- Korean Film News
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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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- JEON Do-yeon and SUL Kyung-gu to Celebrate BIRTHDAY
- Seventeen years after appearing together in PARK Heung-sik’s romantic drama I Wish I Had a Wife, stars JEON DO-yeon and SUL Kyung-gu are reuniting for the upcoming film Birthday (working title). Marking the feature debut of former LEE Chang-dong assistant director LEE Jong-eun, the film focuses on t...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 09, 2018
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- PSYCHOKINESIS Leads NEW Triple Sale to Netflix
- Through their international sales arm Contents Panda, Korean studio Next Entertainment World (NEW) has sealed a new deal with global online content provider Netflix that will see its next three major titles made available on the streaming platform in 2018. The agreement includes Psychokinesis, the l...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 23, 2017
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- Netflix Picks Up FORGOTTEN for Global Distribution
- Online streaming giant Netflix has picked up international distribution rights for upcoming Korean mystery thriller Forgotten. Following the film’s domestic theatrical bow on November 29th, it will be made available to the service’s 109 million subscribers in 190 countries in early 2018. Starring KA...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 20, 2017
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- IDOL Begins Filming with HAN Suk-kyu, SUL Kyung-gu and CHUN Woo-hee
- LEE Su-jin’s long-awaited Han Gong-ju (2014) follow-up Idol kicked off filming on October 24th. The crime thriller is a star-studded affair featuring SUL Kyung-gu, HAN Suk-kyu and CHUN Woo-hee, who rose to stardom following LEE’s debut. HAN plays a politician who faces a crisis due to his son’s mist...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 06, 2017
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- 1987 Adds YOO Hae-jin, YEO Jin-gu and SUL Kyung-gu
- JANG Joon-hwan’s already star-studded thriller 1987 has added more faces ahead of its April production start. Joining previously announced leads KIM Yun-seok, HA Jung-woo, GANG Dong-won and KIM Tae-ri are YOO Hae-jin, YEO Jin-goo and SUL Kyung-gu. Both KIM Yun-seok and YEO Jin-gu previously collabor...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 06, 2017
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- Netflix Plans Theatrical Bows for BONG Joon-ho’s OKJA
- BONG Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer (2013) follow-up, the high-concept sci-fi Okja, will be getting a theatrical release, as confirmed by its investor Netlfix, thus ending months of speculation as to whether or not the online giant would release the title exclusively on its streaming platform. For its Korean...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 09, 2017
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- Netflix and TUNNEL Director Team Up for Period Zombie Series
- Tunnel director KIM Seong-hun and hit TV drama writer KIM Eun-hee will team up for Netflix for the upcoming 8-part TV series Kingdom, described as a Joseon-era zombie action-thriller about a prince who investigates a dangerous viral outbreak. Director KIM scored a major hit last summer with his disa...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 08, 2017
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- Netflix Takes Enters into LUCID DREAM
- 2nd Korean Acquisition for Online Streaming Giant Current sci-fi thriller Lucid Dream has become only the second Korean film to enter into a distribution contract with online streaming giant Netflix. The film, which debuted in Korean theaters on February 23rd, will be exclusively offered in Netflix’...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 24, 2017