‘THE ARCHIES’ WRAP PRODUCTION

Production wrapped on “The Archies,” a Netflix musical about coming of age in 1960s India, based on the teens of Riverdale and the popular comic book series of the same title. Realized by Zoya Akhtar (“Gully Boy”), the film features the offspring of many current Bollywood superstars. These include: Mihir Ahuja, Dot, Yuvraj Menda and Vedang Raina. They are joined by Khushi Kapoor, the daughter of late actor Sridevi and producer Boney Kapoor and sister of Janhvi Kapoor; Suhana Khan, daughter of superstar Shah Rukh Khan; and Agastya Nanda, the grandson of revered actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. It was written by Akhtar, Reema Kagti and Ayesha Devitre. Production is by Tiger Baby (Akhtar and Kagti), Graphic India (Sharad Devarajan) and Archie Comics.

HAINAN IN PROGRESS

the Hainan Island International Film Festival started on Sunday after a delay caused by changing COVID regulations in China. The festival announced its competition section shortly before the opening. It includes a selection of festival favourites: “Aftersun”, “As Bestas”, “Goutte d’Or”, “Saint-Omer”, “The Innocent”, “Trenque Lauquen”, “Vera”, “What Remains” and “World War III”, as well as two titles from mainland China, “The Cord Of Life”, directed by Qiao Siyu and “Georgia”, directed by Chakme Rinpoche.
The documentary competition is entirely composed of foreign films: “A Marble Travelogue”, “A Steady Job”, “Blue Bag Life”, “Dry Ground Burning”, “Rookies”, “See You Friday Robinson”, “The Eclipse” and “We the students!.”

Other sections were announced earlier. The festival runs until December 25 in Sanya and the island province.

EROS CALLS FOR MORE TIME

Indian Entertainment Group, Eros Media World says he will appeal the New York Stock Exchange’s decision to withdraw the company’s A shares and suspend trading in the shares. A hearing on the matter has been adjourned at Eros’ request until April 13, 2023. The NYSE said Eros failed to file its annual and semi-annual interim reports on time. Eros said he was still in the process of spinning off from STX Entertainment, the US company he acquired about two years earlier and sold in April 2022 to The Najafi Companies. “Even though the sale of the STX Entertainment business was necessary for the company to pursue its long-term strategy and maximize long-term shareholder value, the separation of the two companies has resulted in complex financial reporting and other transition issues,” said Eros. .