Korean Remake of PROJECT GUTENBERG in the Works

The Chinese crime action drama Project Gutenberg is set to receive a Korean remake. As reported by Screen Daily during this year’s Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART), which takes place alongside the Hong Kong International Film Festival, Ko...

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...

PARK Ki-yong’s OLD LOVE Goes to Berlin

PARK Ki-yong’s latest film Old Love has been invited to the 68th Berlin International Film Festival which will be held next February. Old Love will be an official selection in the festival’s Forum section, which introduces independent, experimental and documen...

KIM Tae-woo Replaces Late KIM Joo-hyuk in CHANG-GWOL

Upcoming Joseon Era zombie film Chang-gwol (Korean title) has found a replacement for a small role left vacant by the late actor KIM Joo-hyuk, following his untimely passing in a car accident on October 30th. The part will now be taken over by actor KIM Tae-wo...

KIM Sang-kyung, KIM Gang-woo and KIM Hee-ae Make It Through LOST NIGHT

Actors KIM Sang-kyung, KIM Gang-woo and KIM Hee-ae wrapped three months of production for the incoming thriller Lost Night (working title) on August 31st. The project marks the feature debut of director LEE Chang-hee. Lost Night concerns a woman’s body that go...

ANSI FORTRESS Begins 5-Month Shoot

Period blockbuster Ansi Fortress, the first feature film project by Next Entertainment World’s new production arm Studio & NEW, began filming on August 23rd. ZO In-sung stars in the latest from director KIM Kwang-sik and production is expected to carry on ...

JUNG Woo and KIM Joo-hyuk Wrap 3 Months of Filming for HEUNG-BU

After three months of filming, period drama Heung-bu completed production on August 18th. JUNG Woo and KIM Joo-hyuk led the cast, which also includes JUNG Jin-young and CHUN Woo-hee, in the latest film from 26 Years (2012) director CHO Geun-hyun. Based on the ...

KIM Myung-min and PARK Hee-Soon Wrap Period Monster Film MULGOE

The upcoming period thriller Mulgoe (a Korean title which can be translated as Water Monster) has wrapped filming after three months of production. The picture stars KIM Myung-min, PARK Hee-soon, LEE Gyoung-young, CHOI Woo-shik, PARK Sung-woong, KIM In-kwon an...

THE WORLD OF US Opens 8th Korean Film Festival in Australia

The Korean Film Festival in Australia returns later this month bigger than ever before. The 8th edition of KOFFIA is set to screen 36 films across 8 cities as the festival moves around Australia, beginning in Sydney on August 17th and winding up in Darwin and ...

HWANG Jung-min Wraps NK Action-Drama BLACK VENUS

After kicking off on January 24th, HWANG Jung-min and his co-stars LEE Sung-min, CHO Jin-woong, PARK Sung-woong and JU Ji-hoon wrapped six months of production on July 25th for director YOON Jong-bin’s fifth film Black Venus. A North Korea-themed action-drama ...