SQUID GAME’s Lee Jungjae Wraps Directorial Debut

Lee Stars in Spy Thriller HUNT alongside Jung WoosungSquid Game star Lee Jungjae has just wrapped production on his latest challenge - his directorial debut Hunt. The crime film also sees him appear before the camera, co-starring with his friend and fellow sta...

Action Noir GANGNEUNG with JANG Hyuk and YU Oh-seong Wraps Production

Starring JANG Hyuk and YU Oh-seong, the upcoming gangster thriller Gangneung (working title) completed production on December 6. The action noir will mark the directorial debut of YOON Young-bin. As suggested by the title, the film is set in Gangneung, a coast...

2013 Korean Pandemic Thriller FLU Scores Taiwanese Theatrical Release

Past influenza-themed films have returned to the public eye in a big way in the midst of the Covid-19 public health crisis and Korea’s most notable addition to the subgenre, KIM Sung-su’s 2013 summer release Flu, has also found a new lease of life online, and ...

JUNG Woo-sung to Executive Produce THE SILENT SEA for Netflix

Superstar JUNG Woo-sung (Steel Rain, 2014) is once again going behind the camera as he has partnered with Netflix to be an executive producer on their upcoming sci-fi thriller series The Silent Sea (working title). The Silent Sea will take place in a future wh...

SWING KIDS and BEAUTIFUL DAYS to Bookend Florence Korean Film Festival

The Florence Korean Film Fest 2019, which will take place from March 21st to the 29th, has revealed this year’s lineup. Opening the program will be KANG Hyoung-cheol’s Korean War-era tap dance musical war drama Swing Kids, while Jero YUN’s Beautiful Days, the ...

INNOCENT WITNESS Gets Summons from 9 Foreign Countries

According to distributor Lotte Entertainment, the legal drama Innocent Witness has sold distribution rights to nine overseas territories. From Punch (2011) director LEE Han, the film stars JUNG Woo-sung and KIM Hyang-gi. Lotte revealed that among the countries...

KIM Sung-soo Plans Two-Part Period Crime Saga

Following his 2016 crime thriller Asura : The City of Madness, director KIM Sung-soo is reportedly preparing for his next project, which will be a two-part action drama entitled Real Man (translated title) set during the so-called ‘Age of Wild Men’ in the midd...

THE UNDERDOG to Open 22nd Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) has announced the lineup for its 22nd edition, which is set to open with the local animation Underdog and later close with the Indian hit Secret Superstar. From Leafie, A Hen into the Wild (2011) direct...

IM Chang-jung and JUNG Ryeo-won Wrap Production on GATE

Actors IM Chang-jung and JUNG Ryeo-won have completed production on their upcoming project Gate after three months of filming. The film is the first to reference the recent political scandal that led to the impeachment of President PARK Geun-hye due to her rel...

IM Chang-jung and JUNG Ryeo-won Mine Recently Presidential Scandal in GATE

IM Chang-jung and JUNG Ryeo-won appear to set to headline Gate, a new project that centers around the recent political scandal involving former President PARK Geun-hye and her confidante CHOI Soon-sil. Also to feature in the film by director SHIN Dong-yeob is ...