- Korean Film News
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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
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- THE ODD FAMILY: ZOMBIE ON SALE Books Valentine’s Day Release
- Korean horror-comedy The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale will hit screens on February 14. Fromnew director LEE Min-jae, the film stars KIM Nam-gil (The Shameless, 2015), UHM Ji-won (MISSING, 2016), JUNG Jae-young (Right Now, Wrong Then, 2015), LEE Su-gyeong (Heart Blackened, 2017), JUNG Ga-ram (The Poet ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 21, 2019
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- THE ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVE Investigates 14 Markets
- Action-comedy The Accidental Detective 2: In Action is preparing to meet audiences around the world after investor and distributor CJ Entertainment announced that the film has been sold to 14 countries. The sequel is already a hit at home, having surpassed its predecessor’s total with over 2.88 mill...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 05, 2018
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- THE ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVE 2 to be Released in Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan, and More
- Directed by E.oni, who previously made MISSING (2016), The Accidental Detective 2: In Action will be released in three countries in Southeast Asia. This investigation comedy has been set for release in Malaysia on July 12th, in Vietnam on July 13th, and in Taiwan on July 27th. The Accidental Detecti...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Jul 03, 2018
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- JANG Joon-hwan to Preside over 17th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival Jury
- The jury for this year’s 17th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival has been set with 1987: When the Day Comes (2017) director JANG Joon-hwan selected as the jury president while many other top Korean film directors have also been invited to take part. In total, ten directors have been selected, with fi...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 19, 2018
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- CJ Entertainment Ventures onto the Croisette with THE SPY GONE NORTH
- Korea’s CJ Entertainment returns to the official selection at Cannes for the fourth year on the trot with their upcoming North Korea-themed espionage drama The Spy Gone North (2017). Meanwhile, the company is also busy on the Marché floor with a heavy lineup of major genre titles due for release in ...
- by Pierce Conran / May 14, 2018
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- UM Tae-goo Weights in for DEMPSEY ROLL
- Hyeri of Girl’s Day and KIM Hee-won Co-Star in Boxing Comedy-Drama Boxing comedy-drama Dempsey Roll (working title) kicked off production on April 25. Debut feature work of director JUNG Hyuk-ki, the project stars UM Tae-goo, KIM Hee-won and Girl’s Day member Hyeri. Dempsey Roll will follow a washed...
- by Pierce Conran / May 10, 2018
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- KONG Hyo-jin Wraps Up DOOR LOCK
- Upcoming Korean thriller Door Lock with KONG Hyo-jin wrapped up three months of production on March 14. Directed by LEE Kwon, the film is now in post-production and preparing for a release in the second half of the year. KONG features in Door Lock as a woman living by herself in a one-room apartment...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 26, 2018
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- Car Chase Action BBAENGBAN Revs Up for Production
- COIN LOCKER GIRL Director Follow-up Stars KONG Hyo-jin, RYU Jun-yeol, JO Jung-suk HAN Jun-hee’s Coin Locker Girl (2015) follow-up Bbaengban (Korean title) has locked its cast and will commence production later this month. The Showbox title will star KONG Hyo-jin, RYU Jun-yeol and JO Jung-suk. The fi...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 06, 2018
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- Top Prize at Women in Film Korea Goes to NA Moon-hee
- Adding to her growing collection of trophies this awards season, actress NA Moon-hee has earned the top prize from this year’s Women in Film Korea Awards for her part in the drama I Can Speak. The event, which was hosted by Our Love Story star LEE Sang-hee (as well as NA’s co-star in I Can Speak), t...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 15, 2017