“My Love From The Star” smash hit Korean series to get film treatmentMay 12, 2014 - 13:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Smash hit Korean TV drama “My Love From The Star” is to be made into a feature length movie for releasing China, Variety said. Chinese production company Meng Jiang Wei has acquired rights to produce a two hour version of the SBS series that originally aired in Korea from December and on Chinese online video platforms shortly after. The company will edit material from the existing show rather than produce new material. Release is expected in summer. The show features Kim Soo-hyun as an alien trapped on earth for 400 years, but who passes as a near perfect specimen of the human male and in the present day works as a somewhat cynical college professor. Inconceivably, he becomes romantically linked to a beautiful, but obnoxious pop-star/actress, played by Gianna Jun, Korea’s most glamorous movie star. In China the show has become a cult that has sparked social phenomena, such as the surging popularity of Korean food, and been noticed in political circles. Noticing the impact in China, broadcasters around Asia have since licensed broadcast rights. But even before the show started legally showing outside mainland China and Korea, Kim has become the object of Beatle-mania like fan frenzy. On a recent trip to Hong Kong he was mobbed at the airport. Meng Jiang Wei has not yet revealed details plans for the film’s release. It is also not clear what rights, if any, the company holds to exploit the film version outside mainland China. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |