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KIM Jee-woon to Return with French-Korean Co-Produced Series
Following last year’s Japanese sci-fi action noir anime adaptation Illang: The Wolf Brigade, Director KIM Jee-woon is gearing up for his next project, which will be a co-produced French and Korean series called Klaus 47. Extreme Job star LEE Ha-nee is currentl...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Aug 23, 2019
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YOUN Yuh-jung and HAN Ye-ri to Make Hollywood Debuts Alongside Steven YEUN
Korean stars YOUN Yuh-jung and HAN Ye-ri are set to make their Hollywood debuts in the upcoming film Minari. They will co-star with Steven YEUN, who is also making his debut as an executive producer with the project. The film will be directed by Isaac CHUNG an...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Jul 19, 2019
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TRAIN TO BUSAN Sequel Goes into Production
Peninsula (translated title), the hotly anticipated follow-up to the global horror-thriller hit TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016), entered production on June 24. YEON Sang-ho is once again in the director’s chair while the brand-new cast features GANG Dong-won, LEE Jung-h...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Jul 10, 2019
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RA Mi-ran, GIM Mu-yeol and NA Moon-hee Campaign for HONEST CANDIDATE
Actors RA Mi-ran, GIM Mu-yeol, NA Moon-hee and YUN Gyeong-ho have joined forces for the upcoming election comedy Honest Candidate (translated title), which entered production on June 15. The film is the latest from Finding Mr. Destiny (2010) and The Bros (2017...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Jun 26, 2019
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RYOO Seung-wan Plots ESCAPE with KIM Yun-seok, ZO In-sung
Action maestro RYOO Seung-wan is preparing to get back in the director’s chair with Escape (working title), a new action-drama that could see him work for the first time with actors KIM Yun-seok and ZO In-sung, who are considering offers to star in the film. C...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Jun 20, 2019
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Finecut Launches Sales for THE BATTLE OF JANGSARI in Cannes
Korean sales boutique Finecut recently picked up the international sales rights of the upcoming Korean War drama The Battle of Jangsari. Featuring K-pop star Min-ho (ILLANG : THE WOLF BRIGADE, 2018) and Hollywood actress Megan FOX, and co-directed by KWAK Kyun...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : May 24, 2019
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SWING KIDS and BEAUTIFUL DAYS to Bookend Florence Korean Film Festival
The Florence Korean Film Fest 2019, which will take place from March 21st to the 29th, has revealed this year’s lineup. Opening the program will be KANG Hyoung-cheol’s Korean War-era tap dance musical war drama Swing Kids, while Jero YUN’s Beautiful Days, the ...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Mar 14, 2019
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JUNG Woo-sung to Make Feature Director Debut with AGENT SCHOLAR
Korean superstar JUNG Woo-sung has ventured behind the camera before for several short films, but the actor now appears set to make his feature-length filmmaking debut. JUNG’s first film as director will be the Joseon Era action drama Agent Scholar (working ti...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Mar 04, 2019
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SONG Ji-hyo and GIM Mu-yeol Start Filming DAUGHTER
SONG Ji-hyo and GIM Mu-yeol recently signed on to headline the upcoming film Daughter (working title). The mystery-thriller went into production on February 13 and marks the feature-length directing debut of short filmmaker SOHN Won-pyung. The film follows the...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Feb 23, 2019
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BEASTS THAT CLING TO THE STRAW Wraps Production
The star-studded upcoming thriller Beasts that Cling to the Straw (translated title), featuring JEON Do-yeon, JUNG Woo-sung, YOUN Yuh-jung and BAE Sung-woo, completed production on November 30 in Jeonju following three months of filming. New director KIM Yong-...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Dec 14, 2018
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