- Korean Film News
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- CHOI Woo-shik and GONG Myoung Cuddle Up to PUPPY
- Even though his latest film The Divine Fury is still a few weeks away from release, director Jason KIM is wasting no time to get back in the director’s chair as he has assembledPARASITEstar CHOI Woo-shik and GONG Myoung from Extreme Job to star in his fifth film Puppy (translated title). CHOI and GO...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 28, 2019
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- Lotte Cultureworks Tops Korean Distributors in 2018
- Culminating a stellar turnaround over the past two years, Lotte Cultureworks (previously known as Lotte Entertainment) took the top rank on the Korean distributor chart for 2018, a spot usually occupied by rival CJ Entertainment, after a stellar year on the charts. Boasting an 18% market share for t...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 04, 2019
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- THE DIVINE FURY with PARK Seo-jun Presells to 18 Countries
- Jason KIM and PARK Seo-jun, the director and star combo behind last year’s smash youth cop hit Midnight Runners, are currently in production on the martial arts supernatural action-thriller The Divine Fury. Though filming is still underway, distributor Lotte Entertainment has reportedly already pre-...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 21, 2018
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- Lotte Unboxes INSTRUCTIONS NOT INCLUDED Remake
- Lotte Entertainment has announced its intention to develop the Korean version of Mexican comedy hit Instructions Not Included. The Korean studio will partner with an outfit affiliated with Lionsgate, Globalgate Entertainment, currently preparing several localized versions of the title. Released in 2...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 16, 2018
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- MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Duo Step into the Ring for THE DIVINE FURY
- Upcoming occult drama The Divine Furykicked off production on August 14. The project sees Jason KIM and PARK Seo-jun, the director and star of last year’s buddy cop smash sensation Midnight Runners (2017), team up once again. Also on board in leading roles are veteran star AHN Sung-ki and new face W...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 31, 2018
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- JANG Joon-hwan to Preside over 17th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival Jury
- The jury for this year’s 17th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival has been set with 1987: When the Day Comes (2017) director JANG Joon-hwan selected as the jury president while many other top Korean film directors have also been invited to take part. In total, ten directors have been selected, with fi...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 19, 2018
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- MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Director Moves on to Occult Drama LION
- Director Jason KIM will follow up his hit buddy cop action-comedy Midnight Runners (2017) with the occult drama Saja (Korean title). Veteran actor AHN Sung-ki has signed on to appear in the title while Midnight Runners lead PARK Seo-jun is also considering teaming up once more with KIM. Saja, which ...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 05, 2018
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- CGV-Dexter Studios Made a Contract for VR Contents
- Global cinema chain CJ CGV and VFX company Dexter Studios are teaming up to offer VR movies. On January 19th, via a press release, CGV and Dexter Studios announced they had signed a contract for the supply of VR content. [XXX] The two studios also revealed that they will co-produce an adaptation of ...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Jan 26, 2018
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- Production Ends on THE ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVE 2
- Production on the upcoming detective comedy sequel The Accidental Detective 2 (working title) ended on September 11th following three months of filming. Original stars KWON Sang-woo and SUNG Dong-il return while TV star LEE Kwang-soo joins the cast and E.oni steps into the director’s chair. In this ...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 26, 2017
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- MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Dashes to 12 International Markets
- Youth action-comedy hit Midnight Runners is making a run for 12 global markets, kicking off this week with Indonesia (August 24) and North America (August 25), where it is being released by JBG Pictures. Starring popular faces PARK Seo-jun and KANG Ha-neul, the film has become one of the summer’s bi...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 25, 2017