Kim Saeron Signs Up for Teen Romance US, DAY AFTER DAY

School-Set Tale Based on Kakao WebtoonFormer child star Kim Saeron has signed on to her first film role as an adult, taking on the lead role in the upcoming teen romance Us, Day after Day (translated title). Kim’s co-stars will include new actor Lee Chaemin, R...

JOHN WICK Team Takes a Shot at THE MAN FROM NOWHERE Remake

Chad STAHELSKI and Derek KOLSTAD, the director and writer duo behind the hit John Wick action franchise, are reportedly teaming up again for New Line Cinema to develop an American version of the modern Korean action classic The Man from Nowhere (2010). STAHELS...

JOHN WICK Creator to Adapt THE MAN FROM NOWHERE

Modern action classic The Man from Nowhere (2010) looks like it may join the ranks of Old Boy (2003), My Sassy Girl (2001), Il Mare (2000) and other major Korean works that have been remade in America. The WON Bin vehicle is getting an update from New Line Cin...

Bollywood Adaptation of ODE TO MY FATHER Started Shooting in July

The Bollywood adaptation of JK YOUN’s nostalgic drama Ode to My Father (2014) has started shooting in July. The title of this Indian version, Bharat, is a Hindi word that means ‘India.’ Ode to My Father is the third most-watched Korean film in Korea, having at...

KIM Sae-ron and Don LEE Back on Screen for Heartwarming Drama GOMTAENGI

KIM Sae-ron and Don LEE are teaming up for the second time on the upcoming drama Gomtaengi (working title) from director LIM Jin-sun. Their first collaboration was the 2012 serial killer thriller The Neighbors. KIM is on board to play a high school student who...

KIM Hee-won and LEE Ha-na Hit the Road for SUMMER VACATION

Actors KIM Hee-won and LEE Ha-na have confirmed that they will appear together in the upcoming road comedy Summer Vacation (working title) from veteran director WHANG Cheol-mean. The story concerns a taxi driver and the young wife of a bus driver who go on the...

LEE Sun-kyun Joins Warner Bros.' BAD POLICE

New Thriller from THE MAN FROM NOWHERE Director Shortly after completing production on their third picture, the North Korea-themed thriller V.I.P. by PARK Hoon-jung, Warner Bros. is embarking on their next project, which will be the thriller Bad Police (transl...

Busan Film Commission Revealed Busan Locations Collection II

Busan Film Commission (BFC) has revealed Busan Locations Collection II, which is made up of locations’ views and film scenes shot in Busan. Meanwhile, BFC produced the previous collection under the theme of ‘Mountain, Sea and City’ last year. Impressive locati...

Warner Bros. Expands Korean Production Slate

A SINGLE RIDER to Follow KIM Jee-woon’s THE AGE OF SHADOWS With the release of their first local Korean production, KIM Jee-woon’s The Age of Shadows, imminent, US studio Warner Bros. has announced plans to ramp up the scale of their Korean production slate i...

MAN ON HIGH HEELS Walks Away with Grand Prize in Beaune

Two Awards for Transgender Cop Film in French Thriller Film Fest For its 8th edition, the Beaune International Thriller Film Festival gave both its Grand Prize and Critics’ Award to JANG Jin’s transgender cop thriller Man on High Heels. Though the film drew j...