Ash Christian, filmmaker

and producer, dead at 35

Emmy-winning producer, director and actor Ash Christian has passed away. Variety, Deadline and other outlets reported the entertainment insider died in his sleep on August 13, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. He was only 35 years old.

Prince Harry family move into new home

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have moved into a new family home, a representative for the couple said without providing its location or other details.

NY film fest unveils lineup

This year’s New York Film Festival will be held largely virtually and in outdoor screenings, organizers said while unveiling a lineup featuring new films from Chloe Zhao, Steve McQueen and Azazel Jacobs.

‘Diana’ musical will premiere on Netflix ahead of Broadway

Netflix announced that the “Diana” musical will premiere on the streaming service next year ahead of its opening on the Broadway stage.

Lulu Wang to direct a remake of Kore-eda’s ‘Like Father, Like Son’

Lulu Wang has set her follow up to “The Farewell” with a reimagining of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s acclaimed Japanese family drama, “Like Father, Like Son.”

Moss to star in ‘Mrs. March’

Fresh off the horror hit “The Invisible Man,” Elisabeth Moss is re-teaming with Blumhouse. The Emmy-winning actress and her Love and Squalor Pictures production company are developing the still-unpublished book “Mrs. March” into a feature film, which Blumhouse will back.

Na and Bocelli perform closing song of upcoming war epic

“The Eight Hundred,” an epic Chinese war movie directed by award-winning filmmaker Guan Hu, is slated for release on August 21. Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and Chinese pop singer Na Ying sing the closing song of the film, titled “Remembering.”

(SD-Agencies)