Don Lee and Jung Hoyeon Selected among Variety’s International Breakout Stars of 2021

A pair of Korean actors have landed on the ‘International Breakout Stars of 2021’ list from influential Hollywood trade journal Variety. Veteran actor Don Lee (aka Ma Dongseok), fresh from his Hollywood debut Eternals, and Squid Game breakout Jung Hoyeon made ...

CHOI Min-shik Takes a Bet on CASINO Series for THE OUTLAWS Director

Veteran star CHOI Min-shik is mulling a return to the small screen. His agency C-JeS Entertainment confirmed that he is positively considering an offer to star in the series Casino, from THE OUTLAWS (2017) director KANG Yun-sung. If he accepts the role, it wou...

THE OUTLAWS Rounded Up for Indian Remake

A Bollywood remake of the hit Korean crime drama THE OUTLAWS (2017) is currently gearing up for pre-production. Featuring Indian superstar Salman KHAN in the lead, Radhe is already slated for a May 22 release next year, to coincide with the major Eid holiday i...

JEON Do-yeon in Talks for HIP DADDY

JEON Do-yeon is reportedly in talks to star in Hip Daddy (literal title), the next film by director KANG Yun-sung, known for THE OUTLAWS (2017). If she signs on, the film would see her play a professional woman who is raising a child on her own. When her child...

LONG LIVE THE KING to Extend Reign to 8 Foreign Markets

Hot on the heels of its domestic theatrical debut, the election crime drama Long Live the King has been sold for distribution in seven foreign territories and is currently screening in the United States. Starring KIM Rae-won, the film is the sophomore work of ...

THE OUTLAWS Directors Returns to LONG LIVE THE KING in June

Following his smash hit debut THE OUTLAWS (2017), director KANG Yun-sung will be back in theaters next month with his follow-up work, the thriller Long Live the King. Featuring KIM Rae-won in the lead, the film, which combines elements of the gangster thriller...

KIM Tae-ri and LEE Sung-min Crowned Best Actress and Actor at Director’s Cut

The Director’s Cut Awards, an industry awards event put on annually by the Korea Film Director's Network, held their show this year on December 14. KIM Tae-ri of YIM Soon-rye’s feel good drama Little Forest was handed the Best Actress Award while LEE Sung-...

New Korean Sales Company Picks Up THE OUTLAWS 2 and More

K-Movie Entertainment, a brand new Korean sales outfit that was established in August and launched at the Asian Film Market in Busan last month, has revealed a trio of major pickups to add to its burgeoning slate. All currently in pre-production, the titles in...

Sitges Loads Up 14 Titles from Korea

The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia returns for its 51st edition this month, and with it comes once again a broad lineup of the latest genre cinema from Korea. 14 films have been invited this year, among them ten features and four sho...

KIM Rae-won Anointed for LONG LIVE THE KING

KIM Rae-won is set to take the lead in the webtoon adaptation Long Live the King, which will be director KANG Yun-sung’s follow-up project to smash hit crime drama THE OUTLAWS (2017). KIM will be joined on screen withWON Jin-ah. KIM will play Jang Se-chool, a ...