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- HA Ji-won Mulling Big Screen Return in COLLATERAL
- Actress HA Ji-won is mulling a return to the big screen with the project Collateral (translated title), a JK Films production which will mark the sophomore work of director KANG Dae-gyu. The male lead will be played by veteran character actor SUNG Dong-il. Collateral will follow a man with a loose m...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 07, 2019
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- ALONG WITH THE GODS Turns Its Attention to South America
- As Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days lays waste to box office charts at home and across Asia, the fantasy epic and its predecessor Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017) are now looking to add to their list of international conquests, as the pair of films have confirmed theatrical releases i...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 13, 2018
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- KIM Yong-hwa Teams up with Stan Lee for Superhero Film
- Korean filmmaker KIM Yong-hwa is looking to partner with POW! Entertainment, the production company co-founded by Marvel Universe mastermind Stan Lee, for Prodigal, a superhero tale focused on paternal love that will mark his first Hollywood foray. If final discussions are successful, KIM’s visual e...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 03, 2017
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- Lotte Goes ALONG WITH THE GODS at Asian Film Market
- Along With The Gods – The Two Worlds, the first installment in an ambitious two-part fantasy series, was launched by distributor Lotte Entertainment at the Asian Film Market, that took place during this year’s 22nd Busan International Film Festival. From hit director KIM Yong-hwa, known for 200 Poun...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 20, 2017
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- 1st Part of ALONG WITH THE GODS Confirmed for Summer 2017
- Just before the new year, the people behind the upcoming two-part fantasy blockbuster Along with the Gods released the first image from the film and also revealed that the first installment of the film was confirmed for a Summer 2017 release with the second part that would follow at some point in 20...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 04, 2017
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- TRAIN TO BUSAN Crushes Hong Kong Box Office
- Record for Korean Film in HK with $60 Million in 4 Weeks After going on release August 25th, YEON Sang-ho’s zombie smash TRAIN TO BUSAN took just four days to eclipse the Hong Kong box office record for a Korean film, beating the long-standing HKD 14 million figure set by romantic comedy My Sassy G...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 20, 2016
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- TRAIN TO BUSAN Becomes Top Korean Film in Singapore
- Grows 50% in 2nd Weekend after Record Opening Already the year’s most successful film in Korea, zombie thriller TRAIN TO BUSAN has achieved a new record by becoming the Korean film with the best ever box office opening in Singapore. Distributed by Clover Films and Golden Village in the Asian city ...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 22, 2016
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- JUNG Woo-sung and ZO In-sung Wrap THE KING
- Thriller Readies for December Coronation The King, the new thriller from The Face Reader (2013) director HAN Jae-rim, has finished filming. Earlier this month, JUNG Woo-sung, ZO In-sung, KIM A-joong, BAE Sung-woo and the rest of the cast and crew completed the five month-long shoot. Shooting acro...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 15, 2016
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- EXO’s D.O. to Play WITH GOD
- Joins HA Jung-woo and CHA Tae-hyun in Big-Budget Fantasy DOH Kyung-soo (aka D.O.), a member of the popular K-pop group EXO, has signed on to play opposite HA Jung-woo and CHA Tae-hyun in the upcoming fantasy film With God. KIM Yong-hwa is taking the reigns for the project, which will be presented a...
- by Pierce Conran / May 09, 2016
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- Crime-Action THE KING, with JUNG Woo-sung and ZO In-sung, Begins Shoot
- HAN Jae-rim Film Adds BAE Sung-woo, KIM A-joong Filming for The King, the new HAN Jae-rim thriller with JUNG Woo-sung and ZO In-sung, kicks off this month. Casting is now complete and joining the top stars are KIM A-joong, BAE Sung-woo, KIM Eui-sung, JUNG Eun-chae and RYOO Jun-yeol. ZO, appearing ...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 24, 2016