Warner Bros. Discovery Strikes Movie Deal With Former Staffer; ‘The Intern’ To Be Remade
Warner Bros. Discovery is stepping into enterprise with certainly one of its longest-serving execs in Asia and can remake The Intern as a part of the settlement. The leisure powerhouse has struck a first-look movie cope with Jack Nguyen and his JOAT Movies. Below phrases of the deal, Nguyen will current Asia-focused movies to the studio with an emphasis on local-language remakes of WBD’s English-language movies. First off of the road shall be a Korean remake of 2015 comedy-drama The Intern, which starred Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway and Rene Russo. “Jack is an trade veteran with a second to none understanding of the movie manufacturing enterprise throughout Asia,” stated Kurt Rieder, SVP, Head of Theatrical Distribution, APAC, WBD. “There’s a robust urge for food for remakes of universally common Hollywood tales throughout the area, and we look ahead to working with Jack to carry these to life by way of a brand new native lens.” Nguyen labored for WBD for 30 years, the place he oversaw local-language exercise within the Asia and Latin America areas, and led market entries into China, India, Japan and Korea. He led the biz vertical that shot Letters from Iwo Jima, the Rurouni Kenshin franchise and Yurusarezaru Mono, the remake of Clint Eastwood’s Oscar-winner Unforgiven. Out of Korea, Warner Bros. produced and distributed The Age of Shadows, Korea’s submission for the Oscars’ Finest International Language Movie in 2017, and The Witch. “I wish to showcase new and gifted filmmakers by discovering ‘diamond within the tough’ initiatives that deserve consideration on the world stage,” stated Nguyen. “I’m excited to embark on this new chapter with probably the most storied studio in Hollywood.”
One other Senior Sony India TV Exec Exits
Sony Pictures Networks India is saying goodbye to a different long-serving exec. Neeraj Vyas — Enterprise Head of Sony Leisure Tv (SET), Sony SAB, PAL and Sony Max Film Cluster — will depart the corporate on August 31 after practically three many years. In accordance with Sony, he has determined to “embark on a brand new entrepreneurial journey.” His departure carefully follows the retirements of SPNI Basic Counsel Ashok Nambissan and CFO Nitin Nadkarni, who depart their posts on the identical day in August. N.P. Singh, the MD and CEO of SPNI, can be stepping again and shifting into an advisory function. These departures have all come after the lengthy gestating merger with ZEE Leisure Enterprises collapsed earlier this year. Incoming workers embody new Basic Counsel Ritesh Kholsa, whereas Jaideep Janakiram was promoted from Head of Worldwide Enterprise (Americas), has been promoted to Head of Worldwide Enterprise and Operations, succeeding Neeraj Arora. Vyas performed a pivotal function within the growth of SPNI’s flagship Basic Leisure Channels, SET and the Hindi motion pictures cluster amongst others. Having began in gross sales for SET, he rose by way of the ranks and was named head of Sony Max on 2011 earlier than including different tasks, together with the working of SET, which he took on final 12 months. Singh stated: “Neeraj Vyas’ journey with Sony Footage Networks India has been outstanding. His imaginative and prescient and management have been pivotal in reworking our leisure channels into market leaders.” Vyas stated he was “excited for what lies forward.”
Trailer, New Forged For Netflix Taiwan Cop Present ‘GG Precinct
Netflix is taking viewers into Taiwan’s GG Precinct, and above is a first-look on the cop sequence. The crime comedy, a spin-off of field workplace hit Marry My Lifeless Physique, is launching on Netflix on August 6. The sequence follows a sequence of weird crimes with probably the most outlandish killing strategies, from a sufferer lined in hen feathers and sporting a reindeer antler hat to a feminine physique hung by her hair. Sport present host Tai Chih-yuan is returning to TV performing after 10 years to portraying an notorious serial killer who units up the crime scene as riddles to Chinese language idioms earlier than he’s arrested. Administrators Cheng Wei-hao and Yin Chen-hao revealed the killer’s opening look (as seen within the trailer) is an ode to Hannibal Lecter. Additionally becoming a member of the solid are a number of members of the Taiwanese YouTube sequence Muyao 4 Tremendous Taking part in — Tai Chih-yuan, Lin Po-sheng, Kunda Hsieh, Winni, Wu Yang-lin and Maria Abe — and singer-songwriter Huang Hsuan.
Meg Ryan To Be Honored At Sarajevo Film Festival
Meg Ryan will obtain the Honorary Coronary heart of Sarajevo Award on the thirtieth Sarajevo Movie Competition, working from August 16-23. As a part of the celebrations, Ryan may even maintain a masterclass session and display screen her newest movie What Occurs Later. Earlier recipients of the Honorary Coronary heart of Sarajevo Award embody Mark Cousins, Lynne Ramsay, Charlie Kaufman, Jesse Eisenberg, Ruben Östlund, and Wim Wenders.
