Studio Ghibli Park set to

open in Japan in 2022

Japanese anime-hit factory Studio Ghibli is to open a theme park in 2022 in cooperation with the local Aichi Prefecture government and the Chunichi Shimbun newspaper company.

Psychedelic rock pioneer Roky Erickson dead at 71

Roky Erickson, a brilliant and troubled Texas musician whose band The 13th Floor Elevators pioneered the psych-rock genre, has died, according to a public Facebook post by his brother, Mikel. “The world lost a huge light and an incredible soul,” another brother, Sumner Erickson, told the Austin-American Statesman. “It wasn’t the easiest life, but he’s free of all that now.”

‘Silicon Valley’ to end with

season 6 on HBO

The upcoming sixth season of “Silicon Valley” will be the HBO comedy’s last, reported on Variety.

‘Maria by Callas’ starts

screening

“Maria by Callas,” a 2017 French documentary film about the life and career of opera singer Maria Callas (1923-1977), will be screened in China.

‘X-Men’ ending reshot

“X-Men: Dark Phoenix,” to open in Chinese cinemas on June 6, has undergone lengthy reshoots to change the film’s ending after it was discovered that it bore a striking resemblance to another superhero film that was also in production, Yahoo reported.

HK singer-actress Karen Mok announces retirement from concert touring

Hong Kong singer-actress Karen Mok, who turns 49, wants to venture into the world of musicals and theater when she goes into what she calls the second-half of her career, after her current concert tour ends.

(SD-Agencies)