The Japanese distributor of the Warner Bros. movie “Barbie” has apologized for its U.S. parent company’s reaction to social media posts about the “Barbenheimer” blitz that combined images of Barbie and a mushroom cloud.
Inside ‘Pacific Rim’ game
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “Pacific Rim” may be an American movie with a Mexican director using Japanese ideas, but the accompanying video game comes direct from a Japanese […]
Munn thinks love for Wonder Woman won’t win role
By Heather Tan The Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Olivia Munn’s love for Wonder Woman may be no secret, but the actress doesn’t think she’d be likely to play the […]
Racially insensitive remarks heat up ‘Big Brother’
By David Bauder AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Racially insensitive language hurt some cast members’ reputations in the CBS game “Big Brother,” but it may not have been […]
Kevin Tsujihara named CEO of Warner Bros. Entertainment
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Tsujihara was named the next chief executive of the Warner Bros. studio, one of the largest producers of TV shows and movies in Hollywood, on […]
A-POP! column: Another whitewashed cast
Pop superstar Lady Gaga released her song “Born This Way” as the lead single from her second studio album of the same name.
WB shrouds ‘Dark Knight’ from Chinese audiences
Warner Bros. decided not to release the film in China — or even submit it for censors’ approval — because of “prerelease conditions”