SIM Hee-sub and JEON Hye-jin Punch in at ROMANTIC FACTORY

SIM Hee-sub and JEON Hye-jin will join forces in the upcoming Korean melodrama Romantic Factory (translated title), the latest film from director JO Eun-sung. Shooting is expected to kick off around the middle of October. The film follows former soccer player ...

KWAK Do-won, JOO Won and YU Jae-myeong Dress Up for FIREMAN

Veteran filmmaker KWAK Kyung-taek, known for Friend (2001), one of the original Korean blockbusters, is deep in preparations for his 15th film, titled Fireman (translated title). KWAK has assembled a top-drawer cast, which will be headlined by KWAK Do-won, JOO...

Finecut Launches Sales for THE BATTLE OF JANGSARI in Cannes

Korean sales boutique Finecut recently picked up the international sales rights of the upcoming Korean War drama The Battle of Jangsari. Featuring K-pop star Min-ho (ILLANG : THE WOLF BRIGADE, 2018) and Hollywood actress Megan FOX, and co-directed by KWAK Kyun...

JUNG Woo-sung Takes BaekSang Arts Grand Prize for INNOCENT WITNESS

The BaekSang Arts Awards, a long-standing show body that recognizes achievements in both the film and television fields, held their 55th edition on May 1 in Seoul. The night’s Grand Prize went to star JUNG Woo-sung for his role in the well-received legal drama...

Megan FOX Arrives in Korea for Role in Korean War Epic

Hollywood star Megan FOX arrived in Korea on January 6 for her part in the Korean War film Jangsari 9.15 (Korean title), in which she plays real-life Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Marguerite HIGGINS. It is her fourth trip to the country. Jangsari 9.15 is b...

Megan Fox to Play Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter in JANGSARI 9.15

Megan Fox will become the latest Hollywood star to be involved in a Korean project after signing on to appear in a major role of KWAK Kyung-taek’s upcoming Korean War epic Jangsari 9.15. The period war film will also feature KIM Myung-min and is being produced...

DARK FIGURE OF CRIME to Kick Off 2018 Fall Thriller Season in Korea

The fall season in Korea is a prime time for the release of local thrillers and as we approach that time of year in 2018, one of the first confirmed titles has been revealed to be the upcoming serial killer drama Dark Figure ofCrime. Featuring KIM Yun-seok and...

KWAK Kyung-taek to Return with THE BATTLE OF JANGSARI

Veteran filmmaker KWAK Kyung-taek has set his next project, the Korean War film The Battle of Jangsari (translated title). KWAK will co-direct with new filmmaker KIM Tae-hoon on the project, which will be the second installment in a planned trilogy kicked off ...

The Era of VR Cinema Is Here

CJ CGV aims to develop and sell the CGV 4D PLEX system to the 500 4DX movie theaters worldwide The era has come where we can watch VR movies in theaters. Following Lotte Cinema's "Special VR Screening Series", CGV has released exclusively a VR melo...

Brussels Fantastic Film Festival to Screen 11 Works from Korea

ALONG WITH THE GODS and HOUSE OF THE DISAPPEARED to Compete in 36th BIFFF This year’s 36th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival will screen 11 Korean films when it kicks off on April 3 for its 13-day run. KIM Yong-hwa’s fantasy epic Along with the Go...