Korean Action Drama ‘A Shop for Killers’ Becomes Most Viewed Local Original on Disney+ Asia Pacific – FilMart Bulletin

Korean action drama “A Shop For Killers” has become the most viewed local original on Disney+ in the Asia Pacific region (Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Philippines) so far in 2024, the streamer has revealed.

YEON Sang-ho to Make Debut as TV Writer

TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016) director YEON Sang-ho is gearing up for a new challenge as a TV writer as reports suggest he will pen the script for the upcoming series Method (translated title) for cable network tvN. Hope (2013) star UHM Ji-won is considering an offer ...

Fantasia’s 1st Wave Includes 7 from Korea

North America’s top destination for genre cinema, the Fantasia International Film Festival recently unveiled the first wave of its 2019 program, which so far includes seven films from Korea, ranging from box office hits to award-winning indie dramas. Director ...

Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival Invites 10 from Korea

The Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), which kicked off on April 9 and is scheduled to run until the 21, is screening 10 Korean films during this year’s edition. In addition to an array of current thriller, horror and genre films, BIFFF is...

SWING KIDS to Compete at Fribourg International Film Festival

The Fribourg International Film Festival, long a champion of Korean cinema, is staging an especially Korea-centric edition this year, which will include KANG Hyoung-chul’s Swing Kids in international competition. Director BONG Joon-ho was also invited to curat...

THE ODD FAMILY: ZOMBIE ON SALE Books Valentine’s Day Release

Korean horror-comedy The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale will hit screens on February 14. Fromnew director LEE Min-jae, the film stars KIM Nam-gil (The Shameless, 2015), UHM Ji-won (MISSING, 2016), JUNG Jae-young (Right Now, Wrong Then, 2015), LEE Su-gyeong (Heart ...

KONG Hyo-jin Wraps Up DOOR LOCK

Upcoming Korean thriller Door Lock with KONG Hyo-jin wrapped up three months of production on March 14. Directed by LEE Kwon, the film is now in post-production and preparing for a release in the second half of the year. KONG features in Door Lock as a woman l...

Car Chase Action BBAENGBAN Revs Up for Production

COIN LOCKER GIRL Director Follow-up Stars KONG Hyo-jin, RYU Jun-yeol, JO Jung-suk HAN Jun-hee’s Coin Locker Girl (2015) follow-up Bbaengban (Korean title) has locked its cast and will commence production later this month. The Showbox title will star KONG Hyo-j...

RYU Jun-yeol Joins KONG Hyo-jin in BBAENGBAN

Following his female-led gangster saga Coin Locker Girl (2015), director HAN Jun-hee is putting the final touches on the cast of his next project, the cop thriller Bbaengban (Korean title). Joining the previously announced KONG Hyo-jin in the lead is rising su...

KONG Hyo-jin Enters DOOR LOCK and BBAENGBAN

Top star KONG Hyo-jin has lined up a pair of new projects to be shot back to back early next year. The actress will appear in LEE Kwon’s Door Lock, which will begin rolling at the beginning of the year while HAN Jun-hee’s Bbaengban is scheduled to start produc...