Wanda Cinema Line has placed an order for 100 RealD Ultimate Screens from visual tech specialist RealD. For RealD the deal, announced at the CineAsia convention in Hong Kong, is the largest …
Breakout acting star Awkwafina was on hand Saturday in Honolulu to receive the Halekulani Maverick Award from the Hawaii International Film Festival. The actress, writer and rapper this year…
Though its opening film is high-profile Hollywood romance "A Star is Born," the Tokyo International Film Festival is increasingly focusing its efforts on building bridges with Asia. Especial…
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga's "A Star Is Born" will open the 31st edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival. The film, which is Cooper's directorial debut, had its premiere in Venice…
Leading property developer China Resources has struck a deal to build 14 IMAX theaters in its new cinema chains. Theaters will be opened between over a period to 2021, with installations in …
Chinese video streaming giant, iQIYI has opened its first conventional movie theater in Zhongshan, southern China. The company aims to build a network of on-demand cinemas, at which viewers …
Bollywood superstar, Salman Khan was jailed on Thursday after being found guilty of poaching rare blackbuck antelopes. The case has been in and out of court for nearly 20 years. A court in J…
Disney will launch an Indian version of globally popular stage musical "Aladdin" at Mumbai's National Centre for the Performing Arts in April. Leading Indian entertainment ticketing portal B…
Lee Yoon-taek, artistic director of Yeonheedan, one of South Korea's top theater groups, has been accused of sexual violence, including rape. The case is the latest scandal as the #MeToo cam…
Disney cartoon series are to be widely available in China following a deal between Buena Vista International and Youku, the video streaming platform owned by Alibaba. China strictly limits t…
Leading Australian stage and TV actor, Craig McLachlan has been accused of sexual harassment ranging from indecent assault to bullying. The "Doctor Blake Mysteries," "Neighbours," and "Home …
Carol Choi has been appointed as GM of the Walt Disney Company's Korea office. She is also named as head of marketing in North Asia, covering Greater China, Korea, and Japan. Based in Seoul,…
Shanghai Disney Resort says that Shanghai Disneyland's seventh themed land, Disney Toy Story Land, will open in April next year. The new land is based on the Pixar "Toy Story" films. Disney …
Oriental Land, which operates the Tokyo Disney Resort complex that includes the Disneyland and DisneySea theme parks, has revealed plans for a massive expansion. Completion is expected in 20…
India's largest cinema operator, PVR Limited is to buy a minority stake in iPic Gold Class Entertainment, the U.S. luxury theaters circuit. The deal was announced to the Bombay Stock Exchang…
China’s giant digital content aggregator, Bytedance is poised to acquire U.S.-based social video app Musical.ly, according to reports. The deal, which is expected to be announced short…
The Walt Disney Company has promoted Abhishek Maheshwari to the position of India country head. He will report to Mahesh Samat, who is recently installed as executive VP and managing directo…
Disney has given its operations in Asia a major revamp. At Walt Disney International it is merging its operations in Japan, South Korea and Greater China into a new regional hub covering Nor…
AMC Entertainment on Tuesday denied reports that funding from its Chinese owner, Dalian Wanda, was used for any of its recent acquisitions. The U.S. theater chain also said that all four of …
Disney put on a stunning "castle show" at Shanghai Disneyland on Friday, mixing pyrotechnics and panache to close out a landmark first year for its newest theme park. Bob Iger, Disney chairm…
Shanghai Disneyland welcomed more than 11 million guests in its first year of operation, the company said Friday. Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger was on hand Friday in China to celebrate th…
Bong Joon-ho, the South Korean director whose “Okja” stirred intense debate at Cannes because of Netflix’s release plans, sounded a diplomatic note Wednesday, saying that h…
Taiwan's Wudi Pictures has struck a multi-picture production deal with Walt Disney in China to produce locally targeted Chinese-language movies. The first title under the deal is "Miss Taken…
Hong Kong's Legislative Council has approved the government plans to co-finance the $1.4 billion (HK$10.9 billion) expansion of the Hong Kong Disneyland theme park. The expansion plan was pr…
Disney is not abandoning local content production in India, despite a decision last year to close its Bollywood film making side. The country is often overshadowed by the growth of China, bu…