Netflix to Re-release OKJA to Select Theaters in the U.S.

Fans of Okja (2017) were greeted with a message on the film’s official Facebook page: "Missing your super pig best friend? You’re in luck. OKJA will be re-released in select U.S. theaters on November 3. Don't miss out!” Okja is about the friendship bet...

OKJA Received Glowing Cannes Reviews Despite Netflix Controversy

BONG Joon-ho’s Latest Debuts on the Croisette Rolling in a wave of controversy as one of the first Netflix films to screen at the Cannes Film Festival, along with Noah Baumbach’s The Meyerowitz Stories, BONG Joon-ho’s Okja had a rocky start on the Croisette wh...

BONG Joon-ho’s OKJA to Close Sydney Film Fest

BONG Joon-ho’s new film Okja has been selected as the closing film of this year’s 64th Sydney International Film Festival. The big-budget adventure film, which was entirely backed by online streaming service Netflix, has its world premiere this week in competi...

Netflix Plans Theatrical Bows for BONG Joon-ho’s OKJA

BONG Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer (2013) follow-up, the high-concept sci-fi Okja, will be getting a theatrical release, as confirmed by its investor Netlfix, thus ending months of speculation as to whether or not the online giant would release the title exclusively o...

BONG Joon-ho Receives Chevalier des Arts et Lettres Medal

Acclaimed film director BONG Joon-ho will be the second Korean citizen to have the honor of receiving the prestigious Chevalier des Arts et Lettres medal, a top artistic accolade in France. BONG accepted the award at the opening ceremony of the French Cinema T...

Production Begins on BONG Joon-ho/Netflix Film OKJA

Jake Gyllenhaal, Tilda Swinton and Paul Dano to Star Following months of speculation surrounding the casting and details of BONG Joon-ho’s latest film, Netflix officially announced last month that production has begun on Okja in Korea and that Tilda Swinton, ...