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...

Kakao M Enters the Korean Entertainment Market

Plans to Enter Global Content Market by Securing Korean Wave Stars A subsidiary of KakaoTalk (www.kakaocorp.com), company that evolved from being an instant messenger application to a complete IT firm, Kakao M (www.kakao-m.com) has seen its influence grow by c...

KIM Sang-kyung, KIM Gang-woo and KIM Hee-ae Search for THE BODY

Actors KIM Sang-kyung, KIM Gang-woo and KIM Hee-ae are coming together for the upcoming thriller The Body, from new director LEE Chang-hee. KIM Sang-kyung will play a detective who investigates a case involving a body, while KIM Kang-woo and KIM Hee-ae have si...

LEE Byung-hun Signs Contract with UTA, Major Hollywood Agency

The Magnificent Seven’s actor LEE Byung-hun has paved the ground for acting in Hollywood. He had previously belonged to CAA (Creative Artist Agency) since he made his debut in Hollywood as Storm Shadow in G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra in 2009, and has signed a n...

Netflix Takes Enters into LUCID DREAM

2nd Korean Acquisition for Online Streaming Giant Current sci-fi thriller Lucid Dream has become only the second Korean film to enter into a distribution contract with online streaming giant Netflix. The film, which debuted in Korean theaters on February 23rd,...

M-Line Showcases Diverse Slate in Berlin

M-Line Distribution is having a busy European Film Market, with several reported sales for its titles coming out of Berlin. Director E.oni’s kidnap thriller MISSING, starring KONG Hyo-jin (Crush And Blush, 2008) and UHM JI-won (The Silenced, 2015), was snatche...

LEE Byung-hun, KIM Yun-seok and PARK Hae-il Tapped for NAMHANSANSEONG FORTRESS

A coterie of stars have gathered for the upcoming period epic Namhansanseong Fortress, from Silenced (2011) director HWANG Dong-hyuk. Headlining the project will be actors LEE Byung-hun, KIM Yun-seok and PARK Hae-il. Set in 1636, when the Qing Dynasty attacked...

GANG Hye-jung and PARK Shin-yang Partner for MY WIFE

Kidnap Thriller from SONG Hae-sung Set in SE Asia Earlier this month, actors GANG Hye-jung and PARK Shin-yang confirmed that they would appear in My Wife, the new film from veteran director SONG Hae-sung. YOON Je-moon (Fists of Legend, 2013) and SONG Seung-he...

INSANE Sales for M-Line in Cannes

Distributor Picks Up A SPECIAL LADY At the beginning of this year’s Cannes Film Market, Korean distributor M-Line Distribution revealed international sales for its current mystery thriller INSANE. Directed by LEE Cheol-ha (Love Me Not, 2006) and featuring KAN...

Colonial Era Thriller THE TOOTH AND THE NAIL Wraps

Film Stars KO Soo and KIM Joo-hyuk Following a four-month shoot, production wrapped earlier this month on incoming period thriller The Tooth and the Nail. Directed by JUNG Sik, the Japanese Colonial Era mystery film stars KO Soo, KIM Joo-hyuk and PARK Sung-wo...