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Production Company of K-movie Version of Soulmate with Kim Da Mi and Jeon So Nee Planning to Re-release Movie in Theaters After Male Lead Byun Woo Seok’s Recent Breakout in Lovely Runner

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So this idea feels like a fan service mixed with an attempt to wring just a little bit more money out of a smallish film. Reportedly the production company of the K-movie remake of Soulmate, the award winning C-movie of the same name, is planning to re-release of the 2023 film in theaters. The reason is of course the sudden … Continue reading →

Zhang Zi Yi Leads the Cast and Crew of Peter Chan Directed Murder Period Movie She’s Got No Name on the 2024 Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet

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This Friday evening was the premiere of the Peter Chan directed C-movie She’s Got No Name starring Zhang Zi Yi at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. The cast and crew walked the red carpet with Zhang Zi Yi taking center stage radiating her top actress poise and presence despite a few year break having kids. Other well known stars in … Continue reading →

Zhao Li Ying Reportedly Will Not Attend 2024 Cannes Film Festival for Movie She’s Got No Name After Being Upset that the Production Created the Fight with Yang Mi Over Placement to Generate Buzz

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The 2024 Cannes Film Festival kicked off this week and has many more days left of movie screenings and accompanying red carpet star walks. The HK-director Peter Chan helmed period murder mystery She’s Got No Name starring Zhang Zi Yi is on deck in the coming days and the female lead will definitely be there. Earlier it was stated that … Continue reading →

First Look at Gong Yoo’s Cameo Appearance in K-movie Wonderland Opposite Tang Wei

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So the upcoming sci-fi movie Wonderland appears to have vignettes or self-contained stories of the various lead groupings, such as Suzy and Park Bo Gum as young friends to lovers. Top star Gong Yoo is billed as a guest starring or cameo appearance in the movie and from the just released stills his scenes are with Tang Wei‘s character. He’s … Continue reading →

Yang Mi’s C-movie Nothing Can’t be Undone by a Hotpot Sells to Youku for Exclusive Streaming Three Days After Pulling From Theater Release

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The the next phase for C-movie Nothing Can’t be Undone by a Hotpot was faster than expected. The movie premiered on May 1st in China and was pulled a week later after embarrassingly low ticket sales. The production said it would re-release at a more optimal time, and that turned out to be direct to streaming. The movie was sold … Continue reading →

K-actress Jung Yumi Misses Movie Press Conference for Wonderland Due to Health Issue

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I was wondering where Jung Yumi was at the press conference for sci-fi movie Wonderland, especially since two days before she was attending the 2024 Baeksang Arts Awards as a nominee. Turns out she missed the PR event unexpectedly as the morning of she was taken to the ER for a medical emergency. No word from her agency on what … Continue reading →

Yang Mi’s Comedic Mystery C-movie Nothing Can’t Be Undone by a Hotpot Gets Abysmal Ticket Sales and Pulled from Theaters After 5 Days

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Well, C-ent is calling this strike 2 for C-actress Yang Mi, and going so far as to say that if her upcoming big budget xianxia C-drama Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact is a flop then she will officially be stricken from the top four drama flowers perch. Strike 1 was the mediocre ratings and acting criticism last month in … Continue reading →

Johnny Huang and Wang Yibo’s New C-movie Formed Police Unit Gets Backlash for Blackface Scene Set in Africa

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So this is totally not the fault of the actors but on the writer and production team for keeping this concept in the movie. The just premiered C-movie Formed Police Unit starring Johnny Huang and Wang Yibo has already generated controversy as moviegoers who watched the film have screenshotted and circulated a scene of the leads in blackface and dreads … Continue reading →

Top C-actress Zhang Zi Yi and Director Peter Chan Grace the Cover and Pages of GQ China in Anticipation of Period Revenge Movie She Has No Name

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It’s off to the 2024 Cannes Film Festival next month in May for HK director Peter Chan and top C-actress Zhang Zi Yi in their highly anticipated and award fodder movie She Has No Name (酱园弄). It’s a movie depicting an infamous real life murder case in 1945 Shanghai where an abused wife with just the surname Chan killed her … Continue reading →

First Preview for Netflix K-movie Wonderland with Top Star Cast of Jung Yumi, Tang Wei, Choi Woo Shik, Park Bo Gum, Suzy with Special Appearance by Gong Yoo

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It’s been a good streak of drama and movie successes for so many of my faves – Song Joong Ki with Vincenzo then Reborn Rich, Lee Do Hyun in The Glory, The Good Bad Mother, and now Exhuma, and of course Kim Soo Hyun with Queen of Tears. But soon it’s the time for the cutest of them all Park … Continue reading →

Tian Xi Wei and Yu Shi Look the Part of Sophie and Howl Voicing the Characters for the First Ever China Theater Release of Howl’s Moving Castle

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It only took twenty years lol. I did not release that Studio Ghibli movies were not released in Mainland China when it came out but the studio has been playing catch up with releasing the movies now. The Boy and the Heron was released in China a few months after it came out, and now on April 30th Howl’s Moving … Continue reading →

Fighting Continues in High Profile C-movie The Murderer Starring Zhang Zi Yi Between Supporting Leads Yang Mi and Zhao Li Ying Over Who Gets Second Billing

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The very highly anticipated C-movie The Murderer starring Zhang Zi Yi and directed by award winning and commercially popular HK-director Peter Chan wrapped filming last month in February 2024. The movie is based on a true story in 1940’s Shanghai when an abused wife of a gambling addict killed and dismembered him and her tale became a feminist call for … Continue reading →

Dylan Wang’s Agency in Talks to Get Him Supporting Role in Big Budget C-movie Wandering Earth 3

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I really like how Dylan Wang and his agency is mapping out his career, including attending this year’s 2024 NBA All-Star game and playing in the celeb game. He loves the NBA and is really so charming and earnest on ever big stages. This week C-ent casting says his agency is working hard to get him a supporting role in … Continue reading →