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Mammootty and director B Unnikrishnan's highly anticipated cop film has finally got its title. The official first look and title poster of the project were revealed by the megastar and his son, actor Dulquer Salmaan on social media, on the special occasion of Chingam 1. The Mammootty-starrer has been titled Christopher , and the first look poster of the film looks highly promising. From the first look poster, it is evident that the B Unnikrishnan directorial is going to be an action-packed cop film. Mammootty is said to be playing the titular character Christopher, a police officer. The film's tagline says " Biography of a vigilante cop ", thus hinting that the film is going to be a different experience for the audiences. Dulquer Salmaan, who is all excited about his father Mammootty's new film, released the first look poster on his social media handles and wrote, " Presenting to you Christopher. Directed by B Unnikrishnan and written by Udayakrishna, the … [Read more...] about Christopher: Mammootty-B Unnikrishnan’s Cop Film Gets A Title

China’s Bona Film Group , producer of such hits as The Battle At Lake Changjin , made its debut on the Shenzhen stock exchange on Thursday, with shares closing the day at RMB 7.24 ($1.07). This was a 44% increase from the initial public offering price of RMB 5.03 ($0.74) per share and put the market capitalization at just under RMB 10B ($1.47B), according to the South China Morning Post . The company raised RMB 1.38B ($203M) from the deal. Bona returned to the China exchange after exiting the Nasdaq and going private in 2016. It had previously become the first Chinese film studio to trade on the Nasdaq beginning in 2010. During the pandemic, Bona was behind China’s top-grossing movie ever, The Battle At Lake Changjin and its sequel, The Battle At Lake Changjin II (aka Water Gate Bridge ). Collectively, the patriotic films grossed RMB 9.83B ($1.45B at current rates) in China. In an interview posted to Bona’s website earlier this week, Chairman and … [Read more...] about China’s Bona Film Group Valued At $1.5B In Shenzhen Trading Debut

Swedish video game company Embracer Group has acquired Middle-earth Enterprises, a division of The Saul Zaentz Company, which owns the intellectual property catalogue and worldwide rights to The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. But the deal means Embracer Group will pick up the motion picture, video game, board game, merchandising, theme parks and stage production rights relating to The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit franchises as well as matching rights in other Middle-earth-related literary works authorized by the Tolkien Estate and HarperCollins, which have yet to be explored. “I am truly excited to have The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit , one of the world’s most epic fantasy franchises join the Embracer family, opening up more transmedia opportunities including synergies across our global group,” said Lars Wingefors, Founder and Group CEO Embracer Group. “I am … [Read more...] about Embracer Group Acquires IP Rights To ‘Lord Of The Rings’ And ‘The Hobbit’