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· Ryan General
2024 BAFTA Breakthrough celebrates Asian and Asian American creatives shaping the future of film, TV and games
BAFTA revealed its 2024 BAFTA Breakthrough cohort on Nov. 21, showcasing 43 promising creatives in film, games and television from the U.K., the U.S. and India. The BAFTA Breakthrough initiative, supported by Netflix, aims to propel the careers of these individuals through…
· Bryan Ke
‘Past Lives’ star Teo Yoo becomes first Korean male actor to get BAFTA nom
A24 romance drama “Past Lives” received three nominations at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), including a historic nod for German-South Korean actor Yoo Teo. Unveiling the nominees: Teo Yoo, whose real name is Kim Chi Hun, 42, was nominated Thursday for best leading…
· Michelle De Pacina
2023 BAFTA Awards: Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Dolly de Leon and Hong Chau land nominations
A24’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (“EEAAO”) continues to dominate this awards season after landing 10 nominations for the 2023 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards. The 2022 film was nominated for Best Film, Director, Original Screenplay, Original…
· Carl Samson
Ke Huy Quan gets co-lead in Ariana DeBose for ‘With Love’
Ariana DeBose will star opposite fellow Academy Award winner Ke Huy Quan in Universal Pictures’ “With Love,” according to reports. Key points:
· Bryan Ke
Leonardo DiCaprio shares the Studio Ghibli films he introduced to Martin Scorsese
Leonardo DiCaprio recently revealed he brought Martin Scorsese into the world of Studio Ghibli. How it happened: DiCaprio, 49 and Scorsese, 81, recently sat down for a virtual interview with Letterboxd to discuss films that influenced the projects they had done together. When…
· Michelle De Pacina
Interview: Dolly de Leon, Kathryn Bernardo wreak havoc in Filipino revenge film ‘A Very Good Girl’
The opportunity to cause all hell to break loose on the character played by Philippine cinema’s “Box Office Queen” Kathryn Bernardo was all it took to get award-winning actor Dolly de Leon on board for the Filipino dark comedy film “A Very Good Girl.” The powerful and…
· Isa Peralta
Netflix releases teaser for ‘Black Mirror’ Season 6
Four years after the premiere of its fifth season, Netflix’s hit anthology series “Black Mirror” is set to return. The streaming giant released an official teaser for Season 6, touted as its “most unpredictable” yet, of “Black Mirror” on Wednesday.
· Isa Peralta
Ryuichi Sakamoto, composer for ‘Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence’ and ‘The Last Emperor,’ dies at 71
Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto has died at the age of 71. On Tuesday, Sakamoto’s management team announced in a statement that the award-winning musician passed away after years of battling cancer.
· Daniel Anderson
Apple TV+’s ‘Tetris’ movie tells a true story about friendship, love and outfoxing the KGB
Apple TV+’s spy-thriller “Tetris” delves into the incredible true story behind the creation of the iconic strategy game. The film depicts the risk-taking and cunning actions of Dutch-born entrepreneur Henk Rogers, played by Taron Egerton, who during the Cold War era meets the…
· Isa Peralta
Nintendo previews ‘BOTW’ sequel ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’
Nintendo released a gameplay video of “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” on Tuesday. The Japanese video game company’s 10-minute video features a few new elements of the sequel to 2017’s “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.”
· Ryan General
Dolly De Leon joins Simu Liu, Awkwafina, John Cena in ‘Grand Death Lotto’
Award-winning Filipino actor Dolly De Leon has joined the cast of Amazon action-comedy film “Grand Death Lotto.” De Leon, who recently received best supporting actress nominations at the Golden Globes and BAFTAs for her role in “Triangle of Sadness,” is set to join a…
· Daniel Anderson
Oscar nominee Hong Chau joins cast of Apple and Matt Damon film ‘The Instigators’
Oscar-nominated Vietnamese American actor Hong Chau will reunite with Matt Damon in Apple Original Films’ “The Instigators.” Directed by Doug Liman and produced by Jeff Robinov, John Graham and Kevin Walsh – along with Damon and Ben Affleck’s production company Artists Equity –…
· Daniel Anderson
Stephanie Hsu to perform ‘Everything Everywhere’ song ‘This is a Life’ at Oscars
Stephanie Hsu of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” will perform her film’s Oscar-nominated song “This is a Life” at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony. Talking Heads founder and lead singer David Byrne will join Hsu, 32, during the performance of the song, along with…
· Daniel Anderson
Netflix enlists Guillermo del Toro to direct animated adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘The Buried Giant’
Guillermo del Toro and Netflix are teaming up to create an animated adaptation of Japanese British author Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2015 fantasy novel “The Buried Giant.” Del Toro, who previously worked on Netflix’s “Pinocchio,” will direct and produce the stop-motion film and is…
· Daniel Anderson
All-star cast with Gemma Chan face climate change catastrophes in Apple TV’s ‘Extrapolations’
Apple TV+’s upcoming anthology series “Extrapolations” will feature numerous stars, including Gemma Chan, Yara Shahidi and Indira Varma. BAFTA-nominated writer Scott Z. Burns, largely known for penning the 2011 medical thriller film “Contagion,” created and co-directed the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Michelle Yeoh reveals she won Miss Malaysia to ‘shut her mother up’
Michelle Yeoh revealed that she entered and won the Miss Malaysia beauty contest in 1983 to “shut her mother up.” In an interview on “The Graham Norton Show” on Feb. 3, Yeoh recalled how her mother, Janet, signed her up for the beauty pageant when she was in her early 20s.
· Ryan General
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ leads Oscar 2023 nominations with 11 nods
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” leads the 95th Academy Awards with 11 nominations in total. Following the announcement of nominees on Tuesday, the film’s main cast has notably received major recognition, with international superstar Michelle Yeoh making history as the first…
· Bryan Ke
Jamie Lee Curtis’ viral reaction to Michelle Yeoh’s Golden Globe win is now on a T-shirt
Before you read: ‘My Bae won a Golden Globe’: Jamie Lee Curtis goes viral for cheering on Michelle Yeoh Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan win Golden Globes for ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Jamie Lee Curtis has gone viral again for another Instagram post about her reaction to…
· Khier Casino
Disney orders new princess musical inspired by Indian history
The husband-and-wife team, who both previously worked on the 2002 film “Bend It Like Beckham,” were tapped by Disney to produce the original musical feature, according to Deadline. The film's plot remains under wraps, but both Chadha and Berges will serve as screenwriters.…
· Ryan General
Ang Lee’s son to star as Bruce Lee in upcoming Ang Lee-directed biopic
A Bruce Lee biopic is in the works, with Oscar-winning director Ang Lee helming the project and his son, Mason Lee, playing the late martial arts icon. The “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” director is developing the project at Sony’s 3000 Pictures from a script by “Capote”…