IT’S one of the most popular Christmas songs of all time and now “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is being turned into a film.
Mariah Carey announced the news on Twitter to her 17.6 million followers.
She wrote: “My song is becoming a movie! You’re the first to hear about this exciting news.”
It will be out for the Christmas holiday season at the end of the year and will be called “All I Want.”
In it she lies on a sofa in festive pajamas stroking a small Jack Russell dog who seems to be trying to run away. There’s also a clue to what the animated film will look like in the shape of a copy of her book version of the song.
On the cover is a girl who looks like a young Mariah holding a similar dog to the singer standing in a snow-filled field surrounded by white-topped pine trees.
The timing of the announcement was not lost on some of her fans.
Others could not contain their excitement and mild confusion.
It will be produced by Universal Studios Home Entertainment and looks unlikely to get a full cinema rollout.
The story of the film will follow her book called “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” In it a young Mariah sees a puppy named Princess at the pet store and suddenly knows exactly what she wants for Christmas. She then has to prove she can look after the badly behaved dog called Jack.
The song was originally released in 1994 and has sold more than 14 million copies.
In 2016 Cheap Eddie Jackson Jersey , more than two decades later, it was the year’s most streamed holiday single.
Promotional material for the Chinese version of South Korean variety show Running Man Photo: IC
The Chinese version of popular South Korean variety show Running Man announced on its Sina Weibo on Monday that it was changing its name to Keep Running. The name change sparked suspicions online that the move could be related to a rumored ban on South Korean shows that seems to have started in August 2016 when tensions between the two countries increased due to South Korea's plan to deploy the THAAD system.
Despite netizens' suspicions, the Sina Weibo post seemed to imply that the change is just "an upgrade" for the show's fifth season.
This is not the first case either. Name changes for Chinese versions of South Korean variety shows have become more frequent over the past few months in China, with reality show Infinite Show changing to Our Challenge in October and singing competition shows King of Mask Singer changing to Mask Singer in August and I Am A Singer changing to Singer when its latest season began broadcasting in January.
Moreover, these changes have not been limited to variety shows with South Korean roots, but also include productions co-produced by the two countries, according to a report from the Korea Joongang Daily on February 9.
The report quoted an anonymous source "involved in cultural projects in China" who said China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) held a meeting at the end of last year with producers "to halt joint productions with South Korean companies or programs involving South Korean entertainers."
China's official stance so far has been to deny the rumors that such a ban exists.
At a press conference in November 2016, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially denied that such a ban existed, saying that "China remains positive about people-to-people and cultural exchanges with the Republic of Korea."
Copyright issues
Xiao Yu (pseudonym), a Chinese reality show director who has been working in the industry for four years, told the Global Times on Monday that her team was recently told by her supervisors to avoid working with South Korean teams.
"Even though we have cooperated with producers of many foreign shows recently, we were specifically told to avoid cooperating with South Korean production teams. As far as I know, we are not allowed to use South Korean directors or scriptwriters," Xiao said.
However, in Xiao's opinion, the recent name changes did not necessarily happen because of the rumored ban.
"This may also have taken place because the Chinese producers of these shows may have ceased licensing the copyright to these shows from South Korean producers," Xiao said. "Copyrights are expensive."
Extended impact
The alienation of South Korea entertainment seems to have extended from TV to other areas such as films, TV dramas and live performances.
In recent years, Sino-South Korean co-produced films had become a major trend, especially after the two nations signed a co-production treaty in July 2014.
However, the latter months of 2016 saw few such co-productions heading to cinemas in China. And even those that did make it to theaters downplayed their South Korean connections. For example, Chinese comedy Scandal Maker, a remake of a South Korean film, was directed by South Korean director Ahn Byeong-ki, yet there was little mention of this background when it was released in the mainland in November.
Live performances have been impacted as well.
According to a February 8 report from South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, following cancellations of performances from South Korean lyric coloratura soprano Jo Sumi and pianist Paik Kun-woo, ballerina Kim Ji-young was replaced as the lead role in the Shanghai Ballet's Swan Lake.
Kim was supposed to perform in China in April, but the Korea National Ballet said Kim was told that she would not be performing earlier this month with no further explanations given.
According to the report, Jo was scheduled to tour Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai starting from February 19, yet she has yet to receive a visa. Meanwhile, Paik's co-performance with the Guiyang Symphony Orchestra, which was planned for March 18, was also canceled.
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