LEE El Joins Cast of New Thriller SHE DIED

BYUN Yo-han and SHIN Hye-sun Considering Offers Actress LEE El has been tapped to star in the new thriller She Died (translated title). The project will mark the debut of director KIM Sae-hwi and is also courting BYUN Yo-han and SHIN Hye-sun, who are both posi...

PARK Hae-il to Play Admiral Yi Sun-sin in HANSAN

Roaring Currents (2014) director KIM Han-min is returning to the legendary historical figure Admiral LEE Sun-shin for his next film, the period naval epic Hansan: Rise of the Dragon (translated title). PARK Hae-il will play the Admiral in the film, while BYUN ...

HAN Hyo-joo and BYUN Yo-han Cast in Japanese Film

Korean stars HAN Hyo-joo and BYUN Yo-han have been cast in the Japanese film The Sun Does Not Move (translated title). The film is being directed by HASUMI Eiichirō and is based on a novel by YOSHIDA Shuichi. The plot follows a tense battle between internation...

LEE Joon-ik Wraps 2nd B&W Period Feature JA-SAN-EO-BO

Ja-san-eo-bo (Korean title), the latest film by prolific hitmaker LEE Joon-ik, has wrapped production. Featuring SUL Kyung-gu and BYUN Yo-han, the film follows Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016) as Director LEE’s second black and white film. SUL plays real-...

BYUN Yo-han Speaks Up for VOICE

According to his agency Saram Entertainment, BYUN Yo-han, star of Socialphobia (2015) and Will You Be There? (2016), has been cast in the upcoming thriller project Voice (literal title), the latest film from filmmaking brothers KIM Gok and KIM Sun. Voice will ...

JANG Joon-hwan to Preside over 17th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival Jury

The jury for this year’s 17th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival has been set with 1987: When the Day Comes (2017) director JANG Joon-hwan selected as the jury president while many other top Korean film directors have also been invited to take part. In total, t...

LEE Byung-hun and YOUN Yuh-jung Start Shooting New Drama

Upcoming drama That’s Only my World (W/T), with LEE Byung-hun, PARK Jung-min, YOUN Yuh-jung and more, began filming on June 6th. From debut director CHOI Sung-hyun, the film is the latest title from blockbuster producer JK Film. That’s Only my World focuses on...

A DAY Scores International Sales for Finecut

New Korean timeslip thriller A Day has scored a slew of deals for its international distributor Finecut after its theatrical release in Korea, where it topped the charts on opening day. The film has begun to receive international invitations, including to the ...

DOH Kyung-soo Signs Up as Tap Dancer in Korean War-Era SWING KIDS

Young star DOH Kyung-soo (aka D.O.) has landed a lead role in Swing Kids, the new film by director KANG Hyoung-chul, as confirmed by DOH’s agency SM Entertainment. The film will also feature upcoming actress PARK Hye-su. Swing Kids concerns a young North Korea...

BIFFF Welcomes 11 from Korea

PARK Chan-wook Honored in Brussels Fantastic Fest On the 4th of April, the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival will return for its 35th edition, screening 170 films, including 118 features, from 39 countries until it closes on the 16th. It’ll be a b...