- Korean Film News
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- CJ ENM Acquires 4 Major Production Companies in 2020, Including Park Chanwook’s Moho Film
- Extreme Job(2019)Top Korean film studio CJ ENM bolstered its production line by acquiring majority stakes in a number of major production companies last year. The studio bought controlling interests in companies such as Director Park Chanwook’s Moho Film, BLAAD Studio, a new outfit led by director K...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 27, 2022
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- Kakao Acquires Top Production Company ZIP CINEMA
- Company Behind THE PRIESTS Sold to Korean Internet GiantTop Korean production company ZIP CINEMA has been bought by Kakao Entertainment, a subsidiary of the local internet giant Kakao. Spackman Entertainment, the Singapore-based previous owner, sold the company for KRW 18 billion (USD 15.3 million)....
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 24, 2021
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- KIM Woo-bin, RYU Jun-yeol and KIM Tae-ri Wrap 2-Part ALIEN
- Latest CHOI Dong-hoon Blockbuster Completes 13-Month ShootDirector CHOI Dong-hoon has been busy at work on his latest project, the two-part sci-fi-action film Alien (translated title), and after kicking off filming in March last year, the simultaneously shot films completed their shoots on April 17 ...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 26, 2021
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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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- PENINSULA Sets August 7 Launch in North America
- YEON Sang-ho’s Train to Busan (2016) sequel Peninsula has just opened in several Asian markets and is now set to invade North America, where local distributor Well Go USA has announced that it will be released on August 7. Part of this year’s Cannes selection, Peninsula, which is being billed as ‘Tr...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 27, 2020
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- PENINSULA Set to Launch in 185 Countries
- Peninsula, the highly anticipated sequel to YEON Sang-ho’s global phenomenon TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016), is poised to be another breakthrough success after foreign sale agent Contents Panda announced that the film has been presold to 185 countries across the globe. The film will open in Korea, as well as...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 13, 2020
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- ALIEN with KIM Tae-ri, RYU Jun-yeol and KIM Woo-bin Begins Production Following Slight Covid-19 Delay
- CHOI Dong-hoon’s upcoming two-part blockbuster Alien (translated title) kicked off shooting on March 28. Production had originally been scheduled for earlier in the month but was delayed due to mounting safety concerns surrounding the Covid-19 public health crisis. Leading the cast in the big-budget...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 08, 2020
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- SUL Kyung-gu and PARK Hae-soo Team Up for DEMON
- Veteran star SUL Kyung-gu and new kid on the block PARK Hae-soo are teaming up for the upcoming film Demon (translated title). The spy action film will be the sophomore work of The Prison (2017) director NA Hyun and will be distributed by Showbox. Kang-in (SUL Kyung-gu) is a ruthless agent nicknamed...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 19, 2019
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- CRAZY ROMANCE Advances to 22 Foreign Markets
- The hit romcom Crazy Romance, starring KONG Hyo-jin and KIM Rae-won, is set to continue entertaining audiences overseas after reportedly closing deals with 22 foreign markets, according to international sales agent CONTENTS PANDA. KONG (Door Lock, 2018) plays a woman who recently broke up with her o...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 28, 2019
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- October to Welcome KONG Hyo-jin and KIM Rae-won’s CRAZY ROMANCE
- KONG Hyo-jin and KIM Rae-won will storm the screen next month in the romantic comedy Crazy Romance. The film marks the feature debut of KIM Han-gyeol, a graduate of Konkuk University known for her award-winning shorts A Perfect Sight (2009), Chatter (2011) and Make Peace (2015). The stars play Jae-h...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 10, 2019