LEE El Joins Cast of New Thriller SHE DIED

BYUN Yo-han and SHIN Hye-sun Considering Offers Actress LEE El has been tapped to star in the new thriller She Died (translated title). The project will mark the debut of director KIM Sae-hwi and is also courting BYUN Yo-han and SHIN Hye-sun, who are both posi...

PARK Hae-il to Play Admiral Yi Sun-sin in HANSAN

Roaring Currents (2014) director KIM Han-min is returning to the legendary historical figure Admiral LEE Sun-shin for his next film, the period naval epic Hansan: Rise of the Dragon (translated title). PARK Hae-il will play the Admiral in the film, while BYUN ...

HAN Hyo-joo and BYUN Yo-han Cast in Japanese Film

Korean stars HAN Hyo-joo and BYUN Yo-han have been cast in the Japanese film The Sun Does Not Move (translated title). The film is being directed by HASUMI Eiichirō and is based on a novel by YOSHIDA Shuichi. The plot follows a tense battle between internation...

LEE Joon-ik Wraps 2nd B&W Period Feature JA-SAN-EO-BO

Ja-san-eo-bo (Korean title), the latest film by prolific hitmaker LEE Joon-ik, has wrapped production. Featuring SUL Kyung-gu and BYUN Yo-han, the film follows Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016) as Director LEE’s second black and white film. SUL plays real-...

BYUN Yo-han Speaks Up for VOICE

According to his agency Saram Entertainment, BYUN Yo-han, star of Socialphobia (2015) and Will You Be There? (2016), has been cast in the upcoming thriller project Voice (literal title), the latest film from filmmaking brothers KIM Gok and KIM Sun. Voice will ...

LEE Je-hoon Slips into GRAVE ROBBERY

Actor LEE Je-hoon is being eyed for the lead role in the upcoming caper film Grave Robbery (translated title). Reports suggests that the star is currently fine-tuning the details of his appearance in the film, alongside JO Woo-jin, LIM Won-hee and SHIN Hye-sun...

Monstrum, sales to Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam

Korean sales boutique Finecut is on the ground at the Marché du Film in Cannes with a broad lineup of titles, which includes LEE Chang-dong’s highly-anticipated new work BURNING, screening in the official competition of the Cannes Film Festival this year. Eigh...

Korean Films Pick Up 4 Prizes at Fantasporto

Korean films were a hit at the recently concluded 38th Oporto International Film Festival in Portugal. SHIN Su-won’s Glass Garden, KIM Jin-muk’s True Fiction and CHO Sun-ho’s A Day came away with a combined four prizes between them at the fantastic film event,...

Finecut to Launch Sales on MONSTRUM at EFM

Finecut will launch sales on the period creature feature Monstrum (translated title) at the European Film Market (EFM) during the Berlin International Film Festival later this month. The big-budget title is the third work of Countdown (2011) director HEO Jong-...

Korean Films Invited to Fantasporto

JO Seon-ho’s mystery thriller A Day, SHIN Su-won’s mystery drama Glass Garden and KIM Jin-muk’s mystery thriller TRUE FICTION were invited to the 38th Fantasporto – Oporto International Film Festival (Fantasporto) in Portugal. Fantasporto is regarded as one of...