Kris Wu, a former member of the popular Korean boy band EXO, was defrauded by a man who pretended to be an alleged victim of sexual abuse to receive money from Wu’s lawyer.
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‘Wandering Earth 2’ Adds Andy Lau, Will Begin Production in the Fall After Being Approved by Censors
Details are trickling out about the sequel to China’s first true sci-fi blockbuster, director Guo Fan’s “The Wandering Earth.” Registration records on the National Film Bureau’s website revealed…
Kris Wu’s Career in Jeopardy as China State Media Call for Investigation of Sexual Misconduct Claims
The scandal over sexual misconduct allegations against multi-hyphenate superstar Kris Wu has grown beyond the scope of mere celebrity gossip to become a significant incident with public-interest implications,…
China Box Office: ‘Chinese Doctors’ Resuscitates Sluggish Weekend
“Chinese Doctors” gave a shot in the arm to a sluggish weekend at the Chinese box office, coming in first with sales of $44.4 million, according to Maoyan…
‘Moneyboys’ Director C.B. Yi Balances Gay Love Story Between China and Taiwan
C.B. Yi’s Un Certain Regard title “Moneyboys” is a moving exploration of Chinese rural-to-urban migration that feels authentically emotional despite being peppered with incongruous moments and details. The…
Jackie Chan Declares: ‘I Want to Be a Chinese Communist Party Member’
Jackie Chan has long been one of Hong Kong’s celebrities who most frequently and prominently engages in propaganda efforts for the mainland’s ruling Communist Party, but he recently…
China Box Office: Wuhan Pandemic Tale ‘Chinese Doctors’ Locks Down $53.5 Million Debut
The tear-jerking, patriotic pandemic film “Chinese Doctors” locked down a $53.5 million China opening weekend, according to Maoyan, setting itself up to become the most commercially successful political…
Italy’s Stefilm and Sweden’s Laika Board Chilean Docu ‘Bastard – the Legacy of a Criminal’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Totoral Media Lab, producers of Chilean docu “Bastard – the Legacy of a Criminal” (“Bastardo – la Herencia de un Genocida”), one of the four non-fiction features participating…
China Box Office: ‘1921’ Marches to Middling $21.4 Million Opening Weekend
China’s two new propaganda films topped the box office over their first weekend in theaters, but it appears that the politically correct content may not prove popular enough…
China’s Guangzhou Reopens Cinemas in Wake of COVID-19 Outbreak
Guangzhou, the capital of China’s top movie-going province Guangdong, announced Friday that cinemas there can now reopen after nearly a month of closures due to a rise in…
Jackie Chan, Andy Lau Celebrate China’s Communist Party Anniversary as Hong Kongers Are Arrested
Twenty-four years ago, on the evening that the U.K. handed political control of Hong Kong to China in 1997, Hong Kong leading man and Cantopop superstar Andy Lau…
Chinese Propaganda Film ‘1921’ Set to Release in U.S. and U.K.
Big-budget mainland Chinese propaganda film “1921” is set for distribution across a raft of English-speaking countries, including the U.S. and U.K. The film enjoyed a wide general release…