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Eugene Levy hints at retirement from acting: ‘Not ruling anything out’ | Hollywood

Eugene Levy is not afraid of retirement. The actor, who has been working in the industry for more than three decades, has revealed in a new interview with The Independent about the possibility of stepping down from acting. (Also read: Kumail Nanjiani joins cast of Only Murders in the Building 4; will play important role in this season's investigation) Eugene Levy will be seen in the Apple TV+ television series The Reluctant Traveller. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)(Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP) What Eugene…

Nigeria imposes levy on expatriate workers

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday launched the Expatriate Employment Levy (EEL), a government-mandated contribution imposed on employers who employ expatriate workers in Nigeria. According to the launched EEL handbook, the levy seeks to balance the benefits of expatriate employment with the protection of Nigeria’s local labour markets and resources. “As imported workforce continues to grow internally, the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) deemed it important to implement the EEL that seeks to balance economic…

gig workers fund: Karnataka plans to levy cess on online transactions to fund welfare of gig workers

Karnataka government is planning to levy a cess on online transactions to fund the welfare of gig workers engaged by technology platforms, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced in his budget on Friday.The government, he said, will introduce the Platform-Based Gig Workers Fund and Welfare Fee Bill which would provide livelihood security to platform-based gig workers.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Product ManagementVisitIIT DelhiIITD…

Deadpool 3 Director Shawn Levy Pays Tribute After Moonstruck Director Norman Jewison’s Death

Few directors manage to leave a mark on the history of cinema like Norman Jewison managed to. Through his work on films like In the Heat of the Night, …And Justice For All and Moonstruck, he managed to make audiences laugh, cry, gasp and think. Sadly, Jewison passed away on January 20 at the age of 97. Since news of the celebrated filmmaker's death broke, fans and various people within the entertainment industry have been sharing their recollections of him. One of the many people to do so was Shawn Levy, director of the…

Dan Levy Almost Played A Ken In Barbie, And Explained Why It Didn’t Happen

At one point, there were talks that Dan Levy, of Schitt’s Creek fame, would join the cast of Barbie as a Ken. However, sadly, we never got to see the David Rose actor in the Mojo Dojo Casa House, and we never got to hear him say “Ew, Ken!” And guess what? He’s sad about it too, and explained why.It’s not that Dan Levy didn’t want to be in the Mattel movie. In fact, he is a big fan of Greta Gerwig, and he wanted to be part of the billion-dollar blockbuster that is Barbie. However, he wasn’t able to simply because of…

Dan Levy shares why he turned down Ken role in ‘Barbie`

Actor and co-creator of ‘Schitt`s Creek’ Dan Levy recalls turning down a role of one of the Kens in Greta Gerwig`s Barbie film, which ended up being a box office success and nominee and winner of several awards, due to a scheduling conflict. "Logistically could not make it work despite desperately trying to," Levy told People. "So, yeah, I guess I was technically unavailable to do that." The 40-year-old continued, "Does it haunt me when I sleep at night? Sometimes. It`s not like it isn`t like one of the…

Why Did Dan Levy Say No to the Role of Ken in ‘Barbie?’

It is 2024 and while misogynistic jokes are yet to end, blessed-with-brain-cells people no longer hide their disgust over such tasteless humor. I am, of course, talking about Barbie, Jo Koy, and the Golden Globes. But Koy, with his sorry-but-not-really-sorry apology, is not the only one regretting his decision regarding Barbie. Last year, months before Greta Gerwig’s epic creation was set to hit theaters, rumors flew that Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy was on the list of potential Kens for the film. But the short list of…

Good Grief review – Richard Curtis style romcom from Schitt’s Creek’s Dan Levy | Film

Dan Levy, the son of Eugene and co-creator of TV comedy Schitt’s Creek, has made an agonisingly well-intentioned and indulgent feature debut with a bittersweet relationship dramedy for which he is writer, director, producer and star, set in and around various tasteful upmarket properties in London and Paris. The need for emotional honesty is a theme, and audiences are entitled to wonder if the role played by wealth in soothing broken hearts deserves to be discussed more openly here than it is.Levy plays Marc, an artist…

Dan Levy Explores ‘Good Grief’ in New Trailer for Directorial Debut

Schitt’s Creek star also wrote and stars in drama about "friendship and loss and all the mess," premiering on Netflix in January 2024 Dan Levy explores death and friendship in the new trailer for Good Grief, the Schitt’s Creek actor’s directorial debut. Levy also wrote and stars in the drama alongside Himesh Patel and Ruth Negga, who play Levy’s friends who come to his aid following the unexpected death of his husband, played by Luke Evans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR_MPXTaEZw

Parliament Passes Bill to Levy 28 Percent GST on Online Games; Offshore Gaming Firms to Need Registration

Parliament on Friday approved amendments to the Central and Integrated GST laws to levy 28 percent tax on the full face value of bets in online gaming, casinos, and horse race clubs.The Central GST (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and the Integrated GST (Amendment) Bill, 2023, piloted by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, also make registration mandatory for offshore e-gaming companies operating in India. It also provides for blocking of access in case offshore platforms fail to comply with GST registration and tax payment…