Lily Gladstone and Bowen Yang will star in Bleecker Avenue and Shivhans Footage’ remake of Ang Lee’s 1993 romantic comedy “The Wedding ceremony Banquet” from director Andrew Ahn.

Kelly Marie Tran, Oscar-winner Yuh-jung Youn and Joan Chen are additionally connected to star.

The reimagination of Lee’s Oscar-nominated movie relies on a screenplay by Ahn and James Schamus. Schamus additionally co-wrote the unique movie with Lee and Neil Peng. 

The movie, which begins filming in Could in Vancouver, follows what occurs when Min’s boyfriend Chris rejects his marriage proposal. Min convinces his greatest good friend Angela to marry him as a substitute, paying for her companion Liz’s IVF therapies in trade for his inexperienced card. Nevertheless, issues start to unravel when Min’s grandmother makes a shock journey from Seoul to throw the couple a Korean marriage ceremony banquet.

“It warms my coronary heart to see how my movie from so a few years in the past has impressed a brand new era to reimagine a brand new and totally different model,” Lee stated in a press release Thursday. “I look ahead to seeing what Andrew Ahn and his great forged create.”

Schamus is producing with companion Joe Pirro underneath their Symbolic Trade banner alongside Anita Gou and Caroline Clark for Kindred Spirit.  Jordan Hart is ready to co-produce. Bleecker Avenue and ShivHans Footage have co-acquired the North American rights with plans to launch the movie theatrically in 2025. Andrew Karpen, Shivani Rawat, Kent Sanderson, Julie Goldstein, Sam Intili and Daniel Bekerman will government produce. Jenny Jue is serving because the casting director.

Gladstone is represented by IAG, Genuine Expertise and Literary Administration and McKuin Frankel Whitehead. Yang is repped by UTA, 3 Arts Leisure and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham. Tran is repped by CAA, M88, and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher. Youn by CAA and Echelon Expertise Administration. Chen by Inphenate and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher. Ahn is repped by CAA, Nameless Content material and Jerry Dasti at Sloss Eckhouse. 

Selection Awards Circuit part is the house for all awards information and associated content material all year long, that includes the next: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Selection senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages replicate the present standings within the race and don’t replicate private preferences for any particular person contender. As different formal (and casual) polls counsel, competitions are fluid and topic to alter based mostly on buzz and occasions. Predictions are up to date each Thursday.

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2024 Emmy Predictions:
Excellent Supporting Actress in a Drama Sequence

Weekly Commentary (Up to date: April 25, 2024): Together with her fascinating portrayal of Princess Diana within the sixth and remaining season of Netflix’s “The Crown,” Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki has earned common acclaim and a trifecta of main televised awards, together with Golden Globes, Critics Alternative, and Display screen Actors Guild honors. Because the awards season shifts in direction of the Emmys, Debicki’s undefeated streak positions her as an undisputed frontrunner, doubtlessly poised to say her first Emmy trophy amid widespread trade admiration.

Debicki faces competitors from her co-star Lesley Manville, who delivered a compelling efficiency as Princess Margaret, and Christine Baranski, the formidable matriarch in HBO/Max’s “The Gilded Age.” Nonetheless, Debicki is main the pack. Her acclaimed work in “The Crown” not solely captivated audiences, amid a blended response for the ultimate season, but it surely additionally earned her first Emmy nom for the sequence’ fifth season final 12 months. Regardless of dropping to Jennifer Coolidge’s scene-stealing function in “The White Lotus,” Debicki’s rising star could also be too vivid to disregard.

The race is additional intensified by a robust lineup from Apple’s “The Morning Present,” that includes Greta Lee, Nicole Beharie, Julianna Margulies, Holland Taylor, and Karen Pittman—all of whom have important fan bases. The crowded area will increase the chance of vote-splitting, doubtlessly benefiting different potential nominees and contenders.

As the primary part of Emmy campaigning kicks off, consideration is concentrated on “The Crown” and “The Morning Present” doubtlessly dominating the sector. But, there’s room for surprises. “The Gilded Age” has extra potential nominees akin to Cynthia Nixon and Audra McDonald, and trade buzz means that Leslie Uggams, contemporary off her acclaimed function within the Oscar-winning “American Fiction,” may achieve traction for Prime Video’s “Fallout.” Moreover, former Emmy darlings like Archie Panjabi from Apple’s “Hijacks” and standouts from Netflix’s “3 Physique Drawback,” akin to Rosalund Chao and Eiza González, may additionally make an sudden splash.

Different style exhibits may additionally appeal to consideration, together with younger standout Celia Rose Gooding as Nyota Uhura in Paramount’s “Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds” and Sophia Di Martino, who, alongside along with her co-star Tom Hiddleston, may grow to be favorites for his or her roles in Disney/Marvel’s superhero sequence “Loki.”

Learn: Selection’s Awards Circuit for the most recent Primetime Emmy predictions within the main classes.

Chris Pine made a splash on the Los Angeles premiere for his directorial debut “Poolman” at The Vista Theatre on Wednesday night time. He arrived decked out in one in every of his appears within the film in an “I Coronary heart LA” shirt, corduroy brief shorts, polarized sun shades and lengthy stringy hair extensions.

“Poolman” follows Darren Barrenman (Pine), a person who spends his days taking care of the pool of an residence advanced whereas additionally combating a corrupt politician and a grasping land developer to make his hometown of Los Angeles a greater place.

Pine admitted to Selection that he forgot to name “motion” on the primary day of filming: “I needed to be reminded to by my first assistant director. Nicely, he referred to as ‘motion’ after which I wished to name ‘motion,’ till he simply ended up calling it.”

The “Star Trek” actor co-wrote the screenplay for “Poolman” alongside Ian Gotler and served as a producer. He calls the film “a blender full of each single movie” he watched throughout COVID quarantine in 2020 and says he drew on the works Buster Keaton and director-writer Peter Bogdanovich as inspirations.

The movie additionally stars Annette Bening, Danny DeVito, Jennifer Jason Leigh and DeWanda Sensible. DeVito, who performs Darren’s buddy and father-like determine Jack, says he met Pine approach earlier than working with him – when he was in highschool with DeVito’s youngsters.

“The youngsters knew him then and as issues progressed, we’d see one another every so often and simply share tales,” DeVito mentioned. “When he despatched me the script, I used to be very flattered and beloved it. I believed it was actually distinctive and loopy and off the charts and couldn’t wait to see what he did with it.”

As Pine pulled as much as the premiere in a hippie-esque blue van and frolicked the door waving to individuals on the carpet, his father, actor Robert Pine, watched in awe.

“I didn’t know he was going to try this,” Robert Pine informed Selection. “That’s what I really like about him. He’s distinctive, he’s creative. He’s creating proper there.”

“Poolman” might be in theaters Might 10.

Spanish-language big TelevisaUnivision is the newest TV firm making an attempt to show its viewers into rabid consumers.

The corporate has struck a partnership with the expertise firm Shopsense AI that may make the latter’s retail platform a part of occasions resembling Thursday’s Latin American Music Awards, which can air dwell on Univision, UNIMÁS, Galavision and ViX.

Throughout the awards ceremony, TelevisaUnivision will prod its viewers to hook up with a curated assortment of merchandise which might be tied to the celebrities who seem in this system. At 7 p.m. Thursday, host Alejandra Espinoza will giving viewers a sneak peek into the platform. This yr’s Latin American Music Awards lineup contains Marc Anthony, Farruko, Peso Pluma, Carin León, AB Quintanilla, Arcangel, nation artist Jennifer Nettles, and Ky-Mani Marley, son of legend Bob Marley. Becky G and Thalia will co-host the present and carry out.

“We’re excited to associate with Shopsense AI as its unique Spanish-language media associate, enhancing the general viewing expertise for our viewers and offering an enticing alternative for them to attach by large moments in music, sports activities and extra,” mentioned Donna Speciale, president of U.S. promoting gross sales and advertising at TelevisaUnivision, in an announcement. “This functionality supplies a seamless integration into our content material, permitting our companions to faucet into retail media markets that reach the attain of manufacturers, and supply extra touchpoints to have interaction with customers.”

Different TV corporations have labored to supply so-called “shoppable TV,” all primarily based on the premise that viewers could also be impressed within the second to purchase the merchandise, garments and different items embraced by the characters within the content material they’ve chosen. NBCUniversal, AMC Networks and Paramount International are among the many media corporations which have examined the expertise.

Shopsense makes use of QR codes and devoted URLs to direct viewers to a show-specific digital retailer.

The businesses will supply alternatives from 4 curated collections that play off Espinoza’s trend; the sounds and colours of the awards program; regional Mexican and concrete music; and the possibility to decorate like a favourite artist at affordable costs.

WALKING AND TALKING

“Ladies of My Billion (WOMB),” a documentary produced by Priyanka Chopra Jonas, will play on Prime Video from Might 3. Directed by Ajitesh Sharma, “WOMB” follows the journey of Srishti Bakshi, as she launched into a strolling pilgrimage from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, India, spanning 3,800 kms (2,360 miles) over 240 days, with a mission to seek out and share tales about ladies, their struggles, goals, rights, and their wins, in opposition to all odds.

“Ladies have borne the brunt of gender bias for a lot too lengthy, enduring a silent battle in opposition to entrenched social injustices that search to suppress their voices. With ‘WOMB’, the intention is to transcend these struggles – to be a beacon of hope,” mentioned Chopra Jonas. “’WOMB’ is just not merely an outline of ache and struggling, however a rallying cry and name for solidarity and motion. We hope this movie takes us a step nearer to a world the place each lady is appreciated, honored, and empowered to soar.”

The documentary is produced by Chopra Jonas below her Purple Pebble Footage label and by Apoorva Bakshi’s Awedacious Originals.

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Ricky Ow, one of many greatest names in Asian tv has joined the board of Singapore-based streamer Viddsee.

Ow, has a profession that spans profitable stints WarnerMedia, Turner and Sony Footage. “He brings to Viddsee a deep understanding of the media panorama, notably in areas of market improvement, content material manufacturing and IP funding,” the corporate mentioned.

Viddsee “has developed from a platform primarily centered on showcasing quick type content material with a community of storytellers, to inserting a stronger emphasis on the manufacturing of award-winning unique content material and expansive model campaigns. This pivot leverages its community of over 5,000 creators to not solely develop in measurement but additionally improve the standard and scope of its content material choices,” the corporate defined. Ow shall be anticipated to information Viddsee in driving new initiatives below Candee Labs, its enterprise into the Web3 and AI house.