August 9, 2025

The two entertainment giants are launching a new international audition project, "World Scout: The Final Piece," with a massive talent search starting in Japan
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China launches AI project to reimagine 100 martial arts classics, including A Better Tomorrow, into enhanced and animated versions
Manny Pacquiao joins Netflix’s Physical: Asia, shocking fans. The show debuts in late 2025, featuring country-based survival challenges
China’s viral AI microdramas are exploding on Douyin — slashing costs and creating new formats, while actors, crews and courts
August 9, 2025
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Hong Kong filmmakers are facing tighter censorship, shrinking output and growing pressure from mainland China, but some say the city’s
Michelin-starred chef Mory Sacko’s Food Samurai heads to Disney+ in the U.S. and Canada, following his first culinary journey through
Can a pop group rely on the pocket money of children while selling songs built around adult innuendo and porn
China’s take on Tom and Jerry is drawing harsh reviews, with critics saying Forbidden Compass buries the classic duo under
Chloé Zhao reflects on manga dreams, directing Marvel’s Eternals, and her Venice Film Festival masterclass.
Lea Salonga became the first Filipino to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, drawing cheers at a
Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love premiered in Venice to a seven-minute standing ovation, with Netflix backing the Korean auteur’s latest awards
The Canadian actor reveals the gruelling physical transformation, martial arts training, and intense bulking regime required to bring the iconic