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- Don Lee and Jung Hoyeon Selected among Variety’s International Breakout Stars of 2021
- A pair of Korean actors have landed on the ‘International Breakout Stars of 2021’ list from influential Hollywood trade journal Variety. Veteran actor Don Lee (aka Ma Dongseok), fresh from his Hollywood debut Eternals, and Squid Game breakout Jung Hoyeon made the list of 11 names.Active in Korean fi...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 03, 2022
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- CHOI Min-shik Takes a Bet on CASINO Series for THE OUTLAWS Director
- Veteran star CHOI Min-shik is mulling a return to the small screen. His agency C-JeS Entertainment confirmed that he is positively considering an offer to star in the series Casino, from THE OUTLAWS (2017) director KANG Yun-sung. If he accepts the role, it would mark a return to the small screen for...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 09, 2020
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- THE OUTLAWS Rounded Up for Indian Remake
- A Bollywood remake of the hit Korean crime drama THE OUTLAWS (2017) is currently gearing up for pre-production. Featuring Indian superstar Salman KHAN in the lead, Radhe is already slated for a May 22 release next year, to coincide with the major Eid holiday in India. KHAN, one of the biggest stars ...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 08, 2019
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- JEON Do-yeon in Talks for HIP DADDY
- JEON Do-yeon is reportedly in talks to star in Hip Daddy (literal title), the next film by director KANG Yun-sung, known for THE OUTLAWS (2017). If she signs on, the film would see her play a professional woman who is raising a child on her own. When her child falls ill, she searches for the sperm d...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 28, 2019
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- LONG LIVE THE KING to Extend Reign to 8 Foreign Markets
- Hot on the heels of its domestic theatrical debut, the election crime drama Long Live the King has been sold for distribution in seven foreign territories and is currently screening in the United States. Starring KIM Rae-won, the film is the sophomore work of THE OUTLAWS (2017) director KANG Yun-sun...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 26, 2019
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- THE OUTLAWS Directors Returns to LONG LIVE THE KING in June
- Following his smash hit debut THE OUTLAWS (2017), director KANG Yun-sung will be back in theaters next month with his follow-up work, the thriller Long Live the King. Featuring KIM Rae-won in the lead, the film, which combines elements of the gangster thriller and the election drama, will be distrib...
- by Pierce Conran / May 08, 2019
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- KIM Tae-ri and LEE Sung-min Crowned Best Actress and Actor at Director’s Cut
- The Director’s Cut Awards, an industry awards event put on annually by the Korea Film Director's Network, held their show this year on December 14. KIM Tae-ri of YIM Soon-rye’s feel good drama Little Forest was handed the Best Actress Award while LEE Sung-min, playing the conflicted North Korean...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 24, 2018
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- New Korean Sales Company Picks Up THE OUTLAWS 2 and More
- K-Movie Entertainment, a brand new Korean sales outfit that was established in August and launched at the Asian Film Market in Busan last month, has revealed a trio of major pickups to add to its burgeoning slate. All currently in pre-production, the titles include KANG Yun-sung’s The Outlaws 2, CHA...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 09, 2018
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- Sitges Loads Up 14 Titles from Korea
- The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia returns for its 51st edition this month, and with it comes once again a broad lineup of the latest genre cinema from Korea. 14 films have been invited this year, among them ten features and four shorts film. Three of those features and on...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 04, 2018
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- KIM Rae-won Anointed for LONG LIVE THE KING
- KIM Rae-won is set to take the lead in the webtoon adaptation Long Live the King, which will be director KANG Yun-sung’s follow-up project to smash hit crime drama THE OUTLAWS (2017). KIM will be joined on screen withWON Jin-ah. KIM will play Jang Se-chool, a mob boss who has been pining after Kang ...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 01, 2018