45, hailed the Star Wars: The Last Jedi director, 46, as 'a real smart fellow' for creating the story from scratch, in an interview with Collider on Wednesday.

Star Wars fans rejoice! In honour of Star Wars Day (May the fourth be with you), Disney+ UK is bringing balance to the force by adding Rise of Skywalker to its vast library.

The singer, 61, announced on social media that she has cancelled two shows at the London Palladium: February 4th and February 11th

The singer, 61, uploaded the clip to her Instagram where she sits in the tub filled with petals and voices her thoughts on COVID-19, saying it has made everyone alike.

She's famous for her killer culinary skills and beautifully lavish events.

Gronkowski will reunite with Tom Brady at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL, but it is not the first case of world-class athletes returning to action after abruptly calling it a day,

In her memoir Inside Out, Moore details her marriage to Ashton Kutcher who was 15 years her junior and how she became pregnant with his baby but miscarried at six months.

This is the time when the business leaders will have to maintain their mental balance, and will have to come out of this with a solution, believes Adarsh Gupta of Liberty Enterprises

In a conversation with BW Businessworld Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Annurag Batra and Abhinav Trivedi and Kavi Bhandari of BW Businessworld, Chhachhi emphasises the unavoidable connection between the mind and the body. Excerpts of a BW Wellbeing Dialogue:

Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Adviser to the prime minister of India speaks with BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha on such issues in the time of the pandemic that is not only wrecked up human lives but the very core of economic activity.

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: No wonder there is a doom-laden feeling that the Ryder Cup should be postponed for 12 months and we write off a lost year for sport.

Siberian shaman Alexander 'Sasha' Gabyshev, 60, nicknamed the 'new Rasputin' has vowed to restart his two-year journey to 'exorcise' Vladimir Putin after he was arrested last month.

Russia 24, a state-owned Russian news channel, has boasted of the capabilities of the nuclear-powered cruise missile Burevestnik, known as Skyfall to NATO, which has 'unmatched' power.

MARK ALMOND: He likes to take the world - and Russians - by surprise. Vladimir Putin's lengthy State of Russia speech yesterday was expected to be the usual tedious outline of statistics.

Justin Bieber's $1200 art purchase has helped raise $12.5K for Kobe Bryant's Mama fund. The artists created 260 mini versions of Justin's and donated 24% of profits to the Mamba On Three fund.

Justin Bieber's weeklong 'takeover' of CBS' The Late Late Show with James Corden continues this week, with the pop star still insisting he could beat Tom Cruise in a fight.

The Canadian crooner, 25, surprised Mickolas yet once more during a special moment in the finale on his YouTube docuseries Seasons.

Sam Smith, 27, has been praised by famous friends and fans for wearing Gucci heels on the red carpet for the very first time.The singer celebrated his footwear choice on Instagram.

Will Smith got creative and snuck into a California movie theater to surprise his adoring fans at a screening of Aladdin on Saturday.

Will Smith's super spy Lance Sterling gets much more than he bargained for when he teams up Tom Holland's tech-savvy Walter Beckett in the new trailer for Spies In Disguise.

Will Smith surprised three boys featured in a viral anti-bullying video during an appearance for Friday's episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He delivered merchandise and $10K checks for each.

Smith, 51, provides the voice for super spy Lance Sterling while Holland, 23, gives voice to scientist Walter Beckett in the animated action adventure opening on Christmas Day.

The 51-year-old actor took on Instagram to show a clip as he appeared at a going away party for Anita Scipio, a receptionist at IHeartRadio who he initially crossed paths with in 1990.

Israeli AI analytics startup Anodot has raised $35 million from Intel Capital, SoftBank Ventures Asia, Samsung NEXT, and La Maison. The company began its fundraising in November 2019, and closed last week amid coronavirus uncertainty."This is a very important day for the company but it's important we are around for the day after," Anodot CEO and cofounder David Drai told Business Insider in an interview. "We are looking to be sensible with our runway but also be on the offense to grow and provide more offerings." Click here for more BI Prime stories.Israeli AI analytics startup Anodot has raised $35 million from Intel Capital, SoftBank Ventures Asia, Samsung NEXT, and La Maison. The company increased the size of its fundraising as a result of the coronavirus.Anodot said it began raising in

The TV personalities sparked outrage for having open-air fires, following pleas that residents refrain from doing so, as such activity would diminish the quality of the air.

The former TOWIE star, 28, uploaded a video to her Instagram account of the couple keeping their fitness routine up with a DIY workout in the back yard.

Georgia Kousoulou has been reminiscing on happier times as she shared a selection of swimsuit throwbacks on her Instagram page on Thursday afternoon.

Jess and Natalya Wright looked glamorous as they modelled charity t-shirts to raise money for the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic.

The cast were out in full force to film scenes in a park in Manchester on Friday.

The former Emmerdale star, 31, marked his beloved wife's 30th birthday with a series of stunning surprises and the help of their kids Teddy, five, and Elsie-Rose, two

The actress, 50, appeared on Tuesday's edition of Lorraine to discuss breaking boundaries for playing the first-ever transgender character in a serialised drama from 1998 until 2014.

The 61-year-old former Coronation Street actress, who lives in Cheshire with her husband Lincoln Townley, 47, opened up about her struggle on Loose Women on Tuesday afternoon.

The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer your questions. This week's topics also include the best places to stay for a relaxing break in Greece and how to correct a visa application error.

The 41-year-old Dawson's Creek alum hadn't shared an image of the Avenues student since March 23

Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Greece's Katerina Stefanidi said athletes felt forced to continue training despite the health risks because Olympic chiefs say the Games will still go ahead.

Xylella fastidiosa is the most deadly pathogen in the world for all plants and there is no cure. It is currently infecting trees in Italy and is threatening Spain and Greece.

Kim Kardashian has revealed she's been struggling during the COVID-19 lockdown

Kim Kardashian showed off her bombshell beach body in a sizzling new set of seaside pictures on Instagram. She flashed her sculpted midriff as she posed up a storm by the sea.

I've lived in a camper van in New Zealand with my partner for a few months, and many things have surprised me about my new life. I learned I still need to have a routine and make plans even though I'm living a spontaneous lifestyle.It's also important to find places to park, since we can't set up camp and sleep anywhere we'd like. Traveling around the world in a van can be cheap, but I'm glad my partner and I saved up plenty of extra money before embarking on this journey. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.Days after being laid off from my full-time job in October 2019, my partner and I began looking up flights to New Zealand.This was our first concrete step in realizing our plan to leave our jobs in the United States and move across the globe.After years of saving up, we flew to

In honor of US Navy Chief Petty Officer Charles Keating IV, the US special operations community created a "workout of the day."Keating, a 31-year-old Navy SEAL, was killed battling ISIS fighters in Iraq on May 3, 2016.Service members who took part in the exercise in Kuwait shared non-alcoholic "near" beer, the only authorized drink resembling the alcoholic beverage in the country, from an emptied ammunition can.Here's what the "Chuck Heavy" exercise consists of.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Members of the US Special Operations Joint Task Force stationed in Kuwait conducted a training session dubbed "Chuck Heavy" in honor of a US Navy SEAL who was killed four years ago this week during a firefight with ISIS fighters in Iraq.US Navy Chief Petty Officer Charles Keating IV,

The Brihanmumbai MunicipalCorporation (BMC) has increased by one year the retirement age health officers working in all the civic-run hospitals as atemporary measure in view of the coronavirus pandemic.Their retirement age will now be 59 instead of 58, itsaid.It also increased by one year the retirement age ofprofessors in the BMC-run medical colleges temporarily."The retirement age of the health officers and seniorhealth officers of all the BMC-run hospitals has beentemporarily increased by a year from the existing retirementage of 58 years," the civic body said.However, the decision of continuing in service isvoluntary, it said.It said the decision is not applicable for thosehealth officers, who are set to retire in the next threemonths.The BMC said that since a large number of posts ofprofessors

New Delhi, May 2 () ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company on Saturday reported a 23.8 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 282 crore for the March quarter. The non-life insurer had posted a net profit of Rs 228 crore in the corresponding period of 2018-19. The gross direct premium income (GDPI) of the company stood at Rs 3,181 crore in Q4 FY20, compared to Rs 3,485 crore in Q4 FY19, ICICI Lombard said in a regulatory filing. For the full year 2019-20, the profit after tax or net profit increased 13.8 per cent to Rs 1,194 crore from Rs 1,049 crore in the preceding fiscal. GDPI of the company stood at Rs 13,313 crore in FY20 compared to Rs 14,488 crore in FY19, a de-growth of 8.1 per cent, it said. Excluding crop segment, GDPI increased to Rs 13,302 crore during the year compared to Rs

BHEL has invited foreign companies to ‘Make in India’ as it seeks to capitalise on US-China tensions to solve its cash flow issues.Investors cheered the move as the stock surged nearly 10% in two days.BHEL’s stock has taken a beating this year, losing half its value after missing FY20 sales by 20%.Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited has invited foreign companies to use its facilities to set up manufacturing bases in the country. The government-owned company has floated an expression of interest in this regard. The stock surged nearly 10% in two days before cooling off, as investors cheered the initiative of a state-owned company looking to invite foreign companies on the fence in China and at the same time resolve its cash flow issues — two birds with one stone. 75548252For the year 2020

The notification, however, clarified that the retail price will not rise and that would mean that the state-owned fuel retailers will have to bear the burden. Many states have already hiked value-added tax on fuels this week.The hike in duties on fuel will be effective from May 6. Fuels like petrol and diesel do not come under the GST in India.India's Central government has decided to hike the excise duty on petrol by ₹10, and on diesel by ₹13, with effect from Wednesday (May 6) to fill the gaping hole in the exchequer left by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the notification clarified that the retail price of fuels won't rise to avoid hurting the consumer. That would mean that state-owned fuel retailers like Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), and Hindustan