Spackman sells China distribution rights of 'Life Risking Romance' to Alibaba

SINGAPORE (July 25): Spackman Entertainment Group says that Alibaba Pictures, the flagship unit of Alibaba Group’s entertainment business, has purchased the rights to distribute a film from Spackman’s majority-owned subsidiary, Novus Mediacorp, for an undisclosed sum.

Alibaba Pictures’ distribution rights cover both movie theatres and online platforms in China.

Entitled ‘Life Risking Romance’, the film is a Korean romance thriller presented and co-produced by Novus Mediacorp. It will star Ha Ji-won, Chun Jung-myung and Chen Bolin, and is set to be released in Korea in 4Q16.

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