- Korean Film News
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- SPACE SWEEPERS to Lift Off February 5 on Netflix
- Following two postponed theatrical release plans owing to the global spread of Covid-19, the big-budget space-set action-drama has finally set a launch date of February 5, just ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, when it will be made available online internationally in all markets serviced by Netf...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 05, 2021
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- SPACE SWEEPERS Confirms Netflix Launch
- Following rumors that surfaced in October, Netflix has confirmed that it will launch SPACE SWEEPERS globally on its streaming service. From director JO Sung-hee, the film has drawn attention for being Korea’s first ever space-set blockbuster. It stars SONG Joong-ki and KIM Tae-ri. The film was origi...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 04, 2020
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- KIM Hye-jun Joins SONG Joong-ki and JIN Seon-kyu in THE SEASON OF YOU AND ME
- SONG Joon-ki and JIN Seon-kyu have been confirmed for the upcoming 1980s-set The Season of You and Me (translated title), a biopic about popular singers YOO Jae-ha and KIM Hyun-sik. KIM Hye-jun has also joined SONG and JIN in what will be the sophomore work of Miss and Mrs. Cops (2019) director JUNG...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 03, 2020
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- SONG Joong-ki Mulling Role in 80s Music Biopic YOUR AND MY SEASON Alongside JIN Seon-kyu
- SONG Joong-ki is reportedly considering an offer to star in the 1980s-set music biopic Your and My Season (translated title), in which he would play alongside the already confirmed JIN Seon-kyu. JIN is on board to play singer KIM Hyun-sik while SONG is considering the role of YOO Jae-ha. Both actors...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 20, 2020
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- ALIEN with KIM Tae-ri, RYU Jun-yeol and KIM Woo-bin Begins Production Following Slight Covid-19 Delay
- CHOI Dong-hoon’s upcoming two-part blockbuster Alien (translated title) kicked off shooting on March 28. Production had originally been scheduled for earlier in the month but was delayed due to mounting safety concerns surrounding the Covid-19 public health crisis. Leading the cast in the big-budget...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 08, 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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- Director CHOI Dong-hoon to Return with Simultaneously Filmed 2-Part Sci-Fi Film
- Director CHOI Dong-hoon is reportedly close to getting his next film underway, which will be a simultaneously filmed two-part sci-fi film featuring aliens. RYU Jun-yeol and KIM Tae-ri have been confirmed for both instalments of the series, while bothGianna JUN(aka JUN Ji-hyun) and KIM Woo-bin are al...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 16, 2019
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- JO Sung-hee’s VICTORY with SONG Joong-ki, KIM Tae-ri Takes Off
- JO Sung-hee’s fourth film, the big-budget space drama Victory (translated title), entered production on July 3. SONG Joong-ki, KIM Tae-ri, JIN Seon-kyu and YOO Hae-jin lead the cast, which will also feature British actor Richard ARMITAGE. Plot details are still few, but Victory has been gathering a ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 12, 2019
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- SONG Joong-ki and KIM Tae-ri Confirmed for THE VICTORY
- Chinese outfit Huayi Tencent Entertainment has boarded the upcoming space drama Victory Ship (translated title). The film’s local investor and distributor Merry Christmas revealed that Huayi Tencent has joined the project with a KRW 5 billion (USD 4.2 million) investment. This would represent approx...
- by Pierce Conran / May 31, 2019
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- JIN Seon-kyu Joins Space Drama VICTORY SHIP
- Following a string of major hits, character actor JIN Seon-kyu has signed on to appear in the upcoming space-set blockbuster Victory Ship (translated title), which will be the comeback project of A Werewolf Boy (2012) director JO Sung-hee. With a reported budget of KRW 20 billion (USD 17.6 million),...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 14, 2019