Joaquin Phoenix Set to Star in Todd Phillips' Joker Origin Story

Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Joaquin Phoenix will star in an origin story of one of DC’s most notorious Super-Villains, the Joker.  

Under the direction of Todd Phillips, the film centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen.  Phillips’ exploration of a man disregarded by society is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale.

Phillips will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with writer Scott Silver (“The Fighter”).  The film will be produced by Emma Tillinger Koskoff and executive produced by Richard Baratta.  The film begins production later this year.

One of today’s most versatile actors, Phoenix has been honored with three Oscar nominations, for his work in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master,” James Mangold’s “Walk the Line,” in which he starred as Johnny Cash, and Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator.”  He won Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017 for Lynne Ramsey’s “You Were Never Really Here,” and has also earned acclaim for his work in numerous films, including Spike Jonze’s “Her.”  His most recent film, Gus Van Sant’s “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot,” premiered at Sundance this year.

The film will be distributed in the Philippines by Warner Bros. Pictures.

ABS-CBN Star Cinema’s “I Love You Hater” posts the truths and lies about love and what’s in between

Is it possible to love someone you hate? The generational movie “I Love You Hater” from one of the Philippines’ sources of tried and tested movies  

Star Cinema, tries to answer this question in the contemporary romance – comedy that enumerates the many ways plus the reasons why the movie is the next big movie to love this year.

One, the movie brings together one of Philippine entertainment’s biggest loveteams JoshLia that combines respected young actor Joshua Garcia and one of Philippine cinema’s loveliest faces Julia Barretto in a story that presents them in a fresh light – two young professionals Joko and Zoey fighting for the same role, borne out of their individual motivations and life goals.

TFC and ABS-CBN Foundation International Invite All to the TFC Unity Cup and Gala 2018 for Bantay Bata

Take part in two great TFC events and help raise funds for the Bantay Bata (Child Watch) program of ABS-CBN Foundation International. On July 30, 2018, play in the TFC Unity Cup 2018 golf tournament. On August 4, 2018, dine and dance at Gala Night with Philippine Concert King and TFC’s First Goodwill Ambassador Martin Nievera.

TFC UNITY CUP 2018 DETAILS

Date: July 30, 2018

Time: Registration at 9:00am | Shotgun at 11:30am

Place: Green Hills Country Club | Millbrae, CA

Format: 2-man Scramble

Limited to 110 golfers

Donation of $200 includes green fee, cart, lunch, dinner, goodie bag and a chance to win raffle prizes worth thousands

Tickets: Call 650-839-3860 or 650-995-1915

Henry Cavill is CIA's Top Assassin in "Mission: Impossible - Fallout"

Paramount Pictures’ new epic action adventure Mission: Impossible – Fallout introduces August Walker, a CIA agent played by Man of Steel’s Henry Cavill who is forced upon Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) by CIA Director Sloane.

“He’s something of a wild card in our story,” says director Christopher McQuarrie. “There’s a great deal of friction between him and Ethan, which comes to a boil over the course of the movie.”

The CIA’s top assassin, Walker also harbors his own dark agenda, says Cavill. “He’s a cleaner; he takes out the people you can’t capture. But beyond that he’s an anarchist.

OPM boy band 1:43 releases romantic wedding song ‘Ikaw Na Nga Talaga’

HIT FILIPINO boy band 1:43 (pronounced as “one forty-three”) has collaborated with no less than the best and finest specialists in the wedding industry for the music video of its newest nuptials-inspired and most romantic single yet, “Ikaw Na Nga Talaga.” 

Singles and soon-to-weds alike might be wondering: How does a man feel when he faces the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with, in front of the altar? This is the theme of “Ikaw Na Nga Talaga,” an exquisitely romantic ode to matrimony that’s been spun into a music video featuring the four charismatic young men of 1:43—Art Artienda, Ced Miranda, Jason Allen Estroso, and Wayne Avellano.  

AdSpark strengthens digital agency capabilities through new leadership

Veteran marketing comms exec Onat Roldan appointed President and CEO

AdSpark Inc, Globe Telecom’s digital advertising subsidiary, has appointed seasoned marketing communications executive Onat Roldan as the company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer effective August 6, 2018.

Onat, as he is fondly called in the digital media world, brings with him 25 years of experience as he takes the helm of AdSpark.

“Digital advertising in the Philippines has gone really huge, and my role now at AdSpark is how to harness the creativity of the talent we have, maximize our potential to be able to open up more opportunities, and make us understand more what the market and the consumers really want. I certainly look forward to working with the AdSpark team and together, we will face the challenge of making AdSpark a true powerhouse in the digital advertising sphere in the Philippines,” he said.

Feel the Rush in SM Cinema with “Skyscraper” and “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”

SM Cinema is bringing two new, intense and exciting releases to movie goers that will give us the massive adrenaline rush!  Glide and get thrilled with Skyscraper and experience ultimate glee with Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again as they hit the big screens this July 2018.  

Dwayne Johnson is back with a new action-packed thriller. Skyscraper follows the story of former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran, Will Sawyer, who now assesses the security of skyscrapers across the globe. In an assignment to the tallest and safest building in the world, The Pearl, the towering structure suddenly catches fire and he is the prime suspect. He must then find the real culprits in order to clear his name while trying to rescue his family who is trapped inside the building.