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Entertainment
‘American Born Chinese’ premieres at SXSW, gets new poster from ‘EEAAO’ artist
Disney+’s highly anticipated series “American Born Chinese” has received a new poster from “Everything Everywhere All at Once” artist ...
Bryan Ke
‘American Born Chinese’ release date announced in teaser featuring ‘Everything Everywhere’ stars
Disney+ has officially announced the release date of its highly anticipated series “American Born Chinese” in a teaser that features the sta...
Interview: Kimiko Glenn was born to play an optimistic squirrel in new Disney Channel series ‘Kiff’
“Waitress” and “Orange is the New Black” actor Kimiko Glenn is clearly having a blast playing Kiff, the titular optimistic squirrel in the D...
Iris Jung
‘Chang Can Dunk’ star Bloom Li reflects on his feature-length film debut [interview]
“Chang Can Dunk” star Bloom Li talked with NextShark about how his feature-length movie debut has personally resonated with him as an Asian ...
Michelle De Pacina
Disney drops trailer for ‘Prom Pact’ starring Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Margaret Cho
Disney has released the official trailer for its upcoming original movie “Prom Pact,” which features Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Milo ...
Daniel Anderson
Disney Plus drops ‘Chang Can Dunk’ trailer starring Bloom Li
Disney Plus has released the trailer for “Chang Can Dunk,” an Asian-led coming-of-age sports film starring Bloom Li and directed...
James Hong, Ronny Chieng, Jimmy O. Yang among guest stars on ‘American Born Chinese’ series
Disney Plus has revealed most of the regular cast members and guest stars of the upcoming TV series adaptation of Gene Luen Yang’s 2006 grap...
Disney’s animated comedy series ‘Kiff’ starring Kimiko Glenn gets premiere date
Disney Branded Television has announced the premiere date for “Kiff,” a new animated buddy-comedy series starring Kimiko Glenn i...
Documentary about BTS’ J-Hope gets official Disney Plus release date
The official release date of “J-Hope in the Box,” a documentary about BTS’ J-Hope, has recently been announced. The upcoming documenta...
Disney releases new look at upcoming series ‘American Born Chinese’
Before you read: Gene Luen Yang talks 15th anniversary of ‘American Born Chinese,’ diversity in comics, upcoming series Michelle Yeoh is the...
H.E.R. discusses Filipino elements in ‘Beauty and the Beast’ anniversary special
Before you read: H.E.R. set to play Belle in new ABC special celebrating 30-year anniversary of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Photo preview: H.E.R....
Isa Peralta
BTS announce upcoming Disney Plus documentary series
BTS are set to appear in an upcoming Disney Plus documentary series. Fans reportedly first heard the recent news about "BTS Monuments...
Film & TV
‘Wag Ikuwento Si Bruno’: Disney releases Filipino versions of ‘Encanto’ songs
Disney Asia has released Filipino versions of six songs from the “Encanto” soundtrack as part of the long-awaited release of their streamin...
Disney Plus announces crime K-drama ‘The Worst of Evil’ starring Ji Chang-wook, Lim Se-mi and Wi Ha-joon
Disney Plus has announced a 2023 premiere for its original upcoming Korean crime drama series, “The Worst of Evil.” The series takes place...
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ star Ke Huy Quan joins ‘Loki’ Season 2
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” star Ke Huy Quan was announced as one of the new cast members joining “Loki” Season 2 during the D23 Ex...
Ryan General
Michelle Yeoh is the deity of compassion in ‘American Born Chinese’ first look
Disney released the first-look trailer for “American Born Chinese,” a TV adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang...
Cast revealed for Disney Plus legal K-drama series ‘May It Please The Court’
Disney Plus has revealed the cast for the upcoming legal K-drama “May It Please The Court.” The courtroom series will follow two lawyers f...
Rebecca Moon
Disney and Hybe unveil new BTS shows for Disney Plus
K-pop supergroup BTS is coming to Disney Plus. On Monday, Disney announced that it is developing five new titles for its streaming platform ...
Disney’s ‘Ms. Marvel,’ featuring MCU’s first Muslim South Asian superhero, gets review bombed
“Ms. Marvel,” the new Disney Plus series featuring the MCU’s first-ever Muslim superhero, was subjected to review bombing on IMDb. The ser...
Grace Kim
Photo of ‘Ms. Marvel’ star Iman Vellani dressed up as the hero years before landing the role goes viral
Iman Vellani, who plays the titular character in Disney Plus’ upcoming series “Ms. Marvel,” dressed up as the hero years before landing the...
How Deborah Chow got the high ground despite pressure of directing Disney’s new ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’
Deborah Chow was tasked with the galactic responsibility of bringing some of cinematic history’s most iconic characters back to screen in th...
Baymax returns to San Fransokyo in new trailer for ‘Big Hero 6’ sequel series
Disney released a new trailer for their “Big Hero 6” animated spinoff series “Baymax!” The company also announced that the six-episode ser...
Designers Prabal Gurung , Phillip Lim to collab on costumes for Disney Plus’ ‘American Born Chinese’
Renowned designers Prabal Gurung and Phillip Lim will collaborate for the first time in Disney Plus’ upcoming series “American Born Chinese...
Carl Samson
K-drama ‘Snowdrop’ starring Blackpink’s Jisoo gets US release date on Disney Plus
Disney Plus announced Monday that the K-drama “Snowdrop” will be available on its U.S. platform on Feb. 9. All 16 episodes will be availab...
Editorial Staff
Group of over 30 Korean studies professors, scholars pen open letter to Disney Plus over ‘Snowdrop’
A group of professors and scholars of Korean Studies wrote an open letter to Disney Plus to raise concerns over some of the historical inac...
China
‘The Simpsons’ episode referencing Tiananmen Square, Mao Zedong is removed from Disney Plus Hong Kong
An episode from “The Simpsons” was banned in Hong Kong due to its Tiananmen Square reference. “Goo Goo Gai Pan”: After Disney launched its s...
‘X-Men: The Animated Series’ Jubilee voice actor says character should be played by an AAPI in reboot
The original voice actress for the ‘90s “X-Men: The Animated Series” will not be returning to reprise her role as X-Men member J...
Maina Chen
First trailer for Disney Plus’ ‘Baymax!’ series is heavy on adorable inflatable robot, zero on hairy babies
The first trailer for the “Baymax!” animated show was released on Friday and features the medical robot created by “Big Hero 6” character Ta...
Sarah Yukiko
‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ now available for streaming on Disney Plus
Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” has landed on Disney Plus for streaming. Disney Plus Day: The Nov. 12 debut of the Simu...
Blackpink’s Jisoo to star in K-drama ‘Snowdrop’ coming soon to Disney Plus
Jisoo from Blackpink trended on Twitter after the teaser trailer of her first romance drama was recently released. About the drama: On Oct. ...
‘Blackpink: The Movie’ is coming to Disney+
K-pop girl group Blackpink’s movie is coming to Disney+. Hallyu: On Nov. 12, streaming service Disney+ will be launching in South Korea, an...
Bianca Gray
News
‘American Born Chinese’ Disney Plus series to be helmed by ‘Shang-Chi’ director Destin Daniel Cretton
“American Born Chinese” is getting a series adaptation on Disney Plus, and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” director Destin Danie...
Khier Casino
Actor Sung Kang revealed a huge detail about his ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ character
Actor Sung Kang let slip a big detail about his character in the upcoming Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi” while sharing a story about his ch...
‘We are not an experiment’: ‘Shang-Chi’ star Simu Liu responds to Disney CEO Bob Chapek
Actor Simu Liu has responded to Disney CEO Bob Chapek, who called “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” an “interesting experiment” in...
Jameela Jamil confirms joining MCU’s ‘She-Hulk,’ shows off fight training in Twitter video
“The Good Place” actor Jameela Jamil officially confirmed on Twitter that she will be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU...
Thy Nguyen
Pixar Releases Asian-Led Shorts to Help Fight Anti-Asian Violence
In response to the growing violence against Asian Americans, Pixar Animation Studios has released two exclusive Disney+ SparkShorts that cen...