- Korean Film News
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- HA Jung-woo Packs His Bags for NIGHT TRIP
- Korean star HA Jung-woo has signed on to star in the upcoming thriller Night Trip (translated title). From director KIM Jin-hwang, the project will be the first film financed by Kakao M, the entertainment company subsidiary of the Korean instant messaging giant Kakao. According to Kakao M,HA Jung-wo...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 27, 2020
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- MONEY to Cash In in March
- Money, a new financial thriller from first-time director PARK Nu-ri which stars RYU Jun-yeol and YOO Ji-tae, has secured a March release date in Korea. Hot on the heels of the vehicular action-thriller Hit-and-Run Squad, which is currently in theaters for the Lunar New Year holiday, the project will...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 01, 2019
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- PARK Sung-woong and BAE Jeong-nam Join OK Madam
- Actors PARK Sung-woong and BAE Jeong-nam have joined previously announced UHM Jeong-hwa in the upcoming action-comedy OK Madam (literal title). The film is from first-time director SHIN Hyun-sung. OK Madam is about a woman who runs a traditional donut shop who has a soft side under her harsh exterio...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 14, 2018
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- UHM Jeong-hwa Eyes Big Screen Comeback as OK MADAM
- UHM Jeong-hwa looks set to return to the big screen after a four-year absence through the upcoming project OK Madam (literal translation). The star’s last film outing was KANG Hyo-jin’s 2015 family comedy Wonderful Nightmare. UHM’s representatives have stated that she is positively considering appea...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 01, 2018
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- YOON Jong-bin and HAN Jae-duk to Form New Investment and Production Company
- The Spy Gone North director YOON Jong-bin is setting up shop with SANAI Pictures head HAN Jae-duk. The director and the producer who have worked on a number of successful projects together will establish an as-yet-unnamed investment and production company. Director YOON, who got his start with the a...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 30, 2018
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- HWANG Jung-min Wraps NK Action-Drama BLACK VENUS
- After kicking off on January 24th, HWANG Jung-min and his co-stars LEE Sung-min, CHO Jin-woong, PARK Sung-woong and JU Ji-hoon wrapped six months of production on July 25th for director YOON Jong-bin’s fifth film Black Venus. A North Korea-themed action-drama set in the 1990s, the project, which wil...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 03, 2017
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- HWANG Jung-min Infiltrates YOON Jong-bin’s DUKE
- The production of director YOON Jong-bin’s new film Duke is now set to begin on January 25th with CJ Entertainment on board as the main investor and distributor. YOON will be joined on set by HWANG Jung-min, LEE Sung-min, CHO Jin-woong and JU Ji-hoon. Featuring a narrative set in the mid-1990s, Duke...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 06, 2017
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- SHERIFF Rounds Up LEE Sung-min, CHO Jin-woong and KIM Sung-kyun
- Stars Reunite after KUNDO: AGE OF THE RAMPANT Upcoming thriller Sheriff has found its trio of lead stars in actors LEE Sung-min, CHO Jin-woong and KIM Sung-kyun. The Busan-set film will mark the directorial debut of KIM Hyung-joo, who was one of the writers on the 2014 period action film KUNDO: Age...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 06, 2016
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- JUNG Woo-sung and HWANG Jung-min Wrap ASURA
- Crime-Action Film Marks Return of Director KIM Sung-soo KIM Sung-soo’s Asura completed its four month production on January 25th. Featuring a heavyweight lineup of stars, including JUNG Woo-sung, HWANG Jung-min, JU Ji-hoon, KWAK Do-won and JUNG Man-sik, the crime-action film is being produced by Sa...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 05, 2016
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- Beijing Hairun Pictures is Ready for 6 Korean-Chinese Co-productions
- Including a Remake of TRACES OF LOVE Beijing Hairun Pictures, the producer of Tik Tok featuring LEE Jung-jae, has announced a plan to produce 6 Korean-Chinese co-production films in the next 3 years. Beijing Hairun Pictures is the producer of Mountain Cry, the closing film of the 20th edition of the...
- by HA Sung-tae / Oct 19, 2015