Duties

Image: LucasfilmDays after it was revealed Andor was continuing production on season two during the writers strike, its showrunner Tony Gilroy has stopped working on the show.Andor Episodes 1-3 ReviewPer the Hollywood Reporter on late Tuesday night, the multihyphenate behind the Disney+ series has stopped all functions he’d normally do on the show, including casting and music-related tasks, while not actually being physically on set. Though its scripts were said to be completed prior to the strike, he was still doing the…

Screengrab via Marvel/YouTube Be it Marvel or DC, James Gunn can do it all; with more than a few homeruns under his belt in the form of the Guardians of the Galaxy films, Peacemaker, and The Suicide Squad, giving him the keys to the capes could turn out to be the most important move in the history of DC Studios. He isn’t quite finished with Marvel yet, having joined his cast and crew on one final press tour for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 before bidding farewell to the MCU for good. It’s a departure that…

India will appeal against a ruling of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) trade dispute settlement panel which ruled that the country's import dues on certain information and technology products are inconsistent with the global trade norms, commerce ministry sources said.They said that the ruling will not have any adverse impact on domestic industry.The appeal will be filed by India in the WTO's appellate body, which is the final authority on such trade disputes, they said.The dispute panel of the Geneva-based WTO on…

via Lucasfilm Star Wars continues to churn out new stories at an incredible clip, and as shows like The Mandalorian, Andor, or Tales of the Jedi find their niche — one upcoming new series looks to repeat their success. Following a group of children lost in space, Skeleton Crew exists as an original coming-of-age tale. Starring Jude Law, this series is entirely new territory for the folks at Lucasfilm, and we can hardly wait. Sadly, though, not much else is known about the plot or cast of Skeleton Crew. Like so…

Seplat Energy said Friday its chief operating officer, Samson Ezugworie, has been asked to take over as the chief executive officer of the oil & gas company. The decision followed an interim order of a judge, C.J. Aneke, of the Federal High Court, Lagos, restraining Roger Brown, the company’s CEO, from engaging in the running of the firm. The corporation said in a regulatory filing that Mr Brown has stepped back from his executive duties and delegated authority to the COO. The acting chief executive will…

The Finance Minister has proposed reducing the customs duty on the import of camera lenses for mobile phones and their components from 2.5 per cent to 0 per cent for use in the production of cellular mobile phone camera modules. In order to further strengthen domestic value addition in the production of mobile phones, the government will extend the concessional duty on lithium-ion cells for batteries for an additional year. The Finance Minister said that as a result of various government initiatives, including the Phased…

Hello, it’s Tuesday, Oct. 18, and here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today.TOP STORIES The latest fallout from the leaked audio recording Acting Los Angeles City Council President Mitch O’Farrell removed Councilmembers Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo from an array of council committee assignments. With the two councilmen refusing to step down, O’Farrell said they had been removed from committees that deal with real estate development, housing, homelessness and other issues.The announcement was only the latest example…

All of the members of BTS will serve their mandatory military duties, the Washington Post reports.Big Hit Music, the management company behind the wildly popular K-pop boyband, shared a statement on Monday confirming that the group will serve the South Korean military draft. The oldest member of the group, Jin, is expected to revoke his request to delay military conscription before the end of October. The other six members will follow, and are currently “looking forward to reconvening as a group again around 2025…

An investigation by India's Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has found that Chinese smartphone maker Oppo evaded customs duty worth Rs. 4,390 crore, a government statement said on Wednesday.Indian investigators found evidence that Oppo wrongfully used duty exemptions for items imported for use in mobile phone production, the statement said.They also allege Oppo made royalty payments which were not added to the transaction value of imported goods, as required by Indian law, it added.An spokesperson for Oppo, which is…

Broadcom is buying software company VMware in one of the biggest takeover deals so far this year. Photo: MIKE BLAKE/REUTERS…