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US Republican senators confront Netflix over Chinese sci-fi show
Five Republican US senators have confronted Netflix over the streaming giant’s plan to adapt a Chinese sci-fi book trilogy, expressing concern over the original author’s comments about claims of forced labor in Xinjiang. Liu Cixin’s bestselling “The Three-Body Problem,” which tells the story of humanity’s first contact with aliens, is set to become a major Netflix series co-written by the creators of “Game of Thrones.” In a letter to content boss Ted Sarandos, the senators accused Liu of “parroting dangerous [Communist Party] propaganda” and suggested Netflix was “providing a platform to Mr Liu in producing this project.” They highlighted a New Yorker article from last year in which Liu is quoted defending mass internment in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region, where activists say more th...
John Boyega Is Over It Bruv, Airs Out Disney For Its Treatment of Diverse Characters In ‘Stars Wars’ Sequels
Source: Mike Marsland / Getty Disney put the Star Wars films on hiatus after the polarizing The Rise of Skywalker of conclusion, but based on John Boyega’s recent comments from a GQ cover story, there is a good chance he won’t be back, and he is okay with that. Boyega kept his promise that following The Rise of Skywalker’s release, he would keep it one hunnit in regards to how he felt about the franchise and it’s out of pocket fans by throwing shade at Disney and subtle jabs at the Star Wars sequels. Boyega kept that same energy and got very candid with the publication. In the cover feature, the actor voiced his displeasure at how his character Finn was “pushed to the side” following his promising debut in The Force Awakens. He also said that the house of the mouse instead gave “all the nu...
