LIM Ji-yeon Joins YOON Kye-sang in FLUID RENEGADES

LIM Ji-yeon has been confirmed to appear alongside YOON Kye-sang in the upcoming fantasy action film Fluid Renegades (working title). The film is the sophomore work of Heartbeat (2011) director YOON Jae-keun. Fluid Renegades will concern a man, played by YOON,...

BONG Joon-ho’s PARASITE Wraps Production

Following a pair of high profile English-language projects, director BONG Joon-ho has returned to home ground for his seventh project, the Korean language Parasite. The film reunited him with SONG Kang-ho, and also features LEE Sun-kyun, JO Yeo-jung, PARK So-d...

COMMANDER KIM CHANG-SOO Wraps in Gangwon-do Province

Following a three-month long shoot, the upcoming period film Commander KIM Chang-soo wrapped on January 31st. The production took place all over Korea, in regions such as Ganghwa-do, Hapcheon, Mungyeong and Yeoju, with filming coming to a close on Hambaek Moun...

GANG Hye-jung and PARK Shin-yang Partner for MY WIFE

Kidnap Thriller from SONG Hae-sung Set in SE Asia Earlier this month, actors GANG Hye-jung and PARK Shin-yang confirmed that they would appear in My Wife, the new film from veteran director SONG Hae-sung. YOON Je-moon (Fists of Legend, 2013) and SONG Seung-he...

Golden Aries Cinematography Award for NORTHERN LIMIT LINE in Macao

SONG Seung-heon Receives Outstanding Asian Contribution Award Between the 6th and 8th of March, the Macau International Film Festival staged its first Golden Aries Awards. Korean naval drama Northern Limit Line was one of the award winners of the evening, pic...

YOO Hae-jin and LEE Joon’s KEY OF LIFE Began to Shoot

Based on the Original Story of the Same Title Key of Life which casts actors YOO Hae-jin and LEE Joon began to shoot in September. Key of Life, based on the Japanese film of same title starring Hirosue Ryoko, Sakai Masato and Kagawa Teruyuki, tells the story...

China to Get New Version of THE BEAUTY INSIDE

On the heels of its recent box office run in Korea, high concept melodrama The Beauty Inside is gearing up from a Chinese-language remake. The film, which will see BAIK once again take on directing duties, will be one of the first projects from the new outfit ...

KANG Full’s Web Cartoon THE WITCH to Get Screen Adaptations in Korea and China

The First Project That Is Simultaneously Adapted in Two Countries Korean web cartoonist KANG Full’s The Witch will get film adaptations in Korea and China. Directed by KIM Dae-woo, whose previous titles include period dramas such as the Vietnam-set Obsessed,...

SONG Seung-heon Joins Bruce Willis on Chinese War Epic

$90 Million Production Currently Filming SONG Seung-heon has confirmed his participation on The Bombing, the latest Chinese blockbuster to cast a major Hollywood star, this time Bruce Willis. The film will mark SONG’s second foray into the Chinese market foll...

NEW Shares Jump 15% on Opening Day

$103 Million Raised by Korean Film Studio Korean film studio Next World Entertainment (NEW) had a successful initial public offering last week on Korean Exchange trading board KOSDAQ, raising KRW 113.29 billion (USD 103.06 million). Opening at KRW 15,800, the ...