There are six films from China that IM Global will bring to Cannes as part of its sales lineup. IM Global is an independent studio that runs one of the leading film, TV and music production, sales and distribution platforms.
ABC is bringing “Marvel’s Inhumans” to life and the show’s first official teaser and promotional material has been released.
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” saw the expansion of the original quintet comprising of Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon and Groot. The core team is still doing a pretty good job at protecting the universe, but they learn much later that they’re going to need an extra set of hands when facing a much bigger foe (like a Celestial for instance).
Prince Harry and “Suits” actress Meghan Markle’s romance has been a real-life fairy tale so far. Despite coming from different countries and backgrounds, Harry and Meghan’s relationship has grown strong and there rumors that they might get engaged soon.
Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why” continues to generate a massive buzz even over a month after its premiere in March. The series, which is based on the eponymous book by Jay Asher, initially saw a surge of positive reviews, until recently went backlash over the show’s graphic content that became more and more resounding.
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” is the fifth film in the “POTC” franchise, but is said to be different from its predecessors.
"Dangal" is now touted as the highest-grossing film in China. Top-billed by Aamir Khan, "Uncle Khan," the movie has already earned 124 million yuan four days since its Chinese premiere.
A unit of China Merchant Bank led a series C round in Shanghai for the Star48 Culture and Media Group. CMB International Capital Management, the unit, did not provide financial details of the series C round but said the deal was worth hundreds of millions of yuan.
China’s anti-corruption TV series “In the Name of the People” continues to attract viewers both on free TV and video streaming sites. On iQiyi, one of the licensed online viewing platforms, the 55-episode drama has almost 6.4 billion views over 52 episodes aired so far.
Many netizens are up in arms over the new requirement by the Singapore/Malaysia edition of “The Voice” to require the contestants to know how to speak and sing in Mandarin. The new rule would leave out a lot of good singers from joining the reality singing contest.
Team Lakay fighters Eduard “Landslide” Folayang, Honorio “The Rock” Banario, Kevin “The Silencer” Belingon, Danny “The King” Kingad and Gina “Conviction” Iniong were all present during the celebratory press conference at Vikings Venue at the SM Mall of Asia Bayside, Pasay City, Philippines, on May 9, Tuesday. They were five of the 10 “ONE Championship: Kings of Destiny” winners on April 21 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.
Disney’s one of the most phenomenal animated movie, “Frozen,” is confirmed to have its sequel. The producer of the film, Peter Del Vecho, may have said something to spoil “Frozen 2’s” plot.
Although “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” isn’t out in theaters yet, “Kingsman 3” is already in active development.
"Scream" Season 3 is officially in production. For its third season, the thriller series will feature an entirely new cast and will be helmed by new showrunner and creative team.
With “Game of Thrones” now down to its last two seasons and 13 episodes, fans are now clamoring for a spinoff to extend their stay in Westeros. Indeed, HBO has answered their pleas.
