Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of crypto exchange Ftx, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding investors.
Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York set the sentence today in a hearing in New York Federal Court. He said the long sentence would serve as a deterrent, that Bankman-Fried had lied on the stand during his trial, and that he felt there was a risk of him repeating similar crimes.
Speaking before the sentence, Bankman-Fried said what happened to Ftx customers has “been excruciating to watch.” But, he said, “I don’t think the reasons for that have been properly told.” The 31-year-old said he had made a series of bad decisions and thrown his life away.
In November, the former crypto king was found guilty by a Manhattan jury of seven counts of fraud in a scheme that cost Ftx customers over $10 billion. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams...
Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York set the sentence today in a hearing in New York Federal Court. He said the long sentence would serve as a deterrent, that Bankman-Fried had lied on the stand during his trial, and that he felt there was a risk of him repeating similar crimes.
Speaking before the sentence, Bankman-Fried said what happened to Ftx customers has “been excruciating to watch.” But, he said, “I don’t think the reasons for that have been properly told.” The 31-year-old said he had made a series of bad decisions and thrown his life away.
In November, the former crypto king was found guilty by a Manhattan jury of seven counts of fraud in a scheme that cost Ftx customers over $10 billion. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams...
- 3/28/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of fraud charges in connection to his collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Ftx.
Bankman-Fried was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, securities fraud, money laundering, and violations of campaign finance law in December 2022. The then-30-year-old allegedly defrauded millions of investors through Ftx crypto schemes, including using customer investments in the amount of $8 million to fund side investments and pay off debts.
In November 2023 — after a trial that featured both shocking testimony from ex-girfriend/co-conspirator Caroline Ellison as...
Bankman-Fried was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, securities fraud, money laundering, and violations of campaign finance law in December 2022. The then-30-year-old allegedly defrauded millions of investors through Ftx crypto schemes, including using customer investments in the amount of $8 million to fund side investments and pay off debts.
In November 2023 — after a trial that featured both shocking testimony from ex-girfriend/co-conspirator Caroline Ellison as...
- 3/28/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Jurors took only a half-day of deliberations today to find former Ftx founder Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of seven counts of fraud in a scheme that cost customers an estimated $10 billion to $14 billion. His crypto exchange, Ftx, collapsed into bankruptcy last year.
He now faces a March 28 sentencing date that could result in decades of prison time. The 2009 prosecution of Bernard Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme bilked about $20 billion. resulted in a sentence of 150 years in prison.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams told reporters after the verdict that Bankman-Fried “perpetrated one of the biggest financial frauds in American history, a multibillion dollar scheme designed to make him the king of crypto..
“But here’s the thing: The cryptocurrency industry might be new. The players like Sam Bankman-Fried might be new. This kind of fraud, this kind of corruption, is as old as time, and we have no patience for it,” he said.
He now faces a March 28 sentencing date that could result in decades of prison time. The 2009 prosecution of Bernard Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme bilked about $20 billion. resulted in a sentence of 150 years in prison.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams told reporters after the verdict that Bankman-Fried “perpetrated one of the biggest financial frauds in American history, a multibillion dollar scheme designed to make him the king of crypto..
“But here’s the thing: The cryptocurrency industry might be new. The players like Sam Bankman-Fried might be new. This kind of fraud, this kind of corruption, is as old as time, and we have no patience for it,” he said.
- 11/3/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Ftx, was found guilty of fraud charges Thursday, according to The Washington Post.
Bankman-Fried was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, securities fraud, money laundering, and violations of campaign finance law in December 2022. The 30-year-old allegedly defrauded millions of investors through Ftx crypto schemes, including using customer investments in the amount of $8 million to fund side investments and pay off debts.
“This is a pyramid of deceit by the defendant built on lies and false promises,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas...
Bankman-Fried was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, securities fraud, money laundering, and violations of campaign finance law in December 2022. The 30-year-old allegedly defrauded millions of investors through Ftx crypto schemes, including using customer investments in the amount of $8 million to fund side investments and pay off debts.
“This is a pyramid of deceit by the defendant built on lies and false promises,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas...
- 11/3/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Sam Bankman-Fried will take the rare, and potentially precarious, step of testifying on his own behalf at his ongoing criminal fraud trial, The New York Times reports.
Bankman-Fried’s lawyer, Mark Cohen, confirmed the embattled Ftx founder’s plan to testify during a recent hearing with prosecutors and the judge overseeing the case (the trial has been on break since last Friday, Oct. 20). Bankman-Fried could take the stand as soon as tomorrow, Oct. 26, though an exact date is unclear. He’ll be called when the defense begins its case, which is expected to be soon,...
Bankman-Fried’s lawyer, Mark Cohen, confirmed the embattled Ftx founder’s plan to testify during a recent hearing with prosecutors and the judge overseeing the case (the trial has been on break since last Friday, Oct. 20). Bankman-Fried could take the stand as soon as tomorrow, Oct. 26, though an exact date is unclear. He’ll be called when the defense begins its case, which is expected to be soon,...
- 10/25/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s $40 billion crypto empire shocked the world with its speed and scale. In mere days, the company he founded, Ftx, fell from its perch as a top cryptocurrency exchange and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Customers who deposited funds on Ftx — sometimes their life savings — learned that billions had gone missing. A viral tweet from a crypto executive read: “The insanity of Theranos, speed of Lehman and scale of Enron.”
What are Bankman-Fried’s charges and his alleged criminal conduct?
Next week, Bankman-Fried will finally face the music.
What are Bankman-Fried’s charges and his alleged criminal conduct?
Next week, Bankman-Fried will finally face the music.
- 9/29/2023
- by Tracy Wang
- Rollingstone.com
San Francisco, March 1 (Ians) Indian-origin Nishad Singh, the former director of engineering at collapsed crypto exchange Ftx, has finally pleaded guilty to criminal charges and was currently cooperating with the US prosecutors in the alleged billion-dollar scam at the crypto trading platform run by former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried who is also facing a trial.
Singh pleaded guilty to six conspiracy charges, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to violate federal campaign finance laws.
Bankman-Fried, along with Gary Wang, co-founder of Ftx, and Caroline Ellison, the former head of Ftx’s sister hedge fund Alameda Research, have all pleaded guilty in the ongoing case.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Singh for his role in a multi-year scheme to defraud equity investors in Ftx.
According to the SEC’s complaint, Singh created software code that allowed Ftx customer funds to be diverted to Alameda Research,...
Singh pleaded guilty to six conspiracy charges, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to violate federal campaign finance laws.
Bankman-Fried, along with Gary Wang, co-founder of Ftx, and Caroline Ellison, the former head of Ftx’s sister hedge fund Alameda Research, have all pleaded guilty in the ongoing case.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Singh for his role in a multi-year scheme to defraud equity investors in Ftx.
According to the SEC’s complaint, Singh created software code that allowed Ftx customer funds to be diverted to Alameda Research,...
- 3/1/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Sam Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to eight criminal charges in connection to the collapse of Ftx, the cryptocurrency exchange of which he was the cofounder.
As The New York Times reports, Bankman-Fried did not speak during the hearing, and his lawyer entered the plea on his behalf. The judge overseeing the case tentatively scheduled the trial to start Oct. 2.
Bankman-Fried is charged with of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, securities fraud, money laundering, and violations of campaign finance law. The 30-year-old allegedly defrauded millions of investors through Ftx crypto schemes,...
As The New York Times reports, Bankman-Fried did not speak during the hearing, and his lawyer entered the plea on his behalf. The judge overseeing the case tentatively scheduled the trial to start Oct. 2.
Bankman-Fried is charged with of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, securities fraud, money laundering, and violations of campaign finance law. The 30-year-old allegedly defrauded millions of investors through Ftx crypto schemes,...
- 1/3/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Caroline Ellison, CEO of Alameda Research, a privately-controlled hedge fund owned by Sam Bankman-Fried, and Gary Wang, co-founder of Ftx, both pleaded guilty to criminal charges, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Wednesday, according to ABC.
According to newly unsealed court documents, Ellison, who dated Bankman-Fried, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud on customers of Ftx, wire fraud on customers of Ftx, conspiracy to commit wire fraud on lenders of Alameda Research and wire fraud on lenders of Alameda Research, conspiracy to commit commodities fraud, conspiracy to commit...
According to newly unsealed court documents, Ellison, who dated Bankman-Fried, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud on customers of Ftx, wire fraud on customers of Ftx, conspiracy to commit wire fraud on lenders of Alameda Research and wire fraud on lenders of Alameda Research, conspiracy to commit commodities fraud, conspiracy to commit...
- 12/22/2022
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
San Francisco, Dec 16 (Ians) After the arrest of Sam Bankman-Fried (Sbf), former CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange Ftx, from the Bahamas, all eyes are now on his key associates who are yet to face enforcement authorities, including Indian-origin Nishad Singh.
Singh was in the inner circle of Ftx’s 30-year-old founder Bankman-Fried.
As Ftx’s director of engineering, he lived in a penthouse in the Bahamas, along with key team members like CEO of Alameda Research, Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang, chief technology officer.
“It is hard to imagine that Ellison, Singh, and Wang weren’t aware of much of the activity that harmed Ftx’s investors and customers,” reports Time.
While Sbf is at the centre of Ftx collapse, his arrest has raised several questions about whether or not he is solely responsible for the collapse of Ftx.
Singh and the close friends of Sbf had a group on encrypted messaging platform Signal,...
Singh was in the inner circle of Ftx’s 30-year-old founder Bankman-Fried.
As Ftx’s director of engineering, he lived in a penthouse in the Bahamas, along with key team members like CEO of Alameda Research, Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang, chief technology officer.
“It is hard to imagine that Ellison, Singh, and Wang weren’t aware of much of the activity that harmed Ftx’s investors and customers,” reports Time.
While Sbf is at the centre of Ftx collapse, his arrest has raised several questions about whether or not he is solely responsible for the collapse of Ftx.
Singh and the close friends of Sbf had a group on encrypted messaging platform Signal,...
- 12/16/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
San Francisco, Nov 13 (Ians) Indian-origin Nishad Singh, is being scrutinized for financial practices that caused the collapse of Ftx, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges.
He lived with the Ftx founder along with 9 others.
Singh was in the inner circle of Ftx’s 30-year-old founder, Sam Bankman-Fried.
“Gary Wang (Chief Technology Officer), Nishad and Sam control the code, the exchange’s matching engine, and funds,” said a person familiar with the matter.
Beleaguered crypto exchange Ftx recently admitted that “unauthorised transactions” have drained hundreds of millions of dollars from its wallets, saying the company has moved many digital assets to a new “cold wallet custodian”.
Ftx, which last week filed for bankruptcy in the US, did not reveal how much it lost in unauthorised transactions but reports claimed the amount could be as high as 600 million.
His LinkedIn profile indicates that he attended Crystal Springs Uplands School in...
He lived with the Ftx founder along with 9 others.
Singh was in the inner circle of Ftx’s 30-year-old founder, Sam Bankman-Fried.
“Gary Wang (Chief Technology Officer), Nishad and Sam control the code, the exchange’s matching engine, and funds,” said a person familiar with the matter.
Beleaguered crypto exchange Ftx recently admitted that “unauthorised transactions” have drained hundreds of millions of dollars from its wallets, saying the company has moved many digital assets to a new “cold wallet custodian”.
Ftx, which last week filed for bankruptcy in the US, did not reveal how much it lost in unauthorised transactions but reports claimed the amount could be as high as 600 million.
His LinkedIn profile indicates that he attended Crystal Springs Uplands School in...
- 11/13/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Santiago Segura’s Father There Is Only One sequel is a major new opener in Spain.
South Korea, opening Wednesday July 29
In South Korea, where theatrical releases open on Wednesdays and Thursdays, the new films in cinemas this weekend with top ticket reservation rates, according to the Korean Film Council (Kofic), are led by Lotte Cultureworks’ Jung Woo-sung-starrer Steel Rain 2: Summit - director Yang Woo-suk’s sequel to his North-South Korea political action thriller.
The film opened Wednesday, July 29 and as of Thursday has clocked up $1.2m atop the box office chart.
Further new titles include Chinese shark...
South Korea, opening Wednesday July 29
In South Korea, where theatrical releases open on Wednesdays and Thursdays, the new films in cinemas this weekend with top ticket reservation rates, according to the Korean Film Council (Kofic), are led by Lotte Cultureworks’ Jung Woo-sung-starrer Steel Rain 2: Summit - director Yang Woo-suk’s sequel to his North-South Korea political action thriller.
The film opened Wednesday, July 29 and as of Thursday has clocked up $1.2m atop the box office chart.
Further new titles include Chinese shark...
- 7/31/2020
- by 134¦Jean Noh¦516¦¬1101324¦Elisabet Cabeza¦37¦¬1101325¦Gabriele Niola¦35¦¬158¦Martin Blaney¦40¦¬1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Paramount’s ’Transformers’ prequel up to $134m after 17 days.
The Chinese box office remained lacklustre in the period of January 14-20, which saw a slight week-on-week decrease. While Bumblebee continued to fly high with its third week at the top and no new releases entered the top three.
Paramount’s Transformers prequel Bumblebee stayed top for three straight weeks, adding $28.9m for $134m after 17 days. It is closing the gap with Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (2011) but is highly unlikely to reach the gross of the two most recent fimls in the franchise,Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) and Transformers: Age of Extinction...
The Chinese box office remained lacklustre in the period of January 14-20, which saw a slight week-on-week decrease. While Bumblebee continued to fly high with its third week at the top and no new releases entered the top three.
Paramount’s Transformers prequel Bumblebee stayed top for three straight weeks, adding $28.9m for $134m after 17 days. It is closing the gap with Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (2011) but is highly unlikely to reach the gross of the two most recent fimls in the franchise,Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) and Transformers: Age of Extinction...
- 1/21/2019
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Paramount’s ’Transformers’ prequel up to $134m after 17 days.
The Chinese box office remained lacklustre in the period of Jan 14-20, which saw a marginal week-on-week decrease. While Bumblebee continued to fly high with a hat-trick, no new releases entered the top three.
Paramount’s Transformers prequel Bumblebee stayed top for three straight weeks, adding $28.9m for $134m after 17 days. It is closing the gap with Transformers: Dark of the Moon, but highly unlikely with Transformers: The Last Knight and almost impossible with Transformers: Age of Extinction, which remains the fifth highest grossing foreign film of all time.
The Big Shot,...
The Chinese box office remained lacklustre in the period of Jan 14-20, which saw a marginal week-on-week decrease. While Bumblebee continued to fly high with a hat-trick, no new releases entered the top three.
Paramount’s Transformers prequel Bumblebee stayed top for three straight weeks, adding $28.9m for $134m after 17 days. It is closing the gap with Transformers: Dark of the Moon, but highly unlikely with Transformers: The Last Knight and almost impossible with Transformers: Age of Extinction, which remains the fifth highest grossing foreign film of all time.
The Big Shot,...
- 1/21/2019
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
The film has already out-grossed the first two Transformers films.
The Chinese box office contracted drastically to fall by 50% week-on-week following the end of the New Year holiday. Bumblebee dominated again in the absence of strong contenders between January 7-13.
Paramount’s Transformers spinoff Bumblebee added $46.9m for a gross of $104.9m to date after just 10 days. It has surpassed the lifetime total of each of the first two Transformers in the original franchise - Transformers in 2007, and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in 2009, and is enroute to beat the third installment,Transformers: Dark of the Moon, in 2011. Its 10-day...
The Chinese box office contracted drastically to fall by 50% week-on-week following the end of the New Year holiday. Bumblebee dominated again in the absence of strong contenders between January 7-13.
Paramount’s Transformers spinoff Bumblebee added $46.9m for a gross of $104.9m to date after just 10 days. It has surpassed the lifetime total of each of the first two Transformers in the original franchise - Transformers in 2007, and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in 2009, and is enroute to beat the third installment,Transformers: Dark of the Moon, in 2011. Its 10-day...
- 1/14/2019
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
The Weinstein Company is taking a flying leap into the world of animation, announcing today the formation of their brand new animation label “Mizchief,” which will roll out later this summer with the release of their film “Leap!” The company has also announced the second film set to bear the Mizchief label, the Gary Wang and Life Chaser Animation Studios’ feature “The Guardian Brothers.”
Of the news, TWC Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein commented in an official statement, “I named the label Mizchief because that’s how my son pronounces mischief. Animation is a playful new direction for us and I’m thrilled to expand the TWC repertoire into a whole new category of films for our kids to enjoy and for us to enjoy with them. All of these films will share incredible stories that most importantly both inspire and entertain our kids.”
Read More:‘Leap!’ Trailer: Elle Fanning Voices Ballet-Obsessed...
Of the news, TWC Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein commented in an official statement, “I named the label Mizchief because that’s how my son pronounces mischief. Animation is a playful new direction for us and I’m thrilled to expand the TWC repertoire into a whole new category of films for our kids to enjoy and for us to enjoy with them. All of these films will share incredible stories that most importantly both inspire and entertain our kids.”
Read More:‘Leap!’ Trailer: Elle Fanning Voices Ballet-Obsessed...
- 8/18/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
First release will be Leap!, featuring Elle Fanning.
The Weinstein Company (TWC) is launching an animation-focused distribution label titled Mizchief.
The first release under the new banner will be Eric Summer and Éric Warin’s Leap! [pictured]. The animated feature has a voice cast including Elle Fanning, Nat Wolff, Maddie Ziegler, with Carly Rae Jepsen, Kate McKinnon, and Mel Brooks. Leap! has been given a Us release date of Aug 25.
Mizchief’s second release will be The Guardian Brothers, from director Gary Wang and Life Chaser Animation Studios. The film’s voice cast includes Meryl Streep, Mel brooks, Nicole Kidman, Edward Norton, Dan Fogler, and Bella Thorne.
The company, which has scaled back its theatrical operations in the past 18 months, said in a press release that it is planning to build its slate of animated films and that it has two projects in development – adaptations of Philip Pullman’s The Firework-Makers Daughter and George Selden’s The Cricket In Times Square.
TWC...
The Weinstein Company (TWC) is launching an animation-focused distribution label titled Mizchief.
The first release under the new banner will be Eric Summer and Éric Warin’s Leap! [pictured]. The animated feature has a voice cast including Elle Fanning, Nat Wolff, Maddie Ziegler, with Carly Rae Jepsen, Kate McKinnon, and Mel Brooks. Leap! has been given a Us release date of Aug 25.
Mizchief’s second release will be The Guardian Brothers, from director Gary Wang and Life Chaser Animation Studios. The film’s voice cast includes Meryl Streep, Mel brooks, Nicole Kidman, Edward Norton, Dan Fogler, and Bella Thorne.
The company, which has scaled back its theatrical operations in the past 18 months, said in a press release that it is planning to build its slate of animated films and that it has two projects in development – adaptations of Philip Pullman’s The Firework-Makers Daughter and George Selden’s The Cricket In Times Square.
TWC...
- 8/18/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
From women in animation to hot debuts, Screen previews the festival.
The Annecy International Animated Film Festival (June 12-17) opens today. Screen runs through five key things to look out for.
1. Key debuts
Annecy will host first-look footage of Pixar’s upcoming title Coco (pictured) and showcase the world premiere of Universal’s Despicable Me 3, two of the most anticipated animation movies of the year. The level of buzz will be telling.
The response to Animal Crackerz, the starry Spanish-us co-pro, will also be intriguing.
At the other end of the financial spectrum, the festival will host the premiere of Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman’s Loving Vincent, which is billed as the world’s ‘first fully-painted feature film’. The biopic of Vincent Van Gogh was made by 125 painters producing more than 60,000 oil paintings. In advance of the Annecy premiere, the film’s trailer racked up 2.6m views on YouTube.
2. Women in animation...
The Annecy International Animated Film Festival (June 12-17) opens today. Screen runs through five key things to look out for.
1. Key debuts
Annecy will host first-look footage of Pixar’s upcoming title Coco (pictured) and showcase the world premiere of Universal’s Despicable Me 3, two of the most anticipated animation movies of the year. The level of buzz will be telling.
The response to Animal Crackerz, the starry Spanish-us co-pro, will also be intriguing.
At the other end of the financial spectrum, the festival will host the premiere of Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman’s Loving Vincent, which is billed as the world’s ‘first fully-painted feature film’. The biopic of Vincent Van Gogh was made by 125 painters producing more than 60,000 oil paintings. In advance of the Annecy premiere, the film’s trailer racked up 2.6m views on YouTube.
2. Women in animation...
- 6/12/2017
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Zombillenium announced as opener; China named as guest country, Guillermo del Toro to return.
French animator and illustrator Arthur de Pin’s child-friendly comedy-horror tale Zombillenium (pictured) - set against the backdrop of an amusement-terror park were the staff are a motley crew of vampires, zombies and werewolves - will open this year’s edition of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, running June 12-17 this year.
It is among nine special event screenings including Pixar’s Cars 3, which will be proceeded by a presentation of footage from Mexico-set, Day of the Dead-inspired drama Coco in the presence of director Lee Unkrich, producer Darla K. Anderson and co-director Adrian Molina; Despicable Me 3 and The Big Bad Fox And Other Animals.
Zombillenium will also compete in the 10-title feature film competition.
Other contenders for Annecy’s Cristal for best feature film include Iranian director Ali Soozandeh’s Tehran Taboo, exploring sexuality...
French animator and illustrator Arthur de Pin’s child-friendly comedy-horror tale Zombillenium (pictured) - set against the backdrop of an amusement-terror park were the staff are a motley crew of vampires, zombies and werewolves - will open this year’s edition of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, running June 12-17 this year.
It is among nine special event screenings including Pixar’s Cars 3, which will be proceeded by a presentation of footage from Mexico-set, Day of the Dead-inspired drama Coco in the presence of director Lee Unkrich, producer Darla K. Anderson and co-director Adrian Molina; Despicable Me 3 and The Big Bad Fox And Other Animals.
Zombillenium will also compete in the 10-title feature film competition.
Other contenders for Annecy’s Cristal for best feature film include Iranian director Ali Soozandeh’s Tehran Taboo, exploring sexuality...
- 4/25/2017
- ScreenDaily
The Weinstein Company’s animated redo of The Guardian Brothers has filled out its voice cast with Bella Thorne, Edward Norton, Jim Gaffigan, Mike Birbiglia and Randall Park. That talented quintet now joins the previously announced Meryl Streep, Mel Brooks and Nicole Kidman in the voice booth, according to Deadline.
Initially hatched as a Chinese animation titled The Little Door Gods, TWC landed international rights to the original movie in May of last year – barring China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau – and now plans to re-release the picture replete with English voice acting. Gary Wang is the writer-director behind the original release, who welcomed today’s casting announcement as so: “It’s thrilling and surreal to see the characters come alive again, changed and yet the same. We hope the audience around the world would enjoy the movie.”
Steeped in rich fantasy, The Little Door Gods follows a “Chinese family...
Initially hatched as a Chinese animation titled The Little Door Gods, TWC landed international rights to the original movie in May of last year – barring China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau – and now plans to re-release the picture replete with English voice acting. Gary Wang is the writer-director behind the original release, who welcomed today’s casting announcement as so: “It’s thrilling and surreal to see the characters come alive again, changed and yet the same. We hope the audience around the world would enjoy the movie.”
Steeped in rich fantasy, The Little Door Gods follows a “Chinese family...
- 1/17/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Mel Brooks and Zendaya also amongst voice cast for English-language version of Chinese animation The Little Door Gods.
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has acquired worldwide rights to the forthcoming English-language version of Chinese animation The Little Door Gods, which will be titled The Guardian Brothers.
The rights exclude China, where The Little Door Gods was distributed by Alibaba in January this year, as well as Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau.
Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Mel Brooks and Zendaya have all joined the English-speaking cast for the release, which TWC will shop at Cannes alongside animation The Nut Job 2.
TWC’s Harvey Weinstein commented on the acquisition: “Everyone who knows me, knows I’m determined to build our animation division for film and television. This is going to be a huge area for our company.”
Garry Wang directed The Little Door Gods, which Zhou Yu produced for Light Chaser Animation Studios.
The story follows...
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has acquired worldwide rights to the forthcoming English-language version of Chinese animation The Little Door Gods, which will be titled The Guardian Brothers.
The rights exclude China, where The Little Door Gods was distributed by Alibaba in January this year, as well as Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau.
Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Mel Brooks and Zendaya have all joined the English-speaking cast for the release, which TWC will shop at Cannes alongside animation The Nut Job 2.
TWC’s Harvey Weinstein commented on the acquisition: “Everyone who knows me, knows I’m determined to build our animation division for film and television. This is going to be a huge area for our company.”
Garry Wang directed The Little Door Gods, which Zhou Yu produced for Light Chaser Animation Studios.
The story follows...
- 5/6/2016
- ScreenDaily
With the exception of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau,The Weinstein Company have announced that they have acquired the worldwide rights to the upcoming animated movie "The Guardian Brothers".
Meryl Streep, Mel Brooks, Nicole Kidman and Zendaya will lend their voices to the project which follows a Chinese family in danger of losing a wonton soup shop that's been passed down for centuries.
Millions of miles away in the Spirit World, we meet The Guardians – who have watched over and protected the humans on Earth for centuries. Two brother Guardians are forced to retire from the business they've loved since the beginning of time. They soon help the family to stave off rivals.
The Gary Wang-directed film was released in China earlier this year under the title "The Little Door Gods". The Weinstein Company is set to sell the film while at the Cannes Film Festival this year.
Meryl Streep, Mel Brooks, Nicole Kidman and Zendaya will lend their voices to the project which follows a Chinese family in danger of losing a wonton soup shop that's been passed down for centuries.
Millions of miles away in the Spirit World, we meet The Guardians – who have watched over and protected the humans on Earth for centuries. Two brother Guardians are forced to retire from the business they've loved since the beginning of time. They soon help the family to stave off rivals.
The Gary Wang-directed film was released in China earlier this year under the title "The Little Door Gods". The Weinstein Company is set to sell the film while at the Cannes Film Festival this year.
- 5/6/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The Weinstein Company acquired most worldwide rights –China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau are excluded — to The Guardian Brothers, an animated feature that will feature the voices of Mel Brooks, Nicole Kidman, and Zendaya. The film, which was released in China by Alibaba Pictures on January 1 under the title The Little Door Gods, is directed by Gary Wang and produced by Zhou Yu and Light Chaser Animation Studios. TWC will sell the film at Cannes. This follows TWC’s…...
- 5/6/2016
- Deadline
Oddball.
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Australian family film Oddball, starring Shane Jacobson, is set to open the 2016 Tiff Kids Festival.
Australian feature film Blinky Bill: The Movie and short films Riceballs, Junction, Cinema Dhors, The Trophy Thief and The Supermarket will also be premiering at the festival, which is now in its 19th year. .
Oddball is a comedic feature based on a true story about a chicken farmer, his granddaughter and their mischievous dog saving fairy penguins from extinction in an Australian seaside town..
The festival wraps with its closing night film, the Canadian premiere of Little Door Gods, an animated 3D film from first-time feature director Gary Wang that was inspired by Chinese folklore..
The festival features a total of 139 films, comprising 28 features and 111 shorts hailing from 35 countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Philippines, France, India, South Korea, and many more.
All screenings and events take place at Tiff Bell Lightbox...
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Australian family film Oddball, starring Shane Jacobson, is set to open the 2016 Tiff Kids Festival.
Australian feature film Blinky Bill: The Movie and short films Riceballs, Junction, Cinema Dhors, The Trophy Thief and The Supermarket will also be premiering at the festival, which is now in its 19th year. .
Oddball is a comedic feature based on a true story about a chicken farmer, his granddaughter and their mischievous dog saving fairy penguins from extinction in an Australian seaside town..
The festival wraps with its closing night film, the Canadian premiere of Little Door Gods, an animated 3D film from first-time feature director Gary Wang that was inspired by Chinese folklore..
The festival features a total of 139 films, comprising 28 features and 111 shorts hailing from 35 countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Philippines, France, India, South Korea, and many more.
All screenings and events take place at Tiff Bell Lightbox...
- 3/31/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
There’s no shortage of CGI-animated movies released every season worldwide and in Asia in particular, China is one of the forerunners in the animated film industry with technical expertise of local animators and solid storylines.
Last year, Chinese audience saw the release of the hit live-action and CGI film ‘Monster Hunt’ which went on to become the highest grossing film in the domestic box office. ‘Monkey King: Hero is Back’ also wowed domestic audiences and garnered enough to be included in the top 10 highest-grossing movies of 2015.
2016 is no different with the release of the movie Little Door Gods back in January 1. It has now grossed over Usd $11 million in the domestic box office alone, according to Box Office Mojo. This animated fantasy film tells the story of Shen Tu and Yu Lei, two Door Gods worried about the future of their employment in a parallel spirit world as more...
Last year, Chinese audience saw the release of the hit live-action and CGI film ‘Monster Hunt’ which went on to become the highest grossing film in the domestic box office. ‘Monkey King: Hero is Back’ also wowed domestic audiences and garnered enough to be included in the top 10 highest-grossing movies of 2015.
2016 is no different with the release of the movie Little Door Gods back in January 1. It has now grossed over Usd $11 million in the domestic box office alone, according to Box Office Mojo. This animated fantasy film tells the story of Shen Tu and Yu Lei, two Door Gods worried about the future of their employment in a parallel spirit world as more...
- 2/7/2016
- by Kat Meneses
- AsianMoviePulse
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