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- Chae Kyoungsun Triumphs at 26th Art Directors Guild Awards
- Production designer Chae Kyoungsun triumphed in the One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series category at this year’s 26th Art Directors Guild Awards for her work on the global smash Squid Game.Chae beat out nominees for major American series such as Succession, The Morning Show, The Handmaid’s Tal...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 11, 2022
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- SUL Kyung-gu, LEE Ha-nee and PARK So-dam Consider GHOST
- The agencies of actors SUL Kyung-gu, LEE Ha-nee and PARK So-dam have confirmed that the stars have all received offers to appear in Ghost (translated title), a new spy action-drama set during the Japanese Colonial Era from Believer (2018) director LEE Hae-young. Veteran star SUL, seen last year in M...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 24, 2020
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- ASHFALL to Open 22th Far East Film Festival
- The Korean disaster action blockbuster ASHFALL will serve as the opening film of this year’s online-only edition of the Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Udine, Italy, leading a program of 46 titles from around Asia. FEFF was originally scheduled to take place in late April and early May this year bu...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 15, 2020
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- LEE Byung-hun and HA Jung-woo Wrap MOUNT BAEKDU
- Superstars LEE Byung-hun and HA Jung-woo wrapped production on the star-studded action drama Mount Baekdu (translated title) on July 21 after five months of filming. The project, which co-stars Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok), JEON Hye-jin and BAE Suzy, among others, is being co-directed by LEE Hae-jun a...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 08, 2019
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- DOH Kyung-soo Confirmed for Next ALONG WITH THE GODS
- In a recent interview with Korean news outlet Star News, director KIM Yong-hwa revealed that plans were moving ahead on a third and fourth installment in the smash hit Along with the Gods franchise. The director explained that DOH Kyung-soo has been confirmed to appear in the third installment and t...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 28, 2018
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- Well Go to Release BELIEVER Stateside on June 8
- LEE Hae-young’s fourth film Believer, the explosive remake of Johnny TO’s noir action Drug War, has booked itself a North American theatrical release through local distributor Well Go USA. The film will open in limited Stateside theaters on June 8. The Handmaiden (2016) star CHO Jin-woong features a...
- by Pierce Conran / May 25, 2018
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- LEE Hae-young’s DOKJEON Wraps with CHO Jin-woong and RYU Jun-yeol
- Director LEE Hae-young’s upcoming Dokjeon (Korean title), a remake of Johnny TO’s Drug War, completed around five months of filming on November 16th. The crime thriller stars CHO Jin-woong, RYU Jun-yeol and the late KIM Joo-hyuk in his final performance. Dokjeon (a contraction of the Korean words fo...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 01, 2017
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- Director LEE Hae-young Readies for DRUG WAR
- The Silenced (2015) director LEE Hae-young will be back on set at the beginning of July as he kicks off production of his fourth feature Drug War, a Korean remake of Johnny To’s 2013 HK-China co-production. Joining the director on set are CHO Jin-woong, CHA Seung-won, KIM Joo-hyuk and RYU Jun-yeol. ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 03, 2017
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- MY DICTATOR Begins Shooting with SEOL Kyung-gu and PARK Hae-il
- Director of CASTAWAY ON THE MOON ReturnsLEE Hae-jun, director of the 2009 comedy Castaway on the Moon, is returning with his new film My Dictator, which finally began shooting last week following a long gestation. Joining him on set are stars SEOL Kyung-gu and PARK Hae-il.My Dictator, which takes pl...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 04, 2014
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- Toronto film festival takes <Countdown>
- The 36th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced the first 50 films to be added to its line-up include the Korean film <Countdown>, starring JEONG Jae-young and JEON Do-yeon. Written and directed by newcomer HUH Jong-ho, the film will screen in TIFF’s Special Presentations se...
- Jul 27, 2011