“ELEMENTAL” Is The Most Viewed Movie Premiere On Disney+ Of 2023

Disney and Pixar's Elemental made its streaming debut in a blaze of glory. 

Elemental is the most watched movie premiere of the year on Disney+ and among its Top 10 movie premieres of all time, earning 26.4 million views in its first five days of streaming. Directed by Peter Sohn, produced by Denise Ream, and executive produced by Pete Docter, the original feature film is set in Element City, where Fire-, Water-, Earth-, and Air-residents live together. The story follows the quick-witted and fiery Ember (voiced by Leah Lewis), whose friendship with the sappy and go-with-the-flow Wade (voiced by Mamoudou Athie) challenges not only her beliefs about the world they live in, but the person she wants to be.

Take a sneak peek at the residents of Hwang Gung Apartments in the character trailer for “Concrete Utopia”

Rules for survival: Obey or leave. Watch the character trailer for Concrete Utopia. The critically acclaimed film opens in Philippine cinemas this week, September 20. 

https://youtu.be/1vY5TwZaRb0

Get to know more about the characters of Concrete Utopia and the actors and actresses that portrayed them, as described by director Um Tae-hwa.  

YOUNG-TAK, Resident Delegate of Hwang Gung Apartments 

Witty, Hillarious Musical Romp 'Walang Aray' Returns For A Three-Weekend Run

The all-original Filipino musical, Walang Aray, a whip-smart, side-splitting reimagining of Severino Reyes’ classic zarzuela Walang Sugat, returns for a limited three-weekend run at the PETA Theater Center from October 6–22, 2023.

Witty and hilarious from start to finish, Walang Aray is a spoof and tribute to the iconic zarzuela. 

The show is a mashup of old and new, tackling the themes of love, nationalism, and patriotism with a mix of catchy tunes, pop culture references, irreverent humor, witty wordplays, and one-liner jabs that will leave audiences in stitches.

The biggest names in business at Asia Leaders Awards

What does Kevin Tan of Megaworld, Ernesto Tanmantiong of Jollibee and Ronald Mascariñas of Chooks to Go have in common? They were all previous honorees of Asia Leaders Awards. 

To be presented by the different embassies in the Philippines and the tycoons from different industries, Asia Leaders Awards will celebrate the world-class business leaders once again this coming November 23, 2023 to highlight these icons who keeps on winning in-spite of the challenges. 

Captains of Industries

A captain of industry was a business leader whose means contributed positively to the country in some way. This may have been through increased productivity, expansion of markets, providing more jobs, or acts of philanthropy. 

Netflix’s first-ever Station ID features an ensemble of Filipino stars for See What’s Next: Philippines 2023

It’s giving early Christmas!

Christmas comes early as Netflix kicks off the holiday season by unveiling a See What’s Next: Philippines 2023 lineup of local titles featured in the first-ever Netflix Station ID. The stars of three new Filipino titles coming soon on Netflix—Can’t Buy Me Love (Belle Mariano, Donny Pangilinan), Keys to the Heart (Zanjoe Marudo, Elijah Canlas), and Replacing Chef Chico (Piolo Pascual, Alessandra de Rossi, Sam Milby)—went Christmas caroling at Barangay Netflix together with the country’s sought-after celebrities who starred in recent hits Missed Connections (Miles Ocampo, Kelvin Miranda, Chie Filomeno), and What If (JM de Guzman), two local films that reached the Number 1 spot on Netflix’s top list after their launch on the service. The stars of Seasons (Lovi Poe, Carlo Aquino), another top film that debuted on Netflix, also sent their holiday greetings.

The Highly-Anticipated Series of DonBelle, Can’t Buy Me Love, is coming to Netflix!

New Gen love team Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano are back to make our hearts flutter in their new series Can’t Buy Me Love. Directed by Mae Cruz Alviar, Donny plays “Bingo,” a popular online seller juggling different jobs, while Belle plays “Caroline,” who hails from a traditional wealthy Chinese family. 

Can’t Buy Me Love is set to premiere on Netflix on October 13, 72 hours ahead of free TV and 24 hours before it’s shown on pay TV. Donny and Belle, adorably referred to as #DonBelle by loyal fans, previously starred in He’s Into Her,  Love is Colorblind, and An Inconvenient Love, also streaming on Netflix.

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