China Box Office: ‘Oppenheimer’ Still Holding Strong, Nears $60M
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer nudged near the $60 million mark in China during a somewhat downbeat weekend for moviegoing in the world’s second-largest theatrical territory. The Universal Pictures-backed historical blockbuster added $2.5 million from Friday to Sunday, taking its total to $58.1 million, according to data from box office tracker Artisan Gateway. Oppenheimer came in fourth […]
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‘Moving’ Director Talks Finale to Disney’s Hit Korean Drama and Potential Second Season
The curtain has come down on Disney’s answer to Squid Game, the smash-hit Korea YA superhero drama Moving. After becoming Disney+ and Hulu’s most-watched Korean drama of all time after just seven days of release, the series released its three-part season finale on Wednesday. Moving is an adaptation of a popular webtoon created by the influential […]
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Disney+ Renews Japanese Psycho-Thriller ‘Gannibal’ for Second Season
More is in store for fans of Disney+’s first Japanese horror-thriller series, Gannibal. The House of Mouse revealed Thursday that the hit Japanese original has been renewed for a second season, dropping a teaser trailer that offers a peek at what’s to come (see it below). The first season of Gannibal was a pillar title […]
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Paramount+ to Launch in Japan Via Deal With Local Streamers J:COM, Wowow
Paramount+ has finally found a home in Japan. Paramount revealed Wednesday that the streaming service and its library will launch in the Japan market on Dec. 1 as a no-additional-cost addition to the on-demand services of local operators J:COM and Wowow. J:COM is one of Japan’s top cable television operators and broadband internet providers, while […]
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Netflix Adds to Japan Originals Slate With Romantic Drama Series ‘Beyond Goodbye’
Netflix added another title to its rapidly expanding Japan live-action originals slate Wednesday with the announcement of the romantic drama series Beyond Goodbye. The series is an original story by prolific Japanese screenwriter Yoshikazu Okada (BL Metamorphosis, The Last 10 Years). It co-stars Kasumi Arimura, known for the Japanese blockbuster We Made a Beautiful Bouquet […]
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Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival to Honor Koji Yakusho as 2023 Filmmaker in Focus
Japanese actor Koji Yakusho, winner of Cannes’ best actor prize this year for his universally acclaimed performance in Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days, has been selected 2023 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival’s filmmaker in focus. Yakusho will attend the Taiwanese festival in person and present a selection of seven of his films during the event’s 17-day […]
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China Box Office: ‘Oppenheimer’ Nears $50M but Loses Second Weekend to Local Thriller ‘Dust to Dust’
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer climbed to $47.2 million in China over the weekend, continuing a better-than-expected run in the world’s second-biggest box office territory. But the blockbuster biopic ceded first place to Chinese crime thriller Dust to Dust, which came on strong with a $22.2 million two-day opening starting Saturday, topping Oppenheimer‘s $9.6 million Friday-to-Sunday total, […]
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Toronto: Ladj Ly Returns to the Paris Suburbs to Tackle Injustice in ‘Les Indesirables’
French filmmaker Ladj Ly could scarcely have hoped for greater success with his 2019 feature-length directorial debut, Les Misérables. Born and raised in Paris’ immigrant suburbs — known as the banlieues — Ly, now 43, had been documenting the everyday hardships and injustices faced by his community since he was a teenager. Les Misérables shone […]
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Chinese Fantasy Blockbuster ‘Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms’ to Get North American Release From Well Go USA (Exclusive)
Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to fantasy epic Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms, one of China’s biggest films of the year. Directed by Wuershan (Painted Skin: The Resurrection, Mojin: The Lost Legend), the film is the first installment in the planned Fengshen Trilogy, a three-part feature adaptation […]
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Jessica Chastain Was “Nervous” to Attend Venice Film Festival Amid Strikes, But Wanted to Show Support for SAG-AFTRA
Directed by Mexican auteur Michel Franco, Memory stars Chastain as Sylvia, a social worker who lives a simple life structured around her daughter, her job and her AA meetings. Her routines are disrupted, however, when Saul (Peter Sarsgaard) follows her home from their high school reunion. Their encounter profoundly impacts both of them as they […]
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Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ Wows Venice With Nine-Minute Standing Ovation
Ava DuVernay’s latest feature, Origin, made a major splash at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday, earning a nine-minute standing ovation and hoots of appreciation as the curtain came down on its world premiere. DuVernay is making history in Italy this week. Origin is the very first movie by a Black female director from the […]
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Ava DuVernay Says Black U.S. Directors Are Told “Not to Apply” to International Film Festivals, but ‘Origin’ Has “Opened the Door”
Ava DuVernay has made history at the Venice Film Festival, becoming the first female Black U.S. director in the event’s 80 years to have a film in the main competition. DuVernay addressed this milestone head-on at the press conference for Origin, which will have world premiere Wednesday night, explaining that Black U.S. filmmakers are led […]
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