Director Shin Jungwon Passes Away at Age 47

Night of the Undead (2020)Shin Jungwon, the director known for horror comedies such as To Catch a Virgin Ghost (2004) and last year’s Night of the Undead (2020), has died at the age of 46. He passed away suddenly of acute sepsis related to liver cirrhosis on D...

IM Chang-jung and JUNG Ryeo-won Wrap Production on GATE

Actors IM Chang-jung and JUNG Ryeo-won have completed production on their upcoming project Gate after three months of filming. The film is the first to reference the recent political scandal that led to the impeachment of President PARK Geun-hye due to her rel...

IM Chang-jung and JUNG Ryeo-won Mine Recently Presidential Scandal in GATE

IM Chang-jung and JUNG Ryeo-won appear to set to headline Gate, a new project that centers around the recent political scandal involving former President PARK Geun-hye and her confidante CHOI Soon-sil. Also to feature in the film by director SHIN Dong-yeob is ...

IM Chang-jung Takes a ROMAN HOLIDAY

Singer and actor IM Chang-jung has selected his next film project, which will be the thriller Roman Holiday, which is unrelated to Hollywood classic of the same name. Production kicks off this month with a quick release planned for next May. IM will play the l...

IM Chang-jung Readies GOVERNMENT OPERATION

Singer and Star Teams Up Again with SHIN Dong-yeob Veteran singer and star IM Chang-jung is returning to theaters after selecting his next project. The performer will appear in Government Operation (translated title). His most recent role was in the buddy cop...

Cannes Market: M-Line Sells WONDERFUL NIGHTMARE, 9ers Presents New Slate

Korean Sales Companies Busy on the Croisette Korean foreign sales outfits are out in force at the Marché du Film, taking place alongside the ongoing Cannes Film Festival. Among them, 9ers Entertainment, which is handling Cannes midnight selection Office, has p...

M-Line Sells Catalogue to Chopflix

140 Titles to Be Made Available on English Streaming Platform Korean distribution outfit M-Line has inked a deal with Chopflix, a soon to be launched streaming service owned by LA-based company Asia Releasing. Led by distributor Milt Barlow, Chopflix will fo...

Rendezvous for IM Chang-jung and Daniel CHOI

Detective Duo Cracks Down on Corrupt Religious Groups     IM Chang-jung and Daniel CHOI, the two leads from Traffickers (2012), are getting together again for a new detective film, Chi-wae Beop-kwon (working title) which translates as extraterritoria...