‘Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend’ Secures North American Release (EXCLUSIVE)

Jazmine Sullivan has announced The Heaux Tales Tour, her first run of shows since the cross-continental trip's eponymous EP came out in January of this year. Heaux Tales was Sullivan's first release since her third studio album, Reality Show, dropped in 2015.

Royal Blood have announced that they’ll be heading out on a North American tour in 2022 – see the full list of dates below.The run of dates, which are set to start in Toronto on April 18 and end on May 24 in Boston, will be in support of the Brighton band’s latest album, ‘Typhoons’, which was released back in April.Sharing the news on Instagram, Royal Blood – comprising frontman Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher – wrote: “Delighted and thrilled to the core to announce our tour of North America

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIt seems barely a day passes without some noises coming from the Foo Fighters camp, and the noise is big today: The newly minted Rock and Roll Hall of Famers have announced 17 more concert dates, adding to shows on the West Coast and South America late this year and next, which will take place at amphitheaters, stadiums and festivals across North America during May, July and August of 2022.The dates include one at New York’s Citi Field stadium and two at the Banc of

Censorship concerns have been raised in Hong Kong after “The Simpson” episode was blocked from Disney+ in the region.

Disney+ appears to have censored an episode of The Simpsons in Hong Kong that refers to the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.Following the launch of the streaming platform in the territory this month, the 12th episode of season 16, titled ‘Goo Goo Gai Pan’, is not available in Hong Kong, according to The Guardian.The storyline sees Selma and the family travel to China to adopt a baby, and in one scene they visit the famous Beijing square.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterThe Disney Plus streaming service appears to have censored an episode of “The Simpsons” in Hong Kong, where the platform launched earlier this month. The episode concerns a visit by the fictional cartoon family to Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.Local media in Hong Kong report that the episode, the 12th in the 2005 16th season, cannot be accessed in the territory.

GKIDS, the producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, announced that it has acquired the North American distribution rights for Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (Gyoko no Nikuko-chan).

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentStrand Releasing has acquired all North American rights to “Marx Can Wait” by Italian film master Marco Bellocchio, who received the honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.Represented in international markets by The Match Factory, “Marx Can Wait” is a moving and personal family tale exploring how the suicide of his twin brother Camillo shaped Bellocchio’s life and body of work.

A24 announced today that it has acquired North American rights to Marcell the Shell with Shoes On, a stop-motion feature from Dean Fleischer Camp, which premiered to critical acclaim at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival. Deadline hears that the company nabbed rights in a competitive situation involving at least three other major distributors.

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have announced their first North American tour as a duo – find all the details below.The longtime collaborators hit the road for a run of UK headline performances in September and October in support of their album ‘Carnage’, which came out back in February.In a five-star review of the pair’s concert in Croydon, NME said: “Cave and Ellis [are] in their absolute purest and classiest form; armed with just the songs, the love, and a whole lot of feeling.”The duo are now

Emmy-winning comedian Hannah Gadsby, who most recently made headlines when she slammed Dave Chappelle’s transphobic remarks as well as remarks made by Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, has announced a 2022 North American tour for her new standup show, Body Of Work. Gadsby won an Emmy and a Peabody for her 2018 Netflix show Nanette.

EXCLUSIVE: Cinedigm has acquired North American rights to Roshan Sethi’s feature directorial debut, 7 Days, with plans to release it in theaters early next year.

TWICE have announced North American dates for their upcoming 2022 world tour.Earlier today (November 15), TWICE unveiled a poster containing details of their upcoming tour, which currently includes five North American shows.

Amyl And The Sniffers have announced they’ll be heading to North America next year for a run of headlining tour dates.The shows come in support of their latest album, ‘Comfort To Me’, which arrived in September.

Rebecca Davis editorChinese distributor CMC Pictures said Wednesday that it will release jingoistic Chinese war film “The Battle at Lake Changjin” in North America next week.The film is currently the highest grossing title in the world and in China so far in 2021, having already earned RMB5.60 billion ($877 million) in its home market alone.

PUP have shared two new singles, ‘Waiting’ and ‘Kill Something’, as well as details for their long-awaited return to the stage.One of the band’s heavier cuts, ‘Waiting’ is an explosive punk rager driven by a tearing lead riff and wailing distortion.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVDefine American has released “Telling Authentic Immigrant Stories: A Reference Guide for the Entertainment Industry,” a best practices’ guide in telling immigrant stories, with a focus on film and television.The guide is aimed at individual content creators, as well as production companies and studios at large, and it features detailed descriptions, definitions, historical timelines and dates, and other resources about specific communities.

EXCLUSIVE: BritBox North America has picked up exclusive North American rights to Game of Thrones star Gemma Whelan’s upcoming ITV thriller The Tower.

EXCLUSIVE: FilmRise has acquired North American distribution rights to well-received Sundance and Tribeca title Marvelous And The Black Hole, starring four-time Emmy-winner Rhea Perlman (The Mindy Project) and Miya Cech (Always Be My Maybe).

EXCLUSIVE: Music Box Films has acquiredNorth American rights to Medusa, the well-received thriller-satire by Brazilian writer and director Anita Rocha da Silveira.