Tencent announces it will shut down ‘Call Of Duty Online’ this summer

Carole Horst Variety’s Cannes Preview breaks down the state of the independent film business and the digital marketplace plus previews buzz titles in the market, probes the economic impact of the festival on the city and the summer festival season, plus looks at China’s box office boom.To catch up on early Cannes coverage, please click below:

Natalia Bryant, 39, and Vanessa Bryant, 18, enjoyed a night out on the night of June 18 when they attended the premiere of F9 at the TCL Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, CA. The look-alike mother and daughter stopped on the red carpet to pose for photos while showing of stylish outfits. Natalia’s included a bright red blazer over a red, yellow, and blue patterned Dolce and Gabbana top and matching red pants, and Vanessa’s included a neon green long-sleeved fitted long turtleneck dress.

Jordana Brewster shows off a little leg in a stunning pink gown at the premiere of F9 held at TCL Chinese Theatre on Friday night (June 18) in Hollywood.

fan quan, which it said adversely affected the mental health of children. There have long been concerns over bullying and incitements to violence on the message boards and social media accounts of China’s often intense fanclubs, and authorities had warned in May of forthcoming efforts to deal with the situation.

It already saw off Donald Trump, now K-pop is threatening to cause the collapse of North Korea. Or so fears that nation’s leader Kim Jong-un, as South Korean pop music gains popularity in the country.Kim has called South Korean entertainment smuggled into North Korea via China a “vicious cancer”, according to the New York Times.

Tiffany Young has shared her first reaction when she heard that Sunmi would be a mentor on Mnet’s upcoming reality TV competition series, Girls Planet 999.Earlier today (June 14), the South Korean network uploaded a video introducing Tiffany Young and Sunmi as the mentors, dubbed “K-pop Masters”, for Girls Planet 999.

Haley Bosselman editor“Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon M. Chu sees his error in casting brown actors in subservient roles.While promoting his new film “In the Heights,” Chu told Insider that he should have made the South Asian characters in “Crazy Rich Asians” “more human” and that he “totally gets” the criticism.The 2018 rom-com hit centers on the relationship between Chinese American professor Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) and history professor Nick Young (Henry Golding).

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentUnderscoring the rising global attraction of Chinese animation, Federation Kids & Family, the premium kids content distribution arm of Federation Ent., will partner with China’s Tencent Video and UYoung Media on the two companies’ kids animated action comedy series “Kung Fu Wa!”Federation Kids & Family will handle worldwide distribution outside China and Latin America on “Kung Fu Wa!” which it describes as a “fun, heart-warming action series

John Sacret Young, the writer, producer, director and author behind China Beach, The West Wing and Firefly Lane, died on June 3 in Brentwood, California. He was 75.

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Rebecca Davis editorChina’s leading video streamers iQiyi, Tencent and Alibaba’s Youku are all fierce competitors, but they rallied together Friday to present an unusual united front against rival Bilibili for hosting unauthorized videos of “Friends: The Reunion” illegally on its platform.The three streamers held the rights to officially broadcast HBO Max’s “Friends” special, which they released in China at 3 p.m. local time on Thursday, May 27.

Hollywood Boulevard was shut down Friday morning between Highland and Orange as a man threatened to jump from a ledge near the entrance to the Dolby and the TCL Chinese Theaters. That, according to a report and video from ABC7.

John Cena is owning up to his mistake in a public apology to China.