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KIM Yun-seok to Play Admiral YI Sun-shin in KIM Han-min’s NORYANG
Director KIM Han-min has rounded up a formidable cast for Noryang (Korean title), the final entry in his trilogy on the legendary Korean admiral YI Sun-shin, which started with Roaring Currents (2014), the most successful Korean film of all time. KIM Yun-seok ...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Dec 14, 2020
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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 wou...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Nov 09, 2020
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KANG Ha-neul, HAN Hyo-joo Board THE PIRATES Sequel
A bevy of Korean stars are ready to set sail on The Pirates: Goblin Flag (translated title), the sequel to the 2014 hit The Pirates. KANG Han-neul, HAN Hyo-joo, LEE Kwang-soo and KWON Sang-woo lead an ensemble in a film with a whole new story and set of charac...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Jun 23, 2020
- View : 1396
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PARK Hae-il to Play Admiral Yi Sun-sin in HANSAN
Roaring Currents (2014) director KIM Han-min is returning to the legendary historical figure Admiral LEE Sun-shin for his next film, the period naval epic Hansan: Rise of the Dragon (translated title). PARK Hae-il will play the Admiral in the film, while BYUN ...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : May 27, 2020
- View : 1353
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PARASITE Becomes 2019’s Top-Selling Foreign Language Film in the US
BONG Joon-ho’s PARASITE continues to set the North American box office alight, after becoming the top-grossing foreign language release of the year in the United States during its fourth week in cinemas, as its momentum grows unabated. The film did so on Satur...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Nov 15, 2019
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RYU Seung-ryong and YUM Jung-ah Join LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
Extreme Job star RYU Seung-ryong and YUM Jung-ah, hot off the sensational hit TV show Sky Castle, are set to join forces as an on-screen couple for Default (2018) director CHOI Kook-hee on the upcoming musical drama Life Is Beautiful (working title). The film ...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Aug 01, 2019
- View : 2462
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Bronze Audience Award for EXTREME JOB in Udine
After becoming the second most successful film of all time in the Korean market earlier this year, Extreme Job ushered in more good tidings after picking up an award on the film festival circuit. The hit comedy earned the Bronze Audience Award at the Far East ...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : May 16, 2019
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Kevin Hart to Produce, with Eye to Star In, EXTREME JOB Remake
Extreme Job, the surprise hit that became the most successful Korean comedy of all time earlier this year, will be remade in Hollywood by Kevin HART’s production company Hartbeat and Universal Pictures. The deal was struck by the film’s Korean producer and dis...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : May 03, 2019
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PARK Bo-gum Cast in Title Role of SEO BOK
GONG Yoo, who is currently filming alongside JUNG Yoo-mi in the adaptation of the best-selling novel Kim Ji-young, Born in 1982, will next appear in the sci-fi thriller Seo Bok (literal title) and joining him is the young superstar PARK Bo-gum. His talent agen...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Mar 01, 2019
- View : 3752
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Season 2 of Netflix’s KINGDOM Begins Shooting in February
Just as its first season is gearing up for its global launch on January 25, the Korean Netflix Original series Kingdom is already getting ready to go back into production on its second season, which will begin shooting in February and is expected to continue u...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Jan 07, 2019
- View : 17833