- Korean Film News
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- KIM Hye-soo and GIM Mu-yeol Swear in for Netflix’s JUVENILE COURT
- Series to Be Helmed by KIM Jong-chan and Written by KIM Min-seok Stars KIM Hye-su and GIM Mu-yeol have been offered the leading roles in the upcoming Netflix legal drama Juvenile Court (translated title) and, according to their respective agencies, are each positively considering their offers. KIM H...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 23, 2020
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- KANG Ha-neul, HAN Hyo-joo Board THE PIRATES Sequel
- A bevy of Korean stars are ready to set sail on The Pirates: Goblin Flag (translated title), the sequel to the 2014 hit The Pirates. KANG Han-neul, HAN Hyo-joo, LEE Kwang-soo and KWON Sang-woo lead an ensemble in a film with a whole new story and set of characters. KANG Ha-neul, who hasn’t been seen...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 23, 2020
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- FORGOTTEN and ON YOUR WEDDING DAY to Get Chinese Updates
- Korean sales agent M-Line Distribution revealed to Screen Daily that it has sold Chinese remake rights for two of its titles, the mystery-thriller Forgotten (2017) and the romantic drama On Your Wedding Day (2018). Released in late 2017, Forgotten was directed by ZHANG Hang-jun and follows the story...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 01, 2019
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- K-Movie Entertainment Signs Sales for THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL
- Korean sales outfit K-Movie Entertainment has locked several deals on its upcoming action thriller The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil, as first reported in Screen Daily. Featuring Train to Busan (2016) and The Outlaws (2017) star Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok), the film is the sophomore work of director L...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 25, 2019
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- SONG Ji-hyo and GIM Mu-yeol Start Filming DAUGHTER
- SONG Ji-hyo and GIM Mu-yeol recently signed on to headline the upcoming film Daughter (working title). The mystery-thriller went into production on February 13 and marks the feature-length directing debut of short filmmaker SOHN Won-pyung. The film follows the story of Yoo-jin, who disappeared as a ...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 23, 2019
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- SHIN Min-a Set to Return to Theaters with DIVA
- SHIN Min-a is getting ready to return to the big screen for the first time since the 2014 romantic comedy My Love, My Bride. From hit screenwriter and first-time filmmaker CHO Seul-ye, Diva went into production this month. The mystery-thriller will follow a professional diver known as ‘Diva’ who tri...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 24, 2018
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- KIM Jee-woon’s Sci-fi INRANG Arms Up for July Release
- WB Korea to Distribute JINROH Remake with GANG Dong-won, HAN Hyo-joo, JUNG Woo-sung KIM Jee-woon’s highly anticipated Inrang (Korean title), a remake of the acclaimed Japanese animation Jinroh: The Wolf Brigade, is almost upon us. Along with a pair of teaser posters, local distributor Warner Bros Ko...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 05, 2018
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- Far East Film Festival Selects 15 Films from Korea
- The 20th Far East Film Festival in Udine (FEFF) has selected 15 films from South Korea, including this year’s opening film Steel Rain. The North Korea-themed action-drama’s director YANG Woo-suk and stars JUNG Woo-sung and KWAK Do-won will travel to Italy, along with a slew of other actors and filmm...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 23, 2018
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- KIM Jee-woon’s Sci-fi Action Drama INRANG Completes 8 Months of Filming
- KIM Jee-woon’s highly anticipated Inrang (working title), a remake of the Japanese animation Jinroh: The Wolf Brigade, completed almost eight months of production on March 23. The project is headlined by GANG Dong-won, HAN Hyo-joo and JUNG Woo-sung. Set in the near future, the film takes place in a ...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 30, 2018
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- KANG Yun-sung tapped for LONG LIVE THE KING
- THE OUTLAWS Director to Helm Adaptation of Popular Webtoon Director KANG Yun-sung’s follow up to his 2017 hit THE OUTLAWS will be Long Live the King. On January 5, JANG Won-seok, CEO of film production company BA Entertainment, announced that he has offered KANG the opportunity to direct the cinemat...
- by Christopher Weatherspoon / Jan 18, 2018