Johnny Depp meets fans at 'Transcendence' red carpet event in Beijing
American actor Johnny Depp has been continuing his tour of Beijing today after officially launching his first trip to China with a number of media events through yesterday.
The "Pirates of the Caribbean" star is here in Beijing to promote his new film "Trancendence."
As part of his promotional tour, Depp has made a stop in Beijing's popular 798 Art District, where he wowed his fans and the media by showing off some of his Chinese-language tatoos.
"Johnny Depp treats his fans well. He is handsome. He likes kids. He is kind. And he is handsome!"
Taiwan singer David Tao was also among those who stopped by to see Depp on Monday.
"I always say that Johnny Depp is my favorite pirate. Although we see him on screen all the time and are familiar with his acting achievements, we didn't realize that he is also a great musician."
As part of his media event in 798 yesterday, Depp also showed off a self-described "chick's ring" he was wearing, a move which observers are suggesting is his undeclared engagement to 27-year old American actress Amber Heard.
As part of his time here in Beijing, Depp is set to take in a concert, as well as taking a tour through Beijing's old Hutong neighborhoods.
His new film, "Transcendence," is set to hit Chinese screens on April 18th.
"The White-Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom" theme song released in memory of Leslie Cheung
Today marks the 11th anniversary of the death of legendary Hong Kong singer and actor Leslie Cheung.
In memory of the late icon, Bona Film Group has released Leslie's original song "White haired Beauty" as the theme song for the new 3D Chinese action film "The White-Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom".
"White Haired Beauty" is the original song for the 1993 version of the film, which stars Leslie Cheung and Brigitte Lin in the leading roles.
Bona Film Group says using the song as the theme for the remake is a great tribute to Leslie Cheung.
Bona Film has reportedly spent over 6-figures to aquire the copyright for the song, which was held by another label.
The forthcoming Chinese wuxia 3D film is adapted from Liang Yusheng's novel of the same name.
It stars Fan Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming and Vincent Zhao.
The film is expected to hit Chinese theatres on April 25th.
Frozen becomes top grossing animated film in history
The Disney animated film 'Frozen' has now become the top-grossing animated film in box office history.
The hit musical from the end of last year has now made 1.072-billion US dollars worldwide.
This has surpassed the previous record of 1.063-billion was set in 2010 by 'Toy Story 3.'
'Frozen,' which is loosely based on the Hans Christian Anderson fairytale "The Snow Queen" is now the 10th biggest grossing film in box office history, regardless of genre.
However, the double-Oscar winner may not hold the record for long, as the 'Lego Movie' is hot on its heels.
That picture, which came out in February, is the first this year to gross 400-million US dollars globally.
There are still many countries the 'Lego Movie' has not been released yet.
Pharrell Williams joins "The Voice" in season 7
Grammy-award winning singer and producer Pharrell Williams is set to join the NBC talent show, "The Voice" as a coach for the seventh season.
Pharrell is going to replace longtime judge Cee Lo Green.
Williams will join country singer Blake Shelton, 'Maroon 5' frontman Adam Levine and pop singer Christina Aguilera on the season-seven panel this coming fall.
Pharrell has seen his star rise over the past year as a collaborator on Robin Thicke's smash hit "Blurred Lines" and Daft Punk's Grammy-winning track "Get Lucky."
Williams was also nominated for an Oscar for his own track "Happy," which is the lead song from the "Despicable Me 2" soundtrack, which he himself produced.
Elton John to marry long-time partner David Furnish in May
Pop icon Elton John says is planning to tie the knot with long-time partner David Furnish now Britain has legalized gay marriage.
Elton John has told NBC's The "Today" show they plan to marry "very quietly."
For his part, David Furnish is being quoted saying an intimate ceremony will take place sometime in May.
The couple, who have two children together, entered into a civil union in 2005.
A new law legalizing same-sex marriage took effect in England and Wales on Saturday.
Civil Unions have been legal there since 2005.