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- Chae Kyoungsun Triumphs at 26th Art Directors Guild Awards
- Production designer Chae Kyoungsun triumphed in the One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series category at this year’s 26th Art Directors Guild Awards for her work on the global smash Squid Game.Chae beat out nominees for major American series such as Succession, The Morning Show, The Handmaid’s Tal...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 11, 2022
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- HYUN Bin, YOO Hae-jin and IM Yoon-a Return for CONFIDENTIAL ASSIGNMENT 2
- HYUN Bin, YOO Hae-jin and IM Yoon-a have all signed on to reunite in Confidential Assignment 2: International (translated title), the sequel to the hit 2017 action-comedy. Joining them in the franchise will be Daniel HENNEY and JIN Seon-kyu. Assuming the director’s role for this second outing is The...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 28, 2021
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- HYUN Bin and YOO Hae-jin Considering Another CONFIDENTIAL ASSIGNMENT
- Stars HYUN Bin and YOO Hae-jin are considering teaming up again for a sequel to their 2017 hit Confidential Assignment. Should the pair sign on, they will work this time with The Pirates (2014) director LEE Seok-hoon, taking over the director’s chair from KIM Sung-hoon who helmed the original. Confi...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 02, 2020
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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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- 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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- RAMPANT to Spread Across 4 Continents in 19 Countries
- Upcoming period zombie action film Rampant is gearing up for a global launch after international sales company CONTENTS PANDA announced that the film had already lined up theatrical releases in 19 countries across four continents. HYUN Bin leads the film, which sees him team up once more with his Co...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 27, 2018
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- RAMPANT Set to Ravage Screens in October
- The upcoming period action-thriller Rampant is now confirmed for an October release in Korea. Additionally, according to investor and distributor Next Entertainment World (NEW), this new collaboration following last year’s Confidential Assignment between director KIM Sung-hoon and star Hyun-bin will...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 24, 2018
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- Florence Korean Film Fest to Stage HA Jung-woo Retrospective and Masterclass
- The 16th Florence Korean Film Fest will open its doors on March 22 and screen 25 features and several shorts until it concludes on March 30. This year’s edition will also include a retrospective on films featuring popular star HA Jung-woo. HWANG Dong-hyuk will visit Italy with his period film The Fo...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 19, 2018
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- Hyun-bin Period Action Film OUTBREAK Completes Winter Shoot
- Korean period action film Outbreak wrapped up five and a half months of shooting on February 13th, just in time for the staff to enjoy the Lunar New Year holiday. The film sees KIM Sung-hoon and Hyun-bin, the director and star of last year’s Confidential Assignment, team up once more on a big-budget...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 12, 2018
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- THE DAY AFTER Scores Asian Film Awards Nods for Film, Director and Actress
- Hong Sangsoo’s The Day After(2017),LEE Joon-ik’s Anarchist from Colony(2017) and KIM Yong-hwa’s Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds have all received a trio of nominations for the upcoming 12th Asian Film Awards, which will take place in Macao on March 17th. The Day After, which debuted in competiti...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 30, 2018