ALL OF US ARE DEAD Chew Up 1st Place in Global Netflix Rankings

ALL OF US ARE DEAD (2022)For the third time in five months, a drama series helmed by a Korean film director has topped the global Netflix rankings. Lee Jaekyoo’s All of Us Are Dead shot to the top spot on the global streaming service during its launch ahead of...

1987 Adds YOO Hae-jin, YEO Jin-gu and SUL Kyung-gu

JANG Joon-hwan’s already star-studded thriller 1987 has added more faces ahead of its April production start. Joining previously announced leads KIM Yun-seok, HA Jung-woo, GANG Dong-won and KIM Tae-ri are YOO Hae-jin, YEO Jin-goo and SUL Kyung-gu. Both KIM Yun...

Fox Wraps Production on THE PROXY SOLDIERS

Following the breakout success of NA Hong-jin’s THE WAINING last year, which bowed Out of Competition at the Cannes Film Festival and welcomed almost seven million admissions at home, 20th Century Fox have wrapped production on their fifth Korean production, T...

SUL Kyung-gu & IM Si-wan Wrap HOODLUM

Prison Thriller Completes 4 Month Shoot Incoming prison thriller Hoodlum (literal title) completed its four months production on December 10th. Financed by both CJ Entertainment and Barunson Media, the film stars veteran actor SUL Kyung-gu and newcomer IM Si-...

Period Drama ENEMY SOLDIER Adds YEO Jin-gu

LEE Jung-jae Stars New 20th Century Fox Offering Actors LEE Jung-jae and YEO Jin-gu are set to star in the upcoming period drama Enemy Soldier. From director CHUNG Yoon-chul, the title is the fifth fully financed local production by 20th Century Fox. YEO fea...

SUL Kyung-gu, KIM Nam-gil Board New Thriller

WON Shin-yun to Helm A MURDERER’S GUIDE TO MEMORIZATION Stars SUL Kyung-gu and KIM Nam-gil are set to team up for the upcoming thriller A Murderer’s Guide to Memorization. Based on the novel of the same title (published in 2013) from popular author KIM Young-...

Korean Period and War Films Wrap Shoots

THE HYMN and WESTERN FRONT to Be Released Later in 2015 Two of the year’s biggest incoming films wrapped their shoots in early January. Period drama The Hymn, with RYOO Seung-ryong and BAE Suzy, ended its production on the 2nd while Korean war film Western Fro...