CHOI Woo-shik and GONG Myoung Cuddle Up to PUPPY

Even though his latest film The Divine Fury is still a few weeks away from release, director Jason KIM is wasting no time to get back in the director’s chair as he has assembledPARASITEstar CHOI Woo-shik and GONG Myoung from Extreme Job to star in his fifth fi...

Lotte Cultureworks Tops Korean Distributors in 2018

Culminating a stellar turnaround over the past two years, Lotte Cultureworks (previously known as Lotte Entertainment) took the top rank on the Korean distributor chart for 2018, a spot usually occupied by rival CJ Entertainment, after a stellar year on the ch...

THE DIVINE FURY with PARK Seo-jun Presells to 18 Countries

Jason KIM and PARK Seo-jun, the director and star combo behind last year’s smash youth cop hit Midnight Runners, are currently in production on the martial arts supernatural action-thriller The Divine Fury. Though filming is still underway, distributor Lotte E...

Lotte Unboxes INSTRUCTIONS NOT INCLUDED Remake

Lotte Entertainment has announced its intention to develop the Korean version of Mexican comedy hit Instructions Not Included. The Korean studio will partner with an outfit affiliated with Lionsgate, Globalgate Entertainment, currently preparing several locali...

MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Duo Step into the Ring for THE DIVINE FURY

Upcoming occult drama The Divine Furykicked off production on August 14. The project sees Jason KIM and PARK Seo-jun, the director and star of last year’s buddy cop smash sensation Midnight Runners (2017), team up once again. Also on board in leading roles are...

JANG Joon-hwan to Preside over 17th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival Jury

The jury for this year’s 17th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival has been set with 1987: When the Day Comes (2017) director JANG Joon-hwan selected as the jury president while many other top Korean film directors have also been invited to take part. In total, t...

MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Director Moves on to Occult Drama LION

Director Jason KIM will follow up his hit buddy cop action-comedy Midnight Runners (2017) with the occult drama Saja (Korean title). Veteran actor AHN Sung-ki has signed on to appear in the title while Midnight Runners lead PARK Seo-jun is also considering tea...

CGV-Dexter Studios Made a Contract for VR Contents

Global cinema chain CJ CGV and VFX company Dexter Studios are teaming up to offer VR movies. On January 19th, via a press release, CGV and Dexter Studios announced they had signed a contract for the supply of VR content. [XXX] The two studios also revealed tha...

Production Ends on THE ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVE 2

Production on the upcoming detective comedy sequel The Accidental Detective 2 (working title) ended on September 11th following three months of filming. Original stars KWON Sang-woo and SUNG Dong-il return while TV star LEE Kwang-soo joins the cast and E.oni s...

MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Dashes to 12 International Markets

Youth action-comedy hit Midnight Runners is making a run for 12 global markets, kicking off this week with Indonesia (August 24) and North America (August 25), where it is being released by JBG Pictures. Starring popular faces PARK Seo-jun and KANG Ha-neul, th...