- Korean Film News
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- SUL Kyung-gu and DOH Kyung-soo Prepare for Trip to THE MOON
- Veteran star SUL Kyung-gu and actor-singer sensation DOH Kyung-soo (aka D.O.) have been offered and are positively considering the leading roles in The Moon (literal title), the upcoming space action-drama from Along with the Gods(2017) director KIM Yong-hwa. Originally announced as an upcoming KIM ...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 21, 2020
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- KIM Jee-woon to Direct 8K Romance for Samsung
- Director KIM Jee-woon is partnering with Samsung to make Untact, a new romance film starring KIM Go-eun (Tune in for Love, 2019) and KIM Ju-hun (Memoir of a Murderer, 2017). The short film is being shot on Samsung’s Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20 devices to demonstrate their 8K resolution capabilitie...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 07, 2020
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- HA Jung-woo Ventures into Horror with THE CLOSET
- Though he is still tearing up the box office charts with the smash hit disaster action spectacle Ashfall, Korean superstar HA Jung-woo will be back on screens next month in The Closet, his first ever horror film. HA co-stars with KIM Nam-gil in the picture, which marks the directorial debut of KIM K...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 13, 2020
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- KIM Sung-kyun Suits Up for JOSEON FIREFIGHTER
- Character actor KIM Sung-kyun has confirmed his appearance in the upcoming period comedy-drama Joseon Firefighter (translated title). Star KIM Nam-gil is also reported to be considering an offer to appear in the latest film from director MOON Hyun-sung, known for As One (2012) and The King’s Case No...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 28, 2019
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- THE MERCILESS to Receive English-Language Remake
- Korean gangster thriller The Merciless, which debuted in a midnight slot at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017, is gearing up for an English-language remake courtesy of the French outfits Pathé and Vendôme, who are teaming up with the film’s original Korean distributor CJ Entertainment for the project...
- by Pierce Conran / May 27, 2019
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- SUL Kyung-gu and CHO Jin-woong Line Up for Bromance PERFECT MAN
- SUL Kyung-gu looks set to join the human drama Perfect Man. From director YONG Soo, the film is also reported to feature CHO Jin-woong. The film chronicles the bromance between a high-powered lawyer who does everything to make money and a man who works as a volunteer at a nursing home. Top star SUL ...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 17, 2018
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- RYU Jun-yeol and YOO Hae-jin Prepare for BATTLE
- The period combat drama Battle (translated title) from director WON Shin-yun kicked off production on August 16. The Colonial Era film sees former A Taxi Driver (2017) co-stars RYU Jun-yeol and YOO Hae-jin share top billing. Set against the Battle of Bongodong which took place in 1920, Battle chroni...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 28, 2018
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- SUL Kyung-gu & BYUN Sung-hyun Reunite for KINGMAKER: THE FOX OF THE ELECTION
- Following their Cannes-invited crime thriller The Merciless (2017), director BYUN Sung-hyun and his star SUL Kyung-gu are getting back together for the period political thriller Kingmaker: The Fox of the Election (translated title). Also joining them will be LEE Sun-kyun on the project that is expec...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 30, 2018
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- THE DRUG KING with SONG Kang-ho Eyes Winter Bow
- Originally expected to bow in local theaters in early August, Showbox’s period crime drama The Drug King, from Inside Men (2015) director WOO Min-ho and featuring A Taxi Driver (2017) star SONG Kang-ho, has had its release date delayed to the winter period. Currently, in post-production, the film fe...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 12, 2018
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- MEMOIR OF A MURDERER Picks Up Prizes in Beaune and Brussels
- Korean serial killer thriller MEMOIR OF A MURDERER from director WON Shin-Yeon has become a festival hit in Europe, where it recently picked up prizes from two events in April. The film was awarded the Jury Prize at the 10th International Thriller Film Festival of Beaune, in France, as well as the T...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 30, 2018