Sucharita Ganguly

Los Angeles, CA, USA

After more than a decade in development, Devil in the White City will finally be available on Hulu. Leonardo DiCaprio obtained the rights to Erik Larson's book on the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition and its connection to the first modern serial killer in 2010. At the time, the aim was to make a film based on the story, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring DiCaprio. Also read: Sam Gooden, founder of Chicago soul group The Impressions, has died,The Hulu version, on the other hand, will be a mini-series starring Keanu Reeves. Along with the announcement that Reeves would be joining the cast, there are now some additional facts about the project's release schedule and plot. Here's all we know so far about the impending Devil in the White City adaptation. Release date,Hulu hasn't specified a precise release date yet, although it has stated that it will be in 2024. Also read: Mark Zuckerberg turning his own Baseball card into NFT,Meanwhile, production on the miniseries is expected to begin in 2023. With Reeves' John Wick 4 filming completed and the fifth instalment in pre-production (according to IMDB), it appears that Devil in the White City will begin production once that sequel is completed. Cast,So far, Reeves is the only member of the cast who has been announced. It would be his first role on American television since the short-lived Bill and Ted cartoon series in 1990 (though he did star in Swedish series Swedish Dicks in 2014). He'll be playing fair architect Daniel H. Burnham rather than serial killer H.H. Holmes. When Deadline reported in January that Reeves was in talks to star in the project, speculation about his casting arose. Also read: 'Almost too cheap': Quentin Tarantino criticises Top Gun Maverick,Previously, there were speculations that the producers were eyeing Robert Pattinson for a role, although this has yet to be confirmed. Though the casting of Holmes has not yet been announced, we do know some of the talent participating behind the scenes. Scorsese and DiCaprio will remain executive producers, while Todd Field, the three-time Oscar nominee behind In the Bedroom and Little Children, will direct. Before Devil in the White City, Field will release Tár, his first film in more than 15 years, starring Cate Blanchett as the first female chief conductor of a large German orchestra. Also read: Mirabai Chanu is 'worthy' of Thor’s hammer: Chris Hemsworth,Play,The official synopsis for the book is as follows: One was an architect. The other a serial killer. This is the incredible story of these two men and their realization of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, and its amazing 'White City'; one of the wonders of the world. The architect was Daniel H. Burnham, the driving force behind the White City, the massive, visionary landscape of white buildings set in a wonderland of canals and gardens. The killer was H. H. Holmes, a handsome doctor with striking blue eyes. He used the attraction of the great fair - and his own devilish charms - to lure scores of young women to their deaths. Also read: Joker 2 teaser: Release date confirmed, Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn?,While Burnham overcame politics, infighting, personality clashes and Chicago's infamous weather to transform the swamps of Jackson Park into the greatest show on Earth, Holmes built his own edifice just west of the fairground. He called it the World's Fair Hotel. In reality it was a torture palace, a gas chamber, a crematorium. These two disparate but driven men are brought to life in this mesmerizing, murderous tale of the legendary Fair that transformed America and set it on course for the twentieth century.

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 <li>Devil in the White City will finally be available in 20214</li>
 <li>It will star Keanu Reeves in the lead role</li>
 <li>The mini-series is based on Erik Larson's book on the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition and its connection to the first modern serial killer</li>
</ul>

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Devil in the White City: All you need to know about the Keanu Reeves show

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Guidelines for the imposition of the service fee in hotels and restaurants have been released by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) in order to avoid unfair business practices and consumer rights violations. According to the rules, service charges cannot be included in the meal bill proactively or automatically by hotels or restaurants. Here's all you need to know about the problem and your options if hotels or restaurants ask you to pay a service charge:,What's the issue with service charges?,The collecting of service fees has always been optional, according to the consumers' decision, and not required by law. However, consumers complained to the department of consumer affairs about eateries requiring such a fee. The accusations included that restaurants were hiding the fact that paying the service charge is optional and voluntary from customers, adding it to the bill under the pretext of another tax or charge, and humiliating customers if they refused to pay the service charge. After that, on June 2, the Department of Consumer Affairs scheduled a meeting with restaurants and hotels to discuss the imposition of a service fee. During the discussion, the consumer affairs ministry referred to the service fee as unlawful and demanded that the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) discontinue using it. Additionally, it said that the government would provide a legal foundation for this. What Rules Are There?,A month after the meeting between the NRAI and the government representatives, the CCPA has now released new rules on the imposition of the service tax. It reads:,1) Service charges cannot be added to a hotel or restaurant's meal bill automatically or by default;,2) No service price will be collected under any other name;,3) No hotel or restaurant shall require a patron to pay a service charge and should expressly state that such payment is optional, voluntary, and at the patron's exclusive discretion;,4) Consumers must not be subject to any access restrictions or service provision limitations based on the collection of service charges; and,5) The GST will not be applied to the total after adding the service fee to the food bill. How A Customer Can Respond If Asked To Pay A Service Charge,According to the CCPA regulations, if a customer discovers that a hotel or restaurant is charging a service charge that is against the rules:,1) A customer may ask the hotel or restaurant in question to deduct service charges from the bill amount;,2) By dialling 1915 or using the NCH mobile app, the consumer can file a complaint with the National Consumer Helpline (NCH), which serves as an alternative dispute resolution process at the pre-litigation stage;,3) The customer may also complain to the Consumer Commission about unfair business conduct. For a fast and efficient resolution, the complaint can be submitted online using the e-daakhil portal at www.e-daakhil.nic.in;,4) The consumer may also file a complaint with the District Collector of the relevant district for the CCPA to investigate. 5) The CCPA may also be contacted by email at com-ccpa@nic.in with a complaint. The National Consumer Helpline has received many complaints from consumers over the imposition of service fees (NCH). The Ministry of Consumer Affairs said in a statement on Monday that restaurants making service charges mandatory and automatically adding them to the bill, hiding the fact that paying such a charge is optional and voluntary, and embarrassing customers, if they refuse to pay the service charge, are among the complaints made by customers. Also Read: Ban on levy of service charge in food bills without any legal basis: NRAI,Additionally, consumer commissioners have ruled in favour of consumers in a number of cases involving the imposition of service fees, finding that doing so constitutes an unfair business practice and a breach of consumer rights.

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<ul>
 <li>According to the rules, service charges can't be included in the meal bill hotels or restaurants</li>
 <li>New guidelines about service fee in hotels have been released by the CCPA</li>
 <li>This was done to avoid unfair business practices and consumer rights violations</li>
</ul>

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Devil in the White City: All you need to know about the Keanu Reeves show

What to do if restaurants and hotels continue to levy a service charge