BOGOTA with Song Joongki and Lee Heejun Warps Production 21 Months After Filming Began

Crime Drama from Director Kim Sungjae Shot in Korea and ColombiaFollowing a long shoot that encountered several delays and difficulties due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the crime film Bogota (literal title) recently wrapped shooting, ending a 21-month journey tha...

BOGOTA with SONG Joong-ki and LEE Hee-joon to Resume Filming in Colombia

The upcoming crime drama Bogota (literal title), starring SONG Joong-ki and LEE Hee-jun, is expected to resume production overseas in July. The film initially began shooting in Colombia last year but while in the middle of production they were forced to halt f...

SUL Kyung-gu and PARK Hae-soo Team Up for DEMON

Veteran star SUL Kyung-gu and new kid on the block PARK Hae-soo are teaming up for the upcoming film Demon (translated title). The spy action film will be the sophomore work of The Prison (2017) director NA Hyun and will be distributed by Showbox. Kang-in (SUL...

LEE Hee-jun and SONG Joong-ki Book Trip to BOGOTA

LEE Hee-jun has been cast alongside SONG Joong-ki in the upcoming project Bogota (literal title), which will be shot on location in Colombia toward the end of the year. Set in 1990s Colombia, the film follows a group of young people who emigrate to Bogota. The...

PARK Hae-soo Studies Up for QUANTUM PHYSICS

Artist agency BH Entertainment has revealed that PARK Hae-soo has been cast in the upcoming film Quantum Physics (working title). The project will mark the second directorial feature of Derailed (2016) helmer LEE Seong-tae. In the project, PARK will take on th...

YOON Kye-sang Readies for GOLDEN SLUMBER

Golden Slumber, the Korean adaptation of the Japanese novel by ISAKA Kotaro of the same name, has added YOON Kye-sang to its cast. The actor joins previously announced leads GANG Dong-won and HAN Hyo-joo in the NOH Dong-seok-directed thriller. Also joining the...

KIM Ok-vin Takes Center Stage as VILLAINESS

Filming kicks off this month for Villainess, the sophomore narrative thriller from Confession of Murder (2012) director JUNG Byung-gil. Along for the ride are his leads KIM Ok-vin, SHIN Ha-kyun and SUNG June. Production will continue for four months on the Nex...

BaekSang Grand Prize Goes to Director LEE Joon-ik

ASSASSINATION, VETERAN Take Home Best Film, Director Director LEE Joon-ik was triumphant at the 52nd BaekSang Arts Awards ceremony, held in Seoul on June 3rd, where he won the Grand Prize for both of the films he has released in the last year, the bid-budget ...

THE WORLD OF US and DONGJU to Bookend Toronto Korean Film Festival

11 Features for 5th Edition of Canadian Fest The Toronto Korean Film Festival is gearing up for its fifth festival, which will take place from June 17th to 24th. The festival will open with YOON Ga-eun’s The World of Us and close with LEE Joon-ik’s DONGJU; Th...

Busan Critics Grand Prize for RIGHT NOW, WRONG THEN

YOO Hae-jin and KIM Min-hee Take Acting Honors Earlier this month, HONG Sang-soo’s Right Now, Wrong Then was awarded the Grand Prize at the 16th Busan Film Critics Awards. KIM Min-hee, who featured in HONG’s film, took home the Best Actress Prize, while veter...