LEE Byung-hun, PARK Seo-jun and PARK Bo-young Move into CONCRETE UTOPIA

LEE Byung-hun, PARK Seo-jun and PARK Bo-young will be joining forces for the upcoming disaster thriller Concrete Utopia (working title), as confirmed by Lotte Entertainment. UM Tae-hwa, the director of VANISHING TIME: A BOY WHO RETURNED (2016), will helm the p...

SUL Kyung-gu, LEE Ha-nee and PARK So-dam Consider GHOST

The agencies of actors SUL Kyung-gu, LEE Ha-nee and PARK So-dam have confirmed that the stars have all received offers to appear in Ghost (translated title), a new spy action-drama set during the Japanese Colonial Era from Believer (2018) director LEE Hae-youn...

OLD PARTNER Director Return with THE SOUND OF CICADAS

LEE Chung-ryoul, the director of the smash hit documentary Old Partner (2008) will return with his a new film next year. The Sound of Cicadas (translated title), director LEE’s first narrative feature film, began production on September 4. The Sound of Cicadas...

Well Go to Release BELIEVER Stateside on June 8

LEE Hae-young’s fourth film Believer, the explosive remake of Johnny TO’s noir action Drug War, has booked itself a North American theatrical release through local distributor Well Go USA. The film will open in limited Stateside theaters on June 8. The Handmai...

CONTENTS PANDA Invade Cannes Market with THE GREAT BATTLE, BELIEVER

Korean sales outfit Contents Panda, which participated in the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival over the past two years with Train to Busan (2016) and The Villainess (2017), have brought a diverse lineup to the Marché this year, led by LEE Hae-you...

Investment and Distribution Company NEW Releases 10 Titles for 2018 Line-up

Renowned Korean investment and distribution company Next Entertainment World (NEW) announced 10 titles they plan to release in 2018. Through a press release, NEW stated they had three films in their catalog that had sold over 10 million tickets since their fou...

LEE Hae-young’s DOKJEON Wraps with CHO Jin-woong and RYU Jun-yeol

Director LEE Hae-young’s upcoming Dokjeon (Korean title), a remake of Johnny TO’s Drug War, completed around five months of filming on November 16th. The crime thriller stars CHO Jin-woong, RYU Jun-yeol and the late KIM Joo-hyuk in his final performance. Dokje...

Director LEE Hae-young Readies for DRUG WAR

The Silenced (2015) director LEE Hae-young will be back on set at the beginning of July as he kicks off production of his fourth feature Drug War, a Korean remake of Johnny To’s 2013 HK-China co-production. Joining the director on set are CHO Jin-woong, CHA Se...

M-Line Showcases Diverse Slate in Berlin

M-Line Distribution is having a busy European Film Market, with several reported sales for its titles coming out of Berlin. Director E.oni’s kidnap thriller MISSING, starring KONG Hyo-jin (Crush And Blush, 2008) and UHM JI-won (The Silenced, 2015), was snatche...

Busan Film Commission Revealed Busan Locations Collection II

Busan Film Commission (BFC) has revealed Busan Locations Collection II, which is made up of locations’ views and film scenes shot in Busan. Meanwhile, BFC produced the previous collection under the theme of ‘Mountain, Sea and City’ last year. Impressive locati...