- Korean Film News
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- Starring SUL Kyung-gu and CHUN Woo-hee, I WANT TO SEE YOUR PARENTS’ FACES Cranks Up
- Currently at the top of his game with hits The Merciless and MEMOIR OF A MURDERER, SUL Kyung-gu’s looks to extend his streak with upcoming film, I Want to See Your Parents’ Faces (translated title) which has completed filming. Director KIM Ji-hoon, previously known for blockbusters such as May 18 (...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Sep 19, 2017
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- SUL Kyung-gu, OH Dal-su, CHUN Woo-hee, MOON So-ri Enter School Bullying Drama
- 20th Century Fox Korea has reported that their forthcoming projects, the school bullying drama I Want to See Your Parents’ Faces (translated title), began production last month on the 29th. The project assembles SUL Kyung-gu, OH Dal-su, CHUN Woo-hee, MOON So-ri and others under director KIM Ji-hoon,...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 23, 2017
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- LEE Sun-kyun Joins Warner Bros.' BAD POLICE
- New Thriller from THE MAN FROM NOWHERE Director Shortly after completing production on their third picture, the North Korea-themed thriller V.I.P. by PARK Hoon-jung, Warner Bros. is embarking on their next project, which will be the thriller Bad Police (translated title). Directed by LEE Jeong-beom ...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 24, 2017
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- Scott Free Eyeing Potential THE WAILING Remake
- NA Hong-jin’s critical and commercial smash THE WAILING is being eyed up for a potential US remake. Fox International Production (FIP) Korea is in talks with Scott Free, the production banner of acclaimed filmmaker Ridley Scott, to develop an English-language version of the horror-thriller. KIM Ho-s...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 31, 2017
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- Fox Wraps Production on THE PROXY SOLDIERS
- Following the breakout success of NA Hong-jin’s THE WAINING last year, which bowed Out of Competition at the Cannes Film Festival and welcomed almost seven million admissions at home, 20th Century Fox have wrapped production on their fifth Korean production, The Proxy Soldiers. The big-budget Joseon...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 31, 2017
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- THE WAILING Gears Up for March Bow in Japan
- NA Hong-jin’s horror-thriller hit THE WAILING will bow before Japanese audiences on March 11th next year. The film debuted internationally in Out of Competition at the Cannes Film Festival this year and became a significant hit for distributor 20th Century Fox in May when it attracted 6.88 million v...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 01, 2016
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- CJ Pitches SUPERFAN With Ivanhoe and SKE
- CJ Pitches SUPERFAN With Ivanhoe and SKEBaseball Drama Follows Fandom of LEE Sung-woo CJ Entertainment is on board to finance and produce the baseball movie Superfan, along with Ivanhoe Pictures and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. From a script by KIM Young-il, the film will be based on the true life s...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 07, 2016
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- More Territories Call Out to THE WAILING
- NA Hong-jin’s Cannes Horror-Thriller Sells for FINECUT After its terrific reception at the Cannes Film Festival, where it bowed Out of Competition, and strong returns at the Korean box office, NA Hong-jin’s horror-thriller THE WAILING continues to sell well for international sales agent FINECUT. F...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 20, 2016
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- THE WAILING Calls to French-Speaking Europe, China
- FINECUT Locks Deal Ahead of Cannes Bow After scoring North American distribution last week ahead of its international premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where it will screen in Out of Competition section on May 18th, NA Hong-jin’s THE WAILING has locked new deals with European distributor Metrop...
- by Pierce Conran / May 13, 2016
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- Well Go USA Hears THE WAILING
- Cannes-bound NA Hong-jin Thriller Books May 27 US Release NA Hong-jin’s highly-anticipated thriller THE WAILING, which will debut in Out of Competition at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18th, has been picked up for North American distribution by Well Go USA. The distributor will release the film o...
- by Pierce Conran / May 10, 2016