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- JOHN WICK Team Takes a Shot at THE MAN FROM NOWHERE Remake
- Chad STAHELSKI and Derek KOLSTAD, the director and writer duo behind the hit John Wick action franchise, are reportedly teaming up again for New Line Cinema to develop an American version of the modern Korean action classic The Man from Nowhere (2010). STAHELSKI is set to produce the remake with Jas...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 20, 2020
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- JOHN WICK Creator to Adapt THE MAN FROM NOWHERE
- Modern action classic The Man from Nowhere (2010) looks like it may join the ranks of Old Boy (2003), My Sassy Girl (2001), Il Mare (2000) and other major Korean works that have been remade in America. The WON Bin vehicle is getting an update from New Line Cinema, which will be adapted by Derek KOLS...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 14, 2018
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- Bollywood Adaptation of ODE TO MY FATHER Started Shooting in July
- The Bollywood adaptation of JK YOUN’s nostalgic drama Ode to My Father (2014) has started shooting in July. The title of this Indian version, Bharat, is a Hindi word that means ‘India.’ Ode to My Father is the third most-watched Korean film in Korea, having attracted 14.26 million moviegoers. The Hi...
- by KIM Su-bin / Aug 28, 2018
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- LEE Sun-kyun Joins Warner Bros.' BAD POLICE
- New Thriller from THE MAN FROM NOWHERE Director Shortly after completing production on their third picture, the North Korea-themed thriller V.I.P. by PARK Hoon-jung, Warner Bros. is embarking on their next project, which will be the thriller Bad Police (translated title). Directed by LEE Jeong-beom ...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 24, 2017
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- Warner Bros. Expands Korean Production Slate
- A SINGLE RIDER to Follow KIM Jee-woon’s THE AGE OF SHADOWS With the release of their first local Korean production, KIM Jee-woon’s The Age of Shadows, imminent, US studio Warner Bros. has announced plans to ramp up the scale of their Korean production slate in the coming years. Starting in 2017, th...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 03, 2016
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- Korean Action Fare on Show at New York’s Museum of the Moving Image
- Five Local Titles over Three Days in the Big Apple Tomorrow (April 3rd), the Museum of the Moving Image in New York will stage ‘Action Korea’, a showcase of action cinema from Korea. Five titles will screen until April 5th in the event which is co-presented with The Korea Society. The series will ...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 02, 2015
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- Sitges Invites Big Korean Lineup
- 16 Films at Europe’s Top Genre Film Festival The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is no stranger to Korean film and their upcoming 47th edition proves no exception as Europe toil destination for genre cinema has invited a 16-strong delegation of films from the peninsula. A ...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 22, 2014
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- LEE Jeong-beom's THE MAN FROM NOWHERE Follow-up Confirmed Cast
- JANG Dong-gun and KIM Min-hee Team Up for New Thriller JANG Dong-gun and KIM Min-hee will star in a new film by LEE Jeong-beom who directed The Man form Nowhere, which attracted over six million viewers in 2010. On August 28th, Dice Film announced that the movie studio confirmed JANG and KIM as the...
- by TAE Sang-joon / Aug 30, 2013
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- MIRACLE IN CELL NO. 7 Is 5th Most Popular Korean Film
- THE BERLIN FILE, the best selling Korean action film ever LEE Hwan-kyung’s Miracle in Cell No. 7, the first Korean human comedy film that attracted over 10 million viewers, became the 5th biggest hit of all time in the Korean box office by drawing 11.75 million moviegoers to theaters. According t...
- by LEE Eun-sun / Mar 06, 2013