KIM Jong-kwan’s Commercial Debut JOSEE Scores Global Sales

Josée, a romantic drama starring NAM Joo-hyuk and HAN Ji-min and the highly anticipated commercial film debut of arthouse director KIM Jong-kwan, has scored several international sales and will screen across Asia this month. A remake of the Japanese drama Jose...

YOUN Yuh-jung and HAN Ye-ri to Make Hollywood Debuts Alongside Steven YEUN

Korean stars YOUN Yuh-jung and HAN Ye-ri are set to make their Hollywood debuts in the upcoming film Minari. They will co-star with Steven YEUN, who is also making his debut as an executive producer with the project. The film will be directed by Isaac CHUNG an...

NAM Joo-hyuk to Star in KIM Jong-kwan’s JOSEE

Rising star NAM Joo-hyuk appears set to take on his first leading man role in a feature film, after signing on to star in KIM Jong-kwan’s upcoming remake of the 2003 Japanese drama Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (the Korean working title has been shortened to J...

CHA Seung-won Vehicle CHEER UP, MR. LEE Wraps Filming

Family comedy Cheer Up, Mr. Lee (working title), the follow-up project of LUCK-KEY (2016)’s director LEE Gae-byok, featuring CHA Seung-won and PARK Hae-joon in the lead roles, completed three months of shooting on September 22. Not to be confused with the 2013...

MOTHERS Picks Up NETPAC Prize in Vesoul

LEE Dong-eun’s sophomore drama Mothers picked up the NETPAC Award at the recently concluded Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in France. Featuring A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) and The Table (2017) star LIM Soo-jung, Mothers (2017) tells of a y...

Don LEE, GWON Yool and HAN Ye-ri Wrap CHAMPION

The arm wrestling drama Champion with Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok), GWON Yooland HAN Ye-ri wrapped production on December 17th in the Nonhyeon neighborhood in Seoul. Production took around nine weeks on the film, which was directed by KIM Yong-wan and will be di...

CHAMPION Casts Don LEE, HAN Ye-ri and GWON Yool

Champion (translated title), the latest project from Warner Bros. Korea following The Age of Shadows (2016) and A Single Rider(2016), has completed its casting and started filming. “Champion began production on October 9th after confirming its main cast which ...

LEAFF Battens Down the Hatches for THE FORTRESS

Joseon Era battle drama The Fortress has been invited to open this year’s 2nd London East Asian Film Festival (LEAFF), which kicks off on October 19th. This year’s LEAFF competition will include HUH Jung’s horror film The Mimic, LEE An-gyu’s KIM Hye-soo gangst...

Don LEE Arms Up for CHAMPION

Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok) is continuing a very busy year with yet another lead role as the star has been cast in the upcoming arm-wrestling drama Champion (working title). Co-starring will be HAN Ye-ri and GWON Yool. Handling the director’s reigns will be KIM...

YEON Sang-ho Wraps PSYCHOKINESIS

Following the smash global success of TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016) Director YEON Sang-ho will return to theaters next year with the high concept black comedy Psychokinesis, which wrapped a four-month shoot on August 6th in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. Along for the r...