DREAM with Park Seojun and IU to Complete Production in Europe

Extreme Job (2019)The sports drama Dream (literal title), the latest film from Extreme Job (2019) director Lee Byoungheon, is set to complete production during an overseas shoot that will take place in Europe beginning in March.Starring Park Seojoon and IU (ak...

CJ ENM Acquires 4 Major Production Companies in 2020, Including Park Chanwook’s Moho Film

Extreme Job(2019)Top Korean film studio CJ ENM bolstered its production line by acquiring majority stakes in a number of major production companies last year. The studio bought controlling interests in companies such as Director Park Chanwook’s Moho Film, BLAA...

VFX Company eNgine Visual Wave Raised KRW 10 Billion for Metaverse

NEW Affiliate Invests in Cutting Edge VRVFX outfit eNgine Visual Wave, an affiliate of Korean content studio Next Entertainment World (NEW), has attracted investment worth KRW 10 billion (USD 8.55 million) to aid its metaverse development.The company, which re...

PARK Seo-joon Set to Join Marvel Cinema Universe

MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Star Cast in THE MARVELSPARK Seo-joon, the star of Midnight Runners (2017) and the JTBC drama Itaewon Class, is set to become the latest Korean actor to grace the screen in a Hollywood movie. PARK has been cast in The Marvels, an upcoming film...

IU Joins Star-Studded Cast of KOREEDA Hirokazu’s BROKER

Korean star IU (aka LEE Ji-eun), one of the biggest names in the country’s entertainment scene, has set her sights on the arthouse world after signing on to appear in Broker, the Korean language debut of acclaimed Japanese filmmaker KOREEDA Hirokazu. The singe...

13th Hungary Korean Film Festival to be Held Next Month

The Hungary Korean Film will be held from September 4 to 10 in the Corvin Cinema in Budapest, Hungary. The festival, which is celebrating its 13th anniversary this year, will open with the film that was the most talked-about title in Korea last year, LEE Byoun...

LEE Byung-hun, PARK Seo-jun and PARK Bo-young Move into CONCRETE UTOPIA

LEE Byung-hun, PARK Seo-jun and PARK Bo-young will be joining forces for the upcoming disaster thriller Concrete Utopia (working title), as confirmed by Lotte Entertainment. UM Tae-hwa, the director of VANISHING TIME: A BOY WHO RETURNED (2016), will helm the p...

PARK Seo-joon and IU Enter LEE Byoung-heon’s DREAM

Extreme Job (2019) director LEE Byoung-heon is back on set with the sports drama Dream (working title), starring PARK Seo-jun and K-pop sensation IU in her first ever feature film role. The project, which also stars LEE Hyun-woo and GO Chang-seok, began princi...

K-pop Superstar IU Joins PARK Seo-jun in DREAM

The previously announced project Dream (working title), a soccer-themed film from Extreme Job (2019) director LEE Byoung-heon and starring PARK Se-jun of Midnight Runners (2017), has added K-pop superstar IU to its cast. Details surrounding IU’s character have...

8th Korean Film Festival in Frankfurt Screens 15 Features

The Korean Film Festival in Frankfurt kicked off its 8th edition in Germany this month with a screening of BONG Joon-ho’s hit new film PARASITE, which served as the event’s opening film. The festival also screened two otherBONG Joon-hoclassics over the weekend...