DAILY BRIEF: Nov 23, 2017

NEWS YOU SHOULDN’T MISS

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  China’s Box Office is Setting New Records—with a Bit of Hollywood Help

  Hollywood has been collaborating more with China’s growing movie business. Hollywood studios have worked with Chinese partners to add subplots that appeal to local audiences and meet the government’s strict regulations for movies like Iron Man 3 and The Great Wall. And Chinese filmmakers are leaning on Hollywood to help them make movies with broad international appeal. Quartz

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  Why Bille August’s China-set War Film is a Chinese Box Office Flop

  The Chinese Widow looked to have it all: a world-class international crew and A-list stars, but its Danish director hasn’t worked in China before – and it shows – and the film presents an unbelievable vision of wartime China. South China Morning Post

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  Fake Movie Poster Of The Justice League Murdering Marvel Characters Was Used For Real In China

  This is not as cute as Spider-Man taking a nap with some pandas. A doctored Justice League poster portraying DC's heroes stomping, skewering and decapitating some of the competition has been making the rounds in China, including being used as an actual theatre poster and elevator ad. GIZMODO

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  Global Group Films Links with Tony Leung and Aaron Kwok for ‘Theory of Ambitions’

  Global Group's wholly owned subsidiary Global Group Films Limited ('Global Films') announced that it has jointly invested with Dadi Century Films (Beijing) Co., Ltd and Mei Ah Film Production Co, Ltd in a mainland China/Hong Kong co-produced film called 'Theory of Ambitions'. Daily Telescope

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  Chinese Drama Acquisitions for FOX Networks Group Asia

  FOX Networks Group Asia (FNGA) has expanded its Chinese drama slate, taking on the rights to broadcast and distribute Queen Dugu outside of the mainland. World Screen