Rain Sets Big Screen Comeback with KANG So-ra in Period Sports Drama

JUNG Ji-hoon (aka Rain) will be back in cinemas soon as his new film Uhmbokdong (Korean title) gets underway this month. Uhmbokdong will mark the return of pop superstar JUNG Ji-hoon to the silver screen after a six year gap. For his comeback he will feature a...

THE FAULTS IN OUR STARS Scribes Sell THE BEAUTY INSIDE Pitch in Hollywood

The US remake of Korean fantasy drama The Beauty Inside (2015) has found a home at Fox 2000 and Temple Hill, after they bought a pitch from The Faults in Out Stars screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber. Emilia Clarke, one of the stars of the popu...

Actor LEE Beom-su to Produce UHM BOK-DONG

Actor LEE Beom-su (Opteration Chromite, 2016; The Divine Move, 2014) will produce a movie, UHM Bok-dong (W/T), about a cyclist during the Japanese Occupation. UHM Bok-dong brought comfort to people’s painful lives in Korea under the Japanese colonization along...

INSIDE MEN Takes Film, Director and Actor Awards in 5-Prize Daejong Sweep

Held a little later than usual this year, the 53rd Daejong Film Awards took place on December 27th with both WOO Min-ho’s Inside Men and NA Hong-jin’s THE WAILING triumphing with five prizes a piece. Not far behind was HUR Jin-ho’s The Last Princess with four ...

LEE Jong-hyeuk Joins LEE Beom-su IN THE LINE OF FIRE

Popular actor LEE Jong-hyeuk has signed on to star alongside LEE Beom-su in the forthcoming period thriller In the Line of Fire. The film will mark the directorial debut of NOH Kyu-yeob, formerly an assistant director on 2008’s Portrait of a Beauty. LEE Jong-...

OPERATION CHROMITE Screens at Global US Army Bases

Summer Korean War hit Operation Chromite was screened at several US military bases around the world on September 16th. The film was already a hit in Korea, where it topped 7 million admissions (USD 48.94 million) after its release on July 27th. The film has al...

OPERATION CHROMITE Ends 4-Month Shoot

Korean War Film Expected to Land in July Korean War blockbuster Operation Chromite completed its four-month shoot in South Gyeongsang-do Province on March 10th. The Korean summer release features Hollywood star Liam Neeson in a supporting role, who shot his s...

Strong Pre-Sales for OPERATION CHROMITE with Liam Neeson at EFM

FINECUT Offers Up Diverse Slate in Berlin Korean sales company FINECUT is generating plenty of buzz at the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin for their hot new title Operation Chromite. FINECUT gave buyers a taste of the Korean War film, which only started ...

CJ Generates Buzz with THE HANDMAIDEN at EFM

New Titles Romcom LIKE FOR LIKES and Vietnamese Thriller TRACER Among the most eagerly anticipated Korean films this year is PARK Chan-wook’s upcoming erotic thriller The Handmaiden. Starring HA Jung-woo (Assassination, 2015) and KIM Min-hee (Right Now, Wrong...

OPERATION CHROMITE Adds JUNG Joon-ho, KIM Byoung-ok, JIN Se-yun, CHOO Sung-hoon

Korean War Pic Rounds Out Cast The upcoming Korean War blockbuster Operation Chromite has filled out its main cast, introducing a number of its local stars during a press conference held in Seoul on October 30th. Joining Hollywood name Liam Neeson and previou...