- Korean Film News
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- HA Jung-woo Packs His Bags for NIGHT TRIP
- Korean star HA Jung-woo has signed on to star in the upcoming thriller Night Trip (translated title). From director KIM Jin-hwang, the project will be the first film financed by Kakao M, the entertainment company subsidiary of the Korean instant messaging giant Kakao. According to Kakao M,HA Jung-wo...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 27, 2020
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- Black Comedy SSEOL with KIM Kang-hyun, KANG Chan-hee & JUNG Jin-young Starts Filming
- Upcoming black comedy Sseol (working title), featuring a cast consisting of KIM Kang-hyun,KANG Chan-hee, KIM So-ra, JO Jae-yun, JUNG Jin-young and JANG Kwang, went into production in November. The film is being directed by HWANG Seung-jae. Sseol will describe a bloody and humorous series of events w...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 26, 2020
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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 Travels to THE MOON for ALONG WITH THE GODS Follow-Up
- Currently, in between the two installments of his wildly successful Along with the Gods franchise, director KIM Yong-hwa is already setting the wheels in motion for his next film, which has been confirmed to be a sci-fi drama entitled The Moon (transliterated title). The Moon will depict the story o...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 19, 2018
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- ALONG WITH THE GODS Tops Taiwan Box Office
- Korea’s year-end chart-topper Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds is also proving to be a strong performer overseas, after topping the box office in Taiwan during the Christmas weekend. The film opened on 80 screens across the island nation and beat out Hollywood heavyweights such as Star Wars: The ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 04, 2018
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- Director IM Sang-soo Invited to Macao Project Market
- Director IM Sang-soo may be back behind a camera before long as his new project Dead in the Lake has been invited to participate in the project market of this year’s 2nd International Film Festival & Awards Macao. Described as a chilling thriller, Dead In The Lake will unite IM with producer LEE...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 21, 2017
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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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- ALONG WITH THE GODS Filming Ends, Release Pushed to December
- Two-Part Fantasy Epic Assembles Enormous Cast Lotte Entertainment’s two-part fantasy epic Along with the Gods brought its simultaneous production to an end after a marathon 10 month filming schedule, which included 175 shooting days, on March 22nd. Despite an earlier commitment to a summer release d...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 27, 2017