JOO Won to Headline JUNG Byung-gil’s CARTER for Netflix

Following the Cannes-invited action film The Villainess (2017), JUNG Byung-gil is returning with the action-thriller Carter and joining him in the title role will be actor JOO Won. The film will be one of the first two Netflix Original Films made for Korea, th...

KWAK Do-won, JOO Won and YU Jae-myeong Dress Up for FIREMAN

Veteran filmmaker KWAK Kyung-taek, known for Friend (2001), one of the original Korean blockbusters, is deep in preparations for his 15th film, titled Fireman (translated title). KWAK has assembled a top-drawer cast, which will be headlined by KWAK Do-won, JOO...

FINECUT Finds Buyers for THE WORLD OF US and FATAL INTUITION

Market Premieres for ONE STEP and MISBEHAVIOR Korean distributor FINECUT has been busy selling its wares during the Cannes Film Market and has reported new deals for its titles The World of Us, FATAL INTUITION and LOVE GUIDE FOR DUMPEES. The World of Us, a c...

FINECUT Sales Deals for HONG Sang-soo's Latest

RIGHT NOW, WRONG THEN Finds Distribs in Europe, South America Following its Golden Leopard win at this year’s Locarno International Film Festival, HONG Sang-soo’s latest film Right Now, Wrong Then is preparing for release across the globe after FINECUT confir...

LEE Yoo-young Sees the Dead in GEU-NOM-I-DA

JOO Won and YOO Hae-jin Also Confirmed as Cast According to her agency, rising star LEE Yoo-young has confirmed to participate in Geu-nom-i-da (working title) on January 30th. JOO Won and YOO Hae-jin have already signed up for the film prior to LEE’s confirma...

Four Korean Films Taking Part in Third Eye Asian Film Festival

Mumbai Fest Takes to Korean Thrillers, Horror, Romance The Third Eye Asia Film Festival kicked off its 13th edition on New Year’s Day in Mumbai. Featuring 36 films from eight Asian countries, as well as a trio of French retro screenings, the festival has inclu...

JOO Won Boards China-Korea Melodrama

XAO YOU QIAO MU Co-Stars Super Junior’s HangengPopular small screen actor JOO Won is kicking his film career up a notch after signing on to a new China-Korea co-produced melodrama. The project, titled Xao You Qiao Mu, will see JOO star alongside Hangeng, a for...

Finecut Sets Cannes Market Lineup

Korean film sales company Finecut Inc. has finalized its lineup for the upcoming Cannes Film Market. In addition to other titles it has already begun sales on, the outfit has added a trio of new titles for their trip to the South of France next month. The new ...

JOO Won Enthroned as the FASHION KING

The cast has been announced for Fashion King, a new film based on a popular Webtoon with the same title that was read by four million people. The story about high school boy Ki-myung, who has a crush on the prettiest girl in his class and opens his eyes to fas...

Overseas Presales Continue for Korean Movies

Korean films are expanding their scope after scoring a slew of presales deals in overseas markets. The Nut Job, a collaboration between Canada and the U.S., is confirmed for release on over 3,000 theatres throughout North America and was sold to 120 nations at...