Fergus Ryan
About the author Fergus Ryan has worked in media, communications and marketing roles in China and Australia for close to a decade. Most recently, Fergus was a journalist for the News Corp. publications China Spectator and The Australian. He has also been published in The Guardian and Foreign Policy. Prior to that, Fergus worked on business development for the A-list star Li Bingbing at Huayi Brothers, and on celebrity engagement and social media for the WWF and DMG Entertainment.
China’s Biggest Movie Mogul Doesn’t Go to the Movies
Wang Jianlin “only goes to the cinema once a year, with his mother," according to a Financial Times report this week which cited an associate of the Dalian Wanda Group CEO. Read More
Classic 1987 Arcade Game ‘Contra’ Set To Become Movie
Contra, the 1987 classic arcade game by Konami, is set to become a live-action feature film, it was revealed in Beijing on Wednesday. The project was one of three scripts by Beijing Starlit Movie and TV Culture approved by China’s film bureau this month. While the plot of the film is similar to the classic Read More
China’s Road Pictures Set To Remake ‘Run Lola Run’
Beijing-based Road Pictures has secured remake rights to "Run, Lola Run," the company’s chairman Cai Gongming announced at an event on the sidelines of the Beijing International Film Festival. Read More
Director Chen Kaige: Cannes China Snub ‘Not The End Of The World’
Chen Kaige, the only Chinese director to win the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or, dismissed the snubbing of Chinese cinema by the European festival this year as “not the end of the world” on Monday. Read More
Jackie Chan Unveils New 3D Animation Series
The 63-year old re-launched his J-Team cartoon series in Beijing on Thursday, updating the old US-made cartoon into a 3D and "totally made in China,” 104-episode series. Read More
Four More Chinese Cinemas Punished for Box Office Fraud
The Beijing Miruiku Cinema near Ritan Park in the capital’s diplomatic area was fined over RMB 20 million (US$2.9 million) after an investigation by the Beijing Cultural Law Enforcement Agency found it was guilty of box office fraud. Read More
‘A Monster Calls’ Passes Censorship in China
While a China release date is yet to be announced, "A Monster Calls" in Chinese, is already starting to be marketed online suggesting a May release. Read More
Jason Statham Linked to New China Crime Movie
Plans for "Demon Hunter" were unveiled in Beijing on Thursday at an event attended by Chinese film officials and police representatives as well as the project’s director JJ Perry and producer Bill Borden. Read More
Jiaflix and 1905 Pictures to Produce $100 million Action-Thriller ‘Speedhunters’
Marc Ganis, co-founder and managing director of Jiaflix Enterprises, told China Film Insider on Wednesday that the producers aim to make the $100 million action-thriller an international film with appeal around the globe, “not just highly weighted toward either China or North America. Read More
Only Five Foreign Films Set for China in April, but They’re Big
April's imported films in China include French-Canadian animation "Snowstorm!," "Ghost In The Shell," "The Fate of the Furious," "Smurfs: The Lost Village," and Russian commie superhero blockbuster "Guardians." Read More
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