Following the recent rumors that the SF blockbuster Space Sweepers has been in talks for a Netflix launch, news sites light up again when reports surfaced that Wonderland (literal title) another big-budget Korean sci-fi, was also mulling a move to the global streaming platform. Unlike recent Korean theatrical-to-online pivots such as Time to Hunt and CALL, the rumored plan for Wonderland is to lau...

The upcoming thriller CALL with PARK Shin-hye and JUN Jong-seo has become the latest mainstream Korean film to abandon a planned theatrical release in favor of a global streaming launch on Netflix. The streamer will debut the film online in its 190 markets on November 27. CALLwas originally scheduled to open in March but distributor Next Entertainment World (NEW) cancelled the release in late Febr...

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. Confidential Assignment focused on the partnership between a North Korean agent (HYUN Bin) and a South Ko...