‘Lion King’ ad roaring on subway platform has passengers yelping

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefWalt Disney has confirmed that its direct-to-consumer streaming service Disney Plus will launch in Hong Kong from Nov.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHenry Cheng Kar-shun, who is the chairman of property development group New World Development, has taken control of I-Cable, Hong Kong’s largest cable TV network operator and the territory’s second largest pay-TV operator.Cheng-owned company Celestial Pioneer disclosed that it had struck deals that give it 72% ownership of Forever Top, a company that owns a 43% stake in I-Cable.Celestial said that it was buying 40.5% of Forever Top from two existing investors.

Vivienne Chow Hong Kong drama “Drifting” leads Taiwan’s Golden Horse Film Awards race with 12 nominations including best narrative feature and best adapted screenplay, organizers announced on Tuesday.The film that revolves around the tragedy of homeless people in Hong Kong also earned a nomination for Jun Li in the best director category.

K.J. Yossman BFI London Film Festival has revealed its line-up for its second Works-in-Progress showcase, including a documentary about Hong Kong’s draconian National Security law and a TV narrative feature starring Sir Lenny Henry and Malachi Kirby (pictured above).The showcase will take place on Oct.

Gayle King is still testing out grandma names.The 66-year-old co-host became a grandmother last month, after her daughter, Kirby Bumpus, gave birth to a son named Luca Lynn Miller. However, as she told ET's Lauren Zima at Variety's Power of Women event, she doesn't like to be called grandma.«I'm trying to decide.

Meghan King has a new man in her life! The 37-year-old former star recently took to Instagram to announce that she's dating Cuffe Biden Owens.Owens, a 42-year-old attorney, is President Joe Biden's nephew. He's the son of the president's younger sister, Valerie Biden Owens, and her husband, John Owens.In the sweet shot, King and Owens hug while out and about together.

EXCLUSIVE: Chosen Jacobs (It), John Harlan Kim (9-1-1), Anthony Ippolito (Grand Army), Katrina Cunningham (Trinkets), Sarah Rich (#Like), Scott Deckert (Venom) and Linden Ashby (Teen Wolf) will round out the cast of Purple Hearts, the Netflix YA romance pic starring the previously announced duo of Sofia Carson and Nicholas Galitzine.

Vanessa Hudgens kicks off promo for her upcoming movie, My Little Pony: A New Generation, at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills over the weekend in Los Angeles.

George Holliday was a plumber who videotaped the 1991 police beating of Rodney King (1965–2012) that led to riots in Los Angeles.Holliday was asleep on the early morning of March 3, 1991, when he was awakened by the sounds of sirens and a helicopter. He stepped out onto his apartment’s balcony, grabbing his new camcorder on impulse.

Gayle King has welcomed her first grandchild!

Gayle King is a grandmother! The 66-year-old co-host announced on Monday's show that her daughter, Kirby Bumpus, has given birth to a son, Luca Lynn Miller, with her husband, Virgil Miller.«Please allow me to introduce to the world Luca Lynn Miller,» King said, as photos of the growing family were shown. «His middle name Lynn. Virgil lost his brother earlier this year so little Luca has his uncle's middle name.

The Gay Games 11, originally scheduled to take place in Hong Kong in  November 2022, have now been postponed and won’t be held until  November 2023. The Games were set to make history as the first to be held  in Asia.

John Lennon tribute event, Dear John, have been announced.The online event will follow on from the release earlier this year of the ‘Dear John’ tribute album, which featured Lennon covers by a range of artists and raised money for War Child.A livestream tribute concert will now take place on October 9 to mark what would have been Lennon’s 81st birthday, with the event benefitting War Child once again.Organised by Blurred Vision frontman Sepp Osley with his partner/singer-songwriter Mollie

Jonathan Rhys Meyers is back on the red carpet!