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Joe Otterson TV ReporterJack Huston has been cast in the upcoming Amazon series “Expats,” the adaptation of Janice Y.K. Lee’s novel “The ExpatriatesSet against the fabric of Hong Kong, “Expats” is the story of an international community whose lives are bound together forever after a sudden family tragedy.Huston will play David Starr, who has long lived in the shadow of his impressive wife Hilary.

When Elise Henderson joined MRC as President of Television in April 2019, the company had one series on the air, Netflix’s Ozark, was about to start production on HBO limited series The Outsider and had just finished a pilot for Hulu’s The Great.

Antonio Ferme editorThe 36th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards, which recognizes the best work in the independent space, is kicking off on Thursday night.Hosted by “Saturday Night Live” cast member Melissa Villaseñor, the fully immersive virtual ceremony is streaming live on IFC and AMC Plus. Celebrities such as Adam Sandler, Renee Zellweger, Daveed Diggs, Julia Garner, Kathryn Hahn, Annie Murphy and Lulu Wang will serve as presenters during the ceremony.

Lulu Wang, Olivia Munn, Daniel Dae Kim, Mindy Kaling and more celebrities are speaking out in support of the Asian American community following news of shootings in Atlanta on Tuesday evening that left eight people dead, a majority of them women of Asian descent. The Farewell director Lulu Wang responded to a tweet by former NPR reporter Kat Chow that read "I want to know their names, who and what they loved, the people they had waiting for them at home, everything they hoped for.

Olivia Munn, Daniel Dae Kim, Mindy Kaling and Lulu Wang were among celebrities to speak out following Tuesday’s horrific shooting in the Atlanta, Georgia area.

Lulu Wang, Olivia Munn, Mindy Kaling and Daniel Dae Kim are among the celebrities who have spoken out in support of the Asian American community following shootings in Atlanta. Eight people were killed in shootings at a number of Georgia massage parlours on Tuesday (16 March), a majority of them women of Asian descent.

Preproduction quarantines are the new norm in Hollywood, with cast and crews holed up in hotel rooms around the world for two to three weeks before ever stepping on set.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorApple tapped director Lulu Wang to showcase the cinematic features of the tech company’s latest iPhone.Wang, who wrote and directed 2019 feature film “The Farewell,” directed a new short for Apple in celebration of Chinese New Year, “Nian,” which puts a fresh twist on a well-known Chinese folktale.

Debbie Allen, Cynthia Erivo, Rian Johnson and Lulu Wang, among others — has unveiled its 10 best movies of 2020. Indicative of the year that was, the list is heavy on titles from Netflix, with additional streaming offerings via Amazon Studios, Disney+ and HBO Max.«All of the honored works advance the art of the moving image, inspire audiences and artists alike, enhance the rich cultural heritage of America's art form and make a mark on American society,» reads the press release.

 Keira Knightley  recently revealed she wouldn’t accept any more roles that include nude scenes if the film’s director is a man. According to the actress, she is not against posing nude, but she is unwilling to sacrifice her peace by feeling unease or awkward at a man’s stare.

Chanel Connects” this month.The 35-year-old “Pirates of the Caribbean” star’s reasoning is twofold: “It’s partly vanity and also it’s the male gaze,” she explained during the conversation with filmmaker Lulu Wang and writer Diane Solway. “I feel very uncomfortable now trying to portray the male gaze.

The American Film Institute (AFI) has released its list of the movies and TV shows of the year.

Keira Knightley is opening up about why she won't film nude scenes with male directors.The 35-year-old actress was recently a guest on the Chanel Connects podcast with filmmaker Lulu Wang and writer Diane Solway.

Chanel Connects podcast, Knightley spoke with filmmaker Lulu Wang and journalist Diane Solway about her change of mind, and why performing nude “in front of a group of men” makes her uncomfortable.“It’s partly vanity and also it’s the male gaze,” Knightley said.

Naman Ramachandran Oscar-nominated actor Keira Knightley (“The Imitation Game”) has revealed her discomfort in falling under the “male gaze” while filming intimate scenes.In conversation with “The Farewell” filmmaker Lulu Wang and writer-producer Diane Solway on the Chanel Connects podcast, Knightley said her decision to add a no nudity clause to her contract since becoming a mother was partly due to vanity.“It’s the male gaze.

Keira Knightley is a versatile actress who has been seen in everything from blockbusters to indies to period films. Throughout her career, she has been in films where she has been seen nude and in sex scenes.

Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari starring Steven Yeun is very much an American story. Chung, who was born in Denver, Colorado, tells the story of an immigrant Korean family that has lived in America for some time as they adapt to their new farm life in a small Arkansas town. All that said, the A24 film was put in the Best Foreign Language award category for the upcoming Golden Globes — and people aren’t very happy about that.

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Variety, the A24 drama will be relegated to the Best Foreign Language Film category because it is primarily in Korean.

The 2021 Golden Globes and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) are under fire for their choice to include Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari in the Best Foreign Language Film category, shut out from the Best Picture race.

Back in September, the collective mind of Film Twitter was blown when it was reported that Barry Jenkins was going to direct a ‘Lion King’ film for Disney. The director of “Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk” is jumping onto the Disney bandwagon to make a billion-dollar blockbuster? What?! Well, according to a new interview with Jenkins at Variety, he explained that he had the same hesitancy, but he ultimately changed his mind.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: This year’s Oxbelly Labs has set creative advisors including directors Maren Ade (Toni Erdmann), Mati Diop (Atlantics), Ulrich Köhler (In My Room) and Lulu Wang (The Farewell), as well as producer-seller Michael Weber, founder of The Match Factory.The Lab is designer to offer promising international filmmakers the opportunity to work on their first or second feature script, as well as workshop and direct one scene from it, with guidance from

When it was recently announced that Ron Howard would direct a biopic of Chinese classical pianist Lang Lang, director Lulu Wang (The Farewell) was among those who voiced an objection. She tweeted: “As a classically-trained pianist born in China, I believe it’s impossible to tell Lang Lang’s story without an intimate understanding of Chinese culture + the impact of the Cultural Revolution on artists & intellectuals + the effects of Western imperialism.

The Independent Spirit Awards are expanding to include five new television categories for its 2021 awards show, Film Independent announced Tuesday.The new categories include Best New Scripted Series, Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series, Best Male Performance, Best Female Performance and Best Ensemble Cast, and submissions for the awards are now open.

Normally, news of a brand-new film from Ron Howard would garner happy reactions from film fans. Though he doesn’t always wow us with his films, when Howard is on his game, the filmmaker has the chance of turning in something special.

“The Farewell” director Lulu Wang is taking issue with Ron Howard’s decision to helm a new biopic focusing on the life of renowned Chinese pianist Lang Lang.

Lee Daniels, Lulu Wang and Taraji P. Henson are among the talent participating in a series of virtual panels about inclusion and equity in Hollywood hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

online now.Other panelists included in the series are Victoria Alonso, Lisa Cortés, Debra Martin Chase, Carmen Cuba, DeVon Franklin, Nadia Hallgren, Taraji P.

Angelique Jackson Lulu Wang has set her follow up to “The Farewell” with a reimagining of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s acclaimed Japanese family drama, “Like Father, Like Son.”Variety has learned that Wang is attached to direct the project, which is currently in development stages at Focus Features, and will also produce the film with Josh McLaughlin of Wink Productions. The screenplay comes from playwright Sarah Ruhl.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsThe Farewell director Lulu Wang is cooking up something new. News broke Wednesday that the indie director, whose Awkafina-led multi-generational drama landed her on the map, will direct a new English-language project inspired by Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Like Father, Like Son.The Wang’s rem-imagining of Koreeda’s 2013 film will be under focus Features.

The name of Hirokazu Kore-eda is revered in the halls of The Playlist. We speak it only with a full appreciation of all the filmmaker has done over his career.

Also Read: 'The Farewell': How Lulu Wang Cast the Film's Two Biggest RolesSundance SelectsKore-eda’s film, which he both wrote and directed, was nominated for the Palme D’Or at Cannes and won both the Jury Prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention.Another remake of “Like Father, Like Son” was previously in the works as far back as 2014 from directors Paul and Christopher Weitz at DreamWorks, but the project never moved forward.Wang’s “The Farewell” won the Audience Award when

Oscars ceremony may have been postponed until April 2021, but the new Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences class is here — and it’s better than ever.Zendaya, Ana de Armas, Awkwafina, Beanie Feldstein, Olivia Wilde, Lakeith Stanfield, Zazie Beetz, Kelvin Harrison Jr, Constance Wu, Niecy Nash, Yalitza Aparicio and Cynthia Erivo are among the 819 artists and executives invited to join the Academy in 2020, which means they’ll be able to vote on the 2021 Oscar nominees.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited 819 new members from 68 countries as the ranks of Hollywood’s top club swell to close to well over 9,300. The good news? According to AMPAS, 45% of the 2020 class are women, 36% underrepresented ethnic/racial communities and 49% international from 68 countries.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterFilm Independent has unveiled their keynotes, conversations and panelists for the 15th annual Film Independent Forum. The Forum, which is traditionally a weekend event, will now be a week-long virtual event that will reach all corners of the globe from July 31 to August 7.The event has set a roster of banner names in the industry, featuring a U.S.

By Audrey Cleo Yap