Donnie Yen Action Thriller ‘The Prosecutor’ Coming to U.K., Ireland via Signature (Exclusive)

Donnie Yen Action Thriller ‘The Prosecutor’ Coming to U.K., Ireland via Signature (Exclusive)

U.K. production, sales and distribution outfit Signature Entertainment has acquired the U.K. and Irish rights to the action thriller The Prosecutor, directed by and starring Hong Kong superstar Donnie Yen (Ip Man), from Mandarin Motion Pictures. The feature, produced by Yen and Raymond Pak-Ming Wong (Ip Man franchise) and written by Edmond Wong (Ip Man…

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Highest 2 Lowest, Reuniting With Denzel, Cannes

Highest 2 Lowest, Reuniting With Denzel, Cannes

Spike Lee arrives for this interview in Los Angeles fresh off of Steven Spielberg’s plane, wearing a New York Knicks hat and jacket. He’ll be quickly changing into a black-and-white suit covered in tiny Michael Jordan silhouettes to speak at Francis Ford Coppola’s AFI Life Achievement Award Ceremony in Hollywood, then will hop on another…

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Newsom Signals He’s Willing to Work With Trump on .5B Federal Tax Credit for U.S. Entertainment Industry

Newsom Signals He’s Willing to Work With Trump on $7.5B Federal Tax Credit for U.S. Entertainment Industry

With Hollywood reeling from the potential cataclysmic effects of Donald Trump’s calls for 100 percent tariffs on non-U.S. produced movies, California Gov. Gavin Newsom sprung into action on Monday evening, proposing a team up with The White House on a $7.5 billion federal film tax credit scheme to provide relief to the entertainment industry. Newsom’s…

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Cinemark Swings to First-Quarter Loss Amid “Suppressed Box Office Environment”

Cinemark Swings to First-Quarter Loss Amid “Suppressed Box Office Environment”

Exhibition giant Cinemark reported revenue of $541 million, down 7 percent year-over-year from $579 million, for the first quarter of 2025 and swung to a quarterly loss of $39 million, compared to a year-earlier profit of $25 million. But the company touted: “North American industry box office momentum accelerated in April, nearly doubling year-over-year, leading into a…

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