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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 <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…

As pro-democracy protests continued in the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday despite threats of Beijing’s military force, the Walt Disney Company could find itself caught between the two sides, on and off-screen. Disney has continually demonstrated a forward-thinking approach when it comes to doing business in China and…

A man who obviously didn’t get the memo on Avengers: Endgame — or chose to ignore it — was beaten outside a Hong Kong cinema for shouting out spoilers to fans waiting in line to see the film. Taiwanese media said the man, who was not identified, was left bloodied outside a cinema in Causeway Bay, after watching the…

STX Entertainment, which is known for action features like The Foreigner starring Jackie Chan and Killer’s Game with Jason Statham is looking to go public in Hong Kong in August. If the planned IPO goes through, it would mark the first U.S. company to raise funds in Hong Kong. According to the South China Morning…