- Korean Film News
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- MIDNIGHT Invited to NYAFF and Fantasia
- Korean Horror Title with Jin Kijoo Scores International SalesMidnight, the new Korean horror film which launched simultaneously online and in theaters in Korea on June 30, has lined up a raft of festival invitations and sales to 11 international territories.From debut director Kwon Ohseung, the film...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 12, 2021
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- SEOBOK Books July Release in Japan
- Star-Driven Korean Sci-fi Seeks Global AudienceSEOBOK, the new action-drama starring GONG Yoo and PARK Bo-bum, is set to bow in Japan, where it will open theatrically on this summer on July 16.The third feature film from director LEE Yong-ju, who previously made the horror film Possessed (2009) and ...
- by KIM Bo-ra / May 10, 2021
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- Stars Align for Ensemble Romcom HAPPY NEW YEAR
- LIM Yoon-a, HAN Ji-min, KANG Ha-neul and More Cast in KWAK Jae-yong’s LatestMy Sassy Girl (2001) filmmaker KWAK Jae-yong is returning to the director’s chair for the ensemble romantic comedy Happy New Year (literal title) from CJ Entertainment, which has assembled a dizzying cast of popular Korean a...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 27, 2021
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- KIM Woo-bin, RYU Jun-yeol and KIM Tae-ri Wrap 2-Part ALIEN
- Latest CHOI Dong-hoon Blockbuster Completes 13-Month ShootDirector CHOI Dong-hoon has been busy at work on his latest project, the two-part sci-fi-action film Alien (translated title), and after kicking off filming in March last year, the simultaneously shot films completed their shoots on April 17 ...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 26, 2021
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- N.E.W. Films to Be Co-Financed by Library Pictures
- Library Pictures, a US-based entity that finances content in the entertainment sector, has entered into a three-year pact with Next Entertainment World (N.E.W.) to co-finance a slate of Korean-language properties.The investment will cover films currently in pre-production and projects to be develope...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 26, 2021
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- SEOBOK to Debut Simultaneously in Theaters and Online on April 15
- CJ to Debut SF Drama in Cinemas and on TVING ServiceThe highly anticipated sci-fi drama SEOBOK, featuring GONG Yoo and PARK Bo-gum and with Architecture 101 (2012) director LEE Yong-ju at the helm, has been scheduled for release on April 15. In a first for distributor CJ Entertainment, the film will...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 05, 2021
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- IU Joins Star-Studded Cast of KOREEDA Hirokazu’s BROKER
- Korean star IU (aka LEE Ji-eun), one of the biggest names in the country’s entertainment scene, has set her sights on the arthouse world after signing on to appear in Broker, the Korean language debut of acclaimed Japanese filmmaker KOREEDA Hirokazu. The singer-turned-actress joins a cast that alrea...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 18, 2021
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- HYUN Bin, YOO Hae-jin and IM Yoon-a Return for CONFIDENTIAL ASSIGNMENT 2
- HYUN Bin, YOO Hae-jin and IM Yoon-a have all signed on to reunite in Confidential Assignment 2: International (translated title), the sequel to the hit 2017 action-comedy. Joining them in the franchise will be Daniel HENNEY and JIN Seon-kyu. Assuming the director’s role for this second outing is The...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 28, 2021
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- BELIEVER Director LEE Hae-young Begins Shoot on Spy Thriller PHANTOM
- Filming for the upcoming Japanese Occupation Era spy film Phantom (translated title) kicked off on January 4. Believer (2018) filmmaker LEE Hae-young is in the director’s chair and his cast includes stars SUL Kyung-gu, PARK So-dam, LEE Ha-nee, PARK Hae-soo, SEO Hyun-woo and KIM Dong-hee. LEE’s film ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 11, 2021
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- Scripted Series THE CURSED Gets Movie Spinoff
- According to distributor CJ Entertainment, The Cursed: Repeat (translated title), a movie spinoff of the YEON Sang-ho-scripted tvN series The Cursed, has wrapped production after three months of filming. Principal photography began on September 9 and was completed on December 5. The Cursed, which or...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 18, 2020