Sister To Adapt James McBride’s ‘Deacon King Kong’ Novel For Television

Rebecca Davis editorHong Kong “Mulan” star Donnie Yen this week reiterated his political loyalty to mainland China as he teased work on the upcoming theatrical adaptation of popular video game “Sleeping Dogs” and announced “Golden Empire,” a new China-backed crime thriller.His hometown is currently roiling under the impact of a controversial new national security law imposed by Beijing that strips Hong Kong of many of its former freedoms, which came into effect July 1 — the anniversary of

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Meghan King Edmonds slammed the notion that working moms have to find “balance” in their lives.“I don’t [have balance],” the Real Housewives of Orange County alum, 35, wrote in aMonday, July 6, blog post. “And you don’t either.

TikTok said Tuesday it will stop operations in Hong Kong, joining other social media companies in warily eyeing ramifications of a sweeping national security law that took effect last week.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHong Kong’s new National Security Law gives the city’s police enhanced powers and greater reach into cyberspace.The Special Administrative Region’s government put into effect Article 43 of the new law on Monday night when it gazetted a range of new measures.

Meghan King Edmonds and her boyfriend, Christian Schauf, celebrated the 4th of July during a romantic weekend getaway in Wisconsin.The Real Housewives of Orange County alum, 35, shared a photo via Instagram on Saturday, July 4, of the couple paddleboarding on a lake in Cumberland, Wisconsin. She later posted video footage of herself and Schauf riding on a boat with a group of people.

coronavirus outbreak led to shutdown and quarantines back in March, Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King got a chance to see one another in person!King, who has been self-isolating in New York City, flew out to California to reconnect with her best friend.

Beyonce has turned the songs she wrote for the “Lion King” companion album “The Gift” into a new visual album, “Black Is King,” that will debut on Disney+ on July 31.In a joint release announcing the film, Disney and Parkwood Entertainment say that “Black Is King” will reimagine the story of “The Lion King” to provide more lessons for “today’s young kings and queens in search of their own crowns” and to honor “the voyages of Black families, throughout time.”“‘Black Is King’ is an affirmation of

Best friends Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King are not letting coronavirus pandemic keep them apart–although still from a safe distance.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Ip Man: Kung Fu Master,” the latest in a long line of Ip Man movies from Hong Kong and mainland China, has found its way to the virtual Cannes Market, where it is being represented by Hong Kong- and Paris-based All Rights Entertainment.Directed by Li Liming and produced by Kai Pictures, it stars Dennis To in his third go at the role of Ip Man, the martial artist who famously tutored Bruce Lee, and whose life has spawned two competing biopic franchises.To

Jim Edmonds reflected on his marriage to estranged wife Meghan King Edmonds while simultaneously praising girlfriend Kortnie O’Connor.“If it wasn’t for this girl, I don’t think I would be here right now,” the former baseball player, 49, captioned a series of Instagram photos with O’Connor on Tuesday, June 23. “She showed up in my life just at the right time.

Dave McNary Film ReporterSister Pictures, the content company headed by Elisabeth Murdoch, Staci Snider and Jane Featherstone, has nabbed the television rights to James McBride’s novel “Deacon King Kong.”The announcement comes one day after “Deacon King Kong” was named as the latest Oprah’s Book Club selection.McBride will pen the TV adaptation of “Deacon King Kong,” set in 1969 when a fumbling, comical old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing

Oprah Winfrey has chosen James McBride’s “Deacon King Kong” for her book club. McBride’s novel is set in a Brooklyn housing project in 1969 and centers on the shooting of a drug dealer by an aging and tipsy church deacon. But it also pays tribute to community and to McBride’s own childhood in a Brooklyn project.

NEW YORK -- Oprah Winfrey has chosen James McBride's “Deacon King Kong” for her book club. McBride's novel is set in a Brooklyn housing project in 1969 and centers on the shooting of a drug dealer by an aging and tipsy church deacon.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterTelevision City, which is owned by Hackman Capital Partners has pledged $2 million to support the Beverly/Fairfax District community in Los Angeles and promote diversity in the entertainment industry after being slammed for allowing the Los Angeles Police Department to set up shop in the studio complex during the Fairfax protest on May 30, which was a response to the death of George Floyd.“Television City has called this community home for nearly 70 years,

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterHackman Capital Partners-owned Television City, located in the Beverly/Fairfax District of Los Angeles, has pledged $2 million to support local community revitalization efforts and diversity initiatives in the entertainment industry.The move comes a week and a half after the company came under scrutiny on social media for allowing the Los Angeles Police Department to use the Television City studio complex amid the protests stemming from the death of George Floyd.

Amanda Knox while she was in an Italian prison for the murder of British student Meridith Kercher has come forward after she mentioned him in a recent podcast.Last week we told how American Amanda revealed she had received a letter from a Scottish man while she was serving time in Perugia Prison and had been 'touched' by what he wrote.Chatting to Motherwell-based podcaster Derek Watson, the 33-year-old said: "I received a letter from someone in Scotland and if that person is listening right now,

The King of Staten Island – this time to recount the story of grief-stricken tattoo artist Scott Carlin as he navigates life in New York, inspired by star Pete Davidson’s own life experiences.Troubled by the passing of his firefighter father when he was 7, now twenty-something Carlin (Davidson) spends his days getting stoned and practicing his sketchy tattoo artistry on his friends.