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LEE Ha-nee and GONG Myoung Considering Reunion for KILLER ROMANCE
According to their agency Saram Entertainment, actors LEE Ha-nee and GONG Myoung are reportedly eyeing leading roles in the comedy Killer Romance (translated title), the new film from How to Use Guys with Secret Tips (2013) director LEE Won-suk. If they sign o...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Apr 21, 2020
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CHOI Min-shik and PARK Hae-il Travel TO THE LAND OF HAPPINESS
Director IM Sang-soo’s latest film To the Land of Happiness (working title) wrapped production on October 19. The thriller features CHOI Min-shik and PARK Hae-il, marking the first on-screen pairing for the two stars. CHOI and PARK play two men who meet by cha...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Nov 04, 2019
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KIM Jee-woon to Return with French-Korean Co-Produced Series
Following last year’s Japanese sci-fi action noir anime adaptation Illang: The Wolf Brigade, Director KIM Jee-woon is gearing up for his next project, which will be a co-produced French and Korean series called Klaus 47. Extreme Job star LEE Ha-nee is currentl...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Aug 23, 2019
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YOO Ah-in and PARK Shin-hye Sign on to #ALONE
YOO Ah-in and PARK Shin-hye are set to appear on screen together for the first time in the upcoming infection thriller #Alone(working title). The film, which focuses on a city that descends into chaos during the sudden spread of an unidentified virus, will mar...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Jul 18, 2019
- View : 4158
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RYU Jun-yeol to Receive Rising Star Asia Award at NYAFF
Korean actor RYU Jun-yeol (Believer, 2018) will receive the Screen International Rising Star Asia Award at this year’s 18th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), which is scheduled to run from June 28 to July 14. RYU’s first big break came in 20...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : May 24, 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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Production Wraps on HUR Jin-ho’s FORBIDDEN DREAM
The upcoming period drama Forbidden Dream (working title) completed four months of production on January 23, after filming in various locations all around the country. The film reunites actors CHOI Min-shik and HAN Suk-kyu for the third time and marks the eigh...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Feb 21, 2019
- View : 2499
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THE ODD FAMILY: ZOMBIE ON SALE Books Valentine’s Day Release
Korean horror-comedy The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale will hit screens on February 14. Fromnew director LEE Min-jae, the film stars KIM Nam-gil (The Shameless, 2015), UHM Ji-won (MISSING, 2016), JUNG Jae-young (Right Now, Wrong Then, 2015), LEE Su-gyeong (Heart ...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Jan 21, 2019
- View : 2791
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RYU Seung-ryong Kicks Off 2019 with Lunar New Year Comedy and Netflix Original Series
Kicking off the new year in style will be box-office draw RYU Seung-ryong, who is headlining both the Lunar New Year theatrical release Extreme Job and Kingdom, the first Korean Netflix Original series, both of which will premiere in January. A veteran charact...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Jan 07, 2019
- View : 2915
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London Korean Film Festival to Open with MICROHABITAT
The London Korean Film Festival will be back next month with a bumper program featuring over 50 titles. Opening this year’s LKFF on November 1 will be JEON Go-woon’s festival hit Microhabitat (2017) while Malene CHOI’s Danish-Korean co-production The Return ha...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Oct 25, 2018
- View : 2387