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Lionsgate Play all set for John Wick: Chapter 4’s digital premiere
Mumbai: Who’s got G.A.M.E you ask? It’s Lionsgate Play. The ‘Greatest Action Movie Ever’, John Wick: Chapter 4, is all set for its digital premiere in India exclusively on Lionsgate Play. After its stupendous theatrical success globally, with an entry into the ‘billion-dollar box office collection’ club, the latest John Wick installment will be available on the Lionsgate Play in India on 23 June. To celebrate this Lionsgate Play launched a Wick-ed G.A.M.E (campaign) to reach out to fans and commemorate what can only be one of the coolest films of the year. An action extravaganza, full of guns, violence, and obviously the charismatic Keanu Reeves, this blockbuster film will promise to help you re-enter the world of the Boogeyman for the final ‘G.A.M.E’.
Talking about the release of John Wick: Chapter 4 and Lionsgate Play’s G.A.M.E, Lionsgate executive vice president Amit Dhanuka said, “We are happy to announce that Lionsgate Play has got G.A.M.E – that’s right, the ‘Greatest Action Movie Ever’, John Wick: Chapter 4, is set to digitally premiere in India exclusively on Lionsgate Play. We know fans have been waiting to relive the magic that Keanu Reeves brought to life on the silver screen. While the franchise was already at a position of international dominance, the new chapter surpassed all our expectations at the Indian box-office to become the highest-grossing Hollywood film of 2023 in Indian theaters as of date and we can’t wait for audiences to enjoy it from the comfort of their own homes on Lionsgate Play.”
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WhatsApp may soon let users to pick who sees their status updates
The messaging giant is borrowing a page from Instagram’s playbook as it pushes to give users finer control over their social circles.
CALIFORNIA: WhatsApp is quietly working on a feature that could make its Status function considerably smarter and considerably more private.
According to reports from beta tracking platforms, the app is testing a tool called Status lists, which would allow users to create named groups such as close friends, family and colleagues, and control precisely which group sees each update. It is a meaningful step up from the platform’s current blunt instruments, which offer only three options: share with all contacts, exclude specific people, or manually select individuals each time.
The new feature draws an obvious comparison with Instagram’s Close Friends function, and the resemblance is unlikely to be accidental. Both platforms sit within Meta’s family, and the company has been nudging them toward a common logic of audience segmentation for some time.
The move also fits neatly into WhatsApp’s broader privacy push. The platform has been rolling out enhanced chat protections and is exploring the introduction of usernames, which would allow users to connect without exchanging phone numbers. Status lists extend that philosophy from messaging into broadcasting.
Meanwhile, Status itself has been evolving well beyond its origins as a simple photo-and-text slideshow. The feature now supports music stickers, collages, longer videos and interactive elements, pushing it closer to the social-media-style story format pioneered by Snapchat and refined by Instagram. In that context, finer audience controls are not merely a privacy feature. They are a precondition for people sharing more.
The feature remains in development and has not been confirmed for release. WhatsApp routinely tests tools that are later modified or quietly shelved. But the direction of travel is clear: the app wants Status to be a destination, not an afterthought. Letting users decide exactly who is in the audience is how it gets there.
