- Korean Film News
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- MOON Jung-hee Joins THE GAME
- MOON Jung-hee has been offered a role alongside LEE Byung-hun and YOO Ah-in in the upcoming drama The Game (translated title). According to news reports, she is positively considering taking on the part in what is quickly shaping up to be one of the most anticipated major films on the horizon. The f...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 11, 2020
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- YOO Ah-in May Appear Alongside LEE Byung-hun in THE GAME
- YOO Ah-in has been offered a co-starring role alongside LEE Byung-hun win the upcoming Go-themed drama The Game (translated title). YOO’s representative have confirmed that he has received and is positively considering the offer to feature in this sophomore film from The Sheriff in Town (2017) direc...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 13, 2020
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- LEE Byung-hun Prepares for THE GAME
- LEE Byung-hun is positively considering the leading role in The Game (translated title), the latest film from The Sheriff in Town (2017) director KIM Hyung-ju. Based on a true story, The Game will focus on the rivalry between CHO Hun-hyun and LEE Chang-ho, legendary players of the game of Go (aka ‘b...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 04, 2020
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- PARK Sung-woong and BAE Jeong-nam Join OK Madam
- Actors PARK Sung-woong and BAE Jeong-nam have joined previously announced UHM Jeong-hwa in the upcoming action-comedy OK Madam (literal title). The film is from first-time director SHIN Hyun-sung. OK Madam is about a woman who runs a traditional donut shop who has a soft side under her harsh exterio...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 14, 2018
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- YOON Jong-bin and HAN Jae-duk to Form New Investment and Production Company
- The Spy Gone North director YOON Jong-bin is setting up shop with SANAI Pictures head HAN Jae-duk. The director and the producer who have worked on a number of successful projects together will establish an as-yet-unnamed investment and production company. Director YOON, who got his start with the a...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 30, 2018
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- THE SPY GONE NORTH Scores Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score
- Following its’ bow at the Cannes Film Festival in May, where it was selected among the Midnight Screenings lineup, director YOON Jong-bin’s espionage drama The Spy Gone North has opened in North America, where it is currently garnering strong reviews from local critics. The critical consensus websit...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 21, 2018
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- LEE Sung-min Suits Up as Animal Whisperer MR. ZOO
- Following last year’s successful courtroom drama New Trial (2017), Director KIM Tae-yun is back on set with the new film Mr. Zoo (working title). Joining him are stars LEE Sung-min in a comedy about a man who communicates with animals. LEE plays the ace Tae-ju, a government agent who develops the ab...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 27, 2018
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- THE SPY GONE NORTH Infiltrates 111 Markets
- CJ Entertainment has revealed that their espionage drama The Spy Gone North has been sold to 111 countries around the world. From director YOON Jong-bin and featuring HWANG Jung-min alongside LEE Sung-min, CHO Jin-woong, and JU Ji-hoon, the film debuted in the midnight section of the Cannes Film Fes...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 10, 2018
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- Fantasia Adds 3 from Korea in 2nd Wave Announcement
- The Fantasia International Film Festival has added three Korean films in its second wave of titles, bringing the Korean count to six so far for the festival’s 22nd edition, which will take place in Montreal from July 12 to August 1. The new invites go to PARK Hoon-jung’s female-led action-drama The ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 22, 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