Akira Kurosawa’s shelved script “The Mask of The Black Death” will finally see the light. Chinese studios Huayi Brothers (“Dragon Blade,” “Mojin: The Lost Legend”) and CKF Pictures (“Chongqing Hot Pot,” “Mojin: The Lost Legend”) will produce the film based on the late Japanese filmmaker’s screenplay. The studios made the announcement Wednesday during a press conference in Beijing, as reported by Chinese newspaper Global Times.
“Mask is one of Kurosawa’s films that never made it to the big screen,” said director/producer Chen Kuo-Fu, founder of Ckf Pictures. “So we thought, ‘Why don’t we make the film for him?'”
The legendary filmmaker wrote the script for “The Mask of The Black Death” based on Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Masque of the Red Death.
“Mask is one of Kurosawa’s films that never made it to the big screen,” said director/producer Chen Kuo-Fu, founder of Ckf Pictures. “So we thought, ‘Why don’t we make the film for him?'”
The legendary filmmaker wrote the script for “The Mask of The Black Death” based on Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Masque of the Red Death.
- 3/4/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
Alibaba Pictures makes strategic investment in producer-distributor, which is part owned by star Chen Kun and director Cao Baoping.
China’s Alibaba Pictures Group is making a strategic investment in Hehe Pictures Corp, acquiring a 30% stake to become the company’s second largest shareholder.
The value of the transaction was not disclosed.
As part of the agreement, the two companies will cooperate on their current film production projects, as well as in film promotion and distribution.
Hehe Pictures chairwoman and general manager Yang Wei remains the company’s largest shareholder, while other investors include actor Chen Kun, singer Yang Kun and directors Cao Baoping, Hao Jie, Zhang Chong and Jiang Zhuoyuan.
Launched in 2013, Hehe Pictures has invested in Chinese films such as Cao’s Cock And Bull, Stephen Chow’s megahit The Mermaid, Qing Yang’s Chongqing Hot Pot and Renny Harlin’s Us-China co-production Skiptrace.
Alibaba first invested in Hehe in May this year, when the latter...
China’s Alibaba Pictures Group is making a strategic investment in Hehe Pictures Corp, acquiring a 30% stake to become the company’s second largest shareholder.
The value of the transaction was not disclosed.
As part of the agreement, the two companies will cooperate on their current film production projects, as well as in film promotion and distribution.
Hehe Pictures chairwoman and general manager Yang Wei remains the company’s largest shareholder, while other investors include actor Chen Kun, singer Yang Kun and directors Cao Baoping, Hao Jie, Zhang Chong and Jiang Zhuoyuan.
Launched in 2013, Hehe Pictures has invested in Chinese films such as Cao’s Cock And Bull, Stephen Chow’s megahit The Mermaid, Qing Yang’s Chongqing Hot Pot and Renny Harlin’s Us-China co-production Skiptrace.
Alibaba first invested in Hehe in May this year, when the latter...
- 11/28/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Humidity is in the air in Seoul which means BiFan is just around the corner! This evening, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival unveiled its big 20th edition lineup, which is sure to get local genre film fans salivating. BiFan will open this year with Matt Ross' Captain Fantastic, which debuted at Cannes last month, and close with Yeon Sang-ho's zombie animation Seoul Station, which precedes the events of Train to Busan, another Cannes 2016 alumni. The fest's competition section, Bucheon Choice, will feature Na Hong-jin's The Wailing, Babak Anvari's Under the Shadow and Qing Yang's Chongqing Hot Pot among others. The Korean Fantastic section will feature festival favourite Karaoke Crazies, as well as recent thrillers Insane and The Phantom Detective. Among the highlights in...
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- 6/22/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Don Cheadle's Miles Ahead from Sony Classics hit a high note atop the Specialty Box Office chart this very crowded weekend, with the competition holding its own. Paramount launched Richard Linklater's Everybody Wants Some!! to a solid $17K average in 19 theaters, and the fresh-off-a-mini-media frenzy Vaxxed grossed $22K at the Angelika in New York. Music Box's Francofonia had a good start in two locations, and China Lion's Congqing Hot Pot brought in the crowds in 20…...
- 4/3/2016
- Deadline
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