CRAZY ROMANCE Advances to 22 Foreign Markets

The hit romcom Crazy Romance, starring KONG Hyo-jin and KIM Rae-won, is set to continue entertaining audiences overseas after reportedly closing deals with 22 foreign markets, according to international sales agent CONTENTS PANDA. KONG (Door Lock, 2018) plays ...

October to Welcome KONG Hyo-jin and KIM Rae-won’s CRAZY ROMANCE

KONG Hyo-jin and KIM Rae-won will storm the screen next month in the romantic comedy Crazy Romance. The film marks the feature debut of KIM Han-gyeol, a graduate of Konkuk University known for her award-winning shorts A Perfect Sight (2009), Chatter (2011) and...

CHA Seung-won Returns to Comedy Genre for Chuseok Holidays

CHA Seung-won is returning to screens next month in the Chuseok holiday title CHEER UP, MR. LEE, the latest comedy-drama from LUCK-KEY (2016) director LEE Gae-byok. CHEER UP, MR. LEEfeatures CHA as Cheol-soo, a simple-minded man with good looks and a strong ph...

THE VILLAINESS Headed for the Small Screen

JUNG Byung-gil’s Cannes-invited action-thriller The Villainess (2017) will be adapted for the small screen in the United States. The film’s distributor Contents Panda revealed that they have signed a deal with Skybound Entertainment to produce a series based o...

CONTENTS PANDA Finds Global Buyers for UNDERDOG

Korean sales agent CONTENTS PANDA has announced a slew of deals for its new animated title Underdog. The film, from the people behind the 2011 animated hit Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild, has found buyers across North America, Europe and Asia, where viewers will ...

SWING KIDS to Dance Its Way into 23 Countries

KANG Hyoung-chul’s hotly anticipated fourth film Swing Kids, which is one of three major local releases timed for the end-of-year season, has been picked up for distribution in 23 foreign countries ahead of its domestic release date. Following the film’s Korea...

RAMPANT to Spread Across 4 Continents in 19 Countries

Upcoming period zombie action film Rampant is gearing up for a global launch after international sales company CONTENTS PANDA announced that the film had already lined up theatrical releases in 19 countries across four continents. HYUN Bin leads the film, whic...

57 Nations to Take a Look at THE WITNESS

Korean thriller The Witness, one of the top-performing titles of the summer, has also become a top global seller for sales agent Contents Panda. The outfit announced that the film has been picked up for distribution in 57 territories. The first international s...

YEON Sang-ho Moving Forward with TRAIN TO BUSAN Sequel

Director YEON Sang-ho has announced that he is currently working on a follow-up to his enormously successful 2016 zombie action-drama TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016). Under the working title Peninsula, the sequel is currently being scripted and is aiming for a productio...

HERSTORY Received Global Summons

Well Go USA Picks Up Comfort Woman Drama for North America Korean sales outfit Contents Panda has secured several deals for its comfort woman drama Herstory. The latest work by director MIN Kyu-dong, the film bowed in domestic theaters on June 27. Distributor ...