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India’s Biggest Fantasy Epic Since ‘Baahubali’ Is One of the Most Ambitious Movies of 2026
Sony has acquired global distribution rights for “Ramayana,” director Nitesh Tiwari’s big-budget Hindu fantasy epic, marking what producer Namit Malhotra calls the first film ever to receive a mainstream worldwide theatrical release through a partnership between a Hollywood studio and an Indian production. The deal, announced at San Diego Comic-Con alongside the debut trailer, is…
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40 Years Later, This ’80s Cult Classic Star Officially Wants a Reboot, ‘Cobra Kai’ Style [Exclusive]
James Pax, who played Lightning in John Carpenter’s 1986 cult classic Big Trouble in Little China alongside Kurt Russell, has said he wants to spearhead a revival of the film in the mould of Cobra Kai, the hit sequel series that revived The Karate Kid decades after the original. Speaking at a 40th-anniversary panel at…
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Why you should back the Indiana Fever to cover the spread against the New York Liberty Tuesday
Ahead of Tuesday’s WNBA clash between the Indiana Fever and New York Liberty, betting analysis favours Indiana to cover the point spread at home. The game carries added interest as one of the marquee fixtures of the season, with Caitlin Clark’s Fever hosting a Liberty side that remains among the league’s strongest teams, at a…
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt To EP, Poised To Star In ‘Gaijin’ Drama Inspired By Ivan Orkin In Works At Hulu
Hulu is developing “Gaijin,” a new drama in which Joseph Gordon-Levitt is set to executive produce and star, marking another Japan-set project for the streamer following FX’s acclaimed “Shōgun.” The series comes from “Shōgun” co-executive producer Shannon Goss and is inspired by the real-life story of chef Ivan Orkin, founder of Ivan Ramen, giving Hulu…
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Tencent Music’s Q2 Revenue Tops $1.3 Billion on Subscription Growth, Ximalaya Acquisition
Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) reported second-quarter revenue of RMB 8.93 billion ($1.32 billion), up nearly 6% year-on-year, boosted by the completion of its $2.4 billion acquisition of podcast platform Ximalaya and continued double-digit growth in its core music services business. The deal, first announced last June, is intended to help TME move beyond music streaming…
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Otoboke Beaver Apologize For Guitar-Tossing Incident That Hospitalized Fan
The Japanese punk band Otoboke Beaver have issued a public apology after their guitarist injured an audience member by throwing her guitar into the crowd during a show. The incident took place in April at Osaka’s Umeda Club Quattro, around the time the band released their “Is The New Album Out Yet?” EP, but the…
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‘Everything about me is good in his eyes’: the women in China choosing AI boyfriends over human men
A new documentary, Replica, follows Chinese women who have formed romantic relationships with AI chatbot companions in place of human partners. Directed by Chouwa Liang, the film draws on her own experience of falling into a parasocial romance with an AI during China’s pandemic lockdowns, and explores why growing numbers of women are turning to…
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Kyoto Fusioneering starts work on key fusion power plant device
Kyoto Fusioneering, a Japan-based fusion supply chain specialist, has secured grants from the US Department of Energy and the state of Tennessee to build a prototype fuel-breeding device at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and is relocating its US headquarters to Oak Ridge. The move underscores the growing importance of specialist suppliers in the fusion industry,…
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Toronto Film Festival 51 Completes 293-Title Slate with McDonagh, Herzog, and Chris Rock Premiere
The Toronto International Film Festival has finalised its 51st-edition programming with 293 confirmed films, adding marquee releases from acclaimed directors Martin McDonagh and Werner Herzog alongside actor Cody Fern’s