Bilibili Buying 10% Stake in Huanxi Media

the Trotters following the club's relegation to the Championship.

“The director that shakes me and moves me most is Wong Kar-wai.

BTS members share a deeply-knit bond that is now beyond friendship and more like a family. RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook have been by each other's side for nearly a decade and judging by the massive success that they are achieving years later with their music is a testament that they're not going anywhere, anytime soon.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsThe New York Mets said Monday that hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen has reached a deal to purchase the team.“The Sterling Partners have signed an agreement with Steve Cohen pursuant to which Mr. Cohen would purchase the New York Mets,” the team’s official Twitter posted.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe 25th edition of the Busan International Film Festival will shrink by a third and be presented in a hybrid in-person and offline format, due to the challenges posed by the coronavirus.Running with newly announced dates of Oct.

Mark David Having already acquired a substantially larger and considerably more expensive home in one of the most heavily celebrified neighborhoods in Beverly Hills, hugely successful film and television writer and producer Kevin Williamson has none-too-surprisingly heaved his swank mansion in L.A.’s historic (and historically high-toned) Hancock Park neighborhood up for sale at just under $10 million.

Jessica Kiang Once more with rather less feeling: after “Love in a Fallen City” and “Eighteen Springs,” acclaimed Hong Kong director Ann Hui returns to the work of celebrated 20th century author Eileen Chang with “Love After Love,” a not-at-all-short adaptation of a Chang short story laboring under the English title “Aloeswood Incense: The First Brazier.” Hui has assembled something of an all-star lineup, with the young leads played by rising actors Sandra Ma (“Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHong Kong Disneyland may reopen soon, following reduced social distancing restrictions announced Tuesday by the territory’s government.The park was closed between Jan. 23- June 18 due to precautions against the coronavirus outbreak.

As Disney's mega-budget live-action remake of Mulan prepares to roll out in theaters in select markets across Asia, pro-democracy activists in several countries in the region are calling on audiences to steer clear of the movie via the growing #BoycottMulan movement.

Mulan” is facing renewed boycott calls from Asian activists.Thai and Taiwanese activists have joined Hong Kong protestors fighting for democratic reform who first raised the call for boycotts of the film last year, after its Chinese-born star sided with the Hong Kong police and their crackdown of pro-democracy militants.“I support the Hong Kong Police,” said Liu Yifei, who is also an American citizen, sharing a post from the Beijing People’s Daily on Weibo, a Chinese blog site in August 2019.

Disney film’s online release yesterday (September 4).After the film’s initial March release date in cinemas, which was curtailed due to the coronavirus outbreak, the film finally arrived on the Disney+ streaming service this week.Fans have been calling for a boycott of the film due to star Liu Yifei’s reported support of Hong Kong police during ongoing clashes in the country.Posting on Chinese social media site Weibo (via The Los Angeles Times) last year, Liu shared a statement from reporter Fu

James McClain Even though she already owns a palatial Holmby Hills home worth tens of millions, word on the hallowed streets of guard-gated Beverly Park is that Alexandra von Furstenberg wants a new mansion.

Influential Chinese video platform Bilibili has taken a 9.9 percent stake in Huanxi Media, the rising film and TV studio that counts blockbuster directors Xu Zheng, Zhang Yimou and Ning Hao as major shareholders. Bilibili agreed to invest $513 million Hong Kong dollars ($66 million) in Huanxi in exchange for almost 347 million shares in the studio, which is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange.

attacking passengers at the station during their arrest of suspected protesters.

Hong Kong actress/producer Josie Ho is set to collaborate with French director Luc Besson and American History X helmer Tony Kaye through the Hong Kong-based 852 Films, the production company she had founded with husband Conroy Chan in 2009. Ho will star in the entire slate, she and Chan will also take up producer duties for the films.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIndependent distributor WellGo USA has secured North American distribution rights for action-packed sci-fi comedy “Max Cloud.” The company plans to give it a digital on-demand release in December.Rights are handled by U.K.-based Fae Film & Television, which announced the sale at the virtual edition of Hong Kong’s FilMart.