HAN Jae-rim’s EMERGENCY DECLARATION Completes Production

Emergency Declaration, the star-studded aviation disaster drama from HAN Jae-rim, completed production on October 24. Already a highly anticipated project owing to its star-studded cast, which includes SONG Kang-ho (PARASITE, 2019), LEE Byung-hun (Inside Men, ...

YOO Ah-in May Appear Alongside LEE Byung-hun in THE GAME

YOO Ah-in has been offered a co-starring role alongside LEE Byung-hun win the upcoming Go-themed drama The Game (translated title). YOO’s representative have confirmed that he has received and is positively considering the offer to feature in this sophomore fi...

LEE Joon-ik Wraps 2nd B&W Period Feature JA-SAN-EO-BO

Ja-san-eo-bo (Korean title), the latest film by prolific hitmaker LEE Joon-ik, has wrapped production. Featuring SUL Kyung-gu and BYUN Yo-han, the film follows Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016) as Director LEE’s second black and white film. SUL plays real-...

THE KING’S LETTERS to Kick Off Korean High Summer Season

This year’s high summer season in Korea will be ushered in by The King’s Letters, a new period drama starring SONG Kang-ho and PARK Hae-il. From veteran producer and writer but first time director CHO Chul-hyun, the film will be released by Megabox Plus M on J...

SONG Kang-ho and PARK Hae-il Wrap Period Drama

The upcoming period drama Naratmalssami (Korean title), which sees stars SONG Kang-ho and PARK Hae-il reunite on the big screen, completed production on January 31. The project makes the feature directing debut of The Throne (2015) scribe CHO Chul-hyun. The pe...

WINTER’S NIGHT Leads Korean Selection at Black Nights Film Festival

The 22nd edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (POFF) kicked off in Estonia on November 16 and features five films from South Korea this year. Among those are JANG Woo-jin’s Winter’s Night in Official Selection and LEE Chang-dong’s well-traveled Bu...

SEO Yea-ji & JIN Seon-kyu Tune In to BLACKOUT

Performers SEO Yea-ji and JIN Seon-kyu are set to join forces in the upcoming mystery-horror Blackout. From director Kim Jin-won, helming a commercial feature for the first time, the project is set to go before cameras in August of this year. SEO will play Mi-...

LEE Joon-ik’s SUNSET IN MY HOMETOWN to be Released in July

Having previously directed King And The Clown (2005), The Throne (2015) and DONGJU; The Portrait of A Poet (2016), LEE Joon-ik will return with his upcoming film Sunset in My Hometown. It will be the last film in LEE’s Youth Trilogy, which comprises DONGJU; Th...

Jeonju Lifts Curtain on 19th JIFF

Indie Film Festival to Showcase 5 Jeonju Cinema Projects This year’s 19th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) kicked off on a clear night at the Jeonju Dome on May 3. The new venue housed 3,000 guests and welcomed several stars and filmmakers, as well as...

SONG Kang-ho and PARK Hae-il to Reunite for Period Drama

Twelve years after appearing in the blockbuster monster movie The Host (2006) together, actors SONG Kang-ho and PARK Hae-il are set to reunite on screen in the upcoming period drama Na-ratmalssami (Korean title), to be financed and distributed by Megabox Plus ...