Hong Kong’s Entertaining Power reporting sales prices have returned to pre-Covid levels.
Hong Kong’s Entertaining Power has sold four anticipated star-led features to Taiwan’s Sky Films in a package deal closed during the Cannes market - where prices are understood to be returning to pre-Covid levels.
The titles include Lee Po Cheung’s As It Burns, a suspense thriller involving two fatal explosions that take place 15 years apart but are linked by two women that look alike. The cast is led by Taiwanese actor Jasper Liu, who shot to fame after 2018’s pan-Asian box office hit More Than Blue,...
Hong Kong’s Entertaining Power has sold four anticipated star-led features to Taiwan’s Sky Films in a package deal closed during the Cannes market - where prices are understood to be returning to pre-Covid levels.
The titles include Lee Po Cheung’s As It Burns, a suspense thriller involving two fatal explosions that take place 15 years apart but are linked by two women that look alike. The cast is led by Taiwanese actor Jasper Liu, who shot to fame after 2018’s pan-Asian box office hit More Than Blue,...
- 5/22/2022
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
They include a film version of hit TV series ‘The Trading Floor’.
Hong Kong’s Universe Films Distribution is (virtually) introducing a string of high-profile blockbuster titles to buyers at the Marche.
They include Herman Yau’s financial drama Trading Floor and Oxide Pang’s action thriller High Forces. Both are produced by and will star Andy Lau.
Trading Floor is about an intern and his mentor at a multinational investment bank. Filming is expected to begin early next year with Oho Au in the cast.
High Forces takes place on a plane where a former Swat member is caught up in a hijack.
Hong Kong’s Universe Films Distribution is (virtually) introducing a string of high-profile blockbuster titles to buyers at the Marche.
They include Herman Yau’s financial drama Trading Floor and Oxide Pang’s action thriller High Forces. Both are produced by and will star Andy Lau.
Trading Floor is about an intern and his mentor at a multinational investment bank. Filming is expected to begin early next year with Oho Au in the cast.
High Forces takes place on a plane where a former Swat member is caught up in a hijack.
- 7/6/2021
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Netflix has secured the services of two of East Asia’s most in demand young stars Lee Seung-gi and Jasper Liu, for unscripted travel variety show “Twogether.” The show goes to air from June 26.
The pair travel to destinations suggested by their fans and become friends despite their language differences. The six-part show sees the pair begin by visiting Yogyakarta and Bali in Indonesia, then Bangkok and Chiang Mai in Thailand, and finally Pokhara and Kathmandu in Nepal. These are all locations that were recommended by their fans. If they successfully complete missions given in each city, they will be allowed to head to a special place to meet their waiting fans.
Lee, from South Korea, is a musician, TV host and actor with film credits including “Love Forecast” and “The Princess and the Matchmaker” and a prolific TV resume including “Brilliant Legacy” and “My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox.
The pair travel to destinations suggested by their fans and become friends despite their language differences. The six-part show sees the pair begin by visiting Yogyakarta and Bali in Indonesia, then Bangkok and Chiang Mai in Thailand, and finally Pokhara and Kathmandu in Nepal. These are all locations that were recommended by their fans. If they successfully complete missions given in each city, they will be allowed to head to a special place to meet their waiting fans.
Lee, from South Korea, is a musician, TV host and actor with film credits including “Love Forecast” and “The Princess and the Matchmaker” and a prolific TV resume including “Brilliant Legacy” and “My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox.
- 6/8/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
“More than Blue,” the Taiwanese romantic film that was a surprise hit in China and across Asia, is to be adapted as a TV series. Singapore’s mm2 is producing in association with Taiwan’s Goodfilm Workshop.
The 10-part series will serve as an origin story and probe the student days of star-crossed characters Chang Che-Kai (K) and Sung Yuan-Yuan (Cream), originally played by Jasper Liu and Ivy Chen. It will also flesh out the back stories of several of the supporting characters. The cast has yet to be announced.
The series is to be directed by Hsieh Pei-ju, previous winner of the audience award at the 2019 Taipei Film Festival with her film “Heavy Craving.” Returning to the project are producer Rita Chuang, the 2018 films director Gavin Lin, and screenwriter Hermes Lu.
Production is set to start on July 7, 2020, on an announced budget of $6 million (Nt$180 million), with delivery in...
The 10-part series will serve as an origin story and probe the student days of star-crossed characters Chang Che-Kai (K) and Sung Yuan-Yuan (Cream), originally played by Jasper Liu and Ivy Chen. It will also flesh out the back stories of several of the supporting characters. The cast has yet to be announced.
The series is to be directed by Hsieh Pei-ju, previous winner of the audience award at the 2019 Taipei Film Festival with her film “Heavy Craving.” Returning to the project are producer Rita Chuang, the 2018 films director Gavin Lin, and screenwriter Hermes Lu.
Production is set to start on July 7, 2020, on an announced budget of $6 million (Nt$180 million), with delivery in...
- 3/24/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
In the world of film buffs, (teen) rom coms are considered among the films with the lowest quality as a genre, since they are usually tear-jerkers that aim at benefitting from their protagonists’ looks and popularity more than anything else, in order to become commercial successes. And although I do not object to the aforementioned, I have to admit that I have a soft spot for these movies, and since “Take Me to the Moon” is a great sample of the category, I feel no shame in stating that I really enjoyed it. Let us take things from the beginning, though.
Take Me to the Moon screened at 8th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase
In a story that combines the teen rom-com with time travelling, we meet Cheng-hsiang in 2017, a corporate employee who feels that something is missing in his life. When his work brings him to Japan,...
Take Me to the Moon screened at 8th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase
In a story that combines the teen rom-com with time travelling, we meet Cheng-hsiang in 2017, a corporate employee who feels that something is missing in his life. When his work brings him to Japan,...
- 3/30/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
How To Train Your Dragon 3 delivers sixth highest industry animation bow in India.
March 25 Update: In an important session that keeps alive hopes of crossing the cherished $1bn global threshold, Captain Marvel performed slightly higher than expected to deliver an estimated $87.1m and reach $912.4m after three weekends through Disney, and used a $52.4m international haul to stand at $590.9m.
Jordan Peele’s new horror film Us opened in its first 47 territories via Universal Pictures International on a combined $16.7m led by a $1.9m number two debut in the UK, while Fox International’s Bohemian Rhapsody debuted in China in fourth place on $6.4m.
March 25 Update: In an important session that keeps alive hopes of crossing the cherished $1bn global threshold, Captain Marvel performed slightly higher than expected to deliver an estimated $87.1m and reach $912.4m after three weekends through Disney, and used a $52.4m international haul to stand at $590.9m.
Jordan Peele’s new horror film Us opened in its first 47 territories via Universal Pictures International on a combined $16.7m led by a $1.9m number two debut in the UK, while Fox International’s Bohemian Rhapsody debuted in China in fourth place on $6.4m.
- 3/24/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
How To Train Your Dragon 3 delivers sixth highest industry animation bow in India.
In an important session that keeps alive hopes of crossing the cherished $1bn global threshold, Captain Marvel performed slightly higher than expected to deliver an estimated $87.1m and reach $910.3m after three weekends through Disney, and used a $52.1m international haul to stand at $588.8m.
Jordan Peele’s new horror film Us opened in its first 47 territories via Universal Pictures International on a combined $16.7m led by a $1.9m number two debut in the UK, while Fox International’s Bohemian Rhapsody debuted in China in fourth place on $6.4m.
In an important session that keeps alive hopes of crossing the cherished $1bn global threshold, Captain Marvel performed slightly higher than expected to deliver an estimated $87.1m and reach $910.3m after three weekends through Disney, and used a $52.1m international haul to stand at $588.8m.
Jordan Peele’s new horror film Us opened in its first 47 territories via Universal Pictures International on a combined $16.7m led by a $1.9m number two debut in the UK, while Fox International’s Bohemian Rhapsody debuted in China in fourth place on $6.4m.
- 3/24/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The film’s Chinese title literally means ’A Story Sadder Than Sadness’.
Taiwanese romantic drama More Than Blue knocked Captain Marvel off the top spot at the Chinese box office in the seven-day period of March 11 -17 .
With a Chinese title which literally means ‘A Story Sadder Than Sadness’ the melodrama about a terminally ill man who hides his conditon from his girlfriend has grossed $47.3m since opening on Thursday March 14. It is is expected to surpass 2015’s Our Times to become the biggest Taiwanese film in China of all time.
More Than Blue is Singapore-based mm2’s first wide release in China.
Taiwanese romantic drama More Than Blue knocked Captain Marvel off the top spot at the Chinese box office in the seven-day period of March 11 -17 .
With a Chinese title which literally means ‘A Story Sadder Than Sadness’ the melodrama about a terminally ill man who hides his conditon from his girlfriend has grossed $47.3m since opening on Thursday March 14. It is is expected to surpass 2015’s Our Times to become the biggest Taiwanese film in China of all time.
More Than Blue is Singapore-based mm2’s first wide release in China.
- 3/18/2019
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Netflix is continuing its originals drive in Asia with a raft of drama series including Chinese-language thriller Triad Princess.
This comes after the Svod service launched five new anime titles including adaptations of Pacific Rim and Altered Carbon.
The company unveiled 17 new Asian original productions from Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and South Korea at an event in Singapore and is set to reveal an additional nine projects from India later this week. The announcements were made by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos.
Titles including Thai-language original The Stranded, which follows an 18 year old who survives a devastating tsunami along with thirty-six of his fellow students at an elite private high school on a remote island in the Andaman Sea. Directed by Sophon Sakdaphisit, it is produced by Gmm Grammy and H2L Media Group with Executive Producers Ekachai Uekrongtham, Gary Levinsohn, Steven Sims, Billy Hines and Christian Durso.
This comes after the Svod service launched five new anime titles including adaptations of Pacific Rim and Altered Carbon.
The company unveiled 17 new Asian original productions from Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and South Korea at an event in Singapore and is set to reveal an additional nine projects from India later this week. The announcements were made by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos.
Titles including Thai-language original The Stranded, which follows an 18 year old who survives a devastating tsunami along with thirty-six of his fellow students at an elite private high school on a remote island in the Andaman Sea. Directed by Sophon Sakdaphisit, it is produced by Gmm Grammy and H2L Media Group with Executive Producers Ekachai Uekrongtham, Gary Levinsohn, Steven Sims, Billy Hines and Christian Durso.
- 11/8/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
On Wednesday at its first ever Asian content showcase, Netflix announced five new anime projects, including a series based on “Pacific Rim,” a feature film set in the “Altered Carbon” universe, and a new series featuring the voice of Lakeith Stanfield.
At “See What’s Next: Asia” held in Singapore, Netflix also announced two Thai language originals, a Chinese language original, and a second season renewal for its upcoming Korean fantasy drama “Kingdom,” the first season of which premieres on the streaming service Jan. 25.
Heading up the anime slate is “Pacific Rim” from showrunners Craig Kyle (“Thor: Ragnarok”) and Greg Johnson (“X-Men: Evolution.”) The series will expand on the story of giant robots vs. kaiju from the first two live action movies and will follow two siblings, an idealistic teenage boy and his naïve younger sister, forced to pilot an abandoned Jaeger across a hostile landscape in a desperate attempt to find their missing parents.
At “See What’s Next: Asia” held in Singapore, Netflix also announced two Thai language originals, a Chinese language original, and a second season renewal for its upcoming Korean fantasy drama “Kingdom,” the first season of which premieres on the streaming service Jan. 25.
Heading up the anime slate is “Pacific Rim” from showrunners Craig Kyle (“Thor: Ragnarok”) and Greg Johnson (“X-Men: Evolution.”) The series will expand on the story of giant robots vs. kaiju from the first two live action movies and will follow two siblings, an idealistic teenage boy and his naïve younger sister, forced to pilot an abandoned Jaeger across a hostile landscape in a desperate attempt to find their missing parents.
- 11/8/2018
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
“Safety is our first and foremost issue,” Yun Kim, head of the Biff’s publicity department, told Variety.
As Typhoon Kong-rey is about to hit the city of Busan, the festival earlier announced that outdoor events that had been originally set at the Biff Village on the Haeundae Beach have been moved to Dureraum Square outside the Busan Cinema Center.
According to Kim, however, concern about the weather is growing and the festival had to make further decisions whether to remove the outdoor installments, which might be dangerous if blown and knocked off by Kong-rey.
“[Removing installments and posters] might [dampen] the festival mood, but after a series of meetings, we have come to a conclusion that we’d rather be overly protective than being regretful later,” said Kim. “All the outdoor signs, banners and posters that might bring on any danger will be destroyed and removed by tonight. We already ordered new ones so...
As Typhoon Kong-rey is about to hit the city of Busan, the festival earlier announced that outdoor events that had been originally set at the Biff Village on the Haeundae Beach have been moved to Dureraum Square outside the Busan Cinema Center.
According to Kim, however, concern about the weather is growing and the festival had to make further decisions whether to remove the outdoor installments, which might be dangerous if blown and knocked off by Kong-rey.
“[Removing installments and posters] might [dampen] the festival mood, but after a series of meetings, we have come to a conclusion that we’d rather be overly protective than being regretful later,” said Kim. “All the outdoor signs, banners and posters that might bring on any danger will be destroyed and removed by tonight. We already ordered new ones so...
- 10/5/2018
- by Sonia Kil
- Variety Film + TV
On the occasion of his film, Take Me to the Moon, screening at the 8th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase, we speak with Hsieh Chun-Yi about the film, the 90’s, Chang Yu-sheng, Vivian Sung and Jasper Liu, rom-coms and other topics
Can you tell us about the path that led you to filmmaking? Did you have any studies in the field?
I studied in New York University Tisch School of Arts Asia, the campus is in Singapore. I graduated in 2012.
“Take Me to the Moon” combines the teen rom-com with time travelling. How did this approach came about?
The script writer is Birdy Fong. He is a huge fan of Chang Yu-sheng. He wrote this script several years ago and it won the Silver Prize in The 9th “Filming Taipei” Screenplay Competition in 2014.
The main theme of this story is about following your dreams and first love.
Can you tell us about the path that led you to filmmaking? Did you have any studies in the field?
I studied in New York University Tisch School of Arts Asia, the campus is in Singapore. I graduated in 2012.
“Take Me to the Moon” combines the teen rom-com with time travelling. How did this approach came about?
The script writer is Birdy Fong. He is a huge fan of Chang Yu-sheng. He wrote this script several years ago and it won the Silver Prize in The 9th “Filming Taipei” Screenplay Competition in 2014.
The main theme of this story is about following your dreams and first love.
- 6/8/2018
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The four 24 x 45-minute series are the first to be produced by iQiyi’s Taiwan production team.
Chinese streaming giant iQiyi is launching four new drama series at Filmart today (20 March), tapping into the trend for Chinese-language TV drama to find an audience overseas.
The four 24 x 45-minute series – Meet Me @ 1006, Befriend, Plant Goddess and Re-play – are the first to be produced by iQiyi’s Taiwan production team. The shows involve leading Taiwanese film and TV actors, such as Guo Shu-yao (The Teenage Psychic), who stars in Befriend, about a debt collector who helps people solve relationship conflicts.
Li Guo-yi...
Chinese streaming giant iQiyi is launching four new drama series at Filmart today (20 March), tapping into the trend for Chinese-language TV drama to find an audience overseas.
The four 24 x 45-minute series – Meet Me @ 1006, Befriend, Plant Goddess and Re-play – are the first to be produced by iQiyi’s Taiwan production team. The shows involve leading Taiwanese film and TV actors, such as Guo Shu-yao (The Teenage Psychic), who stars in Befriend, about a debt collector who helps people solve relationship conflicts.
Li Guo-yi...
- 3/19/2018
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
The company is taking pay-tv and digital rights to the mm2 Asia productions.
Fox Networks Groups Asia (Fnga) has come on board as co-producer to six Chinese-language films produced by Singapore-headquartered mm2 Asia and featuring rising talents from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan.
Fnga will have the exclusive pay-tv broadcast and digital rights to the films, which will be aired on Star Chinese Movies and streaming platform Fox+.
Two of the titles are from Taiwan: Welcome To The Happy Days director Gavin Lin’s More Than Blue, which features popular Taiwanese idols Jasper Liu and Ivy Chen in a...
Fox Networks Groups Asia (Fnga) has come on board as co-producer to six Chinese-language films produced by Singapore-headquartered mm2 Asia and featuring rising talents from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan.
Fnga will have the exclusive pay-tv broadcast and digital rights to the films, which will be aired on Star Chinese Movies and streaming platform Fox+.
Two of the titles are from Taiwan: Welcome To The Happy Days director Gavin Lin’s More Than Blue, which features popular Taiwanese idols Jasper Liu and Ivy Chen in a...
- 3/18/2018
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
The company is taking pay-tv and digital rights to the mm2 Asia productions.
Fox Networks Groups Asia (Fnga) has come on board as co-producer to six Chinese-language films produced by Singapore-headquartered mm2 Asia and featuring rising talents from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan.
Fnga will have the exclusive pay-tv broadcast and digital rights to the films, which will be aired on Star Chinese Movies and streaming platform Fox+.
Two of the titles are from Taiwan: Welcome To The Happy Days director Gavin Lin’s More Than Blue, which features popular Taiwanese idols Jasper Liu and Ivy Chen in a...
Fox Networks Groups Asia (Fnga) has come on board as co-producer to six Chinese-language films produced by Singapore-headquartered mm2 Asia and featuring rising talents from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan.
Fnga will have the exclusive pay-tv broadcast and digital rights to the films, which will be aired on Star Chinese Movies and streaming platform Fox+.
Two of the titles are from Taiwan: Welcome To The Happy Days director Gavin Lin’s More Than Blue, which features popular Taiwanese idols Jasper Liu and Ivy Chen in a...
- 3/18/2018
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
The first trailer for Take Me to the Moon stars Vivian Sung (Our Times) and Jasper Liu and looks to be a potentially delightful high school romance. Set in Taiwan and directed by Chung-yi Hsieh, the film is inspired by the song "Take Me to the Moon," a classic by Taiwanese singer Tom Chang, according to ScreenDaily. The story revolves around six friends who are in a band together during high school. After they graduate, they go their separate ways until a 10-year reunion. But then one of them is "suddenly transported back to 1997" and "given the chance to change everyone's fate." Take Me to the Moon will open in Taiwan on December 1 and in Hong Kong via Edko Films on December 7....
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- 11/15/2017
- Screen Anarchy
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