KIM Yun-seok, HA Jung-woo and Many More Wrap JANG Joon-hwan’s ‘1987’

1987, a highly-anticipated new political drama featuring a wealth of Korean stars, wrapped five months of production on August 27th. Save the Green Planet (2003) director JANG Joon-hwan was joined by HA Jung-woo, KIM Yun-seok, KIM Tae-ri, GANG Dong-won and man...

1987 Adds YOO Hae-jin, YEO Jin-gu and SUL Kyung-gu

JANG Joon-hwan’s already star-studded thriller 1987 has added more faces ahead of its April production start. Joining previously announced leads KIM Yun-seok, HA Jung-woo, GANG Dong-won and KIM Tae-ri are YOO Hae-jin, YEO Jin-goo and SUL Kyung-gu. Both KIM Yun...

Fox Wraps Production on THE PROXY SOLDIERS

Following the breakout success of NA Hong-jin’s THE WAINING last year, which bowed Out of Competition at the Cannes Film Festival and welcomed almost seven million admissions at home, 20th Century Fox have wrapped production on their fifth Korean production, T...

SUL Kyung-gu & IM Si-wan Wrap HOODLUM

Prison Thriller Completes 4 Month Shoot Incoming prison thriller Hoodlum (literal title) completed its four months production on December 10th. Financed by both CJ Entertainment and Barunson Media, the film stars veteran actor SUL Kyung-gu and newcomer IM Si-...

Period Drama ENEMY SOLDIER Adds YEO Jin-gu

LEE Jung-jae Stars New 20th Century Fox Offering Actors LEE Jung-jae and YEO Jin-gu are set to star in the upcoming period drama Enemy Soldier. From director CHUNG Yoon-chul, the title is the fifth fully financed local production by 20th Century Fox. YEO fea...

Korean Brace Set for Tokyo IFF

HONG Sang-soo Brings Latest Feature to Japan The Tokyo International Film Festival is gearing up for its 28th edition, which kicks off on October 22nd, and this year’s programming will include a brace of Korean films. HONG Sang-soo’s Right Now, Wrong Then and...

Korean Period and War Films Wrap Shoots

THE HYMN and WESTERN FRONT to Be Released Later in 2015 Two of the year’s biggest incoming films wrapped their shoots in early January. Period drama The Hymn, with RYOO Seung-ryong and BAE Suzy, ended its production on the 2nd while Korean war film Western Fro...

SEOL Kyung-gu and YEO Jin-gu Team for Korean War Film

WESTERN FRONT 1953 to Start Shooting in September A new Korean War film is in the works with veteran SEOL Kyung-gu and young idol YEO Jin-gu attached to star. Western Front 1953 will mark the directing debut of experienced screenwriter CHEON seong-il. Filming...

HWAYI Remake Takes Shape in Cannes

Showbox/Mediaplex’s 2013 thriller Hwayi: A Monster Boy, the long-awaited comeback of Save the Green Planet (2003) director JANG Joon-hwan, is gearing up for an English language remake following its release late last year. Now Film, the production company behin...

Korean Film Reporters Name SNOWPIERCER Best of 2013

Bong Joon Ho also Awarded Best DirectorThe 5th annual awards of the Korean Film Reporters Association (KOFRA) was held last Wednesday in Central Seoul and the main award for Best Korean Film was handed to Bong Joon Ho’s English-language debut Snowpiercer. The ...