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Japanese Anime ‘My Hero Academia: You’re Next’ Set for U.S. Theatrical Release
Anime fans, mark your calendars. The latest installment in the My Hero Academia franchise is heading to North American movie theaters this fall. My Hero Academia: You’re Next, the fourth film in the series, is set to premiere stateside on Oct. 11, courtesy of distributor Toho International. The film will be shown in North American cinemas with […]
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Amazon’s Hit Australian Crime Comedy ‘Deadloch’ Renewed for Season 2
There’s more in store for fans of Amazon’s Australian crime comedy Deadloch. The producers of the breakout show revealed Tuesday that a six-episode second season will go into production later this year and be released globally on Prime Video. Co-created by Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan, the first season of Deadloch followed a pair of […]
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China Box Office: Ticket Revenue Slips 9 Percent in First Half of 2024
China’s movie box office made a roaring start to the year, but sales have waned in the months since. Ticket revenue for the first half of 2024 totaled $3.4 billion (RMB 23.9 billion), down 9 percent from last year, according to data released Tuesday by consultancy Artisan Gateway. Total admissions for the period reached 550 […]
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Crunchyroll to Stream ‘Kaiju No. 8’ Season Two
Hit Japanese anime series Kaiju No. 8 is getting a second season. Shortly after the credits rolled on the show’s season-one finale Saturday, global specialty streamer Crunchyroll revealed that work is already underway at the storied Japanese anime studio Production I.G for a follow-up story arc. Crunchyroll says it will stream the season two return […]
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Crunchyroll to Release ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle’ in Theaters as Film Trilogy
Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment are giving the blockbuster Demon Slayer anime franchise an appropriately grand finish. The partners revealed Sunday that they will release Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, the last episodes in the hit anime franchise, as a trio of theatrical films in cinemas worldwide. The three-part installment represents the final […]
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Netflix to Stream Chinese Suspense Series ‘See Her Again’ in Deal With China’s Tencent
Global streamer Netflix has picked up select international streaming rights to the much anticipated Chinese fantasy suspense series See Her Again. Currently in postproduction, the show is expected to drop later this year simultaneously on Netflix and Chinese streamer Tencent Video. The deal was unveiled this week at the ongoing 29th Shanghai TV Festival. See Her […]
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‘Stuff the British Stole’ Doc Series to Be Reimagined as Scripted Heist Drama
Stuff the British Stole, the popular Australian-Canadian documentary series exploring the controversy surrounding cultural objects purloined by British colonialists, is set to be reimagined as a big-budget scripted heist series. The new version is backed by Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia (The Twelve, Love Me) and Wooden Horse (The Clearing, Mother & Son). The partners describe […]
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Chinese Auteur Jia Zhang-ke’s ‘Caught By the Tides’ Sells to Sideshow, Janus Films for U.S. Distribution
Sideshow and Janus Films have snapped up U.S. distribution rights to Chinese master filmmaker Jia Zhangke’s latest feature Caught by the Tides, which premiered to rave reviews at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The two distributors said they will “release the film exclusively in theaters in the coming months.” Caught by the Tides is composed almost […]
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Rising Taiwanese Editing Studio Cutting Edge Films Keeps the Festival Hits Coming
What did five of the most critically acclaimed Asian movies that premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival have in common? They all were edited by rising Taiwanese studio Cutting Edge Films. Formally established only in 2022, the company comprises a small group of film professionals who have worked together for over a decade. They […]
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Shanghai Film Festival: Kazakh Drama ‘The Divorce’ Takes Top Prize
The 26th Shanghai International Film Festival came to a glitzy conclusion Saturday as Kazakh film The Divorce, directed by Daniyar Salamat, took home the top Golden Goblet award for best feature at a star-studded closing ceremony in the Chinese commercial capital. A period drama set in the 1920s during the establishment of Soviet authority on the Kazakh steppe, […]
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Shanghai: Zeng Zi’s ‘Friday, Funfair’ Wins Asian New Talents Top Prize
Chinese drama Friday, Funfair, directed by Zeng Zi, was named best film of the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival’s Asian New Talent section, which honors distinguished works by emerging filmmakers from across the Asia-Pacific region. The film is in tune with a recent trend in Chinese cinema of tackling the pressures and hardships women face […]
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‘Train to Busan’ Director Yeon Sang-ho Teams With Alfonso Cuarón for Netflix Thriller ‘Revelations’ (Exclusive)
Korean multi-talent Yeon Sang-ho is getting back in business with Netflix for his next feature film — with a little help from Oscar-winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón. Yeon has signed to direct a movie adaptation of his own popular Korean webtoon, Revelations, with Cuarón onboard to executive produce and consult on the project. Yeon first became […]
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