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- HOT BLOOD with JUNG Woo Cool Downs after 4-Month Shoot
- Noir thriller Hot Blood (translated title), with JUNG Woo, KIM Kap-soo, CHOI Moo-sung and YOON Ji-hye, wrapped four months of production on July 22. The film is the directorial debut of noted novelist and screenwriter CHEON Myoung-kwan. Hee-soo (JUNG Woo) is a man who grows up in the Busan area and ...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 13, 2019
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- Brussels Fantastic Film Festival to Screen 11 Works from Korea
- ALONG WITH THE GODS and HOUSE OF THE DISAPPEARED to Compete in 36th BIFFF This year’s 36th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival will screen 11 Korean films when it kicks off on April 3 for its 13-day run. KIM Yong-hwa’s fantasy epic Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds, which became the sec...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 27, 2018
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- Lotte Entertainment Announces 2018 Line-up
- After selling 13 million tickets at the box office with the first installment of Along With the Gods, Lotte Entertainment announced their 2018 line-up. The most anticipated release is the sequel to Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds, Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days. Lotte Entertainment will s...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Jan 22, 2018
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- OH Dal-su, JUNG Woo and LEE Yu-bi Join NEIGHBOR COUSIN
- Five years after scaling to a record box office with his hit Lunar New Year melodrama Miracle in Cell No.7, director LEE Hwan-kyung will return with next year’s Neighbor Cousin (translated title). The high concept comedy brings together actors OH Dal-su, JUNG Woo and LEE Yoo-bi. OH will play a polit...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 27, 2017
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- Lotte Goes ALONG WITH THE GODS at Asian Film Market
- Along With The Gods – The Two Worlds, the first installment in an ambitious two-part fantasy series, was launched by distributor Lotte Entertainment at the Asian Film Market, that took place during this year’s 22nd Busan International Film Festival. From hit director KIM Yong-hwa, known for 200 Poun...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 20, 2017
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- JUNG Woo and KIM Joo-hyuk Wrap 3 Months of Filming for HEUNG-BU
- After three months of filming, period drama Heung-bu completed production on August 18th. JUNG Woo and KIM Joo-hyuk led the cast, which also includes JUNG Jin-young and CHUN Woo-hee, in the latest film from 26 Years (2012) director CHO Geun-hyun. Based on the classic Joseon Era story ‘Heungbu and No...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 01, 2017
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- JUNG Woo Teams Up with NEIGHBORHOOD COUSIN
- Actor JUNG Woo is set to take on the role of a National Intelligence Service agent in the upcoming political thriller Neighborhood Cousin (translated title) from Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) director LEE Hwan-kyung. The project will be financed and distributed locally by Warner Bros Korea. Neighborh...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 19, 2017
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- United Pictures Launches THE PREPARATION at Cannes
- Korean sales agent United Pictures, which handles pictures produced by Opus Pictures, has entered this year’s Cannes Film Market armed with a catalogue that includes a pair of market premieres, a brand new production announcement and several recent commercial titles. Having their market premieres in...
- by Pierce Conran / May 19, 2017
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- CHEESE IN THE TRAP Film Version Begins Production
- Actors PARK Hae-jin and OH Yeon-seo have kicked off production on a new film version of the popular TV show Cheese in the Trap. As confirmed by a representative of the project, filming began in Seoul on April 20th. The film follows a burgeoning romance between a student who struggles due to her fami...
- by Pierce Conran / May 11, 2017
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- JUNG Woo and KIM Joo-hyuk Team Up on HEUNG-BU
- Following the success of this year’s legal drama New Trial, actor JUNG Woo has found his next leading role, which will be in the drama Heung-bu. Featuring alongside him will be busy actor KIM Joo-hyuk and handling the directors’ reigns is CHO Geun-hyun, who debuted with 26 Years in 2012 and is alrea...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 19, 2017