- Korean Film News
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- BOGOTA with SONG Joong-ki and LEE Hee-joon to Resume Filming in Colombia
- The upcoming crime drama Bogota (literal title), starring SONG Joong-ki and LEE Hee-jun, is expected to resume production overseas in July. The film initially began shooting in Colombia last year but while in the middle of production they were forced to halt filming owing to the global spread of COV...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 05, 2021
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- SPACE SWEEPERS to Lift Off February 5 on Netflix
- Following two postponed theatrical release plans owing to the global spread of Covid-19, the big-budget space-set action-drama has finally set a launch date of February 5, just ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, when it will be made available online internationally in all markets serviced by Netf...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 05, 2021
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- Actress LEE Joo-young Cast in YOON SI-NAE HAS DISAPPEARED
- Rising star LEE Joo-young has been cast in Yoon Si-nae Has Disappeared (translated title), a project from the 14th feature-length film production class of the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA). The project is being helmed by KIM Jin-hwa, who makes her feature debut. The story follows a daughter nam...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 22, 2020
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- SPACE SWEEPERS Confirms Netflix Launch
- Following rumors that surfaced in October, Netflix has confirmed that it will launch SPACE SWEEPERS globally on its streaming service. From director JO Sung-hee, the film has drawn attention for being Korea’s first ever space-set blockbuster. It stars SONG Joong-ki and KIM Tae-ri. The film was origi...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 04, 2020
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- YOO Yeon-seok to Star with Olga Kurylenko in MATIN CALME
- Korean star YOO Yeon-seok has joined the cast of the multi-lingual French production Matin Calme (‘Calm Morning’). YOO is appearing alongside star Olga Kurylenko in the new film from French filmmaker Denis Dercourt. Kurylenko plays forensic professor Alice Lone, who takes on an investigation into th...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 14, 2020
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- LEE Byung-hun, PARK Seo-jun and PARK Bo-young Move into CONCRETE UTOPIA
- LEE Byung-hun, PARK Seo-jun and PARK Bo-young will be joining forces for the upcoming disaster thriller Concrete Utopia (working title), as confirmed by Lotte Entertainment. UM Tae-hwa, the director of VANISHING TIME: A BOY WHO RETURNED (2016), will helm the project. UM’s new film will chronicle the...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 21, 2020
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- KIM Hye-jun Joins SONG Joong-ki and JIN Seon-kyu in THE SEASON OF YOU AND ME
- SONG Joon-ki and JIN Seon-kyu have been confirmed for the upcoming 1980s-set The Season of You and Me (translated title), a biopic about popular singers YOO Jae-ha and KIM Hyun-sik. KIM Hye-jun has also joined SONG and JIN in what will be the sophomore work of Miss and Mrs. Cops (2019) director JUNG...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 03, 2020
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- SONG Joong-ki Mulling Role in 80s Music Biopic YOUR AND MY SEASON Alongside JIN Seon-kyu
- SONG Joong-ki is reportedly considering an offer to star in the 1980s-set music biopic Your and My Season (translated title), in which he would play alongside the already confirmed JIN Seon-kyu. JIN is on board to play singer KIM Hyun-sik while SONG is considering the role of YOO Jae-ha. Both actors...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 20, 2020
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- LEE Hee-jun and SONG Joong-ki Book Trip to BOGOTA
- LEE Hee-jun has been cast alongside SONG Joong-ki in the upcoming project Bogota (literal title), which will be shot on location in Colombia toward the end of the year. Set in 1990s Colombia, the film follows a group of young people who emigrate to Bogota. The film will be helmed by The Unfair (2015...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 04, 2019
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- JO Sung-hee’s VICTORY with SONG Joong-ki, KIM Tae-ri Takes Off
- JO Sung-hee’s fourth film, the big-budget space drama Victory (translated title), entered production on July 3. SONG Joong-ki, KIM Tae-ri, JIN Seon-kyu and YOO Hae-jin lead the cast, which will also feature British actor Richard ARMITAGE. Plot details are still few, but Victory has been gathering a ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 12, 2019