Following is a abstract of present leisure information briefs.

‘Netflix Effect’ lifts Korean content material however market management worries develop

When Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos visits South Korea this week he’ll discover an leisure trade that has achieved international fame by way of hits corresponding to “Squid Game” and “The Glory”, but additionally rising worries concerning the service’s results on the native market. South Korea has created a few of Netflix’s greatest exhibits, which have change into synonymous with the broader worldwide success of the nation’s cultural exports and spurred the Californian firm to speculate $2.5 billion in native content material.

Elated music followers pitch up for Glastonbury, await Elton John

Tens of 1000’s of music followers streamed into Worthy Farm in southwest England on Wednesday firstly of Glastonbury, the beloved music competition that can characteristic Elton John, Guns N’ Roses and the Arctic Monkeys this weekend. Elated followers wore solar hats and lugged tenting gear to the location of the world’s greatest open-air arts and music competition, primed to witness a whole lot of acts over 5 days culminating in British singer Elton John’s final ever UK present on Sunday night time.

US Supreme Court revives toy inventor’s lawsuit over Disney ‘Toy Story 3’ bear

The U.S. Supreme Court dominated on Tuesday that Disney should face a New Jersey toy creator’s lawsuit that claimed the corporate violated her trademark rights with its character Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear from the blockbuster 2010 movie “Toy Story 3.” The justices threw out a decrease court docket’s ruling that Disney was protected in opposition to the lawsuit from Randice-Lisa Altschul’s Diece-Lisa Industries by the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment protections for freedom of speech.

‘Dahmer’ producer Ryan Murphy plans to depart Netflix for Disney – Bloomberg News

Hit tv author and producer Ryan Murphy is planning to depart Netflix to hitch Walt Disney, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing individuals conversant in the matter. Murphy is understood for his creation of hits from “Glee” to “9-1-1” and “American Horror Story” and serial-killer sequence “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” which turned one among Netflix’s most-watched sequence of all time.

‘And Just Like That’: Carrie Bradshaw is again for spinoff season two

Carrie Bradshaw is again navigating love in New York City as soon as once more in season two of “And Just Like That,” the place an previous flame comes again into her life. The common sequel to the hit present “Sex and The City” returns to screens this week, as Carrie, with the help of her friends – previous and new – embraces single life after being widowed in season one.

Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ problem: Originals aren’t breaking massive on the field workplace

Pixar, the studio that launched the world to blockbuster franchises “Toy Story,” “Monsters, Inc” and “Cars,” has an issue: an unique movie it spent seven years nurturing bombed on the field workplace. The weak opening of “Elemental” this weekend has thrust the Walt Disney-owned animation pioneer into unfamiliar territory: being a laggard amongst rivals. Universal’s “The Super Mario Bros.” film and Sony’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” each animated movies, have racked up massive ticket gross sales this yr.

‘Secret Invasion,’ a Marvel mini-series with no ‘superhero answer’

Samuel L. Jackson is grateful that Marvel determined to not depict his position because the spy Nick Fury as a “swagalicious one-eyed guy that knows everything that will kill you in a hot minute.” “He’s vulnerable and kind of finding his way in this,” Jackson advised Reuters about his character, the protagonist with the attention patch within the TV motion sequence “Secret Invasion.”

(With inputs from businesses.)