Former WME Independent agent Nelson Mok is launching a new investment and sales company named Mokster Films, which will focus on projects from Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Partnering with media executive Ricky Ow, Mokster Films will specialize in international sales for Asia-produced content, alongside the development and financing of films from around the region. Mokster Films will be at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, where it will unveil projects from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam and Thailand.
Through Mokster Films, Mok will continue to work with WME Independent as a partner on a slate of current titles.
“Nelson is a leading exec in the Southeast Asian region with a great eye for material,” said WME Independent co-head Alex Walton. “We have had real success working with Nelson over the past few years and we look forward to continue the work in this new capacity.”
Joining Endeavor Content in 2019, Mok...
Partnering with media executive Ricky Ow, Mokster Films will specialize in international sales for Asia-produced content, alongside the development and financing of films from around the region. Mokster Films will be at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, where it will unveil projects from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam and Thailand.
Through Mokster Films, Mok will continue to work with WME Independent as a partner on a slate of current titles.
“Nelson is a leading exec in the Southeast Asian region with a great eye for material,” said WME Independent co-head Alex Walton. “We have had real success working with Nelson over the past few years and we look forward to continue the work in this new capacity.”
Joining Endeavor Content in 2019, Mok...
- 5/10/2024
- by Sara Merican
- Deadline Film + TV
Former Endeavor Content and WME Independent executive Nelson Mok has joined forces with Asian TV veteran Ricky Ow to launch Mokster Films. The company positions itself as an investment and sales company for Asia-produced content.
The company will be involved in rights sales, film development and film financing. Its “strategic emphasis is on the growth of the film industry across Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan,” the company said. Mokster and Mok will also continue to work as a partner to WME Independent on a slate of current titles.
Mokster Films will be at the Cannes Market next week, where it expects to unveil projects at development and casting stage from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam and Thailand.
“Nelson is a leading exec in the Southeast Asian region with a great eye for material,” said WME Independent co-head Alex Walton. “We have had real success working with Nelson over the past...
The company will be involved in rights sales, film development and film financing. Its “strategic emphasis is on the growth of the film industry across Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan,” the company said. Mokster and Mok will also continue to work as a partner to WME Independent on a slate of current titles.
Mokster Films will be at the Cannes Market next week, where it expects to unveil projects at development and casting stage from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam and Thailand.
“Nelson is a leading exec in the Southeast Asian region with a great eye for material,” said WME Independent co-head Alex Walton. “We have had real success working with Nelson over the past...
- 5/10/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Former WME Independent agent Nelson Mok is launching new investment and sales company Mokster Films with a focus on international sales of Asian titles as well as on project development and financing in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Through the new Singapore-based company, Mok will continue to work with WME Independent as a partner on a slate of titles that he has been handling, including The Cursed Land, which is set to open in Thailand in July, upcoming horror films Red Thread from Vietnam and Dominion Of Darkness from Indonesia, as well as this year’s biggest box office hit in Thailand,...
Through the new Singapore-based company, Mok will continue to work with WME Independent as a partner on a slate of titles that he has been handling, including The Cursed Land, which is set to open in Thailand in July, upcoming horror films Red Thread from Vietnam and Dominion Of Darkness from Indonesia, as well as this year’s biggest box office hit in Thailand,...
- 5/10/2024
- ScreenDaily
Ninja Theory took one challenge of breaking one stereotype in the gaming world to heart with their upcoming game Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. The game uses psychosis as a concept core to the video game’s narrative, giving a more vibrant taste of reality. The team certainly savored the flavor as they developed it in a new studio and with an enhanced team.
It is slated for a May 2024 release and picks off the story where the original game left off. Senua is to keep on with the journey alongside the Furies and hallucination which is less likely to be a cakewalk for players despite they know what follows. Truth be told, they may find Furies getting into the head effortlessly this time.
The Furies in Hellblade 2 Are a Real Deal One Cannot Miss Psychosis is one of the elements central to the game’s lore.
Hallucinations and voices Senua...
It is slated for a May 2024 release and picks off the story where the original game left off. Senua is to keep on with the journey alongside the Furies and hallucination which is less likely to be a cakewalk for players despite they know what follows. Truth be told, they may find Furies getting into the head effortlessly this time.
The Furies in Hellblade 2 Are a Real Deal One Cannot Miss Psychosis is one of the elements central to the game’s lore.
Hallucinations and voices Senua...
- 4/19/2024
- by Anurag Batham
- FandomWire
Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen opened with a bang on Netflix.
The series, a spinoff of Ritchie’s 2019 film, delivered almost 1.21 billion minutes of viewing over its first four days (it premiered March 7), according to Nielsen’s streaming rankings for March 4-10. It ranked second among all streaming series for the week, behind Love Is Blind (1.5 billion minutes), which repeated as the top overall title.
Netflix also got a big first week for Millie Bobby Brown’s movie Damsel, which edged The Gentlemen for second place overall: Damsel had 1.209 billion minutes of viewing to 1.205 billion for The Gentlemen. Two other shows also topped the billion-minute mark — Bluey (1.1 billion on Disney+) and Brooklyn Nine-Nine (1.04 billion on Netflix and Peacock).
After a huge opening and a strong second week, Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender fell by about 51 percent to 950 million minutes, still good for sixth place overall and third among original series.
The series, a spinoff of Ritchie’s 2019 film, delivered almost 1.21 billion minutes of viewing over its first four days (it premiered March 7), according to Nielsen’s streaming rankings for March 4-10. It ranked second among all streaming series for the week, behind Love Is Blind (1.5 billion minutes), which repeated as the top overall title.
Netflix also got a big first week for Millie Bobby Brown’s movie Damsel, which edged The Gentlemen for second place overall: Damsel had 1.209 billion minutes of viewing to 1.205 billion for The Gentlemen. Two other shows also topped the billion-minute mark — Bluey (1.1 billion on Disney+) and Brooklyn Nine-Nine (1.04 billion on Netflix and Peacock).
After a huge opening and a strong second week, Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender fell by about 51 percent to 950 million minutes, still good for sixth place overall and third among original series.
- 4/4/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Top Belgian distribution and production company Belga Films Group is teaming up with French director Cédric Nicolas-Troyan on an English-language, live action adaptation of the iconic, European comic book The Yellow M.
Nicolas-Troyan’s previous credits include the 2016 fantasy action-adventure tale The Huntsman: Winter’s War as well as Netflix’s action hit Kate and recently launched French-language series Furies.
The Yellow M is the sixth volume in Belgian artist Edgar P. Jacobs’ popular 1950s comic book series Blake and Mortimer, about the adventures of MI5 Captain Francis Blake and his scientist friend Philip Mortimer.
The cult series is considered a masterpiece of ligneclaire (the drawing style pioneered by Tintin creator Hergé) and has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 15 languages. Franco-Belgian publishing house Dargaud – Le Lombard owns the rights to the comic strip.
Nicolas-Troyan, who is represented by CAA, will produce alongside Patrick Vandenbosch...
Nicolas-Troyan’s previous credits include the 2016 fantasy action-adventure tale The Huntsman: Winter’s War as well as Netflix’s action hit Kate and recently launched French-language series Furies.
The Yellow M is the sixth volume in Belgian artist Edgar P. Jacobs’ popular 1950s comic book series Blake and Mortimer, about the adventures of MI5 Captain Francis Blake and his scientist friend Philip Mortimer.
The cult series is considered a masterpiece of ligneclaire (the drawing style pioneered by Tintin creator Hergé) and has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 15 languages. Franco-Belgian publishing house Dargaud – Le Lombard owns the rights to the comic strip.
Nicolas-Troyan, who is represented by CAA, will produce alongside Patrick Vandenbosch...
- 4/3/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix’s Love Is Blind rose to the top of Nielsen’s latest U.S. ranking of streaming originals, by amassing 2.1 billion minutes viewed across 81 available episodes during the week of Feb. 26.
Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender in turn slipped to second place with 1.9 billion minutes viewed across eight episodes, followed by Netflix’s Wrong Side of the Tracks (621 million minutes viewed/24 episodes), Netflix’s American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders (513 million minutes/four episodes) and the chart debut of Hulu’s Shōgun (513 million minutes/three available episodes).
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Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender in turn slipped to second place with 1.9 billion minutes viewed across eight episodes, followed by Netflix’s Wrong Side of the Tracks (621 million minutes viewed/24 episodes), Netflix’s American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders (513 million minutes/four episodes) and the chart debut of Hulu’s Shōgun (513 million minutes/three available episodes).
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- 3/28/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
If we learned anything from Tony Soprano, it’s that even the world’s worst criminals need a mediator. And in Furies, a high-octane French action series, there are six mafia families in need of some major — and majorly violent — intervention. While hunting down her father’s murderer, a young woman is recruited by the peacekeeper of the Paris mafia who’s looking for a successor to thwart an impending war among the city’s criminal underbelly. Starring Lina El Arabi, Marina Foïs, and Mathieu Kassovitz, the series is from Kepler(s) creators Jean-Yves Arnaud and Yoann Legave.
Stream it now.
Check it out at the top of this page.
College student Lyna (El Arabi) is excited for her birthday — her favorite day of the year. And this’ll be one she’ll never forget… but for all the wrong reasons. As she sits down to celebrate with her parents,...
Stream it now.
Check it out at the top of this page.
College student Lyna (El Arabi) is excited for her birthday — her favorite day of the year. And this’ll be one she’ll never forget… but for all the wrong reasons. As she sits down to celebrate with her parents,...
- 3/5/2024
- by Ingrid Ostby
- Tudum - Netflix
Netflix's new 2024 series, Furies, is headlined by a talented cast of French actors, such as Lina El Arabi and Steve Tientcheu.
The series chronicles the story of Lyna as she embarks on a journey inside the Paris criminal underworld to uncover the identity of her father's killer.
Furies premiered on Netflix on March 1.
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The series chronicles the story of Lyna as she embarks on a journey inside the Paris criminal underworld to uncover the identity of her father's killer.
Furies premiered on Netflix on March 1.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 3/4/2024
- by Aeron Mer Eclarinal
- The Direct
Mathieu Kassovits, in the role of Driss, has done an excellent job in the eight-part French series Furies. It turns out that the character (Driss), whom we all thought was dead, was alive all along and suddenly came back to avenge his fall. Selma, Driss’ sister, had been given the task of finishing him off (for betraying the godfathers), but she couldn’t bring herself to murder her own blood. Leaving him alive was one of Selma’s biggest mistakes, as he would surely return to cause trouble for the ganglords one day. Would Driss really come back? What did Driss actually want from the godfathers? Let’s find out!
Spoilers Ahead
Why Was Driss Intent On Capturing Lyna?
When Lyna went to meet him after so many years in jail, he was extremely excited. He was finally experiencing a hearty conversation with his own daughter. However, the jail that...
Spoilers Ahead
Why Was Driss Intent On Capturing Lyna?
When Lyna went to meet him after so many years in jail, he was extremely excited. He was finally experiencing a hearty conversation with his own daughter. However, the jail that...
- 3/3/2024
- by Debjyoti Dey
- Film Fugitives
A big-budget series adaptation of a best-selling sci-fi epic, a new season of an acquired Peacock gem, a spinoff series of a Guy Ritchie crime feature, the return of one of the world’s most grueling reality competition shows, Millie Bobby Brown finding herself in all sorts of bother and Adam Sandler getting serious in a space drama are among the standout films and series hitting Netflix in March.
Funnyman Sandler is deathly serious in Johan Renck’s Spaceman, Netflix’s big feature release this month that debuts on March 1. The film, an adaptation of Jaroslav Kalfar’s novel Spaceman of Bohemia, sees Sandler play a Czech astronaut sent to the farthest reaches of space, just as his personal life is falling to pieces. Sandler’s character must keep his sanity and his only supposed company is a giant alien arachnid. The film, which premiered out of competition at the Berlin Film Festival,...
Funnyman Sandler is deathly serious in Johan Renck’s Spaceman, Netflix’s big feature release this month that debuts on March 1. The film, an adaptation of Jaroslav Kalfar’s novel Spaceman of Bohemia, sees Sandler play a Czech astronaut sent to the farthest reaches of space, just as his personal life is falling to pieces. Sandler’s character must keep his sanity and his only supposed company is a giant alien arachnid. The film, which premiered out of competition at the Berlin Film Festival,...
- 3/1/2024
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Furias es una nueva serie creada por Jean-Yves Arnaud y Yoann Legave, protagonizada por Lina El Arabi, Marina Foïs y Mathieu Kassovitz.
Si buscáis una serie de acción, entretenida, con giros de guion , thriller, un relato interesante y muchas secuencias trepidantes, “Furias” es perfecta para este fin de semana. Una serie que, por una vez, da exactamente lo que propone y no decepciona: una serie de acción pura y dura que, sin concesiones a sentimentalismos, sabe dar al espectador exactamente lo que busca.
Argumento
En París también hay mafias y cuando las mafias tienen problemas, recurren a una figura legendaria llamada “la furia”, que se encarga de poner paz… a base de asesinatos.
Lo que sucede es que, esta vez, ha matado al padre de la chica equivocada.
Sobre la serie
Nos encantan las comedias francesas de alta sociedad, pero también el cine francés tiene una larga tradición en esto...
Si buscáis una serie de acción, entretenida, con giros de guion , thriller, un relato interesante y muchas secuencias trepidantes, “Furias” es perfecta para este fin de semana. Una serie que, por una vez, da exactamente lo que propone y no decepciona: una serie de acción pura y dura que, sin concesiones a sentimentalismos, sabe dar al espectador exactamente lo que busca.
Argumento
En París también hay mafias y cuando las mafias tienen problemas, recurren a una figura legendaria llamada “la furia”, que se encarga de poner paz… a base de asesinatos.
Lo que sucede es que, esta vez, ha matado al padre de la chica equivocada.
Sobre la serie
Nos encantan las comedias francesas de alta sociedad, pero también el cine francés tiene una larga tradición en esto...
- 3/1/2024
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Furies is a new series created by Jean-Yves Arnaud and Yoann Legave, starring Lina El Arabi, Marina Foïs and Mathieu Kassovitz.
If you’re looking for an action-packed, entertaining series with plot twists, a thrilling story, and plenty of intense sequences, then “Furies ” is perfect for this weekend. For once, a series that delivers exactly what it promises without disappointing – a pure and hard-hitting action series that knows how to give the audience exactly what they want, without any sentimentalism.
Plot
Even in Paris, there are mafias, and when they have problems, they turn to a legendary figure called “the fury,” who takes care of things…through murder. However, this time, he killed the wrong girl’s father.
About the series
We love French comedies about high society, but French cinema also has a long tradition in the action thriller genre (with Luc Besson as a great representative). They do it very well and,...
If you’re looking for an action-packed, entertaining series with plot twists, a thrilling story, and plenty of intense sequences, then “Furies ” is perfect for this weekend. For once, a series that delivers exactly what it promises without disappointing – a pure and hard-hitting action series that knows how to give the audience exactly what they want, without any sentimentalism.
Plot
Even in Paris, there are mafias, and when they have problems, they turn to a legendary figure called “the fury,” who takes care of things…through murder. However, this time, he killed the wrong girl’s father.
About the series
We love French comedies about high society, but French cinema also has a long tradition in the action thriller genre (with Luc Besson as a great representative). They do it very well and,...
- 3/1/2024
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid Music
The two big original releases on Netflix this month are Spaceman and 3 Body Problem. In Spaceman, Adam Sandler plays an astronaut alone and far from home who desperately wants to fix things with his wife. When he discovers an enormous alien spider in the bowels of his ship, a conversation between the two gets underway, and Sandler has a chance to make some big changes. To be clear: this is not a comedy!
Meanwhile, new sci-fi series 3 Body Problem hails from Game of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. Along with True Blood writer Alexander Woo, they’ve spun a tale that is set to blow your mind this March. Your mileage may vary, but it certainly looks interesting! And hey, we all love the show’s star, Benedict Wong.
Here’s everything else coming to Netflix this month. Note that Netflix marks its international offerings...
Meanwhile, new sci-fi series 3 Body Problem hails from Game of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. Along with True Blood writer Alexander Woo, they’ve spun a tale that is set to blow your mind this March. Your mileage may vary, but it certainly looks interesting! And hey, we all love the show’s star, Benedict Wong.
Here’s everything else coming to Netflix this month. Note that Netflix marks its international offerings...
- 3/1/2024
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Netflix‘s upcoming lineup of streaming titles is sure to excite subscribers as the platform prepares to launch several must-see original films and shows this March. Among the collection of additions are the Adam Sandler flick Spaceman, Millie Bobby Brown‘s Damsel, the long-awaited third season of Girls5eva, the highly-anticipated 3 Body Problem from the team behind Game of Thrones as well as Lindsay Lohan‘s rom-com Irish Wish which features Outlander alums Ed Speleers and Alexander Vlahos. Plus, don’t miss out on Guy Ritchie‘s The Gentlemen starring Theo James and Giancarlo Esposito among others when the show and other titles, mentioned above and below, arrive on Netflix this March. Scroll down for the full roundup of titles coming and going from the streamer this month. Available This Month on Netflix: Tba Bad Dinosaurs — Netflix Family March 1 Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre — Netflix Series Blood & Water: Season 4 — Netflix Series...
- 2/28/2024
- TV Insider
Filmmakers and festival attendees are in Austin for the 2023 SXSW Film & TV Festival to celebrate the convergence of the tech, film and music industries across a variety of programming formats and special events. The fest runs March 10-19.
Fest-goers can expect red carpet premieres, gala Film, TV, Documentary and Spotlight events with talent expected to participate across all platforms.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves world premiered on opening night with cast members Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith, Daisy Head, Sophia Lillis, Jeremy Latcham, and the directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein at the Paramount Theater on Friday, March 10. Other screenings on opening night included Later Bloomers, Only the Good Survive, National Anthem, Swarm and the Sundance horror favorite Talk to Me.
Related: SXSW 2023: All Of Deadline’s Movie Reviews
Day 2 of SXSW on Saturday, March 11 featured screenings and world premieres from the films You Sing Loud,...
Fest-goers can expect red carpet premieres, gala Film, TV, Documentary and Spotlight events with talent expected to participate across all platforms.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves world premiered on opening night with cast members Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith, Daisy Head, Sophia Lillis, Jeremy Latcham, and the directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein at the Paramount Theater on Friday, March 10. Other screenings on opening night included Later Bloomers, Only the Good Survive, National Anthem, Swarm and the Sundance horror favorite Talk to Me.
Related: SXSW 2023: All Of Deadline’s Movie Reviews
Day 2 of SXSW on Saturday, March 11 featured screenings and world premieres from the films You Sing Loud,...
- 3/18/2023
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
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