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Dragon Ball Gt doesnt have the best reputation in the grander scope of Dragon Ball properties, but this doesnt mean that its not without its triumphs.Gt picks up five years after Dragon Ball Zs ten-year time-skip epilogue, yet its introductory episodes skew more to a younger audience than the more mature crowd who loved Dragon Ball Z. Dragon Ball Gt takes great strides to recapture the original Dragon Balls lighthearted energy by turning Goku back into a child and prioritizing silly adventures over suspenseful combat.

Dragon Ball Gt had enough foresight to recognize that their original plan wasnt working and to pivot to more action-oriented storytelling. This means that it takes Dragon Ball Gt a little time to find its rhythm, but once it does, theres some exceptional combat on display that can hold its own with both Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z. Many of these fights showcase...

Exclusive: Renowned martial arts filmmaker, stunt coordinator and performer, and action director Andy Cheng (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) has been tapped to direct a feature adaptation of Shadow Ghost, the comic book written and illustrated by kung fu master and Fifth Ring Studios founder Sifu Kurtis Fujita, for Atchity Productions (The Meg franchise).

Shadow Ghost is described as modern, spellbinding coming-of-age story about a young man embarking on a quest to uncover the secrets surrounding an otherworldly martial arts hero. His journey into the realm of Kung Fu intertwines his fate with that of the enigmatic legend where he will fulfill a centuries-old destiny.

“We are thrilled to have Andy Cheng on board to direct the Shadow Ghost film,” said Atchity Productions CEO, Dr. Ken Atchity. “His unparalleled experience and passion for martial arts cinema make him the ideal choice to capture the essence of the Shadow Ghost saga.

The 28th edition of the Shanghai TV Festival wrapped up on Friday with its Magnolia Awards presented to a range of TV drama series, documentaries and animation programs. The drama awards were dominated by two shows “A Lifelong Journey” and “Bright Future.”

“A Lifelong Journey,” adapted from a novel of the same name by Liang Xiaosheng, tells the story of three generations of one family in China’s Northeast as time moves from the late Cultural Revolution period through to the country’s reform and opening up. With a starry cast and broadcasters including CCTV-1 and Jiangsu Satellite TV, the show is reported to have attracted 310 million viewers at the beginning of 2022. In mainland China, it ran for 58 episodes, while in Hong Kong it played in 35 parts.

“Bright Future” is a 24-part CCTV-1 political drama which tells the story of a local official who united his county.

Chinese sci-fi also shone at the awards.

Period comedy-drama is a big screen adaptation of long-running hit play about writing of Cyrano de Bergerac.

Gaumont has announced a raft of deals on Alexis Michalik’s period comedy-drama Edmond, reimagining the colourful world and events surrounding the writing of the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand in 1897.

The film has sold to Austria (Prokino/Filmladen), Belgium and the Netherlands (Athena), Germany (Prokino), Denmark, Finland and Norway (Studio S Entertainment/Another World), Sweden (Studio S Entertainment/Njuta), Greece (Odeon), Italy (Officine Ubu), Portugal (Cinemundo), Spain (A Contracorriente), Switzerland (Impuls), the Balkans (Dexin Film) and Romania (Independenta).

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