Hikaru Utada and DJ OZMA will battle it out this summer in the theaters, singing theme songs for two popular anime franchises. Utada has been chosen to sing the theme for the first of the upcoming "Evangelion" films. On September 1, "Evangelion Shin Gekijo Ban: Jo" will make its theatrical premiere. Utada’s single, titled [...]

Everyone’s favorite ‘Heroes’ are coming to town. Cast members of the hit TV show will set off on a world tour beginning in late August that will include Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Paris, London, Munich and New York City, with more venues to be announced later.
Most of the main cast will participate in the [...]

The Japanese version of drama ‘Hanazakarino Kimitachihe’ or ‘Hana Kimi’ stars Maki Horikita as Mizuki Ashiya, Oguri Shun as Izumi Sano, and Toma Ikuta as Shuichi Nakatsu. It will be aired on July 3, 2007 on Fuji TV.
‘Hanazakarino Kimitachihe’ trailer
Original article from: Asianpopcorn

After the hugely-enjoyable scare fest that was ‘Shutter’ – the critically-acclaimed Thai horror film that became one of the most successful Asian movies of 2004 – comes ‘Alone’, another entertainingly creepy, supernatural tale from talented young directors Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom.
‘Shutter’ – Pisanthanakun and Wongpoom’s debut feature released three years ago – became [...]

Aoi Miyazaki has been cast in Yuichiro Hirakawa’s "Kagehinata ni Saku," scheduled for release in 2008. She will play two separate roles, which is a first for her.
The story is based on the popular novel by Hitori Gekidan, which is actually composed of five intertwining storylines. In the movie version, V6’s Junichi Okada [...]

Andy and Larry Wachowski, the brothers behind the "Matrix" trilogy, are to direct the movie ‘Speed Racer’, which is based on a Japanese anime ‘Mach Go Go Go’. The movie is estimated to cost 250 million US dollars.
Chinese actress Yu Nan of ‘Tuya’s Marriage’ fame will star in the movie alongside Korean pop [...]

These photos, acquired by Sina.com, are believed taken during the production of ‘The Forbidden Kingdom’ a few days ago. Jet Li plays the silent monk in the movie. He wears a simple white frock without any accessories. The temperature is quite high and Jet Li puts his big sleeve on top of his head. He [...]

Shu Qi plays a gangster with language problems in the Korean flick, ‘My Wife is a Gangster 3‘.
One of the supporting characters in Shu Qi’s new film ‘My Wife is a Gangster 3′ is a bumbling Korean translator who gets her translations wrong all the time, resulting in all sorts of hilarious situations for [...]

Singapore actor Ng Chin Han has snagged a role in the next Batman movie “The Dark Knight” which is set to hit cinemas in July next year. Working with big names like Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger and Gary Oldman, Chin Han admits that he does feel a little pressure but the [...]

Ang Lee’s new film "Lust Caution" has received an invitation to compete for a Golden Lion award at this year’s Venice Film Festival in August. All the cast members of the film are expected to attend the festival, which begins on August 29.
Earlier reports said the film would not be the festival’s opening film [...]