Korea’s Showbox has added “Taboo: The Silent Day,” a horror mystery directed by first-time helmer Park Kyung-kun, to its sales slate at Hong Kong FilMart. Shot in Indonesia with a Korean crew and cast, the film centers on a group of friends whose vacation in
Film Movement has acquired North American rights to the 4K restoration of Masayuki Suô’s 1996 box office hit “Shall We Dance?,” it was revealed at Hong Kong FilMart. The deal, announced by Film Movement president Michael Rosenberg and Kadokawa Corp.’s Shoko Yoneda, includes the original,
Jared Padalecki finds his upcoming role in “The Boys” Season 5 and reunion with “Supernatural” actor Jensen Ackles anxiety-inducing. “I don’t know a whole lot about it, which is effing terrifying,” Padalecki said to Business Insider. Padalecki isn’t sure of the extent to which he
Filipino stars Kim Chiu and Paulo Avelino opened up about their first big-screen collaboration, “My Love Will Make You Disappear,” revealing the journey that brought together the dynamic pair whose combined social media following tops 40 million. The romantic comedy, produced by ABS-CBN’s Star Cinema
The Philippines’ Viva Communications is set to unleash a wave of horror titles at Hong Kong FilMart, spearheaded by acclaimed filmmaker Mikhail Red’s latest chiller “Lilim.” “Lilim,” which premiered in the Philippines earlier this month, has a narrative set against the country’s turbulent 1970s and
Munich-based sales agency the Playmaker has signed a key distribution deal for Japan with IPA Asia on its hit heist comedy “Two to One,” starring Academy Award-nominated German thesp Sandra Hüller (“Anatomy of a Fall,” “The Zone of Interest”). Hüller is joined in the cast
Chinese auteur Qiu Jiongjiong’s upcoming drama “Fuxi: Joy in Four Chapters,” starring acclaimed Taiwanese actor Lee Kang-sheng, has been selected for the Hong Kong — Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), the project market that runs concurrently with Hong Kong FilMart, as a work-in-progress. The production
Whether it’s “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Jurassic World” or “The Electric State,” you can always expect that familiar Chris Pratt charm. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Pratt discussed the similarities between his “Guardians” character, Peter Quill/Star-Lord, and his “Electric State” character, Keats. Pratt