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- Korean Action Drama ‘A Shop for Killers’ Becomes Most Viewed Local Original on Disney+ Asia Pacific – FilMart Bulletin
- Korean action drama “A Shop For Killers” has become the most viewed local original on Disney+ in the Asia Pacific region (Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Philippines) so far in 2024, the streamer has revealed.
- by Variety / Mar 18, 2024
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- YEON Sang-ho to Make Debut as TV Writer
- TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016) director YEON Sang-ho is gearing up for a new challenge as a TV writer as reports suggest he will pen the script for the upcoming series Method (translated title) for cable network tvN. Hope (2013) star UHM Ji-won is considering an offer to star in the project, which will be he...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 02, 2019
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- Fantasia’s 1st Wave Includes 7 from Korea
- North America’s top destination for genre cinema, the Fantasia International Film Festival recently unveiled the first wave of its 2019 program, which so far includes seven films from Korea, ranging from box office hits to award-winning indie dramas. Director LEE Su-jin returns to Montreal, followin...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 05, 2019
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- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival Invites 10 from Korea
- The Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), which kicked off on April 9 and is scheduled to run until the 21, is screening 10 Korean films during this year’s edition. In addition to an array of current thriller, horror and genre films, BIFFF is also showcasing the works of director N...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 11, 2019
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- SWING KIDS to Compete at Fribourg International Film Festival
- The Fribourg International Film Festival, long a champion of Korean cinema, is staging an especially Korea-centric edition this year, which will include KANG Hyoung-chul’s Swing Kids in international competition. Director BONG Joon-ho was also invited to curate a section of films, and all told, FIFF...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 09, 2019
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- THE ODD FAMILY: ZOMBIE ON SALE Books Valentine’s Day Release
- Korean horror-comedy The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale will hit screens on February 14. Fromnew director LEE Min-jae, the film stars KIM Nam-gil (The Shameless, 2015), UHM Ji-won (MISSING, 2016), JUNG Jae-young (Right Now, Wrong Then, 2015), LEE Su-gyeong (Heart Blackened, 2017), JUNG Ga-ram (The Poet ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 21, 2019
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- KONG Hyo-jin Wraps Up DOOR LOCK
- Upcoming Korean thriller Door Lock with KONG Hyo-jin wrapped up three months of production on March 14. Directed by LEE Kwon, the film is now in post-production and preparing for a release in the second half of the year. KONG features in Door Lock as a woman living by herself in a one-room apartment...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 26, 2018
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- Car Chase Action BBAENGBAN Revs Up for Production
- COIN LOCKER GIRL Director Follow-up Stars KONG Hyo-jin, RYU Jun-yeol, JO Jung-suk HAN Jun-hee’s Coin Locker Girl (2015) follow-up Bbaengban (Korean title) has locked its cast and will commence production later this month. The Showbox title will star KONG Hyo-jin, RYU Jun-yeol and JO Jung-suk. The fi...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 06, 2018
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- RYU Jun-yeol Joins KONG Hyo-jin in BBAENGBAN
- Following his female-led gangster saga Coin Locker Girl (2015), director HAN Jun-hee is putting the final touches on the cast of his next project, the cop thriller Bbaengban (Korean title). Joining the previously announced KONG Hyo-jin in the lead is rising superstar RYU Jun-yeol, while the addition...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 12, 2017
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- KONG Hyo-jin Enters DOOR LOCK and BBAENGBAN
- Top star KONG Hyo-jin has lined up a pair of new projects to be shot back to back early next year. The actress will appear in LEE Kwon’s Door Lock, which will begin rolling at the beginning of the year while HAN Jun-hee’s Bbaengban is scheduled to start production in the spring. Director LEE, who he...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 10, 2017