Cho Jinwoong and Kim Heeae to Headline wavve Original DEAD MAN

Ryu Hyeyoung to Co-Star in Hah Junwon’s Feature DebutThe Korean streaming platform wavve has landed another major new original film project. Actors Cho Jinwoong, Kim Heeae and Ryu Hyeyoung have all confirmed their participation in the upcoming political thrill...

Yu Jaemyeong Joins Lee Sunkyun and Jo Jungsuk in LAND OF HAPPINESS

MASQUERADE Director Returns with New Military-Themed Mystery(From the left) Yu Jaemyeong, Lee Sunkyun, Jo JungsukChoo Changmin’s new film Land of Happiness (translated title) is beginning to shape up as Yu Jaemyeong has become the latest name to join a cast th...

24 Korean Films to Screen at Fantasia, including THE DEVIL’S DEAL Premiere

Cho Jinwoong’s Debut Short as Director to Screen at North American Genre FestivalThe Devil’s Deal (2021)24 Korean films, including eight features and 16 shorts, are set to screen at next month’s 25th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montr...

Coupang Play to Service 51-Title Showbox Library

51 hit films from studio Showbox will be made available on the new Korean streaming service Coupang Play this month. Coupang Play, which was launched by the Korean E-commerce company Coupang, is the latest streaming service to enter an increasingly busy market...

18th Florence Korea Film Fest to Spotlight CHO Jin-woong

After being delayed from its usual March slot by this year’s COVID-19 pandemic, the Florence Korea Film Fest is set to return for its 18th edition between September 23 and 30. The festival will open with BLACK MONEY (2019) and will feature a special focus on t...

Hollywood Project Woos SON Ye-jin and LEE Sun-kyun

SON Ye-jin and LEE Sun-kyun have received offers to star alongside Avatar star Sam WORTHINGTON in the upcoming film Cross from Hollywood director Andrew NICCOL. Cross will take place in the future in a multiracial country which is divided by a border that sepa...

SUL Kyung-gu, CHO Jin-woong Face Off in MAN OF MEN

Stars SUL Kyung-gu and CHO Jin-woong will share the screen next month in the upcoming comedy-drama Man of Men. The terminal illness-themed tale marks the debut of director and writer Yong-su and will be released nationwide by distributor Showbox in October. SU...

PARK Bo-gum Cast in Title Role of SEO BOK

GONG Yoo, who is currently filming alongside JUNG Yoo-mi in the adaptation of the best-selling novel Kim Ji-young, Born in 1982, will next appear in the sci-fi thriller Seo Bok (literal title) and joining him is the young superstar PARK Bo-gum. His talent agen...

Season 2 of Netflix’s KINGDOM Begins Shooting in February

Just as its first season is gearing up for its global launch on January 25, the Korean Netflix Original series Kingdom is already getting ready to go back into production on its second season, which will begin shooting in February and is expected to continue u...

TAKE POINT Granted Record Wide Opening in Taiwan

End-of-year action-thriller Take Point opened in Taiwan on December 28 across 85 screens, the largest release ever accorded to a Korean film in the market. This means that the explosive Korean blockbuster from director KIM Byung-woo, with HA Jung-woo in the le...