‘Riceboy Sleeps’: Canadian-Korean Indie Film Underway With ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Alum Ethan Hwang Among Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee step out in sharp suits for the premiere of their new movie, The Power of the Dog, during the 2021 Toronto Film Festival in Canada on Friday (September 10).

EXCLUSIVE: Koreatown Ghost Story, a short film written and directed by Teddy Tenenbaum and Minsun Park, has been sold to Paramount Players with Tenenbaum and Park closing a deal to write and direct the full-length feature film. Neal Moritz and Original’s Toby Jaffe will produce, along with Jim Wedaa. Margaret Cho is attached to reprise her role from the short and will executive produce.

William Earl Variety is returning to the Toronto International Film Festival with its annual talent interview studio. This year’s studio, presented by Canada Goose, will run Friday, Sept.

JoJo Mason is revving up the engine in the brand new music video for his feel-good track “Broken Umbrella”.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKorean entertainment-tech giant Kakao took to the stage of media conference APOS on Wednesday to tout the firm’s growing story-telling skills and particular strength in webtoons. The same day, the company’s shares plunged by 8%, as politicians from the ruling party called for regulations that would halt the dominance of platform economy leaders Kakao Inc.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIQiyi International, the overseas arm of Chinese streaming service iQiyi, has set “Bad and Crazy” as its third Korean-language original series.The action-packed detective story is produced by Studio Dragon, one of Korea’s leading production houses, and part of the CJ ENM group.

EXCLUSIVE: Japanese action star Rina Takeda, Korean actress and model Go Joon-hee, Hong Kong actress Wiyona Yeung, and Singaporean actors Desmond Tan and Rebecca Lim are in discussions to join Hong Kong zombie movie Chungking Mansions.

Couple of competitors? Katie Thurston and Blake Moynes teased that they may be part of the Dancing With the Stars season 30 cast.

Malcolm McDowell-Narrated Wine Doc

BTS has found massive success with their English-language singles, but it seems fans shouldn't expect too many more of them. As RM told in the band's cover story, the band's goal is to keep its lyrics predominantly in Korean — maintaining their position as «the outlier.» «I don't think we could ever be part of the mainstream in the U.S., and I don't want that either,» he tells the magazine.

Jamie Lang Korean director Hong Eui-jeong’s debut feature “Voice of Silence” stood out at Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival as the year’s best film from its Cheval Noir main competition section.

Halsey has shared a new trailer for their film If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power.The new trailer runs exactly a minute long, snapping quickly between a wide range of bold and evocative shots from the film, debuting tomorrow (August 25).

“Skinship” by Yoon Choi (Alfred A. Knopf)With fine attention to detail, Yoon Choi’s fictional debut “Skinship” welcomes readers into the lives of immigrant and first-generation Korean Americans.The collection of short stories examines characters of various circumstances.

Filming has wrapped in Canada on under-the-radar Canadian feature North Of Normal, we can reveal.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThree local movies took the top positions at the South Korean box office over the weekend for the first time this year. The chart was headed by “Hostage Missing Celebrity,” which earned close to $4 million.Produced by Filmmaker R&K and distributed by Next Entertainment World, “Hostage” is a comedy-action movie starring the enduringly-popular, rubber-faced Hwang Jung-min.

Do you agree? Have your say in the comment section It probably depends on your view of tailored-for-you smoothies and early-morning yoga. Personally, I’d put up with someone taking the odd vial of blood for no apparent reason if it meant they’d make my favourite smoothie every morning and offer me a massage.

Vanessa Grimaldi and Josh Wolfe are married! The Bachelor alum, 33, and her businessman beau, 35, have officially tied the knot in an intimate ceremony with family in their native Montreal, Canada on Friday, Aug. 20. Vanessa confirmed the news to PEOPLE and said she is “over the moon.”

No more roses needed! Bachelor alum Vanessa Grimaldi married her fiancé, Joshua Wolfe, one year after getting engaged, Us Weekly confirms.