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Variety AsiaAsiaLocarno Golden Leopard Winner Sho Miyake Gets First North American Retrospective, 14-City Tour (EXCLUSIVE) Japanese director Sho Miyake, whose “Two Seasons, Two Strangers” won the Golden Leopard at Locarno in 2025, will get his first North American retrospective at New York’s Metrograph from Nov. 7–17.
Variety AsiaAsiaJu Ji-hoon, Choo Young-woo Return for Netflix’s ‘The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call’ Seasons 2 and 3 Netflix is bringing back Korean medical drama “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call” for two more rounds, with the streamer confirming that Seasons 2 and 3 are in production.
Variety AsiaAsiaSeventeen’s Jeonghan and Joshua Find Their JxJ Duo Sound on ‘Dreamscape’: ‘Right in the Middle Between Strong and Subtle’ (EXCLUSIVE) For more than a decade, Seventeen’s Jeonghan and Joshua have shared the spotlight with 11 bandmates in one of K-pop’s best-selling groups.
Variety AsiaAsiaRajinikanth’s ‘Jailer 2’ Ranks No. 2 at Global Box Office as ‘Street Fighter’ Leads Indian superstar Rajinikanth’s Tamil-language action comedy “Jailer 2” was the second-biggest film in the world over the Oct. 16–18 weekend, grossing $31.2 million, according to Rentrak estimates.
Variety AsiaAsia‘Train to Busan’ Director Yeon Sang-ho’s ‘Paradise Lost’ Clinches 118-Country Sales Ahead of Hawai‘i Festival U.S. Bow “Paradise Lost,” the new psychological thriller by “Train to Busan” filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho, has been sold to 118 countries and will have its U.S.
Variety AsiaAsiaBusan Winner ‘Ria,’ Arvin Belarmino’s Folk-Punk Debut, Boards Lights On (EXCLUSIVE) “Ria,” Philippines filmmaker Arvin Belarmino’s debut feature about a young woman from the folk-punk scene who takes on a property developer to save her home, has been picked up by international sales…
Variety AsiaAsiaKorea Box Office: Anime Sensation ‘Chiikawa’ Dominates Weekend Japanese animated phenomenon “Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island” tightened its grip on the South Korean box office over the weekend of Oct.
Variety AsiaAsiaChina Box Office: ‘Resident Evil’ Retains Top Spot Over Quiet Post-Holiday Frame as Local Titles Wind Down Constantin Film and Sony Pictures’ horror reboot “Resident Evil” held onto first place at the mainland China box office during the Oct.
Variety AsiaAsiaTiger Shroff Shooting: Three Suspects Held as Film Bodies Say Gangsters Want to ‘Terrorize’ Bollywood Three suspects in Sunday’s shooting at Bollywood action star Tiger Shroff’s car have been taken into custody in Kota, in the northwestern state of Rajasthan, according to local media.
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