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· Ryan General
Sony loses millions after rejecting China’s demand to remove Statue of Liberty from new ‘Spider-Man’ film
Sony reportedly walked away from a potential $170 million-$340 million in sales after rejecting China’s request to delete scenes featuring the Statue of Liberty. The China Film Administration wanted Sony and Marvel Studios to take out the American landmark, which is prominently…
· Carl Samson
Sony is Creating a Movie About a K-Pop Girl Group That Hunts Demons
A K-pop girl group that slays evil spirits is currently in development at Sony Animation. Directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, “K-Pop: Demon Hunters” pays tribute to Kang’s “Korean roots and her die-hard love of K-Pop.”
· Carl Samson
Sony is Making a Korean American Woman ‘Spider-Man’ Series on Amazon
A live-action TV series centered on Marvel’s Silk is reportedly underway at Sony and may be released on Amazon. In 2018, a film about the character was reported to be in the early stages of development, but no director, writer/s or actors were attached.
· Bryan Ke
Zara and Sony Collaborate for $50 PlayStation 1 Sneakers
Zara is collaborating with Sony to design PlayStation 1 sneakers that will surely tug at the hearts of many ‘90s kids. The recently released PlayStation Sony Interactive Entertainment Sneakers by Zara comes in the gray color motif of the original gaming console with the…
· Bryan Ke
Sony Pictures Picks Up ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Author’s Latest Book for Possible Movie
“Crazy Rich Asians” author Kevin Kwan’s new novel, “Sex and Vanity,” was picked up by Sony Pictures and SK Global Entertainment as a potential movie earlier in July. “Sex and Vanity” follows the story of Lucie Tang Churchill, a half-Asian and half-English American heiress who…
· Bryan Ke
Sony is Developing a Live-Action ‘One Punch Man’ with ‘Venom’ Writers
Sony Pictures is reportedly developing a live-action adaptation for the hit anime and manga series “One Punch Man.” The “One Punch Man” live-action series is set to be produced by Avi and Ari Arad of Arad Productions, and written by Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner from the…
· Bryan Ke
Sony Creates Wearable Air Conditioner in Time for 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
Sony has just unveiled its innovative gadget that could potentially beat — or at least lessen — the intense heat this summer, and this gadget comes in the form of a wearable air conditioner that can be slipped inside of a specially made shirt. The Reon Pocket, a smartphone-sized…
· Ryan General
Sony is Making a Live-Action Final Fantasy Series
Sony Pictures Television and game developer Square Enix have reportedly begun production on a non-animated Final Fantasy series. The upcoming TV adaptation, to be co-produced with production company Hivemind, will be the first live-action production featuring the iconic video…
· Carl Samson
Sony is Making a ‘Spider-woman’ Movie Starring a Korean-American Actress
A new Marvel superhero movie starring a Korean-American character is reportedly in the works at Sony Pictures. Cindy Moon, who first appeared in 2014’s “The Amazing Spider-Man #1,” is a student in Peter Parker’s class present in the public demonstration of the safe handling of…
· Ryan General
Japanese Rock Balancing Artist is So Good He was Put in a Sony Commercial
A talented artist in Japan, who has gained immense local popularity for his incredible skill in balancing rocks on top of each other, has landed an ad campaign deal with one of the country’s biggest tech firms. Kokei Mikuni is able to craft physics-defying structures by expertly…
· Ryan General
Sony is Making Their Own Mulan Movie with a ‘Game of Thrones’ Director
One of the directors of the massively popular TV show “Game of Thrones” has been tapped to direct Sony Pictures’ own live-action Mulan film. The studio has chosen Alex Graves, who has directed several episodes of HBO’s hit fantasy series, to direct Sony’s version of Mulan,…
· Ryan General
China’s Richest Man Plans to Make Hollywood More Chinese After Investing in Sony Pictures
Fresh off purchasing a controlling stake in Hollywood film studio Legendary Entertainment earlier this year, Wang Jianlin, China’s richest man, has signed up to invest in Sony’s film studio. With hopes of highlighting “the China element” in the studio’s film productions, Jianlin…
· Rebecca Moon
A collector is selling nearly every gaming console made in the last 50 years on eBay for $1 million
A collector is selling almost every console variation that was manufactured in the last 50 years on eBay for 984,000 euros (approximately $978,875). Listed on French eBay, the listing includes around 2,250 consoles, numerous video games for various consoles as well as video game…
· Bryan Ke
Japan’s Minister of Digital Affairs declares ‘war’ on obsolete floppy disks
Japan’s newly appointed Minister of Digital Affairs, Taro Kono, declared ‘war’ on outdated storage mediums, such as floppy disks and CDs, in a tweet on Wednesday. “There are about 1900 government procedures that requires business community to use discs, i.e. floppy disc, CD, MD,…
· Daniel Anderson
BTS’ RM and Balming Tiger drop new collaboration single ‘Sexy Nukim’
BTS leader RM and South Korean musical collective Balming Tiger released their collaboration single "Sexy Nukim" on Thursday. This marks RM’s first solo endeavor following BTS’ announcement of a temporary group break in June. Balming Tiger, a self-described “multi-national…
· Daniel Anderson
KCON 2022 Japan announces first lineup: LE SSERAFIM, NMIXX, NewJeans, IVE, Kep1er and more
South Korean entertainment company CJ ENM announced KCON 2022 Japan’s first lineup of artists on Wednesday. The lineup includes IVE, LE SSERAFIM, Kep1er, NewJeans, NMIXX, NiziU, MONSTA X’s Kihyun, TEMPEST, TNX, JO1 and former IZ*ONE member and soloist JO YURI. KCON 2022 Japan…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese sci-fi movie ‘Moon Man’ becomes biggest movie in the world after $129 million weekend
Chinese sci-fi movie “Moon Man” grossed $129 million in China, reaching the top spot on the worldwide box office over the weekend. DC’s animated movie "League of Super Pets," which follows the adventures of Superman’s dog, followed behind at $41 million internationally. Over 1.4…
· Jane Nam
Brad Pitt credits ‘underrated’ Jackie Chan as influence for ‘Bullet Train’ fighting style
In an interview on Monday night at the premiere of his latest film “Bullet Train,” actor Brad Pitt credited legendary Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan as the influence behind many of the film’s fight scenes. Pitt, who plays a killer assassin hired to collect a briefcase while…
· Daniel Anderson
Verivery drop dates for US and Latin American tour “Page: O”
K-pop boy group Verivery have revealed the dates and venues for their upcoming U.S. and Latin American tour “Page: O.” In partnership with MyMusicTaste, the Jellyfish Entertainment septet will visit over a dozen cities starting in Boston on Sept. 14 and concluding in Mexico City…
· William Yuk
Japanese author behind ‘Bullet Train’ responds to whitewashing criticism: The characters are ‘not real people’
Japanese novelist Kotaro Isaka recently responded to backlash against the decision to cast non-Japanese actors in “Bullet Train,” the Hollywood adaptation of his 2010 novel “Maria Beetle.” The film has been criticized for undermining its cultural inspirations by casting white…
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