DAILY BRIEF: Oct 16, 2017

NEWS YOU SHOULDN’T MISS

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  Gong Li to Star in Martin Campbell’s Action-Thriller ‘Ana’

  Chinese actress Gong Li will star in the Europe-set action-thriller “Ana,” with Martin Campbell on board to direct. “Rush Hour” producer Arthur Sarkissian and China’s Bruno Wu are producing the movie, which Wu is also financing. Sarkissian told Variety that they plan to start production in March or April. Variety

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  Tang Media Partners Hires Rodolphe Buet As President Of International – Mipcom

  Tang Media Partners Entertainment has hired industry veteran Rodolphe Buet as President of International. TMPE is the combined company Tang Media Partners formed with IM Global, Open Road Films and IM Global TV earlier this year and of which former Lionsgate, Paramount and Warner Bros exec Rob Friedman is Chairman and CEO. Deadline

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  Jackie Chan Wants to Win a Best Actor Oscar

  To American audiences, Jackie Chan is best known as one half of buddy comedies like Rush Hour and Shanghai Noon. But his latest English-language release (his first since 2010's The Karate Kid) is a departure from what domestic moviegoers are used to seeing from the 63-year-old actor. The Hollywood Reporter

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  ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ Receives Mixed Reviews after Chinese Mainland Premiere

  Film director Matthew Vaughn and actors Taron Egerton and Mark Strong ate "golden" hairy crabs and enjoyed glasses of "golden" rice wine at the official premiere ceremony for their new film Kingsman: The Golden Circle in Shanghai on Thursday. Global Times

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  Busan: China’s iQiyi Launches Sales of First In-house Productions

  Chinese online video firm iQiyi is launching international rights sales for “Blue Amber,” “The Blizzard” and “My Town” at Busan’s Asian Film Market. All three titles are iQiyi’s first in-house productions that the company has fully financed. One of China’s biggest online streaming platforms, iQiyi launched its international rights sales business at last year’s Cannes film festival. It is the company’s second year in the Busan market. Variety