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Netflix Confirms KINGDOM Spin-Off Episode with Gianna JUN
PARK Byung-eun to Co-Star in KINGDOM: ASHIN OF THE NORTH Following speculation that emerged earlier this year, Netflix Korea has confirmed that Gianna JUN (aka JEON Ji-hyun) will star in a special spin-off episode of their hit series Kingdom, following her ca...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Nov 12, 2020
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HA Jung-woo Ventures into Horror with THE CLOSET
Though he is still tearing up the box office charts with the smash hit disaster action spectacle Ashfall, Korean superstar HA Jung-woo will be back on screens next month in The Closet, his first ever horror film. HA co-stars with KIM Nam-gil in the picture, wh...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Jan 13, 2020
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IDOL, HAN Suk-kyu and SUL Kyung-gu Awarded at Fantasia
LEE Su-jin’s sophomore film Idol picked up the Cheval Noir Award for Best Film at the recently concluded 23rd edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal. The film’s stars HAN Suk-kyu and SUL Kyung-gu also shared the Cheval Noir Award for B...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Aug 06, 2019
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Finecut Trio Finds Buyers in Hong Kong
Korean sales agent Finecut sealed several deals for titles in its current lineup during last month’s Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART). Among the titles that found favor with foreign distributors were LEE Su-jin’s thriller Idol, the LEE Si...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Apr 08, 2019
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MONEY to Cash In in March
Money, a new financial thriller from first-time director PARK Nu-ri which stars RYU Jun-yeol and YOO Ji-tae, has secured a March release date in Korea. Hot on the heels of the vehicular action-thriller Hit-and-Run Squad, which is currently in theaters for the ...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Feb 01, 2019
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YOON Jong-bin and HAN Jae-duk to Form New Investment and Production Company
The Spy Gone North director YOON Jong-bin is setting up shop with SANAI Pictures head HAN Jae-duk. The director and the producer who have worked on a number of successful projects together will establish an as-yet-unnamed investment and production company. Dir...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Aug 30, 2018
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JO Jung-suk and Yoon-a Cast for New Action Disaster Movie EXIT
JO Jung-suk and Yoon-a will star in a disaster-action movie. “Genius chameleon actor JO Jung-suk and Yoon-a, rising actresses of Confidential Assignment (2017), are cast for EXIT (working title)”, announced the production company Filmmaker R & K and the di...
- Writer : by SONG Soon-jin
- Date : May 21, 2018
- View : 3551
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Showbox Adds UNSTOPPABLE and HIT-AND-RUN SQUAD for Cannes Lineup
Korean film company Showbox has added a pair of new titles to its sales lineup just in time for the Marché du Film taking place during the Cannes Film Festival this year. The pickups include the crime action Hit-and-Run Squad and the action film Unstoppable. F...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : May 15, 2018
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Finecut Scores Presales on Berlinale Trio
Korean sales outfit Finecut is in the midst of a busy European Film Market (EFM). The company represents three of the Korean films screening at the Berlin International Film Festival this year and has three major upcoming titles on its docket, in addition to a...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Feb 26, 2018
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Showbox Shops Five Genre Titles at EFM
Korean distributor Showbox, which scored one of its biggest ever hits last summer with the release of the political drama A Taxi Driver, is shopping five titles at this year’s European Film Market, ranging from their current Lunar New Year hit Detective K: Sec...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Feb 26, 2018
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