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South Korea’s Plus M Entertainment arrives at the 2025 Berlin European Film Market (EFM) with a star-studded lineup led by “Squid Game 2” actor Kang Ha-neul in crime thriller “Yadang: The Snitch” and an international cast including Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, and “Squid Game” actor Hoyeon in Na Hong-jin’s “Hope.”

“Yadang: The Snitch,” from the producers behind record-breaking hit “12:12 The Day” and “Inside Men,” follows professional informants called “yadang” who provide covert information about the drug world to prosecutors and police. When a drug bust at a party attended by high-profile second-generation VIPs leads to a dangerous conspiracy, a seasoned yadang must fight to survive. The film pairs Kang with “Exhuma” star Yoo Hai-jin and “The World of the Married” actor Park Hae-joon.

“Train to Busan” director Yeon Sang-ho returns with “The Ugly,” a mystery thriller starring “Harbin” lead Park Jeong-min and “Parasyte: The Grey” actor Kwon Hae-hyo,...

Sir Ridley Scott claims his Bee Gees biopic has been set aside after Paramount Pictures "charged the goalposts".The 87-year-old filmmaker has been attached to the film exploring the life and career of the 'Stayin' Alive' hitmakers, but despite being "scheduled to begin shooting in early 2025", the project has now stalled.Scott told GQ magazine: "The deal — the studio changed the goalposts. I said, ‘You can’t do that.’ They insisted."I said, ‘Well, I’m going to warn you, I will walk, because I will go on to the next movie.’ They didn’t believe me, and I did.”Scott - known for his work on the likes of 'Gladiator', 'Blade Runner', the 'Alien' franchise and more - insisted while he knows he's "expensive", he's worth the money.He added: "I was being asked to go too far. And I said, ‘No. Next!

In a grim turn of events, two drummers for The Bee Gees have died within less than a week. Dennis Bryon, who played on many of the group’s biggest hits, passed away at the age of 76 on November 14th. Just days later, earlier drummer Colin “Smiley” Petersen died at 78 years old on November 18th.

According to The New York Times, former Bee Gees member Blue Weaver first announced Bryon’s death on Facebook this past Thursday. The two musicians were also in the UK bands Amen Corner and Fair Weather together.

Born in Cardiff, Wales on April 14th, 1949, Bryon started drumming as a teenager and found success in the UK with Amen Corner before joining the Bee Gees in 1973 — just as the band was about to go disco.

Some of the group’s hits featuring Bryon’s percussion include “Stayin’ Alive,” “Night Fever,” “More Than a Woman,” “How Deep Is Your Love,...

Put on your favorite Bee Gees song. What catches your attention first? In the opening moments of “Stayin’ Alive,” “Night Fever,” or “More Than a Woman,” before the golden harmonies of the brothers Gibb come in, it’s probably the disco backbeat running through the whole song. And you can thank the late Dennis Bryon for that.

Bryon, who died at age 76 on Nov. 14, according to The New York Times, joined the Bee Gees in the early 1970s and stayed in the band through 1980 — a tenure that matches up precisely with their most successful era.