Global Flicks: ‘America’ Trailer Officially Unveiled, Iko Uwais Teams Up With Liam O’Donnell For New Film ‘MRI’
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Asia: Iko Uwais, a martial arts legend, will headline the new siege thriller MRI with director Liam O’Donnell. This is the pairing's third feature together after Beyond Skyline and Skyline: Warpath. Filming is scheduled to begin next year in Jakarta.
The Italian-Filipino coming-of-age film I Have to Fuck Before the World Ends is seeking financing at the Tokyo Gap-Financing market. The project is a co-production between Italy and the Philippines. The team hopes to secure financing by 2026 and begin production in 2027.
Fan Bingbing fully immersed herself in her new character, Hong Im, in the film Mother Bhumi, to the point where she couldn't even recognize herself. At the Tokyo International Film Festival, Fan discusses how all the rave about her performance brings her joy. Fan is currently seeking her next project, as she wants to continue exploring these characters and fully immerse herself in them.
At the Tokyo International Film Festival, the film producers of Morte Cucina discussed how balancing film funds between different countries has created chaos. The producers mention how in Asia, cash flow is lacking as many banks don’t give out loans,causing the team to try and go find resources elsewhere. The producers hope that in the future, the regulations in Asia can be changed to better help the Asian media industry.
Aly Muritiba - Jon Kopaloff
Latin America: The latest short film from award-winning Brazilian director Aly Muritiba has unveiled its first official trailer. America, the 22-minute short film, will be a first for director Muritiba, as it’s his first film in the English language. The film stars Cheyenne Jackson and Luca Castellani and has yet to announce an official release date.
