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Two years after Hong Kong cracked down on pro-Democracy demonstrators, the local legislature has passed a new film censorship law, according to multiple reports. As part of the measure, Hong Kong’s powerful Chief Secretary now can revoke a film’s license if it conflicts with China’s national security interests. The…

A quarantine waiver granted to Nicole Kidman by Hong Kong authorities has drawn criticism from local residents. The star traveled to Hong Kong last week for the Amazon series The Expats, which is now shooting there, but was not subject to the city’s strict isolation rules. According to local media reports, Kidman flew…

The Walt Disney Company announced today at the company's Q3 earnings call that Disney+, its streaming service, will launch in South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan in November 2021. Disney+ Japan will also be expanded to feature additional general entertainment content in October 2021. The streaming service is currently…

WarnerMedia will be closing its Hong Kong theatrical office, with films from Warner Bros to be released by Universal Pictures in the market beginning January 1, Deadline has confirmed. Layoffs are expected in Hong Kong, though an exact number is not yet clear. A typically solid market, Hong Kong’s cinemas shuttered…

Hong Kong has shuttered its cinemas again, for a period of two weeks beginning today. This comes as the government instituted new restrictions amid a rising wave of Covid-19 infections which is being referred to as a fourth wave. Should the market reopen December 16, it would be just in time for Warner Bros' Wonder Wom…

Police in Hong Kong have arrested a reporter who co-produced a segment about a mob attack at a train station in July 2019, one of the numerous incendiary episodes in last year’s anti-government protests. According to the South China Morning Post, Choy Yuk-ling, who is a contributor to Hong Kong's public broadcaster…

Hong Kong Disneyland, which reopened June 18, is closing again temporarily due to the resurgence of COVID-19. Hong Kong cinemas also will be forced to close again starting Wednesday after a spike in local cases of the coronavirus led authorities to re-implement tighter lockdown measures. The government will close 12…

Asia's most significant film market, the Hong Kong Filmart, has been moved from its scheduled date in March to a new slot in the summer, due to fears over the continued spread of the deadly coronavirus. Instead of running March 25-28, the event will run a streamlined edition, taking place for three days August 27-29…

South Park and the NBA may have gotten there first – figuratively if not literally – but Samantha Bee is heading to China. And she has some questions. In a special episode of TBS’ Full Frontal With Samantha Bee taped earlier this month and set to air next Wednesday, Bee travels to Hong Kong to ask, as TBS says, “What…

A DC Comics ad image promoting its title Dark Knight Returns:The Golden Child has been taken down from at least one official social media account after China supporters claimed it subtly backed Hong Kong protesters. The ad in question featured the cover art from the forthcoming book, featuring Batman throwing a…

Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal is defending Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey for his tweet voicing support for protesters in Hong Kong, which subsequently sparked controversy between the NBA and China. Appearing on TNT Tuesday night, Shaq said Morey was “right” to support the protesters. “One of our best…

Argentina's film academy has submitted Sebastián Borensztein's Heroic Losers (La Odisea De Los Giles) to the 2020 International Feature Film Oscar category. The film is based on a novel by Eduardo Sacheri, who also penned the book that was adapted into Juan José Campanella's 2009 Oscar-winning Argentinian drama The Sec…