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‘Sweet Home’ Star Go Min-si Is an Unhinged Guest in Trailer for Netflix Korean Series ‘The Frog’ (EXCLUSIVE)

In new South Korean series “The Frog,” a sunny summer idyl is violently disturbed when the owner of a guest house in the forest takes in a mysterious young woman...

Korean Prosecutors Arrest Kakao Corp. Chief Over SM Entertainment Takeover Allegations

South Korean prosecutors said that they had arrested Kim Beom-su, the billionaire founder of tech giant Kakao, over alleged stock price manipulation. The case relates to the company’s takeover of K-pop...

India’s $6 Billion Streaming Sector Is Having Transformative Impact on Film, TV, Talent and Gender, Says Study (EXCLUSIVE)

Indian streaming series such as Netflix’s “Heeramandi,” Prime Video’s “Mirzapur” or Disney+ Hotstar’s “Bad Cop,” could soon be more influential than Bollywood. India’s massive population and its embrace of multiple forms...

Newcomer Kabita Napali, Vijay Lama Board Groundbreaking Nepal Sci-fi Movie ‘Eklo I’

Newcomer Kabita Napali takes the co-leading role opposite the U.K.’s Jamie Bacon in “Eklo I,” a film which claims to be Nepal’s first sci-fi movie. Three months of...

China Box Office: ‘Twisters’ Is Blown Away as ‘Successor’ Enjoys $89 Million Weekend

“Successor,” a Chinese-produced comedy drama about escape from poverty, dominated a big weekend at the Mainland China box office. The session also saw an impressive re-release for Japanese animation “Your Name”...

Korea Box Office: ‘Escape’ Rises to Weekend Market Leader at Third Attempt

“Escape,” a Korean-made action drama that has been on release for most of the month, took the lead at the South Korean box office over the latest weekend. The film...

‘Bad Genius’ Director Baz Poonpirya Launches BASK Venture With Thailand’s ‘Grandma’ Studio GDH

Nattawut ‘Baz’ Poonpiriya, the director of 2017 pan-Asian hit “Bad Genius,” has joined forces with Thailand’s leading film studio GDH559 to launch new production company BASK. GDH, a subsidiary...

Cheng Pei-pei, ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ and ‘Come Drink With Me’ Star, Dies at 78

Cheng Pei-pei, the Chinese-born action film icon who starred in Ang Lee’s Oscar-nominated “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and King Hu’s seminal wuxia feature “Come Drink With Me,” has died. She was...

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