‘F9’ Seizes Record as Hollywood Expands Recovery Role at Korea Box Office

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLeading South Korean tech conglomerate Naver is to invest KRW40 billion ($352 million) in Tving, the streaming video platform spun off from CJ ENM.

While there are always a lot of news that comes up regarding Quentin Tarantino films, particularly when it comes to his dialogue and use of gore and violence, after the debut of “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” there was a bit of a surprising controversy surrounding the filmmaker’s depiction of Bruce Lee.

Amazon Prime Video has set an exclusive global premiere — outside Japan — for anime hit Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon A Time. The fourth and final chapter of the Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition will launch in over 240 countries on August 13.

If you’re following the new Quentin Tarantino press blitz for the “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” novelization, and you’re listening to all the various long podcasts he’s been on, outlining his future, you know the filmmaker’s schedule and timetable look a little something like this (aside from parenting, he’s a new father): promoting his current book (‘OUATIH’), finishing his criticism film book (part of the two-part book deal he made with Harper Perennial Publishing), and then directing and/or

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentBorn of a merger between two film companies in 1951, Toei is one of Japan’s leading film producers, distributors and exhibitors, with a wide range of media businesses.

Clayton Davis The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled its rules and campaign regulations for the upcoming awards season on Wednesday, roughly a week before the Cannes Film Festival opens in France. That festival often hosts a number of possible Oscars contenders, with the likes of “Parasite” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” screening in the 2019 edition.One of the most significant announcements came in the artisan categories.

Quentin Tarantino is opening up about the rumors that Jennifer Lawrence was in talks to star in his Oscar-winning movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

The mythic, epic long cut of any movie, aka when people don’t understand the difference between an assembly cut—all the footage actually shot assembled into a raw edit—and what a director would want with their final version of the best of the best material (generally much shorter than an assembly, filmmakers don’t want every frame of footage in their film, because not everything is always A+).

If you’ve been following Quentin Tarantino’s career for a while now, you are probably aware of the filmmaker’s desire to get Jennifer Lawrence in one of his films. When “The Hateful Eight” was announced, reports had Lawrence in talks for a possible role in that film.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBusan-set chase thriller “Hard Hit” this weekend became the first local film to head the South Korean box office in more than a month.

Korean drama enthusiasts, who are also fans of Marvel movies, rejoiced when the exciting casting rumours broke of Park Seo Joon joining the cast of Captain Marvel 2 titled The Marvels, starring Brie Larson as the beloved Marvel superhero aka Carol Danvers, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau, Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel aka Kamala Khan and Zawe Ashton in an undisclosed villain role.

It’s not every day that a trailer for a film novelization is released.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“A Quiet Place Part II” topped the South Korean box office on its first official weekend of release. It made a considerably bigger splash than Disney-Pixar’s “Luca,” which dived into third place.The horror film scored $2.43 million over the weekend, having opened on Wednesday.

Mayim Bialik is opening up on her come-up in Hollywood as a young child performer and revealed that she felt "different" from others growing up. "I don't know if I felt normal growing up," the "Big Bang Theory" alum, 45, told Yahoo! Entertainment.

Tracee Ellis Ross as the daughter of Motown legend Diana Ross. However, Tracee has made a name for herself with her hard work and dedication to her craft.A post shared by Tracee Ellis Ross (@traceeellisross)Despite her mother’s enormous fame, Tracee Ellis Ross has carved her own path in the entertainment industry.

The CMT Awards 2021 were held recently and the star-studded evening saw performances by Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett, Miranda Lambert and more country music A-listers. The awards honouring the best of Country Music were hosted by Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTheatrical box office in the Asia Pacific region is recovering from the lows established early last year at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. But South Korea has not shared in the upswing.Data from OpusData compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence showed a 79% increase in the first four months of 2021, compared with the same period in 2020.

Quentin Tarantino‘s New Beverly Cinema has reopened after closing its doors more than a year ago due to COVID-19.The cinema, which is based in Los Angeles, welcomed back guests with a screening of Tarantino’s Oscar-winning Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.Fans of the filmmaker snapped up tickets to the sold out screening, with some dressing up as Brad Pitt’s character Cliff Booth for the event.Many of the films shown at Tarantino’s venue are 35mm and 16mm prints that come from Tarantino’s private