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China Delays Release of 'Spider-Man: Homecoming,' 'Valerian'

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'Spider-Man: Homecoming'

The move suggests that China's media regulators have reinstated their infamous blackout on Hollywood film imports during the lucrative summer moviegoing season.

Spider-Man: Homecoming's worldwide box-office dominance is missing one major piece of the global puzzle: China.

So far in 2017, most major Hollywood tentpoles have opened in China day-and-date with North America, or just shortly after their U.S. debut. But sources in Beijing say Sony's Spider-Man: Homecoming has yet to be given an official release date, which means it is unlikely to open in the world's second-largest film market until at least August.

The same goes for 20th Century Fox’s War for The Planet of the Apes, opening in North America on Friday, and Luc Besson's Valerian, set for a North American debut on July 21.

In an increasingly integrated — and still piracy-vulnerable — global entertainment landscape, release delays have been known to erode box office significantly.

The uncertainty surrounding these much-anticipated tentpoles is the clearest indication yet that Beijing's media regulators intend to reinstate their infamous blackout on foreign film imports during the lucrative summer moviegoing season.

Facing a slowdown in box-office growth, regulators cut the blackout season short in 2016, allowing a handful of U.S. studio titles into the market in late July and August. Some had speculated that China might abolish the summer blackout practice altogether this year, since Washington and Beijing trade officials are currently engaged in a high-stakes renegotiation of the U.S. film industry's terms of doing business in China. Allergic to the notion of American pop culture dominance, Beijing employs various means — including quotas, reduced revenue shares and blackouts — to limit Hollywood's access to the massive mainland Chinese theatrical market. The United States Trade Representative office, with the MPPA's urging, is understood to be pushing hard for China to give up such practices.

'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets': What the Critics Are Saying

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'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets'

THR's Todd McCarthy writes, "The Razzies don't need to wait until the end of the year to anoint a winner for 2017," but some critics found more to like about Luc Besson's sci-fi epic.

Are the reviews for Luc Besson's Valerian out of this world?

The adaptation of the French comic Valerian et Laureline stars Dane DeHaan as the adventurer Valerian and Cara Delevingne as his partner Laureline, who find themselves on an enormous space station called Alpha, home to thousands of species.

Valerian, which is set to open July 21 opposite Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, is considered a big gamble for Besson, who has dreamed of making the film for decades, back to his Fifth Element days. (He has maintained the financial risk to his EuropaCorp is minimal, thanks to foreign presales.) Sizzle reels and trailers at conventions around the country over the past year have wowed with their effects, but according to reviews out Monday, the dazzling 3D isn't enough to win over many critics.

The Hollywood Reporter's Todd McCarthy has a lot to say about the film, but really, the first paragraph of his reivew sort of says it all: "The Razzies don't need to wait until the end of the year to anoint a winner for 2017. The Golden Turkey Awards should be republished with a new cover. Euro-trash is back, while sci-fi will need to lick its wounds for a while. Dane DeHaan, who has starred in two of the most egregiously bloated misfires of the year with A Cure for Wellness and now this, should do a couple of indie films, while Cara Delevingne needs to learn there is more to acting than smirking and eye-rolling. Rihanna should pretend this never happened. And the Hollywood studio chiefs can breathe easy that, this time, at least, they'll escape blame for making a giant summer franchise picture that nobody wants to see, since this one's a French import."......

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Priyanka Chopra set to co-own franchise in Super Boxing League?

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Actress Priyanka Chopra is likely to join the Super Boxing League as the co-owner of the North-East franchise.

Actress Priyanka Chopra, who played the role of a boxer in MC Mary Kom biopic, may co-own the North-East franchise in the Super Boxing League (SBL). A source has revealed that the actress is in talks to join SBL and the official announcement will be made soon. This is indeed a great news for all PeeCee fans. Many stars have shown their interest in the boxing league.

"Talks are at the final stage and we are very keen on having Priyanka on board. She is one of the most versatile actors in Bollywood and her association with boxing will help us create the much-needed hype for Super Boxing League. We will soon make an official announcement for the same," a source from SBL told IANS.

SBL is marking the beginning of its first season from Friday by bringing in Bollywood celebrities as team co-owners for its franchises. Suniel Shetty along with Rana Daggubati of "Baahubali" fame are the co-owners of Bahubali Boxers, the team from South India......

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Deepika Padukone looks ethereal and elegant in this latest photoshoot

Actress Deepika Padukone will next be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati.

Actress Deepika Padukone, who will next be seen sharing the screen space with actors Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s directorial venture Padmavati, has recently shot for a jewellery brand. The actress looked like a princess in regal dresses and gown. She is seen wearing traditional and modern jewellery. In one of the pictures, the dimpled beauty is seen donning a pink off-shoulder gown. She completed her look with diamond dangling earrings.....

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