Film Executives Review China’s Film Industry in 2021
Four top film executives looked back on the triumphs and hardships faced by the Chinese film industry in 2021 at a summit on Wednesday during the 16th Changchun Film Festival (CCFF). Alibaba’s Li said the yearly box office total had reached far beyond their early projections, with the Alibaba-owned Lighthouse, a box office tracker and big data platform, predicting a total of only 40 billion yuan early this year. Read more China.org.cn
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai Chinese-Propaganda Blockbuster Eyes 2022 Release
Tony Leung Chiu-wai will follow up his turn as the controversial patriarch Wenwu in “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” with a lead role in Bona Film Group’s next patriotic juggernaut: the World War II-era spy thriller “Anonymous,” which just wrapped shooting this week. The production released stylized black-and-white photos of Leung skulking through set in a dapper suit reminiscent of his iconic appearance in Wong Kar-wai’s “In the Mood for Love.” Read more Variety