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Francisco AriasGeneral counsel and head of business and legal affairsFifth Season The headline deal for Arias was helping Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content) secure a $225 million strategic investment from top Japanese studio Toho in December 2023. As the leader of the company’s 23-person team overseeing all business and legal affairs for its various divisions, from TV and film to labor relations, he’s also been busy with the crime thriller “She Rides Shotgun,” starring Taron Egerton, and Apple TV+ series including “Severance” and the upcoming “Chief of War,” created by and starring Jason Momoa.

General counsel and head of business and legal affairs Fifth SeasonThe headline deal for Arias was helping Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content) secure a $225 million strategic investment from top Japanese studio Toho in December 2023. As the leader of the company’s 23-person team overseeing all business and legal affairs for its various divisions, from TV and film to labor relations, he’s also been busy with the crime thriller “She Rides Shotgun,” starring Taron Egerton, and Apple TV+ series including “Severance” and the upcoming “Chief of War,” created by and starring Jason Momoa.

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Taiwan-born film director Ang Lee (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” “Life of Pi,” “Brokeback Mountain”) has been named as one of the five recipients of the Praemium Imperiale award of the Japan Art Association. The awards ceremony will take place in Tokyo on Nov. 19.

TWICE member Dahyun has made her official runway debut this year’s New York Fashion Week, walking for fashion brand Michael Kors.TWICE’s Dahyun walked in Michael Kors’ Spring/Summer 2025 runway show on September 10 as part of New York Fashion Week, marking her runway debut. She is notably also the brand’s global ambassador, for which she was appointed just last year.Dahyun sported a brown off-the-shoulder dress with a flared skirt, paired with a chunky belt and matching brown mini hand-bag.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Sales agency The Playmaker Munich has closed the first distribution deals on thriller “Sew Torn,” ahead of its appearance at Sitges Film Festival in the Noves Vision Section. The film, which previously screened at SXSW and Locarno, has sold to distributors in France (Koba Films), U.K. (Vertigo Releasing), Spain (Madfer Films), Japan (King Records) and India (BookMyShow India).

Grammy-nominated artist Porter Robinson has hit the road for his SMILE! :D World Tour and we have the setlist for the show!

BOYNEXTDOOR is the next big K-pop sensation, and we want Just Jared readers to get to know them even better!

In receiving the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media tonight, Oscar and Tony winner Angelina Jolie exclaimed that “When I am asked how I feel about the state of the world today, I admit I feel sick.”

Refresh for latest…: Warner Bros unleashed Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice this weekend, as the ghost with the most tallied up a $145.4M global start. That’s in line with where we saw it ahead of the weekend, and includes $110M from domestic as well as $35.4M from 69 international box office markets. The launch gives the sequel bragging rights to being front of the line this frame domestically, internationally and globally.

EXCLUSIVE: Although Korean star Hyun Bin first hesitated to take on the role of Korean independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun in Harbin, he knew deep down that he could not pass up such a rare opportunity.

Filmmaker Fleur Fortuné says it was necessary to take Alicia Vikander and Elizabeth Olsen, the cast of her thrilling debut feature The Assessment, into “a danger zone” for them to fully comprehend the implications involved in making a movie set in a dystopian future where couples have to grovel for permission to have a child.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent São Paulo production shingle Gullane, which is behind upcoming Netflix series “Senna,” has moved into development on a sequel to the animated feature “Noah’s Ark.” Produced by Gullane and Walter Salles’ Videofilmes, “Noah’s Ark” has been sold to 45 countries by Edward Noeltner’s CMG Management. It has grossed $4.25 million in territories in which it’s been released. Imagem Filmes will bow “Noah’s Ark” in Brazil on more than 1,000 screens, a huge spreading a country of 3,300 screens.

A Tom Cruise film hailed as one of the "coolest sci-fi movies to ever exist" is joining Netflix. The 2014 film, in which the actor stars opposite Emily Blunt, has been praised by fans and critics alike.

Jamie Lang TrustNordisk has closed several distribution deals for a 4K remastered version of Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Pusher” trilogy, including “Pusher,” “Pusher II – With Blood on My Hands” and “Pusher III – I Am the Angel of Death.” Distribution deals have been closed in Benelux with September Film Rights, Switzerland with Praesens Film, Germany with Plaion and Japan with Synca Creations. Movies Inspired in Italy and Blue Finch Film in the U.K.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Leading indie distributor Well Go USA has picked up North American rights to “Death March,” an upcoming WWII action film starring and conceived by action star Scott Adkins (“Undisputed” franchise, “John Wick: Chapter 4”). In Adkins’ story, scripted by Marc Clebanoff, a British airman washes ashore after being ejected from his plane and becomes a prisoner in a Japanese-run POW camp. While waiting to join the infamous Bataan death march, the airman is tortured by the camp commander and is forced to fight for his life against an array of skilled Japanese warriors.

Sam Heughan has appeared to aim fire at pop sensation Beyoncé over the release of her new tipple - which has an uncanny resemblance to his own whisky.

IVE recently premiered a new song called ‘Supernova Love’ live at their recent Japanese concert at the Tokyo Dome.Yesterday (September 4), IVE surprised fans in attendance at their Tokyo Dome concert in Japan by debuting a brand-new English-language song, ‘Supernova Love’. The dance-pop song is reportedly produced by David Guetta, and samples the 1983 instrumental single ‘Merry Christmas, Mr.

New Order have announced a deluxe box set reissue of their 1986 studio album ‘Brotherhood’.Originally released via Factory Records, New Order’s fourth album saw them further delve into both post-punk and electronic, dividing each side of the record with two distinctively different sonic atmospheres.Now, a limited-edition box set — called ‘Brotherhood (Definitive Edition) — will celebrate the seminal album, and is set to be released via Warner Music on November 22.A post shared by New Order (@neworderofficial)The reissue includes a vinyl LP of the original album, as well as two CDs — one featuring a re-mastered version of the original album and one containing nine unreleased tracks and demos from a 1985 recording session in Japan.Fans will also have access to two DVDs with TV appearances, including a 1987 performance on Top Of The Pops, and live sets from Brixton Academy in 1987, G-Mex in Manchester in 1986 and Glastonbury in 1987, among others.The band have also included 12″ singles of hits ‘Bizarre Love Triangle’ ‘State of the Nation’ and ‘Touched by the Hand of God’.1 – ‘Paradise’ (2024 Digital Master)2 – ‘Weirdo’ (2024 Digital Master)3 – ‘As It Is When It Was’ (2024 Digital Master)4 – ‘Broken Promise’ (2024 Digital Master)5 – ‘Way of Life’ (2024 Digital Master)6 – ‘Bizarre Love Triangle’ (2024 Digital Master)7 – ‘All Day Long’ (2024 Digital Master)8 – ‘Angel Dust’ (2024 Digital Master)9 – ‘Every Little Counts’ (2024 Digital Master)10 – ‘State of the Nation’ (2024 Digital Master)11 – ‘Shellshock’ (AOR Version)12 – ‘State of the Nation’ (Japan Demo)13 – ‘Paradise’ (Robert Racic Remix) (2024 Digital Master)14 – ‘As It Is When It Was’ (Japan Demo)15 – ‘Broken Promise’ (Instrumental)16 – ‘Bizarre Love Triangle’ (Stephen

Max Gao SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for the entire first season of “Sunny,” now streaming on Apple TV+. As a Japanese actor, Hidetoshi Nishijima often receives offers to play morally gray characters, such as samurais and yakuza members, who are defined by a particular profession and era. But then he was approached for the role of a roboticist whose mysterious disappearance leaves his wife (and the clever robotic companion he designed for her) at the center of a criminal conspiracy in “Sunny,” Apple TV+’s darkly comedic, sci-fi thriller that just wrapped up its first season.

Andres Veiel’s documentary Riefenstahl – unpicking the deceits of German filmmaker and Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstahl – has scored a slew of deals following its world premiere at Venice and North American launch at Telluride.