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Welcome to OTTplay Sizzling Samachar of the day , I'm your host NikhilNews first up,Telugu theatrical releases postpone dates due to Covid The highly anticipated Telugu remake of Malayalam film Ayyappanum Koshyum titled Bheemla Nayak will release either on the 25th of February or the 1st of April. The film, starring Pawan Kalyan and Rana Daggubati in the lead, will not premiere on OTT as the filmmakers believe that it should be a theatrical experience.Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi’s next film Acharya has postponed its release from February 4 to an April 29 release window. Directed by Koratala Siva, the action drama revolves around a former Naxalite who fights against the various injustices in society, and also stars Kajal Aggarwal and Pooja Hegde in leading roles. Sarkaru Vaari Paata, Mahesh Babu’s upcoming family action entertainer, has also postponed its release date to May 12. Keerthy Suresh will play an important character in the film directed by Parasuram. David Hayter to helm American McGee’s Alice TV adaptation David Hayter, who has written screenplays for hit films such as X-Men, X-Men 2, and Watchmen, has been signed on to be the showrunner for a TV adaptation of EA’s hit video game franchise American McGee’s Alice. Loosely based on Lewis Carroll’s Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the reimagined action-adventure is not Hayter’s first involvement in video game franchises. He has earned cult status for voicing the iconic Solid Snake in Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid franchise. Dungeons & Dragons to be directed by Red Notice filmmakerEntertainment One’s Dungeons & Dragons series will be helmed by Red Notice’s writer-director Rawson Marshall Thurber. The popular role playing television game will be backed by Hasbro-owned eOne and Paramount Pictures. Thurber is set to write, direct and executive produce a pilot episode for the series. The Outrun to feature Saoirse RonanSaoirse Ronan has been cast as the lead in The Outrun, a film focusing on alcoholism and human’s bond with nature. Written by Amy Liptrot, the film will be helmed by The Unforgivable director Nora Fingscheidt. Ronan will play Rona in The Outrun, a woman grappling with alcoholism and just released from rehab. She returns to her hometown in Scorland’s wild Orkney Islands after 10 years and somehow reconnects with the place that she grew up in. Raj and DK’s new Netflix series titled Guns & GulaabsA new Netflix series has been greenlit by filmmakers Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. titled Guns & Gulaabs. This is going to be the director duo’s second collaboration with the streaming giant after last year’s Telugu movie Cinema Bandi. Guns & Gulaabs, the filmmakers' state, blends aspects of crime thrillers and 90s romance dramas, to present a story about the “misfits of the world.” Other than Guns & Gulaabs, Raj and DK are also teaming up with Shahid Kapoor for an Amazon Prime Video untitled thriller. The Fall of the House of Usher begins productionMike Flanagan has kickstarted the production of his upcoming Netflix project titled The Fall of the House of Usher, the director announced on Twitter. The series has also added a new cast member, House of Cards and Scream: The TV Series actor Willa Fitzgerald. Among the others who are part of the cast are Mary McDonnell, Frank Langella, Mark Hamill, Carl Lumbly, and Kate Siegel. This is the fifth time Flanagan is teaming up with Netflix after the successes of The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass. 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