German Cinema Org Weighs In On ‘Mulan’ Controversy: “[Disney Is] Playing With Fire”

US singer-songwriter and YouTuber Conan Gray is on track to land his first Top 40 on the UK's Official Singles Chart this week with his hugely popular track Heather.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsEXCLUSIVE: British fashion entrepreneur Conna Walker has signed with WME.The self-made House of CB and Mistress Rocks CEO got her start in the fashion industry at 17 years-old. Ten years later, Walker’s  House of CB brand has established more than 40 retail stores in the United States, U.K.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEva Green’s legal team have hit back at claims the actress derailed UK sci-fi project A Patriot when she dropped out of the lead role.Producer White Lantern (Britannica) Ltd has filed a High Court motion claiming Green departed the film after her “unreasonable demands” were not met, as per a report in the Evening Standard.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterJimmy Lai, the influential Hong Kong businessman who runs the listed media company Next Digital and the tabloid-style paper Apple Daily, has become one of the most high-profile arrests under the controversial new security law imposed by China.Lai’s newspaper offices were also raided by more than 200 police officers, according to the BBC, with several other arrests taking place, citing “suspicion of collusion with foreign forces”.Lai is a UK citizen.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterNews this week that Disney is bypassing cinemas by premiering Mulan directly onto Disney+ in major territories has provoked a furious backlash from international exhibitors who feel the House of Mouse is declining to support them in their hour of need.Emotions are high – as evidenced in our piece speaking to UK operators yesterday when one called it a “f*ck you to exhibitors” – and they were summed up somewhat aptly by a video that emerged today of a cinema

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorWhile Universal’s Dolittle and Warner Bros’ reissue of Interstellar were the big kahunas in China this weekend, Russell Crowe-starrer Unhinged hit the road in 19 new markets over the session. Among them, the UK, Australia, Netherlands and New Zealand where the Solstice Studios pic was No.

Comcast-owned European pay TV giant Sky said on Tuesday that it will releaseThe Secret Gardenin cinemas and on its Sky Cinema service in the U.K. and Ireland on Oct.

Rebecca Davis editor“Tenet” announced Wednesday that it has passed government approvals for a theatrical release in China, an indication that an official release date is now on the horizon.

Mick Fleetwood and Stevie Nicks have led the tributes to Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green following his death at the age of 73.Fleetwood and Green formed the influential group in London in 1967, alongside John McVie and Jeremy Spencer.Nicks signed with the band in 1975, five years after Green had quit amid struggles with his mental health.After his death was announced on Saturday, tributes poured in from across the music industry, with the musician lauded as among the greats of the British

Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green has died. He was 73.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorChinese state television is removing English Premier League soccer matches from their schedule amid the growing political feud between Beijing and the UK government.CCTV, which has the rights in China, won’t be showing the remainder of the current season, per a Bloomberg report.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefState-controlled China Central Television (CCTV) has halted broadcasting English soccer matches. The move appears to be a result of growing political tensions between China and the U.K.CCTV canceled its coverage of the game between Liverpool and Chelsea on Wednesday night.