New Covid-19 Cluster Pushes Back INTRUDER and More in June

A new cluster of Covid-19 cases in Central Seoul has sparked fears of a second wave of infections. Local distributors have been left with no choice but to delay releases of films that had been scheduled for release in late May. Among those is the mystery-thril...

Korean Thriller INTRUDER to Infiltrate Theaters on May 21

After three months of not being able to field a major title owing to the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic, the Korean box office will welcome the local thriller Intruder on May 21. Featuring SONG Ji-hyo and GIM Mu-yeol, this debut film by director SOHN Won-pyung, whi...

SONG Ji-hyo and GIM Mu-yeol Start Filming DAUGHTER

SONG Ji-hyo and GIM Mu-yeol recently signed on to headline the upcoming film Daughter (working title). The mystery-thriller went into production on February 13 and marks the feature-length directing debut of short filmmaker SOHN Won-pyung. The film follows the...

Showbox Sells New Don LEE Vehicle UNSTOPPABLE

Ahead of its domestic bow on November 22, new Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok) vehicle Unstoppable has secured a number of sales for financier and distributor Showbox, as reported by Screen Daily. The crime-action film, which marks the directing debut of KIM Min-ho,...

UNSTOPPABLE with Don LEE Completes Filming

Unstoppable, a new vehicle for popular star Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok), completed filming on August 3. The crime-action title marks the debut of director KIM Min-ho. The film focuses on a legendary gangster played by LEE who is trying to go on the straight and...

SONG Ji-hyo Joins Don LEE in UNSTOPPABLE

Actress SONG Ji-hyo will join leading man Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok) in the upcoming action thriller Unstoppable. From debut director KIM Min-ho, the film focuses on a legendary gangster looking to go clean whose wife is kidnapped by people who don’t realize w...

Showbox Adds UNSTOPPABLE and HIT-AND-RUN SQUAD for Cannes Lineup

Korean film company Showbox has added a pair of new titles to its sales lineup just in time for the Marché du Film taking place during the Cannes Film Festival this year. The pickups include the crime action Hit-and-Run Squad and the action film Unstoppable. F...

CONTENTS PANDA Presents THE VANISHED at EFM

Thriller, comedies, horrors and indie dramas make up the sales lineup for CONTENTS PANDA in Berlin this year. Having recently sold its titles The Chase (2017), Steel Rain (2017) and Psychokinesis to Netflix, the busy distributor launched sales on an array of n...

WIND WIND WIND Starring SHIN Ha-kyun and LEE Sung-min Cranks Up

Directed by LEE Byoung-heon, who previously made Twenty (2015), youth comedy Wind Wind Wind (translated title) has completed filming. The film is about two families finding true love through deviance on Jeju Island. The film was produced by Hive Media Co-op wh...

LEE Sung-min and SHIN Ha-kyun Blow into WIND WIND WIND

Following his youth comedy hit Twenty (2015), director LEE Byoung-heon is returning with Wind Wind Wind (translated title). Joining him for his latest project will be stars LEE Sung-min and SHIN Ha-kyun. Filming is expected to begin on March 13th for the film,...