‘La La Land’ Heads Back To China For Christmas
deadline.comLionsgate‘s 6x Oscar winning feature musical La La Land is returning to China via distributor JL Film on Dec. 22. The Damien Chazelle directed, Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling picture starring minted $35M of its $470M global B.O.
in China. The movie holds the record for an original live-action movie musical at the box office, and it also had a clean sweep at the Golden Globes with seven nominations and seven wins.
Today’s news comes as La La Land in Concert marks its sixth year of touring worldwide and Lionsgate continues to expand the IP with a Broadway musical adaptation in the works from Emmy and Tony Award-winning producer Marc Platt.
For Chinese audiences, re-releasing La La Land for its seventh anniversary holds a special significance because seven years symbolizes sticking together for a lifetime.
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