Chun Woo-hee on playing the villain in ‘The 8 Show’: “I relied on intuition and instinct”

Marta Balaga Ricard Claus and Karsten Kiilerich’s kids and family animated feature “Panda Bear in Africa” is continuing its long journey and heading to France (Le Pacte), Switzerland (Praesens) and the Benelux territories (WW Entertainment) after a raft of sales by the film’s sales agent Cinema Management Group. In early fall, it will also release in the Middle East (Front Row Entertainment), Poland (Kino Świat), Portugal (Films4You) and Turkey (Filmarti).

Stray Kids headline gig at BST Hyde Park.The South Korean pop group will be headlining the 2024 edition of BST Hyde Park later this summer, in what will be their only show in the UK this year. Find remaining tickets here.Their slot will take place on Sunday, July 14, and sees them close out this year’s series.

Lexi Carson Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival has unveiled its second wave of titles, which includes Ant Timpson’s “Bookworm” as the opening night film. This year’s edition, the 28th for the festival, will run from July 18 to August 4.

Cornerstone has closed worldwide distribution deals for Andrea Arnold’s latest feature film Bird, which debuted at last month’s Cannes Film Festival. 

NewJeans have seemingly voiced their support for ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin amidst the ongoing power struggle between Min and HYBE.Yesterday (May 31), NewJeans performed on popular South Korean music chart show Music Bank. After winning first place following their performance of ‘How Sweet’, the K-pop girl group expressed their gratitude for their fans’ support during their comeback.Elsewhere during their acceptance speech, member Minji thanked ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin for her contributions to the group.

ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin has addressed her ongoing feud with HYBE in a press conference held in Seoul, South Korea today (May 31).Min Hee-jin’s press conference today, which takes place a month after the first of such in the saga between her and HYBE, lasted a little under two hours. During the event, the ADOR CEO touched on the future of K-pop girl group NewJeans, her alleged “betrayal” of HYBE and more.In her opening statement, per Korea JoongAng Daily, Min spoke about how the period since the last press conference has been “the toughest” of her life, while thanking those who have supported and helped her.

Noah Centineo‘s Owen Hendricks will be back for the second season of The Recruit. But who else will join him?

The Whirlwind, starring Sul Kyung-gu and Kim Hee-ae. Read on for all you need to know about the plot, cast and premiere date of The Whirlwind.According to Netflix, The Whirlwind will follow “the colossal clash between the prime minister and the deputy prime minister” of South Korea, set against a “tumultuous political landscape”.The new Netflix K-drama will star Sul Kyung-gu of A Normal Family fame as Prime Minister Park Dong-ho.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Rolling off the Cannes Film Festival where it won several awards, Mohammad Rasoulof‘s “The Seed of The Sacred Fig” has been acquired by a flurry of high profile distributors in major international territories. Films Boutique, which represents the critically acclaimed political drama globally, has sold it to Lionsgate for the U.K.

The fourth season of BBC travel and adventure series Race Across the World comes to an end on Wednesday 29 May, but it has been announced that there will be a special extra episode immediately after the finale airs that gives fans a behind the scenes look at the making of the series.The show, which began on April 10, has followed five two-person teams as they race across Eastern Asia, in the hope of winning a £20,000 grand prize. Each pair has to complete the 15,000km journey from Japan to Indonesia without using air travel, and with a budget of just £1390 per person – the equivalent air fare for travelling the race route.They can work for money or for bed and board during their trip, but have no access to the internet or telephones.

Opera singer Innocent Masuku is the new favourite to win ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent following his performance in the semi-final on Monday 27 May, according to bookmakers William Hill. He sang Hans Zimmer’s Now We Are Free from the movie Gladiator, wowing the judges and the public, who voted him through to the final.

Catch The Young is one of the rising acts in the South Korean music scene, and we want Just Jared readers to get to know them!

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The Match Factory has finalized global sales for the Cannes competition title “The Substance,” directed by Coralie Fargeat and starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid. The Match Factory has sold to Italy (I Wonder Pictures), Spain (Elastica Films), Scandinavia (Nonstop Entertainment), South Korea (Challan), Hong Kong (Golden Scene Company), CIS (VLG.FILM LTD.), Ukraine and Baltics (Adastra Cinema), Taiwan (Catchplay), Australia and New Zealand (Madman Entertainment), Poland (Monolith), Greece (Feelgood Entertainment), the former Yugoslavia (MCF Megacom), Bulgaria (Beta Film) and Romania (Independenta Film 97).

The Match Factory has finalized a raft of international deals for Coralie Fargeat’s Cannes Palme d’Or contender The Substance, following its buzzy premiere over the weekend in the presence of co-stars Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid.

Belift Lab, the K-pop agency behind K-pop girl group ILLIT, has reportedly sued Min Hee-jin, the CEO of NewJeans‘ agency ADOR. Both companies are subsidiaries of entertainment giant HYBE.According to news reports by Yonhap News Agency and Korea JoongAng Daily, Belift Lab filed a defamation complaint against ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin for claiming that ILLIT had plagiarised the Min-produced girl group NewJeans.“We filed a complaint against CEO Min for making false claims unilaterally against our company and artists and causing damage,” Belift Lab said in a statement.

Jim Halterman Spoiler Alert: The following interview discusses events from “The Good Doctor” series finale “Goodbye,” streaming on Hulu as of May 22. If you’re looking for the right prescription for a solid series finale consisting of high emotional stakes, happy and sad tearful moments followed by a big dose of hope, then “The Good Doctor” delivered on all of those elements in Tuesday’s series finale, which wrapped up seven seasons on ABC. The drama, which premiered on September 20, 2017, followed the journey of autistic surgeon Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) as he grew from surgical resident not only to being a successful doctor at San Jose’s St. Bonaventure Hospital, but also a husband, father and friend to the colleagues he worked with over the years.

EXCLUSIVE: Paolo Sorrentino‘s anticipated new movie Parthenope has sold around the world for Pathé here in Cannes where the film is playing in Competition.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The 27-member European Film Agency Directors Association and the Asian Film Alliance Network, which was established this time last year and currently has seven members, have agreed to work together on topics of common interest and to jointly develop a better world film ecosystem. At a meeting this week held on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival, EFAD and AFAN promised to enhance understanding and collaboration between Asian and European national film agencies. Topics included: dialog on policy and regulations; the development of the film industry in both regions; and addressing new media and challenges ahead. Separately, the founding AFAN members convened for a closed-door roundtable discussion on May 16.

Naman Ramachandran London’s Raindance Film Festival is making a significant calendar shift for its 32nd edition, moving from its traditional fall slot to a new summer schedule. Raindance kicks off with the U.K. premiere of Tilman Singer’s “Cuckoo,” a horror feature starring Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens that previously played at Berlin and SXSW.

XG have added new dates to their 2024 ‘The First Howl’ world tour, featuring concerts in Asia, North America, Europe and more.In March, XG announced that they would be embarking on their first-ever world tour, title ‘The First Howl’. It kicked off with a two-date show at the Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka, Japan on May 18 and 19.