Tencent Music Hatches Deal With Thailand’s GMM Grammy

Chadwick Boseman's final co-stars regrets his initial impression of the late actor.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNetflix and BBC’s serial killer series “The Serpent” is one of the international shows whose filming was impacted by the pandemic, and required shifting production from Asia to Europe.The drama, which stars Tahar Rahim (“A Prophet”) as the French conman and mass murderer Charles Sobhraj, was on its last stretch of shooting on location in Thailand in late March when the country went into lockdown.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterFacebook is preparing to mount a legal challenge to the Thai government order that this week forced it to block content posted by an anti-monarchist group.Facebook began blocking access within Thailand to a group called Royalist Marketplace, which was formed in April and had over a million followers.

www.btsincinemas.com, with the announcement inevitably cautioning that “dates vary per territory and (are) subject to change based on the status of local cinema re-openings.”The U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, India and over 40 countries in all are listed for the later release date on Sept. 24.

Love Island fitlord Jack Fowler is no stranger to a topless Instagram snap or two (not that we’re complaining) but his latest upload has well and truly got fans all hot and bothered.The 24-year-old shared a throwback photo of him posing in a tiny pair of white shorts next to an elephant while on holiday in Thailand and it’s safe to say that there was only one trunk that captured the attention of Jack’s followers.“Massive trunk

Maggie Q investigates the strangulation marks on her neck in the mirror in the first trailer for her thrilling new movie, Death of Me.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThailand is famous for having a tourist industry that repeatedly bounces back from military coups, natural disasters, and unfortunate man-made incidents.

DEALSTencent Music is in the midst of a deals frenzy. Following its big new agreement with Universal Music, last week the Chinese company also announced it now had a direct deal in place with Kobalt.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterParts of Thailand aren’t necessarily responding well to the Imelda Marcos documentary The Kingmaker directed by Lauren Greenfield. The country has banned the pic in the South.Thida Polpalitkarnpim, the founder of the Documentary Club in Thailand, posted on Facebook that they would be showing the docu, but has since pushed the screening.