The follow-up comes 15 years after the original box office hit.
Fortissimo Films has secured international rights to upcoming Chinese comedy If You Are The One 3, the anticipated third instalment in Feng Xiaogang’s box office hit franchise.
The Amsterdam and Beijing-based sales company will begin talks on the feature ahead of its local release on December 30. Fortissimo will launch the title to the international market at Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM) in February. The firm will not handle sales in North America, Hong Kong, Macao, Australia or New Zealand.
The third instalment is released 15 years after You Are The One,...
Fortissimo Films has secured international rights to upcoming Chinese comedy If You Are The One 3, the anticipated third instalment in Feng Xiaogang’s box office hit franchise.
The Amsterdam and Beijing-based sales company will begin talks on the feature ahead of its local release on December 30. Fortissimo will launch the title to the international market at Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM) in February. The firm will not handle sales in North America, Hong Kong, Macao, Australia or New Zealand.
The third instalment is released 15 years after You Are The One,...
- 12/4/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Actor and comedian Ken Jeong, who is currently a judge on Fox’s “The Masked Singer,” is developing a talk show with an eye toward a 2024 launch, according to media reports on Friday.
He taped a test show in New York on Friday, Deadline reported. That’s not a SAG strike violation as talk show hosts are under a different contract and no longer a WGA red flag — as it was for Drew Barrymore and Bill Maher — as writers have gone back to work after successfully negotiating a new contract with the AMPTP.
Jim Biederman of “The Kids in the Hall” will serve as showrunner, writer and director. He’ll also executive produce alongside Jeong for Debmar-Mercury, the company behind “The Wendy Williams Show” and “The Nick Cannon Show.”
Prior to joining “The Masked Singer,” Jeong starred in the ABC sitcom “Dr. Ken.” He also played Ben Chang on NBC...
He taped a test show in New York on Friday, Deadline reported. That’s not a SAG strike violation as talk show hosts are under a different contract and no longer a WGA red flag — as it was for Drew Barrymore and Bill Maher — as writers have gone back to work after successfully negotiating a new contract with the AMPTP.
Jim Biederman of “The Kids in the Hall” will serve as showrunner, writer and director. He’ll also executive produce alongside Jeong for Debmar-Mercury, the company behind “The Wendy Williams Show” and “The Nick Cannon Show.”
Prior to joining “The Masked Singer,” Jeong starred in the ABC sitcom “Dr. Ken.” He also played Ben Chang on NBC...
- 10/13/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of “The Afterparty,” now streaming on Apple TV+.
Instead of deciding on who would make the perfect killer, the writers of Season 2 of “The Afterparty” began their journey by selecting a murder weapon.
“It started with thinking that it should be poison, and then thinking that the glass of the poison goes on a journey and doesn’t reach its intended target,” says series creator Chris Miller. “That would help us create a character who doesn’t have an obvious motive to kill the victim, but then we would need that character to have another secret or murder that’s intended. And what could that be?”
Season 2 followed Aniq (Sam Richardson), Zoë (Zoe Chao) and Detective Danner (Tiffany Haddish) as they find themselves embroiled in a new murder investigation: that of Edgar Minnows (Zach Woods), the husband of Zoë’s...
Instead of deciding on who would make the perfect killer, the writers of Season 2 of “The Afterparty” began their journey by selecting a murder weapon.
“It started with thinking that it should be poison, and then thinking that the glass of the poison goes on a journey and doesn’t reach its intended target,” says series creator Chris Miller. “That would help us create a character who doesn’t have an obvious motive to kill the victim, but then we would need that character to have another secret or murder that’s intended. And what could that be?”
Season 2 followed Aniq (Sam Richardson), Zoë (Zoe Chao) and Detective Danner (Tiffany Haddish) as they find themselves embroiled in a new murder investigation: that of Edgar Minnows (Zach Woods), the husband of Zoë’s...
- 9/6/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
[This story contains spoilers from the season two finale of The Afterparty, “Vivian and Zoë.”]
In the season two finale of The Afterparty, viewers learn two things about the killer and one about the deceased, Edgar, the groom. Let’s start with the latter.
Edgar (Zach Woods) went around the world to find the globetrotting uncle, Ulysses (John Cho), of his bride-to-be Grace (Poppy Liu). But Ulysses wants no part of the wedding. Why? Because at the wedding will be his forbidden love that he’s traveled around the world to forget about, Vivian (Vivian Wu), the wife of his half-brother Feng (Ken Jeong). Edgar, however, forces Ulysses’ hand and makes him attend.
Edgar learned the hard way, however, that it’s best to leave people alone and that no means no — as audience members of the Apple TV+ series found out in the end that Ulysses is Edgar’s murderer (although, not intentionally). What Ulysses didn’t count on when attending the wedding was that,...
In the season two finale of The Afterparty, viewers learn two things about the killer and one about the deceased, Edgar, the groom. Let’s start with the latter.
Edgar (Zach Woods) went around the world to find the globetrotting uncle, Ulysses (John Cho), of his bride-to-be Grace (Poppy Liu). But Ulysses wants no part of the wedding. Why? Because at the wedding will be his forbidden love that he’s traveled around the world to forget about, Vivian (Vivian Wu), the wife of his half-brother Feng (Ken Jeong). Edgar, however, forces Ulysses’ hand and makes him attend.
Edgar learned the hard way, however, that it’s best to leave people alone and that no means no — as audience members of the Apple TV+ series found out in the end that Ulysses is Edgar’s murderer (although, not intentionally). What Ulysses didn’t count on when attending the wedding was that,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Demetrius Patterson
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
[Editor’s note: This article contains spoilers for “The Afterparty” Season 2, including the finale.]
If you paid attention to Season 1 of “The Afterparty,” the answer was obvious.
The high school reunion murder of Xavier (Dave Franco) at the hands of a classmate introduced viewers to Christopher Miller’s multigenre Apple TV+ series, in which each suspect recounts the night’s events as they experienced it. The murderer turned out to be the one with the most outlandish, exaggerated, and discrepant story of the bunch: Yasper (Ben Schwartz), who viewed the night as a wish-fulfilling musical.
Yasper was motivated by jealousy and revenge, the same emotions shared by Xavier’s other classmates but in comparatively low doses and without the means and opportunity. In Season 2 there’s a helluva lot of truly murderous motive; the unfaithful wife, the financially doomed father-in-law, the jealous sister, the gaslit mother, the disgraced business partner. After nine episodes, there was no obvious liar...
If you paid attention to Season 1 of “The Afterparty,” the answer was obvious.
The high school reunion murder of Xavier (Dave Franco) at the hands of a classmate introduced viewers to Christopher Miller’s multigenre Apple TV+ series, in which each suspect recounts the night’s events as they experienced it. The murderer turned out to be the one with the most outlandish, exaggerated, and discrepant story of the bunch: Yasper (Ben Schwartz), who viewed the night as a wish-fulfilling musical.
Yasper was motivated by jealousy and revenge, the same emotions shared by Xavier’s other classmates but in comparatively low doses and without the means and opportunity. In Season 2 there’s a helluva lot of truly murderous motive; the unfaithful wife, the financially doomed father-in-law, the jealous sister, the gaslit mother, the disgraced business partner. After nine episodes, there was no obvious liar...
- 9/6/2023
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Everyone had the means, motive and opportunity to kill Edgar Minnows. Sooooo, whodunit already?
In the Season 2 finale of The Afterparty, Danner and Aniq are racing to connect the dots, only to at last realize that no one saw Zoë at the afterparty. (Ruh-roh, Shaggy.) When they finally get her in the hot seat, she reveals (via campy horror film) that when she went to slip her maid of honor speech into Grace’s bag, the dog went crazy and attacked her, glowing red eyes and all! The scuffle led to her tossing the pooch out the window, and thus,...
In the Season 2 finale of The Afterparty, Danner and Aniq are racing to connect the dots, only to at last realize that no one saw Zoë at the afterparty. (Ruh-roh, Shaggy.) When they finally get her in the hot seat, she reveals (via campy horror film) that when she went to slip her maid of honor speech into Grace’s bag, the dog went crazy and attacked her, glowing red eyes and all! The scuffle led to her tossing the pooch out the window, and thus,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
When I first saw an actor of John Cho’s stature in the second season of Apple TV’s The Afterparty, I sensed the makers were up to something. Not that Cho’s casting was surprising, as the South Korean-born veteran actor has been in films and shows of many genres, but taking someone like Cho in a show like The Afterparty is a risky move as the audience is bound to think that the killer has to be the character that is being played by the most popular face. However, as the season went on, Cho’s character, Ulysses, proved to be the strangest among the bunch and, essentially, the least likely to be the actual murderer. But in the end, it was Ulysses who turned out to be the one who did it.
Cho, who broke out with the Harold and Kumar franchise decades ago, got back to...
Cho, who broke out with the Harold and Kumar franchise decades ago, got back to...
- 9/6/2023
- by Rohitavra Majumdar
- Film Fugitives
The final episode of The Afterparty season 2 stands out as one of the season’s highlights. It features notable guest appearances and an intriguing conclusion that provides a genuinely happy ending. In typical The Afterparty fashion, the episode maintains a sense of mystery and suspense regarding Edgar’s murder, but it adds a twist that has been subtly hinted at throughout the season. The season 2 finale primarily revolves around Zoe and Vivian’s storylines and effectively connects various plot elements from earlier episodes. Danner and Aniq’s partnership, as always, proves to be a winning formula and delivers a satisfying conclusion to the season. Let’s delve into the episode’s details quickly.
Spoilers Ahead
What Happens In The Episode?
The police have arrived at the scene, and Danner and Aniq find themselves running out of time. They’re disheartened by the lack of a suspect and the inconclusive nature of their investigation.
Spoilers Ahead
What Happens In The Episode?
The police have arrived at the scene, and Danner and Aniq find themselves running out of time. They’re disheartened by the lack of a suspect and the inconclusive nature of their investigation.
- 9/6/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
[This story contains spoilers from Afterparty season two, episode seven, “Ulysses.”]
Peter Atencio’s Hollywood chops have mainly been planted in the garden of comedy for his more than 20-year career — Key & Peele, the Jean-Claude Van Johnson series and this year’s satirical mobster film The Machine, to name a few.
But when old friends Phil Lord and Christopher Miller invited the 40-year-old helmer to direct what he was told would be one of the most complex and challenging episodes of the second season of The Afterparty — Apple TV+’s whodunnit murder mystery series — he tells The Hollywood Reporter that a more dramatic approach was needed to get to the core of the funny.
How serious can directing comedy get? Atencio breaks it down for The Hollywood Reporter in a recent Zoom interview.
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How did you find your way to The Afterparty team?
I’ve known [creators] Phil [Lord] and Chris [Miller], for some time. I want...
Peter Atencio’s Hollywood chops have mainly been planted in the garden of comedy for his more than 20-year career — Key & Peele, the Jean-Claude Van Johnson series and this year’s satirical mobster film The Machine, to name a few.
But when old friends Phil Lord and Christopher Miller invited the 40-year-old helmer to direct what he was told would be one of the most complex and challenging episodes of the second season of The Afterparty — Apple TV+’s whodunnit murder mystery series — he tells The Hollywood Reporter that a more dramatic approach was needed to get to the core of the funny.
How serious can directing comedy get? Atencio breaks it down for The Hollywood Reporter in a recent Zoom interview.
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How did you find your way to The Afterparty team?
I’ve known [creators] Phil [Lord] and Chris [Miller], for some time. I want...
- 9/5/2023
- by Demetrius Patterson
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Council Bluffs (USA), July 16 (Ians) India’s challenge at US Open 2023 badminton tournament came to an end after Lakshya Sen lost in the men’s singles semi-finals, here.
Lakshya, currently ranked 12th in the Bwf badminton rankings, lost 17-21, 24-22, 17-21 to Li Shi Feng of China in the semifinals of the the Bwf Super 300 tournament on Saturday night.
Competing on the badminton courts of the Mid-America Centre, Lakshya was slow off the blocks early on as world No. 7 Li Shi Feng raced to a 15-9 lead. The Indian shuttler tried to mount a comeback but couldn’t stop Feng from taking the lead.
The second game was a closely-fought affair with both Commonwealth Games 2022 champion Sen and reigning All England champion Li Shi Feng going toe-to-toe.
With the scores tied at 11-all, the Indian unleashed a series of smashes in an attempt to seize control of the match but...
Lakshya, currently ranked 12th in the Bwf badminton rankings, lost 17-21, 24-22, 17-21 to Li Shi Feng of China in the semifinals of the the Bwf Super 300 tournament on Saturday night.
Competing on the badminton courts of the Mid-America Centre, Lakshya was slow off the blocks early on as world No. 7 Li Shi Feng raced to a 15-9 lead. The Indian shuttler tried to mount a comeback but couldn’t stop Feng from taking the lead.
The second game was a closely-fought affair with both Commonwealth Games 2022 champion Sen and reigning All England champion Li Shi Feng going toe-to-toe.
With the scores tied at 11-all, the Indian unleashed a series of smashes in an attempt to seize control of the match but...
- 7/16/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The comedy show The Afterparty, starring Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, and Zoe Chao, has returned to grace our screens with a new season and a new murder. We’re going deeper into Zoe’s family after Aniq and her have been dating for a year. After Xavier’s murder, things really picked up for these two and turned out to be everything Aniq had dreamed of. Now, he plans on taking things to the next step and proposing to her, but will the family like him? Let’s get into Aniq’s sequel.
Spoilers Ahead
What Happens In Episode 1?
The Afterparty season 2 begins with the death of Grace’s husband, Edgar. As she wakes up after her wedding night, still dressed in her gown, she notices Edgar not moving, and soon enough, she realizes he’s dead. Hearing her screams, everyone comes into the room, and Aniq is the first...
Spoilers Ahead
What Happens In Episode 1?
The Afterparty season 2 begins with the death of Grace’s husband, Edgar. As she wakes up after her wedding night, still dressed in her gown, she notices Edgar not moving, and soon enough, she realizes he’s dead. Hearing her screams, everyone comes into the room, and Aniq is the first...
- 7/12/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
Plot: Detective Danner returns to help Aniq and Zoë solve whodunnit by questioning family members, star-crossed lovers and business partners, and hearing each suspect’s retelling of the weekend, each with their own unique perspective and visual style.
Review: Last year, AppleTV+ premiered Christopher Miller’s whodunit comedy, The Afterparty, to critical acclaim. Following a Rashomon-esque approach where each murder suspect told their story in a different genre style, the series was as hilarious as it was unique. Bringing The Afterparty back for a second season meant that not only would the creative team have to bring something new to the table, but a cast on par with the all-stars of the first season would need to be recruited. With only Sam Richardson, Zoe Chao, and Tiffany Haddish reprising their roles, The Afterparty‘s second season has delivered another run that is just as good as the first. While there...
Review: Last year, AppleTV+ premiered Christopher Miller’s whodunit comedy, The Afterparty, to critical acclaim. Following a Rashomon-esque approach where each murder suspect told their story in a different genre style, the series was as hilarious as it was unique. Bringing The Afterparty back for a second season meant that not only would the creative team have to bring something new to the table, but a cast on par with the all-stars of the first season would need to be recruited. With only Sam Richardson, Zoe Chao, and Tiffany Haddish reprising their roles, The Afterparty‘s second season has delivered another run that is just as good as the first. While there...
- 7/4/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Released in 1971, “The Angry River” is a significant piece of Hong Kong cinema for several reasons.
For a start, the film served as the directorial debut of Hong Kong-based filmmaker Huang Feng, who would go on to helm several kick-ass classics, including “Hapkido” (1972) and “The Shaolin Plot” (1977). Secondly, the feature sees the queen of kung fu herself, Angela Mao, in a leading role for the first time. Mao would go on to become a martial arts cinema icon, partly through her further collaborations with Feng. Finally, “The Angry River” was the first film to be produced by the newly established Golden Harvest, which would become the dominant studio in Hong Kong over the next few decades.
Like all great wuxia films, a sense of magic and discovery runs throughout “The Angry River”. Mao plays the courageous Lan Feng, who ventures out to find a rare medicinal herb that will cure her dying father,...
For a start, the film served as the directorial debut of Hong Kong-based filmmaker Huang Feng, who would go on to helm several kick-ass classics, including “Hapkido” (1972) and “The Shaolin Plot” (1977). Secondly, the feature sees the queen of kung fu herself, Angela Mao, in a leading role for the first time. Mao would go on to become a martial arts cinema icon, partly through her further collaborations with Feng. Finally, “The Angry River” was the first film to be produced by the newly established Golden Harvest, which would become the dominant studio in Hong Kong over the next few decades.
Like all great wuxia films, a sense of magic and discovery runs throughout “The Angry River”. Mao plays the courageous Lan Feng, who ventures out to find a rare medicinal herb that will cure her dying father,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Tom Wilmot
- AsianMoviePulse
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