After Higher Days’ Oscar Nomination, What’s Subsequent for the Chinese language Pop Idol and TFboys Member?
After sweeping the board with eight prizes on the thirty ninth Hong Kong Movie Awards, it’d come as no shock that Higher Days was chosen as Hong Kong’s official entry into the Oscars this yr. Nonetheless, way more stunning was the information that, among the many 97 movies submitted to contest the Finest Worldwide Characteristic Movie Academy Award, Derek Chang’s romantic crime drama was plucked for a spot on the ultimate five-film shortlist. “Higher Days” sees Chinese language star Zhou Dongyu portraying the delicate but hardworking scholar Chen Nian, whereas Jackson Yee, of Chinese language pop group TFBoys, brings gangster Xiao Bei to life. As we watch for the profitable movie to be topped on the official Oscars awards ceremony, on April 25 in US time, we have a look again at Yee’s upwards trajectory and ask: if the movie nabs the Academy Award, may or not it’s his stepping stone to Hollywood? Learn extra South China Morning Submit
APOS: HBO Asia Orders Two Chinese language-Language Originals
WarnerMedia unveiled a pair of Chinese language-language unique collection for HBO Tuesday through the first day of APOS, Asia’s main media and leisure trade summit. The reveals embrace interval drama Legacy, created by the identical staff behind the blockbuster Chinese language collection “Story of Yanxi Palace,” and up to date noir drama “Trinity of Shadows,” which is a co-production with Taiwanese streaming service CatchPlay. WarnerMedia’s HBO Max has but to launch in Asia, so each of the brand new collection will likely be broadcast over legacy VOD service HBO Go and through HBO to regional cable subscribers. Different HBO Asia Originals in manufacturing this yr embrace the thriller collection “Forbidden,” at present in manufacturing in Thailand, in addition to the motion fantasy collection “Halfworlds Season 3” produced within the Philippines, and the horror anthology collection “Folklore Season 2,” which is filmed throughout seven totally different Asian international locations. Learn extra The Hollywood Reporter