Banjong Pisanthanakun, the Thai director of horror hits “Shutter” and “Pee Mak,” tells Variety his new psychological horror film “Inherit” will get a sequel, with star Davika Hoorne set to return. “Inherit,” a Centrepiece selection at the Toronto Film Festival, where it world premiered in September, is closing the Jakarta World Cinema festival. Pisanthanakun and
Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s largest telecom operator, announced 10 new investments at its “Chunghwa Telecom Content Slate and Partnership Showcase,” spanning film, TV and music projects as well as stakes in two production companies. The company pitched the slate as a way to back Taiwanese original IP and link local creators with partners abroad. The event
Hong Kong star-director Stephen Chow once told K2 Pictures founder Kii Muneyuki that Japanese filmmakers should stop imitating kung fu and build action films on their own martial arts instead, Kii said Saturday at Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei. “He said, ‘You have karate, judo, jujitsu and kendo. That is Japanese culture. Only
Adam Driver had a major breakout thanks to his role on “Girls,” but the actor shut down the idea of returning for the reboot of the iconic series in a recent interview. While talking about his role in James Gray’s new movie “Paper Tiger,” Driver was asked by Cinema Blend if he will be returning
Chang Chen, chair of the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee and last year’s Golden Horse best leading actor winner for “Lucky Lu,” advised six of Taiwan’s rising performers on working across different film sets at a Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) showcase in Taipei. The “TCCF x The Golden Horse Awards: Taiwan Emerging
Miky Lee, vice chair of Korea’s CJ Group, was handed the Asian Hall of Fame’s Centennial Medal of Lifetime Achievement in Los Angeles. K-pop pioneer Lee Soo-man did the honors. Lee Soo-man, the SM Entertainment founder who is now key producer at A2O Entertainment, reminded the audience that Miky Lee had introduced him at the
