‘Wish Dragon’ Review: Hong Kong-Set Netflix Movie Makes Up in Attitude What It Lacks in Originality

Netflix film Hustle.A casting call-out shared via social media stated that the film is seeking “highly-skilled basketball players” aged between 18-30.The tryouts will take place in Delaware, and the successful players will begin shooting in Philadelphia in August. See the full advertisement below.A post shared by Heery Loftus Casting (@heery_loftuscasting)Hustle is produced by Sandler and LeBron James, and is currently filming.

Rebecca Davis editorA senior journalist at Hong Kong’s recently shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily has been arrested at the airport attempting to leave the city, according to local reports.Editorial writer Fung Wai-kong was halted Sunday and arrested on suspicion of “conspiring to collude with foreign countries or foreign sources to endanger national security,” a crime punishable by up to life in prison via the city’s Beijing-imposed security law.

Netflix movie about Pop-Tarts.The comedian will star in, direct and produce Unfrosted, which he co-wrote with Seinfeld writer Spike Feresten and comedian Barry Marder and is inspired by a joke he told on stage about the invention of the toaster pastries.Netflix has given the go-ahead to the project and production is due to start in spring 2022, according to Deadline.“Stuck at home watching endless sad faces on TV, I thought this would be a good time to make something based on pure silliness,” he

Netflix movie Rebel Ridge mid-shoot without telling anyone.Earlier this month, it was reported that he exited the film due to “family reasons”.But, according to The Hollywood Reporter, sources claim that “Boyega simply walked away from the production with filming underway”.The publication also claims that, according to one person with knowledge of the situation, the “filmmakers only discovered [Boyega had exited the film] when they looked for him at his hotel and found that he had checked

Apple Daily, Hong Kong’s most-read newspaper and the territory’s leading opposition voice, may end all its operations by the end of this week.Local authorities and the city’s new Security Bureau have arrested several of its top editors on national security grounds and ordered the freezing of HK$18 million ($2.3 million) of its affiliates’ financial assets.

Jennifer Hudson has released her new song “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” for the upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic Respect!

Rebecca Davis editorFive hundred Hong Kong police officers raided the offices of pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily on Thursday.

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong censors now have the power to ban films that endanger national security, prompting concerns that freedom of expression is being further curtailed in a city once known for its vibrant arts and film scene.Authorities are cracking down on criticism of Chinese Communist Party rule, arresting many pro-democracy activists in the city and implementing a sweeping national security law last year that criminalizes actions such as the calls for independence during months of

Rebecca Davis editorHong Kong on Friday issued new amendments to its film classification rules, effectively injecting Beijing’s strict censorship standards on the previously liberal territory.Hong Kong censors previously screened content merely to rate it for typical metrics like violence or obscenity, classifying them into one of three categories to indicate age appropriateness.Now, they will have to actively intuit what will displease Beijing.

Madea isn’t done just yet.

Madea is back. Tyler Perry is taking his iconic femme senior character who has grossed over $1 billion at the box office to Netflix with a 12th movie, A Madea Homecoming. A 2022 drop date is planned.

Jacob Elordi wants to make one thing clear about his new movie 2 Hearts… it’s not actually that new.

Blake Lively has joined the cast of the upcoming movie We Used To Live Here, which was just acquired by Netflix.

EXCLUSIVE: John Boyega has exited Netflix movie Rebel Ridge mid-shoot with “family reasons” cited by the streamer as cause for the abrupt departure.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAn Israeli web host company Wix.com has complied with a Hong Kong police notice to close a pro-democracy website 2021hkcharter.com linked to Nathan Law, a political activist. The move came on the eve of the June 4 anniversary of the Tiananmen Square incident.The takedown notice cited the National Security Law that was introduced in Hong Kong some 11 months ago.

Before Darina and Mrs Hinch there was Martha Stewart. The TV personality created the mould of the domestic goddess but beneath the glossy veneer is a wild back story that is about to get the Netflix treatment.

health risks from the coronavirus pandemic.Critics say authorities use the pandemic as an excuse to silence pro-democracy voices in Hong Kong.Last year, thousands gathered in Victoria Park despite the ban and police warnings. Weeks later, more than 20 activists who took part in the vigil were arrested.