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- “I feel like I’ve got a gift for the 30th anniversary of my directorial debut.”, Director PARK Chanwook
- The nickname ‘Cannes Park’ shows the good old relationship between Director Park Chanwook and the Festival de Cannes. Decision to Leave is Director Park's 4th film invited to the Cannes’ Competition. He was first invited to the Cannes’ Competition for Old Boy in 2004 and won the Grand Prix that ...
- by Hellen Park / May 30, 2022
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- Park Chanwook Unveils New Short Film LIFE IS BUT A DREAM
- Life Is But a Dream (2022)While the world awaits Park Chanwook’s highly anticipated forthcoming feature Decision to Leave, the master Korean filmmaker has returned with a new short film. Life Is But a Dream reunites him with his Thirst (2009) star Kim Okvin and also features Yoo Haejin and Park Jung...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 24, 2022
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- THE VILLAINESS American TV Remake Headed to Amazon
- Francisca Hu to Write and Produce Pilot with Jung Byunggil Returning to DirectJung Byunggil’s action film The Villainess (2017) is set to get a US makeover, where it will be reborn as a TV series for Amazon Studios. Next Entertainment World (N.E.W.), the studio responsible for the original, has part...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 16, 2021
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- WHISPERING CORRIDORS 6 Sells to 12 Overseas Countries
- K-Horror Sequel to Screen Across AsiaWHISPERING CORRIDORS 6: HUMMING (2020), the sixth film in the enduring K-horror franchise, has been picked up for distribution in 12 foreign countries. Sales agent kth locked deals for the film with distributors in Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malays...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 22, 2021
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- JOO Won to Headline JUNG Byung-gil’s CARTER for Netflix
- Following the Cannes-invited action film The Villainess (2017), JUNG Byung-gil is returning with the action-thriller Carter and joining him in the title role will be actor JOO Won. The film will be one of the first two Netflix Original Films made for Korea, the other being PARK Hyun-jin’s Moral Sens...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 24, 2021
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- 24th BIFAN to Open with WHISPERING CORRIDORS 6
- The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) will return next month and opening this year’s 24th edition on July 9 will be Whispering Corridors: The Humming, the sixth entry in the long-running Korean horror franchise. This summer’s BIFAN will be a hybrid event mixing physical screening...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 26, 2020
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- JUNG Byung-gil Signs with Hollywood agent
- JUNG Byung-gil, director of the action noir The Villainess (2017), has signed with Hollywood agency CAA (Creative Artists Agency). CAA is one of the three main agencies in America, along with WME and UTA and has represented several Korean luminaries in the past, such as PARASITE(2019) director BONG ...
- by Pierce Conran / May 15, 2020
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- LEE Hee-jun and SONG Joong-ki Book Trip to BOGOTA
- LEE Hee-jun has been cast alongside SONG Joong-ki in the upcoming project Bogota (literal title), which will be shot on location in Colombia toward the end of the year. Set in 1990s Colombia, the film follows a group of young people who emigrate to Bogota. The film will be helmed by The Unfair (2015...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 04, 2019
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- WHISPERING CORRIDORS Series Reboot Begins Filming
- Whispering Corridors Reboot:Alma Mater (translated title), the sixth film in the long-running Korean horror franchiser Whispering Corridors, which is being dubbed a reboot, kicked off filming on July 9. As previously reported, KIM Seo-hyung is leading the cast while KIM Hyeon-soo (Be With You, 2018)...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 01, 2019
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- THE VILLAINESS Headed for the Small Screen
- JUNG Byung-gil’s Cannes-invited action-thriller The Villainess (2017) will be adapted for the small screen in the United States. The film’s distributor Contents Panda revealed that they have signed a deal with Skybound Entertainment to produce a series based on the property. The Villainess (2017) in...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 24, 2019