The Memorial Day Weekend we’d all like to forget: Any claims to #1 are premature. “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (Warner Bros.) and “The Garfield Movie” (Sony) are in a battle for #1 for the four-day holiday, but each only estimates around $25 million for Friday to Sunday. (“Furiosa” is ahead.)
This is a holiday release date often chosen for a film that’s expected to be among the top three of the year. Unadjusted, neither “Furiosa” nor “Garfield” would be among the top 50 openers for this weekend;. adjusting to current ticket prices, not even the top 100.
Current estimates for the four-day weekend are $101 million, but the crisis lies in the whole month. May is supposed to kick off summer and it has failed. It confirms that post- “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” box-office depression has no end in sight.
‘Top Gun: Maverick’Courtesy of Paramount / Everett Collection
Like last year’s “Top Gun: Maverick,...
This is a holiday release date often chosen for a film that’s expected to be among the top three of the year. Unadjusted, neither “Furiosa” nor “Garfield” would be among the top 50 openers for this weekend;. adjusting to current ticket prices, not even the top 100.
Current estimates for the four-day weekend are $101 million, but the crisis lies in the whole month. May is supposed to kick off summer and it has failed. It confirms that post- “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” box-office depression has no end in sight.
‘Top Gun: Maverick’Courtesy of Paramount / Everett Collection
Like last year’s “Top Gun: Maverick,...
- 5/26/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Exclusive: DreamWorks Animation/Universal’s Kung Fu Panda 4 crossed the $500M mark globally this past weekend, reaching the milestone on a staggered release pattern that has worked well for the partners in the past (think Puss in Boots: The Last Wish). Through Wednesday, it’s at $324M international box office and $509M worldwide.
Directed by Mike Mitchell (and co-directed by Stephanie Ma Stine), the fourquel arrived eight years after the third installment of the franchise that began in 2008 and is the first of the series released by Universal after the studio acquired Dwa in 2016. All told thus far, the series has grossed $2.328B, the No .2 highest-grossing Dwa franchise behind Shrek.
KFP4, which has done gangbusters in Mexico ($35.6M through Wednesday) and logged the biggest April animation opening of all time in Korea, is poised to become the third-highest-grossing film of the bunch. Although if comping to current exchange rates...
Directed by Mike Mitchell (and co-directed by Stephanie Ma Stine), the fourquel arrived eight years after the third installment of the franchise that began in 2008 and is the first of the series released by Universal after the studio acquired Dwa in 2016. All told thus far, the series has grossed $2.328B, the No .2 highest-grossing Dwa franchise behind Shrek.
KFP4, which has done gangbusters in Mexico ($35.6M through Wednesday) and logged the biggest April animation opening of all time in Korea, is poised to become the third-highest-grossing film of the bunch. Although if comping to current exchange rates...
- 5/2/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Who Are the Characters in Enter the Garden? All Known Characters So Far - Main Image
Will you enter the garden? If so, prepare to enter a completely new world in which everything seems perfect and possible. Following the first episode, who are the characters in Enter the Garden? Here's everything we know so far.
What Is Enter the Garden About?
According to Azuki's official website, Enter the Garden is a three-part anime anthology series created by Azuki and Dentsu, the company behind the popular Nft project AzukiTM.
Goro Taniguchi, the director of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Resurrection, One Piece Film: Red, ID-0, and GUNxSWORD, among other works, is producing this three-part anime series.
The first episode of Enter the Garden, titled The Waiting Man, was released on April 30, 2024, on Azuki's official website and YouTube channel.
Junichi Yamamoto (3D animation for your name) directed the first episode, which featured...
Will you enter the garden? If so, prepare to enter a completely new world in which everything seems perfect and possible. Following the first episode, who are the characters in Enter the Garden? Here's everything we know so far.
What Is Enter the Garden About?
According to Azuki's official website, Enter the Garden is a three-part anime anthology series created by Azuki and Dentsu, the company behind the popular Nft project AzukiTM.
Goro Taniguchi, the director of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Resurrection, One Piece Film: Red, ID-0, and GUNxSWORD, among other works, is producing this three-part anime series.
The first episode of Enter the Garden, titled The Waiting Man, was released on April 30, 2024, on Azuki's official website and YouTube channel.
Junichi Yamamoto (3D animation for your name) directed the first episode, which featured...
- 5/2/2024
- EpicStream
“Kung Fu Panda 4” (Universal) debuted on PVOD to #1 April 9, which it has enjoyed for a week; that will end with “Dune: Part 2” (Warner Bros.), which debuts today after 46 days in release.
Both films still are in the box office Top 10. “Panda” actually rose one position to #4 this weekend, with its 29 percent drop the lowest of any holdover on the list. It still has a shot at a $200 million domestic gross. “Dune 2,” which was #5 this weekend and will get close to $300 million, will likely minimize the impact of parallel home availability given its essential visual presentation.
Based on presales, “Dune 2” is already #6 on iTunes top 10 list (ranked by transactions). Other platforms stick to currently available titles, but it would be surprising if it’s not immediately #1 on both iTunes and Fandango.
“Panda” debuted at #1 on both charts (Fandango lists by revenue earned). Fandango also lists a bundle...
Both films still are in the box office Top 10. “Panda” actually rose one position to #4 this weekend, with its 29 percent drop the lowest of any holdover on the list. It still has a shot at a $200 million domestic gross. “Dune 2,” which was #5 this weekend and will get close to $300 million, will likely minimize the impact of parallel home availability given its essential visual presentation.
Based on presales, “Dune 2” is already #6 on iTunes top 10 list (ranked by transactions). Other platforms stick to currently available titles, but it would be surprising if it’s not immediately #1 on both iTunes and Fandango.
“Panda” debuted at #1 on both charts (Fandango lists by revenue earned). Fandango also lists a bundle...
- 4/16/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Kung Fu Panda Franchise Ranked As Per Budget: The 4th Installment Has The Lowest Budget In The Lot ( Photo Credit – IMDb )
The Kung Fu Panda franchise released their fourth installment last month, and it is doing quite well at the box office. It has recently crossed an important milestone. The animated film franchise has been a tremendous commercial success, and people love seeing their adorable Po the Panda fight bad guys on the big screen. It takes a lot to bring to life the characters on screen. Let us take a look at the budget of the four films here.
The first film in the franchise came out in 2008, and the movie has earned more than $2 billion globally. Jack Black voices the giant panda, and the ensemble cast includes Angelina Jolie as Master Tigress, Seth Rogan as Master Mantis, Lucy Liu voices Master Crane, Dustin Hoffman as Master Shifu, Jackie Chan...
The Kung Fu Panda franchise released their fourth installment last month, and it is doing quite well at the box office. It has recently crossed an important milestone. The animated film franchise has been a tremendous commercial success, and people love seeing their adorable Po the Panda fight bad guys on the big screen. It takes a lot to bring to life the characters on screen. Let us take a look at the budget of the four films here.
The first film in the franchise came out in 2008, and the movie has earned more than $2 billion globally. Jack Black voices the giant panda, and the ensemble cast includes Angelina Jolie as Master Tigress, Seth Rogan as Master Mantis, Lucy Liu voices Master Crane, Dustin Hoffman as Master Shifu, Jackie Chan...
- 4/8/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire easily took the top spot this weekend at the box office, posting a much stronger-than-expected $31.7 million second weekend. We predicted about $25 million, so this is a significantly more extensive haul than expected for the MonsterVerse sequel, with it falling about 60% in week 2. That’s decent for a tentpole blockbuster like this. Everyone assumed the movie would be front-loaded, but that doesn’t seem to be the case, with it now on its way to at least a $200 million domestic haul – maybe more.
However, Godzilla and Kong’s good fortune at the multiplex spelled doom for two new genre titles – Monkey Man and The First Omen, both of which were gunning for some of that movie’s audience. Of the two, Monkey Man’s $10.1 million haul isn’t half bad if you consider that Universal picked it up for only about $10 million after Netflix opted to dump it.
However, Godzilla and Kong’s good fortune at the multiplex spelled doom for two new genre titles – Monkey Man and The First Omen, both of which were gunning for some of that movie’s audience. Of the two, Monkey Man’s $10.1 million haul isn’t half bad if you consider that Universal picked it up for only about $10 million after Netflix opted to dump it.
- 4/7/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
With “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.), March came in like a lion. With “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” (also Warner Bros.), March is going out, well, as a lion. Leave the lamb for Easter dinner.
With an estimated $80 million (actual totals may be higher), Legendary Entertainment’s second big franchise sequel this month falls just shy of the $82 million debut for “Dune 2.” Warner Bros. now looks near certain to have three $200 million and over films since December — the only distributor to achieve that since July.
This could be the best weekend of the year so far, with a tentative estimate of $136.4 million. That includes four films over $10 million, the first time that’s happened this year. All told, this boosted the 2024 year to date; we’re now down by only six percent.
With “Godzilla x Kong,” “Dune: Part Two,” “Kung Fu Panda 4” (Universal) and “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” (Sony) all opening over $40 million,...
With an estimated $80 million (actual totals may be higher), Legendary Entertainment’s second big franchise sequel this month falls just shy of the $82 million debut for “Dune 2.” Warner Bros. now looks near certain to have three $200 million and over films since December — the only distributor to achieve that since July.
This could be the best weekend of the year so far, with a tentative estimate of $136.4 million. That includes four films over $10 million, the first time that’s happened this year. All told, this boosted the 2024 year to date; we’re now down by only six percent.
With “Godzilla x Kong,” “Dune: Part Two,” “Kung Fu Panda 4” (Universal) and “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” (Sony) all opening over $40 million,...
- 3/31/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Easter Weekend proved to be absolutely gigantic for WB and Legendary’s MonsterVerse, with the fifth film in the franchise (which we ranked here), Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, grossing a massive $80 million domestically. While it was no doubt propelled by the holiday weekend (tomorrow’s grosses should be huge), it can’t be denied that the movie opened way beyond even the most optimistic expectations. Industry estimates (ours included) expected the film to open in the $50 million-ish range, but despite mixed reviews, the movie grossed about $30 million more than anyone expected.
While this is only the second largest MonsterVerse opening weekend (Godzilla made $93 million in 2014), this is considered a massive win for Warner Bros. To compare things, the last MonsterVerse movie, Godzilla Vs Kong, only opened to $30 million. Granted, that was at the height of the pandemic, and the movie was on the day and date on HBO Max,...
While this is only the second largest MonsterVerse opening weekend (Godzilla made $93 million in 2014), this is considered a massive win for Warner Bros. To compare things, the last MonsterVerse movie, Godzilla Vs Kong, only opened to $30 million. Granted, that was at the height of the pandemic, and the movie was on the day and date on HBO Max,...
- 3/31/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Some movie stars don’t lose their luster. A 90-year-old ape and a 69-year-old reptile are taking over domestic charts this weekend, as Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment’s “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” scored $37 million from 3,861 venues across opening day and preview screenings. It’s an impressive debut that puts the monster-mash well ahead of the pace that was projected earlier this week, which had pegged an opening just north of $50 million.
“The New Empire” cost a substantial sum of $135 million to produce, but it’s getting off on the right, gigantic foot. Reviews have been mediocre — a notch down from the fairly positively received “Godzilla vs. Kong” in 2021 and way below the euphoric praise that the Japanese production “Godzilla Minus One” earned just three months ago. Nonetheless, audiences aren’t being swayed. The kaiju team-up seems to be playing well to crowds, after earning an “A-” grade from research firm Cinema Score.
“The New Empire” cost a substantial sum of $135 million to produce, but it’s getting off on the right, gigantic foot. Reviews have been mediocre — a notch down from the fairly positively received “Godzilla vs. Kong” in 2021 and way below the euphoric praise that the Japanese production “Godzilla Minus One” earned just three months ago. Nonetheless, audiences aren’t being swayed. The kaiju team-up seems to be playing well to crowds, after earning an “A-” grade from research firm Cinema Score.
- 3/30/2024
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
“Kung Fu Panda 4” (Universal) and “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) came in a close #1-#2 this weekend, with the DreamWorks Animation title edging out Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi adaptation by just under $1 million ($30 million to $29.1 million). The two films, in their second and third weekends respectively, are positioned to exceed their most optimistic pre-release projections.
Going against last year’s trend of disappointing franchise results, the two sequels made up about two thirds of the weekend’s $90 million total. With little help from other new releases, this fell just short of last year’s $92 million. It reduced the year’s deficit to nine percent.
“Dune” joined WB’s “Wonka” as the second film to pass the domestic $200 million total since last July. By next weekend, it will surpass that film’s $218 million gross.
How high could it go? Pre-release, the most optimistic hopes were perhaps $250 million — $150 million more than the first “Dune,...
Going against last year’s trend of disappointing franchise results, the two sequels made up about two thirds of the weekend’s $90 million total. With little help from other new releases, this fell just short of last year’s $92 million. It reduced the year’s deficit to nine percent.
“Dune” joined WB’s “Wonka” as the second film to pass the domestic $200 million total since last July. By next weekend, it will surpass that film’s $218 million gross.
How high could it go? Pre-release, the most optimistic hopes were perhaps $250 million — $150 million more than the first “Dune,...
- 3/17/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
The early weekend box office numbers are in, and it looks like Dune: Part Two wasn’t quite able to take the number one spot from Kung Fu Panda 4 after all. It was very close, with the animated sequel grossing $30 million to Dune’s $29.1 million. It’s so close that I’m not quite willing to admit my prediction that Dune 2 would top Panda was wrong, as Denis Villeneuve’s sequel has been overperforming at Sunday matinees the last few weeks. That said, even if it doesn’t top Panda, it still had a great weekend, with it only dropping a modest 37% in its third week. It also passed the double-century mark, with its final gross at $205 million. Will it cross $300 million? It’s possible, although it will face heavy competition over the next two weeks with Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and Godzilla x Kong.
Meanwhile, Kung Fu Panda 4...
Meanwhile, Kung Fu Panda 4...
- 3/17/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
In this week’s Box Office Predictions column, I went against the grain of what box office gurus were predicting. They seemed to think Kung Fu Panda 4 would have an easy win over Dune: Part Two, but I had a feeling audiences were really starting to love Villeneuve’s film, with some returning to see it a second or third time. Thus, I predicted Dune 2 would return to first place. While it’s too early for me to brag about being right, it seems both movies are in a dead-heat battle for number 1.
According to Deadline’s early numbers, the final tally for both is too close to call, with Kung Fu Panda 4 and Dune 2 heading towards a $27-30 million weekend finish. Panda is looking to dip somewhere in the area of 48% in its second weekend, while Dune is only dropping 35% in its third weekend. Villeneuve...
According to Deadline’s early numbers, the final tally for both is too close to call, with Kung Fu Panda 4 and Dune 2 heading towards a $27-30 million weekend finish. Panda is looking to dip somewhere in the area of 48% in its second weekend, while Dune is only dropping 35% in its third weekend. Villeneuve...
- 3/16/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Thanks to the combined heft of “Kung Fu Panda 4” (Universal) and “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.), domestic box office improved over the same 2023 weekend for the first time. And it did so with two films grossing over $40 million, not seen since last July when “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” did so for their parallel first two weeks.
Not only did #1 “Panda” exceed expectations with $58.3 million, but the “Dune” sequel, with $46 million, dropped only 44 percent from its excellent debut. Notably, that was about the same decrease seen by “Oppenheimer” its second weekend after a nearly identical initial gross. Also significant is that sequels traditionally drop more in their second weeks than original titles.
Meantime, A24 had its second consecutive strong platform debut, with “Love Lies Bleeding” with Kristen Stewart grossing $167,000 in five New York/Los Angeles locations. That bests last week’s “Problemista.” The latter film expanded to 20 theaters this week, with...
Not only did #1 “Panda” exceed expectations with $58.3 million, but the “Dune” sequel, with $46 million, dropped only 44 percent from its excellent debut. Notably, that was about the same decrease seen by “Oppenheimer” its second weekend after a nearly identical initial gross. Also significant is that sequels traditionally drop more in their second weeks than original titles.
Meantime, A24 had its second consecutive strong platform debut, with “Love Lies Bleeding” with Kristen Stewart grossing $167,000 in five New York/Los Angeles locations. That bests last week’s “Problemista.” The latter film expanded to 20 theaters this week, with...
- 3/10/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Universal and DreamWork’s animated adventure “Kung Fu Panda 4” topped the domestic box office, earning a solid $58.3 million from 4,035 theaters in its opening weekend.
It marks the biggest debut of the franchise since the original, 2008’s “Kung Fu Panda” ($60 million), overtaking the start of the two prior entries, 2016’s “Kung Fu Panda 3” ($41 million) and 2011’s “Kung Fu Panda 2” ($47.6 million), not adjusted for inflation.
“Family audiences were primed to come out and have fun with a much-beloved franchise,” says Jim Orr, Universal’s president of domestic distribution. “Animated movies tend to leg out. We anticipate a tremendous corridor.”
Internationally, the fourth film in the martial arts-inspired animated comedy collected $22 million from 41 markets for a global tally of $80 million. This installment cost $85 million to produce, a lower price tag than the first three movies, each of which cost about $150 million. Jack Black returned to voice the main character in “Kung Fu Panda 4,...
It marks the biggest debut of the franchise since the original, 2008’s “Kung Fu Panda” ($60 million), overtaking the start of the two prior entries, 2016’s “Kung Fu Panda 3” ($41 million) and 2011’s “Kung Fu Panda 2” ($47.6 million), not adjusted for inflation.
“Family audiences were primed to come out and have fun with a much-beloved franchise,” says Jim Orr, Universal’s president of domestic distribution. “Animated movies tend to leg out. We anticipate a tremendous corridor.”
Internationally, the fourth film in the martial arts-inspired animated comedy collected $22 million from 41 markets for a global tally of $80 million. This installment cost $85 million to produce, a lower price tag than the first three movies, each of which cost about $150 million. Jack Black returned to voice the main character in “Kung Fu Panda 4,...
- 3/10/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
It’s looking like Kung Fu Panda is about to K’O Dune: Part Two at the box office – for this weekend anyway – with the Dreamworks sequel on its way to the highest-grossing weekend of the franchise since the original film in 2008. Indeed, Kung Fu Panda 4 is set to open way beyond our expectations, with Deadline’s early numbers predicting a potential $55 million opening in the cards. Dune: Part Two slips to second place with about $44 million on the books. While Panda will be this weekend’s champ, Dune is the real winner in many ways. Consider this – the film posted a huge $82 million opening last weekend and has only posted a 47% week-to-week drop, which is exceedingly rare for a tentpole movie. In just a week, the movie has already beaten the lifetime gross of the first film at the domestic box office (although we should remember that it opened during the pandemic).
Overall,...
Overall,...
- 3/9/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
For the first time since July with “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” there should be two films with grosses over $40 million this weekend — with a chance both might be over $50 million.
“Kung Fu Panda 4” (Universal), despite getting a tiny fraction of the online hype that “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) got before its opening and terrific start, could sell as many tickets worldwide — and end up an even more profitable project.
Most important, potentially two major grossers at the same time come just in time for struggling theaters, and as a needed reminder to studios about theatrical bounty. And it’s not in a vacuum, either. This week also sees “Cabrini” (Angel Studios) and “Imaginary” (Lionsgate), with big franchise entries “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” (Sony) and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” (Warner Bros.) coming later this month.
The new “Dune” just passed the $100 million domestic mark, the first 2024 release to do so.
“Kung Fu Panda 4” (Universal), despite getting a tiny fraction of the online hype that “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) got before its opening and terrific start, could sell as many tickets worldwide — and end up an even more profitable project.
Most important, potentially two major grossers at the same time come just in time for struggling theaters, and as a needed reminder to studios about theatrical bounty. And it’s not in a vacuum, either. This week also sees “Cabrini” (Angel Studios) and “Imaginary” (Lionsgate), with big franchise entries “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” (Sony) and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” (Warner Bros.) coming later this month.
The new “Dune” just passed the $100 million domestic mark, the first 2024 release to do so.
- 3/7/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Kung Fu Panda 4 Box Office To Kill Dune 2 This Weekend ( Photo Credit – IMDb )
Mike Mitchell’s Kung Fu Panda 4 is set to release on March 8 in the US, and the film has been getting rave reviews after it premiered at the AMC 14 Theater at The Grove in Los Angeles. And it seems like Po the Giant Panda, voiced by Jack Black, is all set to surpass Timothee Chalamet & Zendaya’s Dune 2 at the box office with a $50 million target.
Dune 2’s Opening Weekend
Denis Villeneuve’s film earned $82.5 million on its opening weekend. The film initially started with $12 million on Thursday with previews. These numbers have been the biggest since 2023’s Five Nights at Freddy’s.
Dune 2’s Expected Second Weekend
Timothee Chalamet & Zendaya‘s film is said to bring another $40 million to $45 million in its second weekend. Audiences are already rooting for the film for a rare film,...
Mike Mitchell’s Kung Fu Panda 4 is set to release on March 8 in the US, and the film has been getting rave reviews after it premiered at the AMC 14 Theater at The Grove in Los Angeles. And it seems like Po the Giant Panda, voiced by Jack Black, is all set to surpass Timothee Chalamet & Zendaya’s Dune 2 at the box office with a $50 million target.
Dune 2’s Opening Weekend
Denis Villeneuve’s film earned $82.5 million on its opening weekend. The film initially started with $12 million on Thursday with previews. These numbers have been the biggest since 2023’s Five Nights at Freddy’s.
Dune 2’s Expected Second Weekend
Timothee Chalamet & Zendaya‘s film is said to bring another $40 million to $45 million in its second weekend. Audiences are already rooting for the film for a rare film,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Trisha Gaur
- KoiMoi
Image: DreamWorks Animation
Throughout the course of the Kung Fu Panda trilogy, we’ve seen dim-witted, dumpling-obsessed panda Po (voiced by Jack Black) transform from a bumbling, underestimated rube into an insightful, self-confident warrior—a Dragon Master, to be exact. He’s found his chi, taken a journey of self-discovery,...
Throughout the course of the Kung Fu Panda trilogy, we’ve seen dim-witted, dumpling-obsessed panda Po (voiced by Jack Black) transform from a bumbling, underestimated rube into an insightful, self-confident warrior—a Dragon Master, to be exact. He’s found his chi, taken a journey of self-discovery,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Courtney Howard
- avclub.com
Exclusive: Peter Luo’s LA-based finance and training vehicle Stars Collective has teamed with Chinese-based documentary production company Meilin Culture on an international co-production agreement to team documentary films and TV projects.
The first projects of the deal will be the feature films Chinatown and Panda and the limited series Across the Ocean. The subjects of these documentaries cover a range of cultural topics, including Chinese cuisine, nature, history, and human-interest issues.
Chinatown is a documentary film focusing on Chinatown districts around the world. Working from the perspective of culinary styles and classic dishes, the film is billed as a “vivid presentation of the personal stories behind the cuisine and the cultural charm of different regions.”
Panda — which will focus on the endangered species — is the first installment of the documentary film series Fantastic Beasts in China. Synopsis reads: The series records pandas’ survival stories as well as the beautiful moments of their lives.
The first projects of the deal will be the feature films Chinatown and Panda and the limited series Across the Ocean. The subjects of these documentaries cover a range of cultural topics, including Chinese cuisine, nature, history, and human-interest issues.
Chinatown is a documentary film focusing on Chinatown districts around the world. Working from the perspective of culinary styles and classic dishes, the film is billed as a “vivid presentation of the personal stories behind the cuisine and the cultural charm of different regions.”
Panda — which will focus on the endangered species — is the first installment of the documentary film series Fantastic Beasts in China. Synopsis reads: The series records pandas’ survival stories as well as the beautiful moments of their lives.
- 1/11/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Filmmaker, actor, chef and television personality Eddie Huang (“Boogie,” “Fresh Off the Boat”) has signed on to direct a new documentary exploring the rise and surprising fall of Vice Media.
In a dramatic turn of events, the digital media company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May after boasting a valuation of $5.7 billion in 2017. Earlier this month, Vice Media Group announced a new restructuring plan and layoffs in the wake of its bankruptcy and $350 million asset sale.
Huang has an unique perspective on the story: for four seasons, he hosted “Huang’s World” on Vice, which chronicled his travels around the world to learn about local history, culture and food.
“For the majority of my late-20s and 30s, I loved Vice,” Huang says in a statement announcing the project. “It gave a generation of talent the opportunity to make things they didn’t have anywhere else.”
He continues: “Whether that was because we were weirdos,...
In a dramatic turn of events, the digital media company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May after boasting a valuation of $5.7 billion in 2017. Earlier this month, Vice Media Group announced a new restructuring plan and layoffs in the wake of its bankruptcy and $350 million asset sale.
Huang has an unique perspective on the story: for four seasons, he hosted “Huang’s World” on Vice, which chronicled his travels around the world to learn about local history, culture and food.
“For the majority of my late-20s and 30s, I loved Vice,” Huang says in a statement announcing the project. “It gave a generation of talent the opportunity to make things they didn’t have anywhere else.”
He continues: “Whether that was because we were weirdos,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Fyi, Tubefilter has a podcast.
It’s hosted by our very own Joshua Cohen (that’s me) and Lauren Schnipper. Subscribe to Creator Upload on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.
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Tis the season: my nephew, like thousands of other grade schoolers, just brought home the annual school fundraising kit.
And that had me remembering–earlier this year, YouTube‘s favorite Texan trickshotters, Dude Perfect, partnered with school fundraising company Booster to become part of the whole shebang.
The deal was a smart one for rigorously family-friendly Dude Perfect. They offered up the chance to win tickets to its then-upcoming “Panda-Monium” tour, plus some other branded prizes, all of which had them front and center in fundraising materials for screen-savvy kids who might give watching their videos a chance.
It’s hosted by our very own Joshua Cohen (that’s me) and Lauren Schnipper. Subscribe to Creator Upload on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.
And we’re now also brought to you in part by link in bio service Bio Sites from Squarespace.
Tis the season: my nephew, like thousands of other grade schoolers, just brought home the annual school fundraising kit.
And that had me remembering–earlier this year, YouTube‘s favorite Texan trickshotters, Dude Perfect, partnered with school fundraising company Booster to become part of the whole shebang.
The deal was a smart one for rigorously family-friendly Dude Perfect. They offered up the chance to win tickets to its then-upcoming “Panda-Monium” tour, plus some other branded prizes, all of which had them front and center in fundraising materials for screen-savvy kids who might give watching their videos a chance.
- 11/21/2023
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
“Was I the only one who was surprised that the presidents of the two biggest economies in the world met, and everyone’s just like ‘what’s up with the pandas?” asked the Bowen Lang portrayed Tian Tian the panda in tonight’s Saturday Night Live cold open. “There have to be bigger issues, right?”
It was a far question, and maybe the highlight of the first few minutes of the show.
Kicking off with another uneven Joe Biden press conference, with Mikey Day as the aged Commander-in-chief, this was not one of the sharper or more cutting cold opens that the NBC late night show has had since its Season 49 premiere on October 14.
Certainly, as geopolitical tensions seem to be well past the boiling point, Potus’s mini-summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco this past week was realpolitik in action. Even more so, now that the...
It was a far question, and maybe the highlight of the first few minutes of the show.
Kicking off with another uneven Joe Biden press conference, with Mikey Day as the aged Commander-in-chief, this was not one of the sharper or more cutting cold opens that the NBC late night show has had since its Season 49 premiere on October 14.
Certainly, as geopolitical tensions seem to be well past the boiling point, Potus’s mini-summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco this past week was realpolitik in action. Even more so, now that the...
- 11/19/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Filmmaker, actor, chef and television personality Eddie Huang has signed with M88 for representation.
The multi-hyphenate entertainer’s career kicked into high gear when Huang penned the autobiography “Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir,” about growing up the son of Taiwanese-Chinese immigrants, which was adapted into a critically acclaimed ABC comedy series of the same name. The series — starring Randall Park, Constance Wu and Hudson Yang as a younger version of Eddie — wrapped its six-season run in 2020.
Before bringing his life experiences to television, Huang owned the iconic NYC restaurant Baohaus, ushering in a generation of Taiwanese-Chinese restaurants over the course of a decade in business and launching his career as the host of cooking shows, including “Cheap Bites,” “Unique Eats” and “Huang’s World.”
In 2021, Huang made his feature directorial debut with the basketball drama “Boogie.” He also wrote the Focus Features film, in which he co-starred opposite Taylour Paige...
The multi-hyphenate entertainer’s career kicked into high gear when Huang penned the autobiography “Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir,” about growing up the son of Taiwanese-Chinese immigrants, which was adapted into a critically acclaimed ABC comedy series of the same name. The series — starring Randall Park, Constance Wu and Hudson Yang as a younger version of Eddie — wrapped its six-season run in 2020.
Before bringing his life experiences to television, Huang owned the iconic NYC restaurant Baohaus, ushering in a generation of Taiwanese-Chinese restaurants over the course of a decade in business and launching his career as the host of cooking shows, including “Cheap Bites,” “Unique Eats” and “Huang’s World.”
In 2021, Huang made his feature directorial debut with the basketball drama “Boogie.” He also wrote the Focus Features film, in which he co-starred opposite Taylour Paige...
- 4/5/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
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