Leonardo DiCaprio Lands in China to Promote ‘The Revenant’, Preach Climate Change (Photos)
“Little Lee,” as he’s locally known, swept into Beijing Sunday, promoting his Oscar-winning performance while also urging greater action on climate change.
China Box Office: ‘The Revenant’ Roars to Strong $33M Debut; ‘Zootopia’ Makes History
The film’s strong opening in the Middle Kindgom — where Leonardo DiCaprio is a huge star — is a big win for New Regency, which only had to cut 90 seconds or less to clear Chinese censors; elsewhere, ‘Zootopia’ becomes the top-grossing animated film of all time.
Filmart: Zhang Hanyu, Masaharu Fukuyama Join Cast of John Woo’s ‘Manhunt’
The Chinese and Japanese actors will take the leads in the thriller.
Asian Film Awards: ‘The Assassin’ Dominates with Eight Awards
The Hou Hsiao-hsien-directed film won the biggest prizes including best film, best director, best actress for Shu Qi and best supporting actress for Zhou Yun.
Filmart: Zhang and Fukuyama Join Cast of John Woo’s ‘Manhunt’
Zhang Hanyu and Masaharu Fukuyama will take the leads in the thriller.
‘The Bacchus Lady’ (‘Jugyeojuneun Yeoja’): Filmart/Hong Kong Review
Veteran Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung delivers a powerful performance as a sex worker confronting her and her ex-patron’s problems in old age.
‘Autohead’: Filmart/Hong Kong Review
Indian filmmaker Rohit Mittal’s debut revolves around a film crew following a cabbie’s meltdown into madness and murder.
Filmart: Pegasus Readies Lee’s ‘Hunter’ (Exclusive)
Produced by HongKong’s Pegasus Motion Pictures, China’s Shanghai Xinyi Media, and South Korea’s Union Investment Partners, ‘Bounty Hunter’ is scheduled for a 2016 summer release.
‘Kalo Pothi, the Black Hen’: Filmart/Hong Kong Review
Nepalese filmmaker Min Bahadur Bham’s first feature revolves around two boys’ mission to relocate their missing hen as civil war rages around them.
China’s Huayi Brothers to Launch Animation Unit Led by Hollywood Veteran
The Chinese studio, which has an 18-picture financing and distribution deal with STX Entertainment, has hired former DreamWorks Animation and Fox executive Joe Aguilar to lead the new division.
U.S. Ex-Reporter for Japan’s NHK Arrested for Sex Video With Underage Girl
The now 30-year-old fled Japan in 2013 after the video was discovered by police.
Filmart: Malaysia’s Animasia Teams with China’s Zero One on ‘Chuck Chicken’
Malaysia’s Film Kingdom Group is also collaborating with Hong Kong’s Pegasus Motion Pictures and Eunice and Tonia Entertainment for ‘Miss Sunshine
China’s Wanda to Consolidate Film Units
The Chinese conglomerate will inject its film production units, including Legendary Entertainment, into movie theater unit Wanda Cinema Line, whose stock trades on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
India’s Viacom18 to Launch Video Streaming Service Voot
The latest digital video player in India will take on competitors such as Fox’s Star India-backed hotstar and the recently launched Netflix, among others.
Filmart: Andy Lau Boards Action Thriller ‘Shock Wave’
Lau’s new production company, Infinitus Films, will be involved in the production.
Filmart: Fox Unites Departments to Produce Chinese-Language Content
The joint venture will include developments of new scripts and remakes of existing Fox titles into Chinese.
Filmart: Leading Japanese Directors Join ‘Roman Porno’ Reboot (Exclusive)
Nikkatsu’s big screen soft porn productions are to be relaunched with five Japanese helmers taking charge of the first slate of releases.
Russo Brothers Launch Studio to Produce Chinese-Language Films (Exclusive)
The directing team behind Marvel’s ‘Captain America’ franchise and the upcoming ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ films are planting their flag in the booming Chinese market.
What Does Wanda Want? Weighing the Chinese Conglom’s Global Movie Theater Buying Spree
With AMC Entertainment’s acquisition of Carmike for $1.1 billion, Wanda will own an unprecedented 11,500 movie screens worldwide, shaping the global entertainment industry for years to come.
Filmart: Jet Tone Unveils ‘Europe Raiders’ (Exclusive)
The third installment in director Jingle Ma’s ‘Tokyo Raiders’ and ‘Seoul Raiders’ series, which had a combined box office of $4.6 million in Hong Kong.
China Grants Hollywood Films More Favorable Spring Release Schedule
Warner Bros.’ ‘Batman v Superman’ and Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’ are both getting day-and-date releases in the country, while ‘Gods of Egypt,’ ‘The Revenant’ and ‘London Has Fallen’ have secured Friday openings.
Alfonso Cuaron to Speak at China-U.S. Motion Picture Summit
The inaugural film industry confab, to be held near Beijing on March 25, will also include talks given by Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs and Bill Borden, producer of ‘The Mermaid,’ China’s top-grossing film ever.
What Hollywood Can Learn From China’s $510M Box Office Hit ‘Mermaid’
Hong Kong filmmakers have had spectacular success tailoring recent releases to the nuances of the Chinese market.
China Box Office: ‘Ip Man 3’ Opens to $75M Amid Fraud Allegations, ‘The Mermaid’ First to Cross $500M
Zootopia, meanwhile, gave Disney Animation its highest China debut to date, pulling in $23.5 million and earning rave local reviews.
Universal Studios Japan Sets New Attendance Record, On Course for 14 Million Visitors
The Osaka theme park, taken over by Comcast for $1.5 billion last year, also attracted more than a million overseas visitors for the first time, with its Harry Potter attraction continuing to pack them in.
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