Isao Yukisada’s ‘Theater’ to Get Day-and-Date Streaming and Theatrical Releases

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: The Kourosh Ahari-directed psychological thriller The Night has landed a license for theatrical release in Iran.

BTS unveiled their new Japanese-language album, Map of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey~ on Tuesday (July 14).The K-pop idols' fourth Japanese LP (and second full-length of 2020), the new studio set features Japanese versions of songs originally featured on 2018's Love Yourself: Answer, 2019's Map of the Soul: Persona and 2020's Map of the Soul: 7, including hit singles like "Boy With Luv," "Black Swan," "Fake Love" and "Dionysus."The album also includes pre-release single "Stay Gold" and three other

Sam Faiers and Paul Knightley enjoyed a rare night off parenting as they treated themselves to their first date night out in nearly four months.The loved-up couple were pictured heading to Japanese restaurant Zuma in London’s Knightsbridge, with Sam revealing she was “extremely excited” to be going out after 109 days in lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.The Mummy Diaries star shared a glam snap of herself and Paul before they headed out, writing: “Ok not gonna lie..

Naman Ramachandran The Indian entertainment industry is coming to terms with the reality that the streaming business has put down roots, and grown, while cinemas remain in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.Shoojit Sircar’s “Gulabo Sitabo,” starring Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana, became the first mainstream Bollywood film to bypass theatrical and premiere directly on Amazon Prime Video in June. “I bit the bullet first,” said Sircar.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorTrain to Busan Presents: Peninsula, the sequel to the hit 2016 Korean horror thriller and one of the 56 titles that was part of the official selection of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, will embark in North American theaters on August 7. It also landed an exclusive streaming deal with Shudder, AMC’s horror streaming site.The zombie horror sequel, which returns Yeon Sang-ho to the director’s chair, will bow on 150 screens across the U.S.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Chinese crime drama Sheep Without A Shepherd, one of the last big box office hits in China before cinemas were forced to shutdown, grossing $167M, has been set for a UK theatrical release by distributor Trinity CineAsia.Theaters have started re-opening in the UK and multiplexes including Cineworld and Vue are set to following in the coming weeks.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerGravitas Ventures has obtained the North American rights Machine, a documentary about the rise of Artificial Intelligence and machine learning from I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead filmmaker Justin Krook.

Just when you think BTS was planning on being MIA, a few days before the release of their fourth Japanese album, Map of the Soul: The Journey, Namjin is here to quench ARMY's thirst with their hilarious antics. It was in May, where ARMY was not just blessed with an RM and Jin selfie, a V Live session along with an Eat Jin session, but the pair also hilariously trolled each other on Weverse, breaking the site in the process.

The news that Warner Bros. and Disney have again delayed the releases of Christopher Nolan's Tenet and the live-action remake of Mulan, respectively, amid the coronavirus pandemic was a blow to hopes that the movie business could soon return to normal ­— and a surge in on-demand and streaming viewership has experts questioning whether short-term solutions could lead to lasting changes in distribution models.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorFunimation, a leading provider of anime content, plans to expand its streaming service to Brazil and Mexico this fall, offering select subtitled and dubbed anime series in Spanish and Portuguese.The company, an independent joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan’s Aniplex, already operates globally, with nine offices in six countries.

Ju-On: Origins, the first TV iteration of the Ju-On franchise, has landed on Netflix – and fans have taken to social media to share their reactions.The six-part Japanese series, which is a franchise prequel (also to The Grudge films released in the US), is described in press material as based on the “true events” that served as inspiration for the original story about a cursed house in Toyko.Previous films in the Ju-On franchise followed the Kayako and the Saeki families’ experiences with the

Tom Grater, Jill Goldsmith Yesterday’s news that the European Union will not lift travel restrictions on the U.S. due to the scale of the country’s ongoing coronavirus outbreak prompted concerns about the re-start of American film and TV production based in Europe.As of today (July 1), travelers from 15 countries including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan and China can cross borders into the EU, but the U.S.

YOASOBI is a breakout J-pop act whose debut single, "Yoru ni kakeru," has been taking various Japanese music rankings by storm.

Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida's annual pay rose 14 percent in yen terms. The Japanese entertainment and consumer electronics giant in a Friday regulatory filing disclosed that his pay for the latest fiscal year increased from ￥397 million to ￥454 million.

Britney Spears is giving fans a surprise during Pride Month!

National Geographic Documentary Films will give Ron Howard's Rebuilding Paradisea limited theatrical release on July 31 via Abramorama. The Imagine Documentaries title captures the resilience of the community of Paradise, California, as they recover from a devastating 2018 wildfire that reduced their town to ashes.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterAmazon Prime Video has set Theater, the feature adaptation of Naoki Matayoshi’s second novel Gekijo, as its first day-and-date release in Japan.The movie will launch on the service in 200 countries on July 17, and will also play in Japanese theaters, which have started to re-open following the coronavirus lockdown.