Wednesday, 8th, 2025 | 3:14PM Updated
Because members of China’s “boy band” have female members who dress up in androgynous attire, fans also get confused and fall in love with them. Some fans even consider them “husband material” and send the members of ACrush love letters.
The title of Zhou Dongyu’s latest movie best describes what just happened to the film. “This is Not What I Expected” surprised Xu Hong Yu, the director, because the film earned more than 100 million yuan in box office since it premiered April 27.
It is not just the Chinese sci-fi movie “Reset” that was recognized at the recently concluded WorldFest – Houston International Film Festival. A romantic movie based on a South Korean comic book was given a special jury award at the same filmfest.
The eighth franchise of “The Fast and the Furious” broke box-office records over the weekend by crossing the $1-billion mark. In China, “The Fate of the Furious” topped the May Day holiday weekend and broke the record of “The Fast and the Furious 7.”
Disneyland is making cinema history by holding the world premiere of “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” in China on May 11. Flying in for the event are stars of the movie such as Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom.
When “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” open in China on May 5, another controversy is expected to hound a Chinese female subtitle translator. Criticisms over her translation in past Hollywood movies shown in China are not new to Jia Xiuyan.
Competition is becoming stiffer in China’s lucrative video streaming business. After Netflix announced in late April that it had entered into a licensing agreement with iQiyi, a streaming giant in the country, another Chinese entertainment giant announced plans to also go into video streaming.
A Bollywood movie starring Salman Khan would soon premiere in China. Bollywood producers have apparently learned the trick from Hollywood studios to get a Chinese actor in the cast for the movie to have higher chances of box-office success in the world’s second-largest movie market.
Among the more than 10 Chinese movies awarded on Saturday at the 50th yearly WorldFest-Houston, “Reset” was the big winner. The film is a science fiction movie supervised by action star Jackie Chan.
Hong Kong chef Nicholas Tse was the special guest of an “East meets West” themed dinner in Bali, Indonesia, aired by Fox TV. During the dinner, Fox announced that an English version of Tse’s cooking show “Chef Nic” would air on Fox and National Geographic.
Many netizens would share or retweet an internet post even if they have not verified if what is written in the post is true, so long as the news is interesting. A tweet about two alleged lesbian members of a Chinese girl band marrying was interesting for many netizens even if it was a joke.
It’s confirmed - David Fincher is helming “World War Z 2.” Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions are moving forward with the zombie sequel, with Brad Pitt reprising his role a Gerry Lane.
2018 is already shaping up to be a good year for movies. Several sequels are headed to the theaters in 2018, as well as highly anticipated adaptations. Here’s our bold fearless forecast for the top blockbuster movies in 2018.
Brie Larson is generating a huge buzz for the Marvel Cinematic Universe as she nears her big screen debut as Carol Danvers, a.k.a Captain Marvel.
The official title for the next “X-Men” movie has been revealed and it affirms fans’ long-gestating theory. The “X-Men” movie franchise is moving forward with “Dark Phoenix,” which centers on Jean Grey and her transition into the said super-powered being.
A "Golden Bridge of Silk Road" structure has been erected in Beijing's Olympic Park.