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From Deal Frenzy to Decoupling: Is the China-Hollywood Romance Officially Over? Patrick Brzeski
Nomadland at the 93rd Oscars, Disney began tiptoeing around potential land mines with regard to China, the director’s home country and the studio’s most important international market. “Please note in your ongoing coverage of
Nomadland that Chloé Zhao is a Chinese filmmaker,” an executive for Disney-owned Searchlight emailed members of the Hollywood press on March 4. “You may accurately refer to her as Chinese or a Chinese National.”
A number of news outlets, including
The New York Times, had mistakenly referred to Zhao as Asian American, but the bluntness and blanket nature of the proviso was conspicuous. As it would turn out, Disney had abundant reason to be concerned over how the provenance and perceived allegiances of its rising star director, who was also helming the studio’s forthcoming $200 million Marvel tentpole
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Board Is Comprised of Six Industry Experts Including New Members John Chiang, Ian Rogoff and Margaret Peggy Taylor
New Members Will Bring Additional Perspectives to Help the Company Broaden and Validate Business, Marketing and Fundraising Strategies
Faraday Future (FF), a California-based global shared intelligent mobility ecosystem company, announced three new members to its strategic Advisory Board today including John Chiang, Ian Rogoff and Margaret Peggy Taylor. The Board is now made up of six civic and business leaders who will serve as trusted advisors to FF.
The Advisory Board serves as a sounding board for critical elements at FF such as fundraising, publicity and product planning. Being leaders in their respective fields, the Advisory Board members help to ensure FF product, technologies and business strategies are fully vetted before being released to the public.