Aqua Are Fine With ‘Barbie Girl’ Not Being Used In Upcoming ‘Barbie’ Movie

 EXCLUSIVE: Since the service was made available across the Asia Pacific region in 2016, Amazon Prime Video has focused on producing content in the markets where Amazon has a strong retail membership service – India, Japan and Australia. Based in Los Angeles, Erika North, Amazon Studios’ Head of Originals, Asia Pacific, has been tasked with expanding that local content footprint into other APAC territories. North joined Amazon in February 2020 after similar stints heading production in the region for HBO Asia and Netflix.

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Manta Comics is to release a webcomic adaptation of “A Hard Day,” a Korean action thriller film from 2014 originally directed by Kim Seong-hun. In Manta’s adaptation, the protagonist Ko Gunsoo has been recreated as a female detective, and the story begins when she accidentally hits a homeless person with her car shortly after her mother’s death. Unwilling to catch a manslaughter charge, Gunsoo hides the body in her mother’s casket. A mysterious stranger soon arrives, claiming knowledge of the hit-and-run, and Gunsoo finds herself embroiled in a shady police corruption scandal.  The 2014 movie was produced by AD406 and distributed internationally by Showbox / Mediaplex.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Hong Kong multi-hyphenate Peter Chan Ho-sun is far too intellectual to call himself an “arms dealer,” as Sony Pictures has in casting itself as an unattached supplier to streaming platforms. But politeness and Bob Dylan references aside, Chan’s new company, Changin’ Pictures, aims to become a major independent purveyor of premium Asian TV content for the streamers. The company is using this week’s Busan International Film Festival as its launchpad and will unveil the first five series of its 20-title pan-Asian slate.  Chan’s thesis is that global audiences are hungry for Asian content but have not been able to access it easily under legacy film and TV distribution systems. With streaming making everything accessible everywhere, and audiences no longer balking at subtitles, quality Asian drama can and will travel.

Smile has received rave first reactions on social media from fans.Written and directed by debut filmmaker Parker Finn, Smile follows Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon), who, after witnessing a traumatic incident involving a patient, starts to experience terrifying and inexplainable occurrences.Alongside Bacon, the cast also includes The Boys star Jessie T.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Veteran media executive Fotini Paraskakis is launching Empire of Arkadia, an Asia-focused content company. The firm expects to unveil its debut slate in time for MIPCOM later this month. Paraskakis is joined in the venture by Japanese media executive Shigeko (Cindy) Chino and former Discovery APAC and EMEA president, Arthur Bastings. The trio describe Empire of Arkadia’s mission as bringing Asian-inspired stories, in both scripted and non-scripted sectors, to the international stage. They will lead with “forwarding-thinking stories that speak to younger generations.”

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Fresh from a chaotic Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday, TV coverage of Formula One motor racing is set to shift broadcasting partner in Asia-Pacific. Sports Business reports that pay-TV broadcaster beIN Sports is finalizing a multi-year deal beginning in 2023 reaching across most of its Asia-Pacific footprint, but excluding Australia, where Foxtel recently renewed its deal, and New Zealand.

“Smile” is here.The new horror film from Paramount Pictures concerns a young doctor (Sosie Bacon) who, after a patient kills themselves in front of her, uncovers a vast and bizarre mystery involving a demonic curse that causes some very unsettling smiles. It’s a terrific little horror movie, full of genuinely scary moments and indelible images. If you head to a theater this weekend to watch, you will undoubtedly be surrounded by screaming viewers (yourself probably included).“Smile” had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest, an international film festival in Austin, Texas, known for its commitment to cutting-edge genre cinema.

It’s been four years since the world lost Anthony Bourdain. And now a new biography is rubbing salt in the wound — and it’s doing it with receipts, apparently.

Asia Argento, the girlfriend of the late Anthony Bourdain, has seemingly reacted to a bombshell new biography of the celebrity chef.

Anthony Bourdain found happiness with girlfriend Asia Argento before he died at the age of 61 in June 2018.

Asia Argento seems to have addressed the upcoming unauthorized biography about her late partner Anthony Bourdain. The book, titled Down and Out in Paradise by author Charles Leerhsen, includes the former couple’s final conversation via text messages.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Gerhard Zeiler, president of International at Warner Bros. Discovery, has moved to reassure the Asia-Pacific region that it is an integral part of the group’s post-merger strategy. “Don’t believe that we don’t know how important Asia is for our company, he said Thursday. Zeiler was speaking at the APOS Convention in Singapore on Thursday. He cited examples of theatrical success for “Batman” and “Fantastic Beasts” in the region and investment in local production in the region. The reassurance may have been necessary following post-merger announcements that proposed changes in North America, Latin America and Europe ahead of Asia – despite recent external data showing Asia-Pacific as one of the world’s fastest growth regions.

Four years after Anthony Bourdain’s death by suicide, his final text messages to girlfriend Asia Argento have been revealed.

Creating locally authentic content has been key to Netflix’s success in producing shows in Asia that have resonated globally, according to Minyoung Kim, Netflix Vice President of Content, APAC ex India, speaking at APOS, which is taking place virtually and in-person in Singapore this week (September 27-29).

ex, Asia Argento — sent just a few hours before his tragic suicide in a French hotel room on June 8, 2018.Excerpts from “Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain” were published in Tuesday’s edition of the New York Times.The unauthorized biography written by reporter Charles Leerhsen will be released Oct. 11 and contains the texts as well as Bourdain’s online search history.Leerhsen describes the celebrity chef’s life before his suicide as “isolated,” with him “injecting steroids, drinking to the point of blackout and visiting prostitutes, and had all but vanished from his 11-year-old daughter’s life.”The book also chronicles his “last, painful days” when he saw photos of Argento, now 47, dancing with journalist Hugo Clément at a hotel in Rome, the last time they communicated.“I am okay,” Bourdain texted Argento, who he began dating in 2016, after he viewed the photographs.The book noted how the “Parts Unknown” star had searched Argento’s name online  “hundreds” of times after he saw the snaps.“I am not spiteful,” the text continued. “I am not jealous that you have been with another man.

Aqua‘s 1997 hit ‘Barbie Girl’ will not feature in Greta Gerwig’s upcoming Barbie movie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.The Danish-Norwegian group, who have now been together for 25 years, recently commented on the song’s omission from the film, making it clear that they were far from surprised.Speaking to Variety, Lene Nystrøm suggested that using ‘Barbie Girl’ would be too on the nose and “cheese on cheese,” while Søren Rasted appeared to find the whole situation amusing.“We should say we turned it down, he joked. “Ryan Gosling is not good enough!”The did admit, however, that they’re excited for the film, with Nystrøm adding: “I totally understand why they didn’t use it, but it’s going to bring us a lot of attention, no matter what.”Elsewhere, Margot Robbie recently revealed that she was “mortified” to see on-set pictures of her and Ryan Gosling leak online.“I can’t tell you how mortified we were, by the way,” she told Jimmy Fallon of the leak.

in the highly anticipated “Barbie” film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, reported Variety. According to Aqua singer Lene Nystrøm, using the song would be “too on-the-nose.” “I totally understand why they didn’t use it,” said Nystrøm, adding that its inclusion would be “cheese on cheese.” She also saw a silver lining to the situation: “It’s going to bring us a lot of attention, no matter what.”“We should say we turned it down,” joked bandmate Søren Rasted.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Online video is taking up the role of growth engine for the Asia Pacific video industry as free-TV in the region moves into long-term decline, says a new report. The video sector is forecast to remain robust this year, but recession could deal a blow to sector performance in 2023. Video sector revenues – defined as subscription fees and advertising generated by free TV, pay-TV and online video platforms – in 14 Asia-Pacific markets are forecast to will grow by 6.4% in the current year to reach $143 billion, according to Media Partners Asia.