The Remake of My Sassy Girl Released, a K-movie Remake Craze in Indonesia

Korea's leading romantic comedy film My Sassy Girl was remade in Indonesia and released on June 23 (local time). ‘The girl,’ Gianna Jun played, was played by Tiara Andini, a famous idol singer in Indonesia, and Indonesian youth actor Jefri Nichol played th...

Hong Sangsoo’s INTRODUCTION to Screen at Shanghai International Film Festival

BEAUTY WATER and Korean Classics Invited to Top Chinese Film FestivalThe Shanghai International Film Festival is welcoming four Korean films this year for its 24th edition, which is unspooling from June 11 to 20. These include one of Hong Sangsoo’s two new fil...

Stars Align for Ensemble Romcom HAPPY NEW YEAR

LIM Yoon-a, HAN Ji-min, KANG Ha-neul and More Cast in KWAK Jae-yong’s LatestMy Sassy Girl (2001) filmmaker KWAK Jae-yong is returning to the director’s chair for the ensemble romantic comedy Happy New Year (literal title) from CJ Entertainment, which has assem...

Netflix Confirms KINGDOM Spin-Off Episode with Gianna JUN

PARK Byung-eun to Co-Star in KINGDOM: ASHIN OF THE NORTH Following speculation that emerged earlier this year, Netflix Korea has confirmed that Gianna JUN (aka JEON Ji-hyun) will star in a special spin-off episode of their hit series Kingdom, following her ca...

Gianna JUN Reportedly in Talks for KINGDOM Prequel

Reports have surfaced that Gianna JUN may be headlining a prequel to the hit Netflix series Kingdom. The My Sassy Girl (2001) star previously appeared at the end of season two in a cameo role. The same sources suggest that PARK Byung-eun has also been approach...

Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema to Present Korean Film Retrospective in New York

‘Relentless Invention: New Korean Cinema, 1996–2003’, a new program being jointly staged by Film at Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema, in association with the Korean Cultural Center New York, will present a broad array of Korean classics to viewers in New York ...

THE CLASSIC Gears Up for Thai Remake

KWAK Jae-yong’s landmark romantic drama The Classic (2003) is set to be updated for the Thai film market. CJ Entertainment will produce the remake under its local banner CJ Major Entertainment. The project will be known as Classic Again, is to be helmed by fir...

JOHN WICK Creator to Adapt THE MAN FROM NOWHERE

Modern action classic The Man from Nowhere (2010) looks like it may join the ranks of Old Boy (2003), My Sassy Girl (2001), Il Mare (2000) and other major Korean works that have been remade in America. The WON Bin vehicle is getting an update from New Line Cin...

SHIN Chul Appointed Festival Director of BIFAN

The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) has appointed a new festival director. Taking the reins will be SHIN Chul, a pioneer figure in the Korean film industry who has been overseeing the production of films since the late 1980s. SHIN will st...

ALONG WITH THE GODS Makers Announced 3rd & 4th Installments

Just over a month before its second installment is due to hit theaters, the makers behind the Along with the Gods fantasy epic franchise have announced that they are planning to make the third and fourth installments. The new titles will go build out new stori...