SUL Kyung-gu and DOH Kyung-soo Prepare for Trip to THE MOON

Veteran star SUL Kyung-gu and actor-singer sensation DOH Kyung-soo (aka D.O.) have been offered and are positively considering the leading roles in The Moon (literal title), the upcoming space action-drama from Along with the Gods(2017) director KIM Yong-hwa. ...

KIM Jee-woon to Direct 8K Romance for Samsung

Director KIM Jee-woon is partnering with Samsung to make Untact, a new romance film starring KIM Go-eun (Tune in for Love, 2019) and KIM Ju-hun (Memoir of a Murderer, 2017). The short film is being shot on Samsung’s Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20 devices to dem...

HA Jung-woo Ventures into Horror with THE CLOSET

Though he is still tearing up the box office charts with the smash hit disaster action spectacle Ashfall, Korean superstar HA Jung-woo will be back on screens next month in The Closet, his first ever horror film. HA co-stars with KIM Nam-gil in the picture, wh...

KIM Sung-kyun Suits Up for JOSEON FIREFIGHTER

Character actor KIM Sung-kyun has confirmed his appearance in the upcoming period comedy-drama Joseon Firefighter (translated title). Star KIM Nam-gil is also reported to be considering an offer to appear in the latest film from director MOON Hyun-sung, known ...

THE MERCILESS to Receive English-Language Remake

Korean gangster thriller The Merciless, which debuted in a midnight slot at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017, is gearing up for an English-language remake courtesy of the French outfits Pathé and Vendôme, who are teaming up with the film’s original Korean dist...

SUL Kyung-gu and CHO Jin-woong Line Up for Bromance PERFECT MAN

SUL Kyung-gu looks set to join the human drama Perfect Man. From director YONG Soo, the film is also reported to feature CHO Jin-woong. The film chronicles the bromance between a high-powered lawyer who does everything to make money and a man who works as a vo...

RYU Jun-yeol and YOO Hae-jin Prepare for BATTLE

The period combat drama Battle (translated title) from director WON Shin-yun kicked off production on August 16. The Colonial Era film sees former A Taxi Driver (2017) co-stars RYU Jun-yeol and YOO Hae-jin share top billing. Set against the Battle of Bongodong...

SUL Kyung-gu & BYUN Sung-hyun Reunite for KINGMAKER: THE FOX OF THE ELECTION

Following their Cannes-invited crime thriller The Merciless (2017), director BYUN Sung-hyun and his star SUL Kyung-gu are getting back together for the period political thriller Kingmaker: The Fox of the Election (translated title). Also joining them will be L...

THE DRUG KING with SONG Kang-ho Eyes Winter Bow

Originally expected to bow in local theaters in early August, Showbox’s period crime drama The Drug King, from Inside Men (2015) director WOO Min-ho and featuring A Taxi Driver (2017) star SONG Kang-ho, has had its release date delayed to the winter period. Cu...

MEMOIR OF A MURDERER Picks Up Prizes in Beaune and Brussels

Korean serial killer thriller MEMOIR OF A MURDERER from director WON Shin-Yeon has become a festival hit in Europe, where it recently picked up prizes from two events in April. The film was awarded the Jury Prize at the 10th International Thriller Film Festiva...