Exclusive: Stanley Cheung, former Chairman of the Walt Disney Company China, Guenther Hake, former CEO of Oriental DreamWorks China, and MD Young, Co-Founder of arts brand Pop Life Entertainment, are among a team launching Chinese production label Pop Life Global.
The Jv between Chinese outfits Pop Life Entertainment and Shanghai-based outfit Cenic Media, will produce movies, music and merchandise. Upcoming films made for the label include two pics in post-production: crime-thriller Painted Beauty, starring Claire Holt (47 Meters Down), and sports-adventure film Underdogs Rising.
The firm has a slate of horror-thriller films in development and pre-production at Pop Life’s Pro-Am Studios in South China. It also expects to continue collaborations with creators including Ron English’s Popaganda, Futura Laboratories 2.0, and Madsteez WeenFaktory.
MD Young will serve as co-Chief Creative Officer alongisde Hake, who is Svp Business Development of Shanghai-based Cenic Media.
MD Young stated, “We are tremendously excited to...
The Jv between Chinese outfits Pop Life Entertainment and Shanghai-based outfit Cenic Media, will produce movies, music and merchandise. Upcoming films made for the label include two pics in post-production: crime-thriller Painted Beauty, starring Claire Holt (47 Meters Down), and sports-adventure film Underdogs Rising.
The firm has a slate of horror-thriller films in development and pre-production at Pop Life’s Pro-Am Studios in South China. It also expects to continue collaborations with creators including Ron English’s Popaganda, Futura Laboratories 2.0, and Madsteez WeenFaktory.
MD Young will serve as co-Chief Creative Officer alongisde Hake, who is Svp Business Development of Shanghai-based Cenic Media.
MD Young stated, “We are tremendously excited to...
- 8/24/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Marvel has issued a press release regarding Shane Black’s upcoming Iron Man 3 in which they’ve announced that the third film in the Iron Man franchise will be co-produced in China under a joint agreement between Walt Disney Co, Marvel Studios and Dmg Entertainment. In doing so, Marvel has also confirmed that a good portion of filming will indeed take place in China in addition to the United States.
Fans have already begun to speculate that this recent announcement means that an appearance from the Mandarin is that much closer to becoming a reality. Rumors of the Mandarin making an entrance in the third movie intensified last week as Ben Kingsley was reported to have been in talks with the studio to portray an unnamed villain in the next chapter. There’s no denying that the villain would be right at home in The Middle Kingdom.
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Fans have already begun to speculate that this recent announcement means that an appearance from the Mandarin is that much closer to becoming a reality. Rumors of the Mandarin making an entrance in the third movie intensified last week as Ben Kingsley was reported to have been in talks with the studio to portray an unnamed villain in the next chapter. There’s no denying that the villain would be right at home in The Middle Kingdom.
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- 4/17/2012
- by GeekRest
- GeekRest
It's not surprising that Hollywood studios want a bigger presence in the Chinese movie market. Chinese audiences spent $2B going to the movies last year and have shown a hunger for Us movies — the 3-D re-release of Titanic made a record $58M in China on its opening weekend. So it makes sense when Disney announced today that it was partnering with a Chinese firm to produce its upcoming Iron Man 3.
But the announcement also revealed some key information about the direction of the movie. Disney and the Beijing-based Dmg said the Chinese company will invest in Iron Man 3. As part of the deal, portions of Iron Man 3 will also be filmed in China. Stanley Cheung, Disney's general manager for Great China, said this at a news conference:
We know Chinese audiences love Iron Man. So we are going to add Chinese elements and a Chinese story into Iron Man 3.
But the announcement also revealed some key information about the direction of the movie. Disney and the Beijing-based Dmg said the Chinese company will invest in Iron Man 3. As part of the deal, portions of Iron Man 3 will also be filmed in China. Stanley Cheung, Disney's general manager for Great China, said this at a news conference:
We know Chinese audiences love Iron Man. So we are going to add Chinese elements and a Chinese story into Iron Man 3.
- 4/16/2012
- by Chris Ortiz
- Reelzchannel.com
Beijing -- Walt Disney Co. said Monday it will co-produce its next "Iron Man" movie with a Chinese partner in Hollywood's latest effort to forge closer ties with China's fast-growing film industry.
"Iron Man 3," starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Don Cheadle, will begin filming this year, Walt Disney and its Chinese partner Dmg Entertainment said. They said Dmg will jointly produce the movie in China but gave no indication what parts might be filmed in this country.
"We know Chinese audiences love Iron Man. So we are going to add Chinese elements and a Chinese story into Iron Man 3," Disney's general manager for Greater China, Stanley Cheung, said at a news conference.
Disney and Beijing-based Dmg said the Chinese company will invest in "Iron Man 3" but gave no details.
Foreign film companies are launching ventures with Chinese partners to expand access to China, where box...
"Iron Man 3," starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Don Cheadle, will begin filming this year, Walt Disney and its Chinese partner Dmg Entertainment said. They said Dmg will jointly produce the movie in China but gave no indication what parts might be filmed in this country.
"We know Chinese audiences love Iron Man. So we are going to add Chinese elements and a Chinese story into Iron Man 3," Disney's general manager for Greater China, Stanley Cheung, said at a news conference.
Disney and Beijing-based Dmg said the Chinese company will invest in "Iron Man 3" but gave no details.
Foreign film companies are launching ventures with Chinese partners to expand access to China, where box...
- 4/16/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
BEIJING -- "The Secret of the Magic Gourd", the first Disney-branded film made in China, previewed here Monday for a crowd of reporters and a clutch of capital schoolchildren on the cusp of summer break.
Four years in the making, timing could be key if the Walt Disney Co.'s first co-production here is to earn the 50 million yuan ($6.5 million) or more hoped for by Stanley Cheung, company executive vp and managing director for China.
Made with Centro Digital Pictures of Hong Kong and state-controlled China Film Group Corp., which will handle Friday's roll-out on about 400 prints, "Gourd" tells of a boy who learns the value of hard work from a mischievous animated squash who, at first, gives him everything he wants.
Merchandising also is a big factor in the release, with branded gourd dolls, tea cups, books, washcloths, tee-shirts and slippers on display outside the theater.
"Before, we never had more than 10 weeks to reach licensing deals," said one company official who asked not to be identified.
Four years in the making, timing could be key if the Walt Disney Co.'s first co-production here is to earn the 50 million yuan ($6.5 million) or more hoped for by Stanley Cheung, company executive vp and managing director for China.
Made with Centro Digital Pictures of Hong Kong and state-controlled China Film Group Corp., which will handle Friday's roll-out on about 400 prints, "Gourd" tells of a boy who learns the value of hard work from a mischievous animated squash who, at first, gives him everything he wants.
Merchandising also is a big factor in the release, with branded gourd dolls, tea cups, books, washcloths, tee-shirts and slippers on display outside the theater.
"Before, we never had more than 10 weeks to reach licensing deals," said one company official who asked not to be identified.
- 6/26/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CANNES -- Stanley Cheung, the Walt Disney Co.'s top man in China, will expand his duties to cover Hong Kong and Taiwan, taking the title of executive vp and managing director of the Walt Disney Co. Greater China.
Shanghai-based Cheung -- a Hong Kong native -- was appointed Disney's first China country manager two years ago, reporting to Walt Disney International president Andy Bird.
"International expansion and growth of the Disney brand in emerging markets is a key priority for the company," Bird said in a statement released late Monday in Hong Kong, adding that the new Greater China structure headed by Cheung, "will enhance integration and leverage operations across our lines of business to maximize business opportunities in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan."
Previously, Doug Miller oversaw Disney's operations in Hong Kong and Taiwan. When Miller left last September, Cheung took oversight of Hong Kong and now will expand his duties to cover Taiwan.
Cheung's new role is part of Disney's push to accelerate growth in emerging markets by giving full operational responsibility to five managing directors covering Greater China, India, Russia, South Korea and Latin America, a company spokesperson in Hong Kong said.
Shanghai-based Cheung -- a Hong Kong native -- was appointed Disney's first China country manager two years ago, reporting to Walt Disney International president Andy Bird.
"International expansion and growth of the Disney brand in emerging markets is a key priority for the company," Bird said in a statement released late Monday in Hong Kong, adding that the new Greater China structure headed by Cheung, "will enhance integration and leverage operations across our lines of business to maximize business opportunities in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan."
Previously, Doug Miller oversaw Disney's operations in Hong Kong and Taiwan. When Miller left last September, Cheung took oversight of Hong Kong and now will expand his duties to cover Taiwan.
Cheung's new role is part of Disney's push to accelerate growth in emerging markets by giving full operational responsibility to five managing directors covering Greater China, India, Russia, South Korea and Latin America, a company spokesperson in Hong Kong said.
- 5/16/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
BEIJING -- The Walt Disney Internet Group and Shanda Interactive Entertainment, China's struggling No. 2 online game operator, said Wednesday they have agreed to a develop an online game featuring Disney characters for the market by spring 2007. The agreement marks Disney's entrance into China's booming online gaming market, the latest push in a broader strategy that saw Hong Kong Disneyland open in September and will see the Shanghai premiere of musical "The Lion King" in July. "China is a priority for the entire company, and this announcement is part of our strategy to expand our presence here," said Stanley Cheung, managing director of the Walt Disney Co. (China).
- 5/24/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
BEIJING -- Adding to its presence in China, the Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that a full Broadway-style production of director Julie Taymor's The Lion King is set to open in Shanghai on July 18. The Tony Award winner, Disney's first live musical in China, follows the adventures of an African lion cub struggling to accept the responsibilities of manhood and his future role as king. "We think that the story will resonate with everybody, anywhere in the world," said Stanley Cheung, China managing director for Disney. Cheung would not say what it cost to bring the The Lion King to Shanghai, but Disney said in a statement that it will require three Boeing 747s to move the set from its current home in Melbourne, and a team of 136 people to stage each show.
- 2/21/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Walt Disney Co. has named a new head of operations in China, tapping corporate veteran Stanley Cheung to lead the company's expansion in the fast-growing region. Based out of Shanghai, Cheung will work with all of the Walt Disney Co.'s division heads in launching new businesses and running existing operations. Among Cheung's first priorities will be to shepherd Disney's negotiations with the Chinese government to build a theme park in Shanghai. The company's Hong Kong Disneyland theme park is set to open in September. Cheung, who will serve as Disney's managing director China, reports to Walt Disney International president Andy Bird. Cheung joins Disney after spending the past three years heading operations in China for Johnson & Johnson. Before that he worked in senior management capacities in China for Pillsbury Co. from 1996-2001. He's also served as a top executive liaison in the market for Pepsi-Cola International and Procter & Gamble. "China is of great strategic importance to Disney and Stanley's experience will be invaluable as the opportunities for our businesses in this market continue to expand and contribute to Disney's long-term growth," Bird said.
- 12/19/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Walt Disney Co. has named a new head of operations in China, tapping corporate veteran Stanley Cheung to lead the company's expansion in the fast-growing region. Based out of Shanghai, Cheung will work with all of the Walt Disney Co.'s division heads in launching new businesses and running existing operations. Among Cheung's first priorities will be to shepherd Disney's negotiations with the Chinese government to build a theme park in Shanghai. The company's Hong Kong Disneyland theme park is set to open in September. Cheung, who will serve as Disney's managing director China, reports to Walt Disney International president Andy Bird. Cheung joins Disney after spending the past three years heading operations in China for Johnson & Johnson. Before that he worked in senior management capacities in China for Pillsbury Co. from 1996-2001. He's also served as a top executive liaison in the market for Pepsi-Cola International and Procter & Gamble. "China is of great strategic importance to Disney and Stanley's experience will be invaluable as the opportunities for our businesses in this market continue to expand and contribute to Disney's long-term growth," Bird said.
- 12/19/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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