Disney’s ‘Strange World’ Teaser Brings Retro Sci-Fi Adventure Magic

Abridged extract from The Hong Kong Diaries, by Chris Patten (Allen Lane, £30).

K.J. Yossman Pinewood Group, which runs Pinewood and Shepperton Studios — home to recent blockbusters including “No Time to Die,” “Black Widow” and “Cruella” — has posted a £102.9 million ($125 million) turnover for the financial year ending March 31, 2022.That’s a £6 million increase on the previous year despite the fact that for much of 2021 the COVID-19 pandemic was still having an impact via social distancing, mandatory self-isolation and lockdowns.

Love Island's Gemma Owen finally spoke about her famous footballing father Michael Owen on Thursday's episode after weeks of keeping his identity under wraps and sent fans into a frenzy as she did. Fans went wild when she finally made the admission as the hiding of his identity caused many grumblings on social media, despite dumped Islander Ikenna Ekwonna saying contestants were aware of her dad from the "second or third day".

HYBE has dropped the first set of teasers for its upcoming K-pop girl group.On July 1, HYBE subsidiary ADOR, which is headed by HYBE’s Chief Brand Officer (CBO) Min Hee-jin, took to the imprint’s social media pages to post the first set of cryptic teasers for its new girl group.The teasers include a peculiarly animated video of green, white, pink, blue and yellow rabbits rollerskating in orderly fashion, against a backdrop of pink and blue flames over an otherwise plain black background.A post shared by ADOR (@alldoorsoneroom)Other posts also include individual animations of the numerical numbers “22”, “7” and “22”, assumed to highlight the announcement of the group’s first content on July 22 this year, as teased in the captions of ADOR’s posts. More details about the new act, including their exact line-up and debut date, are expected to arrive in the coming months.A post shared by ADOR (@alldoorsoneroom)A post shared by ADOR (@alldoorsoneroom)A post shared by ADOR (@alldoorsoneroom)ADOR’s upcoming K-pop act was previously teased by Min herself in an interview earlier this year, who explained that the girl group will “present the direction I’ve had specific plans for a new girl group for a long time”, and at the time provided an estimate of the girl group’s debut to be sometime in the third quarter of this year.Min also revealed that the as-yet-unnamed girl group had been in the works for as long as two years.

DEALSManagement firm Three Six Zero has announced an alliance with Japanese entertainment company LDH Japan Inc to co-manage SG5, a new J-pop outfit created in collaboration with the manga franchise ‘Sailor Moon’. “SG5 is an intergalactic pop supergroup that protects the universe from evil, injustice and negativity”, says the official announcement.Utopia Music has announced a deal with Red Bee Media as part of a product that will monitor what music is being used on TV channels and radio stations, to aid with the reporting of that usage and payment of royalties.

Remarriage & Desires, starring Kim Hee-sun.The forthcoming series will be set against the backdrop of Rex, a famed matchmaking agency that specialises in remarriages of ambitious clients who strive to settle down with rich partners.The new trailer highlights the sheer opulence that Rex demands of its clientele, from masked balls to yacht parties. The already-fierce competition at the matchmaking agency is elevated even further when CEO Lee Hyung-ju (Search’s Lee Hyun-wook), who is worth about two trillion Korean won in assets, enters the fray.Remarriage & Desires premieres on Netflix on July 15.Kim Hee-sun (Tomorrow) stars in the new series as Seo Hye-seung, once an ordinary mother and wife who ends up losing everything following the sudden passing of her husband.

We started with some Kanye legalities today, and let’s wrap up with some more. A Kanye West fan has been forced to change the logo and meal names at his burger restaurant following a cease and desist letter from the rapper.

In a huge coup for Amazon Prime Video, the streamer has scored rights to the Champions League in the UK for the first time, shared with BT.

A new programme to test Scotland’s response to and recovery from severe weather ahead of next winter, will be run over the summer.

West Lothian was represented at the Cowdenbeath Racewall by several local drivers

Holidaymakers are expected to be hit by more disruption this weekend as airline staff take part in more strike action.

Before the eighth series of Love Island began, rumours spread that Michael Owen's daughter Gemma would be amongst the original line-up. Ever since the 19-year-old brunette beauty walked into the Mallorcan villa four weeks ago, fans of the hit ITV2 show have been eager to hear her speak about her famous dad.

Following the huge success of the inaugural production development trainee scheme on Waterloo Road earlier this year, Wall to Wall Media and Rope Ladder Fiction have announced that applications are now open to join the next six-month paid programme, which will commence in mid-August.

Furious passengers at Manchester Airport say they have been treated like 'cattle' with as huge queues plagued the terminal once again this morning.

TikTok after revealing what the common phrases used in school reports really mean.The educator known online as 'Mr A' took to the platform with some classic sentences that parents are used to seeing in the end-of-term reposts and the hilarious meanings behind each one.In the video, which has gained more than 260,000 likes, he explained: "What teachers actually meant in your school report?READ MORE: Teacher spills on the most 'unfortunate' kid's name she has ever heard"Claire has fantastic humour... Claire bullies me.

READ MORE: American feels they've been 'lied to' after trying British cheese for first timeNot quite the great philosophical question, but this US expat has questioned why the shop floors have the ‘exact’ same pattern.Instead of turning to Google or flipping through pages of a book to search for the answer, the American put their trust in TikTok to figure out why supermarket floors are the ‘same’.The eagle-eyed American took a walk around the aisles of Sainsbury's and asked: “Why do all grocery stores in the UK have the exact same floor? It's so ugly it makes me not want to buy anything?”In true British fashion, many people fled to the comments on the viral clip to mock the American – and some gave more probable answers.One person commented: “I just realised that you don’t look at the floor and look at the more expensive eye level items.”Another user mocked: “It's stained from everyone's spilt tea and biscuits.”A third person voiced: “Because they want you to look at products and not the floor.”Someone else chuckled: “They’re dead flies, they just paint over them.”Meanwhile, a fifth user questioned: “Why would you not buy groceries because of the floor?”“It could put people off food”, the American simply said.And, this is not the only time the American has been confused.Previously, they were left baffled as to why Brits have garages in their ‘living rooms’ and park their cars in the garden.READ NEXT: Man slammed for insisting girlfriend covers cost of all meals on her birthday holiday

mother has been found guilty of murdering her baby son by forcing him to eat a vegan diet of raw fruit and vegetables.Ezra, son of Sheila O’Leary and husband Ryan O’Leary, was discovered not breathing at their home in Cape Coral in Florida weighing only 17lbs (7kg) on September 27, 2019.He was pronounced dead shortly afterwards. The average recommended weight of a boy aged 18 months is 24lb (10.9kg).

Brits jetting off to France this weekend could face further disruption as staff at several French airports go on strike. This is on top of the travel chaos experienced in the UK, with long queues reported at airports and some airlines cancelling flights.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentDisney has revealed that it will forgo the French theatrical release of “Strange World,” Don Hall’s animated action adventure movie, which was scheduled to hit local cinemas on Nov. 23.The writing had been on the wall for the studio since France unveiled its new — and still very strict — windowing rules in late January, setting Disney’s subscription-based streaming window at 17 months following the French theatrical release of its movies.Besides the lengthy SVOD window, Disney has also been up in arms about the fact that it must temporarily pull titles from its platforms five months later so that free-to-air channels can have their own exclusive window.

Disney has released the first look at Strange World!

What do you get when you combine the action and adventure of an old sci-fi serial and the modern animation of Walt Disney Studios? Apparently, you get a new animated film, “Strange World,” that even comes with a vocal performance from none other than Jake Gyllenhaal. READ MORE: Jake Gyllenhaal Says He’s Working On A Secretive New Project With Maggie Gyllenhaal As seen in the teaser trailer for “Strange World,” the film is a throwback to the pulp, sci-fi adventures of yesteryear but with a glossy Disney sheen.