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The Iron Giant | Athens | August 18

A sensory-friendly screening - meaning one designed to be accessible to people with autism and sensory processing disorders - of "The Iron Giant," is being shown at the Great Lawn of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (snfcc.org). Part of its Park Your Cinema program, the 1999 animated adventure tells the tale of a young boy's friendship with an alien who looks like a giant robot.

French fan takes over Fast and Furious films

French director Louis Leterrier was a regular fan of "The Fast and the Furious" when the multi-billion-dollar franchise started more than two decades ago. Now he is finishing it.

"I was a fan, buying my ticket on the Champs Elysee in 2001, who became a director and now I'm ending the franchise," Leterrier told AFP. "That never happens!"

Bulgarian Actress Maria Bakalova will be in Guardians of the Galaxy 3

Maria Bakalova becomes part of the Marvel universe. The Bulgarian will take part in "Guardians of the Galaxy 3".

The actress confirmed the news and wrote:

"I am the happiest and most excited person in the world! It was one of the most difficult secrets to keep and I can't believe it's a reality."

Fast and Furious 8… Could it be set in Athens? (video)

No sooner did Fast and Furious 7 premier that the makers are focused on no 8, scheduled for release on April 14, 2017. Producer-star Vin Diesel confirmed this date at CinemaCon Las Vegas though a new poster showed that it may come out during summer.

It has been leaked however that parts of the eighth installment will be set in New York, the Big Apple… and Athens, Greece, too!