REAL CULPRIT with SONG Sae-byeok and YOO Sun Enters Production

Upcoming thriller Real Culprit (translated title), directed by KO Jeong-wook and featuring SONG Sae-byeok and YOO Sun, is now in production. Distributor Little Big Pictures revealed that a table reading took place May 11, while filming began on May 18. The pro...

Girl’s Day’s Hyeri to Debut in Period Feature MONSTER

K-pop star Hyeri from the band Girl’s Day is set to make her big screen debut in the Joseon Era period thriller Monster (working title), from director HEO Jong-ho. Joining her on screen will be veteran actor KIM Myung-min, new TV star KIM Min-suk and character...

United Pictures Boards ROMANS 8:37

During this year’s Hong Kong International Film and TV Market, Korean distributor United Pictures announced that they have picked up Romans 8:37 (working title), the new title from indie filmmaker SHIN Yeon-shick. The film concerns a church minister who become...

BLUEBEARD Notches Global Sales

Lotte Entertainment’s new thriller Bluebeard, which just opened in first place at the Korean box office, has been snatched up for distribution by several companies around the world. Well Go USA has taken the rights for North America, Japanese rights went to Ne...

GWON Yool, MIN Jin-woong and More Join PARK YEOL

LEE Joon-ik will begin shooting his new Japanese Occupation Era drama PARK Yeol this month and the cast is beginning to fill out beyond the already cast lead LEE Je-hoon. Joining them on set will be GWON Yool, MIN Jin-woong, CHOI Hee-seo and PAIK Soo-jang. The...

LEE Jong-hyeuk Joins LEE Beom-su IN THE LINE OF FIRE

Popular actor LEE Jong-hyeuk has signed on to star alongside LEE Beom-su in the forthcoming period thriller In the Line of Fire. The film will mark the directorial debut of NOH Kyu-yeob, formerly an assistant director on 2008’s Portrait of a Beauty. LEE Jong-...

Disaster Drama PANDORA Breaks the Highest Crowdfunding Record

Disaster blockbuster Pandora has raised USD 600,000 through crowdfunding for the first time in domestic film history. The film launched its campaign on the biggest crowdfunding platform in Korea, Wadiz on November 3rd, and has raised USD 600,000 in thirteen da...

JANG Dong-gun and Co-Stars Commence VIP Shoot

New World (2013) director PARK Hoon-jung began production on his fourth feature film on the 22nd of this month. The suspense thriller VIP features a bevy of major male stars, including JANG Dong-gun, KIM Myung-min, PARK Hee-soon and LEE Jong-suk. The film will...

JANG Dong-gun Cast in PARK Hoon-jung’s VIP

KIM Myung-min, PARK Hee-soon and LEE Joon-suk to Co-Star Director PARK Hoon-jung has assembled a lineup of major stars for his next film VIP, his follow up to last winter’s Colonial Era hunting drama The Tiger with CHOI Min-shik. JANG Dong-gun, KIM Myung-min,...