"Just admit that it's all a joke. I'll give you a pinch on your cheeks and let it slide." Netflix has unleashed the full official trailer for the Korean comedy series Chicken Nugget, a hilarious show about what happens when a woman is turned into a Dakgangjeong - a sweet & sour chicken nugget. The first teaser dropped a few weeks ago. A woman steps into an odd machine and becomes... a chicken nugget?! Now, it's up to her father and her admirer to embark on a zany quest to bring her back. How will this duo untangle themselves from their predicament? Embark on this rollercoaster ride with father Sun-man (Ryu Seung-ryong) as he navigates an absurd mission: rescue his daughter, Min-ah (Kim You-jung), who has turned into a nugget after a mishap with a strange purple machine. Along for the wild ride is Baek-joong (Ahn Jae-hong), who also has a crush on Min-ah.
- 2/29/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
After two slow-as-molasses months, things are about to heat up at the 2024 box office in March. Fortunately, for those more inclined to stay home as we wait out the final weeks of winter, there are plenty of alternative options for your entertainment fix to choose from on Netflix. In addition to its usual smattering of kids' shows, international releases, and comedy specials, the streamer will unveil intriguing new projects starring the likes of Millie Bobby Brown and Regina King, along with some endeavors that could only exist on Netflix.
Don't believe me? There's a South Korean comedy series about a woman being turned into a chicken nugget that's written and directed by Lee Byeong-heon, whose 2019 action-comedy "Extreme Job" was the highest-grossing movie in South Korea at the time of its release. Has the streamer found the next "Squid Game" already, or is this one destined to remain a roundly niche offering?...
Don't believe me? There's a South Korean comedy series about a woman being turned into a chicken nugget that's written and directed by Lee Byeong-heon, whose 2019 action-comedy "Extreme Job" was the highest-grossing movie in South Korea at the time of its release. Has the streamer found the next "Squid Game" already, or is this one destined to remain a roundly niche offering?...
- 2/26/2024
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
South Korean star Don Lee has revealed that four more films are being planned for the hit Roundup franchise and confirmed he is lined up to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The action star is in Berlin with The Roundup: Punishment, which will receive its world premiere tonight (February 23) as a Berlinale Special Gala.
It is the fourth instalment in a series that began with The Outlaws in 2017 before sequel The Roundup became the top grossing film at the Korean box office in 2022 with takings of nearly $100m (KRW131.3bn) – bringing audiences back to cinemas post-pandemic – and The Roundup: No Way Out...
The action star is in Berlin with The Roundup: Punishment, which will receive its world premiere tonight (February 23) as a Berlinale Special Gala.
It is the fourth instalment in a series that began with The Outlaws in 2017 before sequel The Roundup became the top grossing film at the Korean box office in 2022 with takings of nearly $100m (KRW131.3bn) – bringing audiences back to cinemas post-pandemic – and The Roundup: No Way Out...
- 2/23/2024
- ScreenDaily
"My daughter turned into a chicken nugget." Wait, what? Yes it's real. Netflix has revealed a funny teaser trailer for the Korean comedy series titled Chicken Nugget. Not just a simple film concept, this is a full-on "bizarre comic-mystery drama" series that goes to some unexpected places. The shock, panic and comedic desperation of Sun-man & Baek-joong as they try to comprehend the situation and figure out how to restore Min-ah to her human form is palpable. How will this duo untangle themselves from their predicament? The series takes you on a rollercoaster ride with father Sun-man (Ryu Seung-ryong) as he navigates an absurd mission: To rescue his daughter, Min-ah (Kim You-jung), who has turned into a chicken nugget after a mishap with a strange purple machine. Along for the wild ride is Baek-joong (Ahn Jae-hong), who also has a secret crush on Min-ah. The plot "chickens"...
- 2/16/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
South Korean action film The Roundup: Punishment has been sold to a string of key territories including the US by sales agent K-Movie Entertainment, ahead of its world premiere at the Berlinale.
Deals have been closed for North America and Germany (Capelight Pictures), the UK, Australia and New Zealand (Signal Pictures), Italy (Tucker Film), Japan (Happinet Phantom Studios), Hong Kong and Macau (Edko Films), Southeast Asia (Clover Films), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Vietnam (Lotte Vietnam), India (Indo Overseas Films), Mongolia (Filmbridge), Cis and Baltics (Mauris Film) and inflight (Kairos Distribution).
It marks the fourth in the blockbuster franchise starring Don Lee (aka...
Deals have been closed for North America and Germany (Capelight Pictures), the UK, Australia and New Zealand (Signal Pictures), Italy (Tucker Film), Japan (Happinet Phantom Studios), Hong Kong and Macau (Edko Films), Southeast Asia (Clover Films), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Vietnam (Lotte Vietnam), India (Indo Overseas Films), Mongolia (Filmbridge), Cis and Baltics (Mauris Film) and inflight (Kairos Distribution).
It marks the fourth in the blockbuster franchise starring Don Lee (aka...
- 2/15/2024
- ScreenDaily
Yoonhee Choi has been named CEO at Barunson E&a, the South Korean sales and production outfit that is heading to this week’s European Film Market with major international expansion ambitions.
Choi joined the company in 2021 as managing director, overseeing domestic and international operations, and was promoted to COO in April 2023. She was previously head of international sales at Cj Enm, where she worked for eight years, leading overseas distribution of films such as Parasite, The Handmaiden and The Spy Gone North.
She takes over the role from Gene Hong (Brian) Park and Kwak Sin Ae.
Barunson E&a is...
Choi joined the company in 2021 as managing director, overseeing domestic and international operations, and was promoted to COO in April 2023. She was previously head of international sales at Cj Enm, where she worked for eight years, leading overseas distribution of films such as Parasite, The Handmaiden and The Spy Gone North.
She takes over the role from Gene Hong (Brian) Park and Kwak Sin Ae.
Barunson E&a is...
- 2/13/2024
- ScreenDaily
South Korean producer Barunson E&a is to invest in upcoming Indonesian horror film Respati and has secured worldwide sales rights to the feature ahead of the European Film Market (EFM).
It marks the second investment in a non-Korean title by the company since expanding into international co-production, financing and sales in October 2022. The first was Indonesian action feature 13 Bombs, produced by Jakarta-based Visinema, which screened at Rotterdam earlier this week.
Barunson E&a, which is known as the producer of Oscar-winner Parasite and Kim Je-woon’s black comedy Cobweb, will begin pre-sales of Respati at the EFM, which begins...
It marks the second investment in a non-Korean title by the company since expanding into international co-production, financing and sales in October 2022. The first was Indonesian action feature 13 Bombs, produced by Jakarta-based Visinema, which screened at Rotterdam earlier this week.
Barunson E&a, which is known as the producer of Oscar-winner Parasite and Kim Je-woon’s black comedy Cobweb, will begin pre-sales of Respati at the EFM, which begins...
- 2/2/2024
- ScreenDaily
A feature-length fully-animated version of smash hit Korean series “Yumi’s Cells” will launch next month at the European Film Market in Berlin. International rights to the property were picked up by Barunson E&a, part of the Korean Barunson conglomerate that also produced Oscar-winning live-action film “Parasite.”
“Yumi’s Cells: The Movie” is a 3D feature animation based on the popular Naver webtoon series of the same title that debuted in 2015. Production of the film is by Locus Animation (formerly Sidus Animation), which was previously responsible for “Red Shoes and Seven Dwarfs” and Studio N, a subsidiary of Naver Webtoon. The film is currently in post-production and will be delivered later this year.
Locus’s latest work, “Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning” is also debuting at the EFM.
“Yumi’s Cells” revolves around an office worker Yumi and the myriad of cells inside her brain – such as Rational Cell, Emotional Cell, Anxiety Cell,...
“Yumi’s Cells: The Movie” is a 3D feature animation based on the popular Naver webtoon series of the same title that debuted in 2015. Production of the film is by Locus Animation (formerly Sidus Animation), which was previously responsible for “Red Shoes and Seven Dwarfs” and Studio N, a subsidiary of Naver Webtoon. The film is currently in post-production and will be delivered later this year.
Locus’s latest work, “Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning” is also debuting at the EFM.
“Yumi’s Cells” revolves around an office worker Yumi and the myriad of cells inside her brain – such as Rational Cell, Emotional Cell, Anxiety Cell,...
- 1/29/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Cj Enm (Hong Kong), a channels and content distributor that is part of the Korean Cj Enm conglomerate, has picked up pay-tv rights in parts of Asia to a handful of Korean series that were co-financed by streaming platform Tving and Paramount+. The deal was struck with Paramount Global Content Distribution.
The productions are part of a global strategic partnership between Cj Enm and Paramount Global that was announced in December 2021.
The deal was announced on the eve of the Asian TV Forum (Atf), which kicks off next week in Singapore.
The series debut first on Tving in Korea and on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. They then move to the Cj Enm-owned channels tvN and tvN Movies in the first window pay-tv slot in Southeast Asia.
The titles that Cj Enm (Hong Kong) will represent include...
The productions are part of a global strategic partnership between Cj Enm and Paramount Global that was announced in December 2021.
The deal was announced on the eve of the Asian TV Forum (Atf), which kicks off next week in Singapore.
The series debut first on Tving in Korea and on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. They then move to the Cj Enm-owned channels tvN and tvN Movies in the first window pay-tv slot in Southeast Asia.
The titles that Cj Enm (Hong Kong) will represent include...
- 11/30/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Disney+ has announced that Moving, an adaptation of Kang Full’s popular webtoon, has become the most-watched Korean original on Disney+ globally and Hulu in the U.S. based on hours streamed after its first seven days.
The 20-episode series, which started streaming on August 9, has also become the most watched series on Disney+ across the Asia Pacific region and the biggest premiere on Disney+ in Korea to date.
Produced by Studio&New, the series stars Ryu Seungryong (Extreme Job), Han Hyojoo (The Beauty Inside) and Zo Insung (Escape From Mogadishu) in the story of three teenagers who have inherited unusual physical powers from their secret agent parents.
While on the surface they look like ordinary high school kids, each has the power to transcend a different physical limitation, but with outside forces keen to exploit these talents, their parents know it’s safer to keep them hidden away.
“The global...
The 20-episode series, which started streaming on August 9, has also become the most watched series on Disney+ across the Asia Pacific region and the biggest premiere on Disney+ in Korea to date.
Produced by Studio&New, the series stars Ryu Seungryong (Extreme Job), Han Hyojoo (The Beauty Inside) and Zo Insung (Escape From Mogadishu) in the story of three teenagers who have inherited unusual physical powers from their secret agent parents.
While on the surface they look like ordinary high school kids, each has the power to transcend a different physical limitation, but with outside forces keen to exploit these talents, their parents know it’s safer to keep them hidden away.
“The global...
- 8/25/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: On August 9, Disney will drop the first seven episodes of its adaptation of Korean artist Kang Full’s Moving webtoon worldwide on Hulu and Disney+.
Directed by Park Inje (Kingdom Season 2), the 20-episode series tells the story of three teenagers who have inherited unusual physical powers from their secret agent parents.
While on the surface they look like ordinary high school kids, each has the power to transcend a different physical limitation like gravity, speed or pain. But with outside forces keen to exploit these talents, their parents know it’s safer to keep them hidden away.
Lee Jungha (Run On), Go Younjung (Sweet Home) and Kim Dohoon (The Law Café) play the teenagers, while the parents are played by Ryu Seungryong (Extreme Job), Han Hyojoo (The Beauty Inside) and Zo Insung (Escape From Mogadishu). You can watch the trailer here.
Kang Full, who also wrote the screenplay for the series,...
Directed by Park Inje (Kingdom Season 2), the 20-episode series tells the story of three teenagers who have inherited unusual physical powers from their secret agent parents.
While on the surface they look like ordinary high school kids, each has the power to transcend a different physical limitation like gravity, speed or pain. But with outside forces keen to exploit these talents, their parents know it’s safer to keep them hidden away.
Lee Jungha (Run On), Go Younjung (Sweet Home) and Kim Dohoon (The Law Café) play the teenagers, while the parents are played by Ryu Seungryong (Extreme Job), Han Hyojoo (The Beauty Inside) and Zo Insung (Escape From Mogadishu). You can watch the trailer here.
Kang Full, who also wrote the screenplay for the series,...
- 8/2/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
The success of “Extreme Job” upon its release was a surprise to most, its makers included. The unassuming action comedy, starring Ryu Seung-ryong, Lee Hanee and more, creeped up quietly and based off a strong word of mouth, went on to make history as the most financially successful Korean film of all time and the second most-attended domestic theatrical release ever in the country. On the back of its success, its director Lee Byeong-heon was able to have financed and produced “Dream”, a project that he had been wanting to make for nearly 10 years before the release of “Extreme Job”.
Dream is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
Park Seo-joon plays Yoon Hong-dae, a top footballer, who gets into a scandal after assaulting a rude journalist. Out of favour and slowing going out of money, he gets offered a job coaching the national team that is going to participate in the 2010 Homeless World Cup,...
Dream is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
Park Seo-joon plays Yoon Hong-dae, a top footballer, who gets into a scandal after assaulting a rude journalist. Out of favour and slowing going out of money, he gets offered a job coaching the national team that is going to participate in the 2010 Homeless World Cup,...
- 7/19/2023
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Returning to filmmaking after 2016 and “V.I.P. “, Lee Won-suk comes up with a completely different approach than both the aforementioned and its predecessor, “The Royal Tailor”. “Killing Romance” is a truly flamboyant comedy in a style that reminds of both of a fairy tale and Nobuhiko Obayashi's last works, also because it manages to “hide” a number of pointed comments about the entertainment industry under its impressive visuals and overall “silliness”. Let us take things from the beginning, though.
Killing Romance is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
Hwang Yeo-rae used to be a popular actress, but after her last sci-fi movie bombed in the box office, she has essentially been ostracized from the industry. In an effort to make a change in her life and avoid the negative publicity, she decides to visit the remote island nation of Qualla. While there, she meets obscenely wealthy tycoon Jonathan Na,...
Killing Romance is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
Hwang Yeo-rae used to be a popular actress, but after her last sci-fi movie bombed in the box office, she has essentially been ostracized from the industry. In an effort to make a change in her life and avoid the negative publicity, she decides to visit the remote island nation of Qualla. While there, she meets obscenely wealthy tycoon Jonathan Na,...
- 7/15/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Disney+ Asia Slate Takes Shape
Disney+ has set an Aug. 9 upload date for Korean series “Moving” from webtoon pioneer Kang Full.
The previously announced title forms part of a 20-component slate of films and series from East Asia that will release on the Disney-backed streaming platform in the second half of 2023 and through 2024.
Also from Korea is “The Worst of Evil,” a detective series in which a rural policemen is brought to the big city to bring down a DJ dealing in a potent new drug. It stars Ji Changwook, “Squid Game” actor Wi Hajun and Lim Semi.
Highlights from Japan include “Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku Arc,” the latest instalments of a popular anime franchise, and the previously announced “Dragons of Wonderhatch,” a hybrid story set in both the “real world” and an anime land where dragons and humans coexist. The multi-dimensional story stars Nakajima Sena, Okudaira Daiken and Mackenyu.
The...
Disney+ has set an Aug. 9 upload date for Korean series “Moving” from webtoon pioneer Kang Full.
The previously announced title forms part of a 20-component slate of films and series from East Asia that will release on the Disney-backed streaming platform in the second half of 2023 and through 2024.
Also from Korea is “The Worst of Evil,” a detective series in which a rural policemen is brought to the big city to bring down a DJ dealing in a potent new drug. It stars Ji Changwook, “Squid Game” actor Wi Hajun and Lim Semi.
Highlights from Japan include “Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku Arc,” the latest instalments of a popular anime franchise, and the previously announced “Dragons of Wonderhatch,” a hybrid story set in both the “real world” and an anime land where dragons and humans coexist. The multi-dimensional story stars Nakajima Sena, Okudaira Daiken and Mackenyu.
The...
- 7/10/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Paramount+ crime-thriller Bargain, Prime Video’s absurdist comedy I’m a Virgo and Greek infertility dramedy Babython were among the awards series winners at last week’s Seriencamp in Germany.
Bargain took home the festival’s Critics Choice Award, while Babython was named best in show at the Co-Production Pitch. Prime Video dark coming-of-age comedy I’m a Virgo won the Official Competition Award.
Korean drama Bargain, for Paramount+ and Tving, stars Jun Jong-seo (Money Heist: Korea) and Jin Seon-kyu (Extreme Job) and is a six-part adaptation of director Lee Chung-hyun’s short film of the same name released in 2015. Cj Enm is attached through its partnership with Paramount. The series won the Best Screenplay award at Cannes Series earlier in the year.
Prime Video’s I’m a Virgo, from rapper Boots Riley and starring Jharrel Jerome (When They See Us) and about a shielded 13-foot-tall Black man who lives in Oakland,...
Bargain took home the festival’s Critics Choice Award, while Babython was named best in show at the Co-Production Pitch. Prime Video dark coming-of-age comedy I’m a Virgo won the Official Competition Award.
Korean drama Bargain, for Paramount+ and Tving, stars Jun Jong-seo (Money Heist: Korea) and Jin Seon-kyu (Extreme Job) and is a six-part adaptation of director Lee Chung-hyun’s short film of the same name released in 2015. Cj Enm is attached through its partnership with Paramount. The series won the Best Screenplay award at Cannes Series earlier in the year.
Prime Video’s I’m a Virgo, from rapper Boots Riley and starring Jharrel Jerome (When They See Us) and about a shielded 13-foot-tall Black man who lives in Oakland,...
- 6/19/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Award
Paramount+ and Tving‘s Korean series “Bargain” has won the critics’ choice award at the Seriencamp Festival in Cologne. In April, “Bargain” became the first-ever Korean series to win best screenplay at the Canneseries Festival in France.
The series stars actors Jun Jong-seo (“Money Heist: Korea”) and Jin Seon-kyu (“Extreme Job”) and is an adaptation of director Lee Chung-hyun’s 2015 short film of the same name. Director Jun Woo-sung, who was part of the production team of the short, picked up the story and developed it into a six-part series. “Bargain” revolves around a group of strangers who gather at a remote motel with ulterior motives – seeking to bargain. Unlike the original film, the series follows the characters after an unexpected earthquake traps them inside the building. With no one to trust, they must find a way to survive.
“Bargain” is developed by Paramount+ and Tving, out of Paramount...
Paramount+ and Tving‘s Korean series “Bargain” has won the critics’ choice award at the Seriencamp Festival in Cologne. In April, “Bargain” became the first-ever Korean series to win best screenplay at the Canneseries Festival in France.
The series stars actors Jun Jong-seo (“Money Heist: Korea”) and Jin Seon-kyu (“Extreme Job”) and is an adaptation of director Lee Chung-hyun’s 2015 short film of the same name. Director Jun Woo-sung, who was part of the production team of the short, picked up the story and developed it into a six-part series. “Bargain” revolves around a group of strangers who gather at a remote motel with ulterior motives – seeking to bargain. Unlike the original film, the series follows the characters after an unexpected earthquake traps them inside the building. With no one to trust, they must find a way to survive.
“Bargain” is developed by Paramount+ and Tving, out of Paramount...
- 6/19/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
South Korea’s box office proved remarkably resilient during the pandemic. Theaters never really closed. But the market has needed a big local blockbuster, and “Train to Busan” star Don Lee provided it with his return as a cranky detective kicking righteous ass in the critically acclaimed “The Roundup: No Way Out.”
With a massive $60.35 million in just over two weeks, the action sequel was what South Korean theaters needed after a slow start to 2023 mostly dominated by Hollywood films like “Avatar: The Way of Water” and Japanese releases like “The First Slam Dunk.”
With a population of 51.7 million, under a sixth the size of the U.S., South Korea punches above its weight cinematically: It’s the sixth-largest theatrical market, just behind France, according to Gower Street Analytics, and movie-crazy enough that it outperforms larger countries with well-developed economies like Germany.
A pandemic stalwart looking for hits
South Korea...
With a massive $60.35 million in just over two weeks, the action sequel was what South Korean theaters needed after a slow start to 2023 mostly dominated by Hollywood films like “Avatar: The Way of Water” and Japanese releases like “The First Slam Dunk.”
With a population of 51.7 million, under a sixth the size of the U.S., South Korea punches above its weight cinematically: It’s the sixth-largest theatrical market, just behind France, according to Gower Street Analytics, and movie-crazy enough that it outperforms larger countries with well-developed economies like Germany.
A pandemic stalwart looking for hits
South Korea...
- 6/12/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Marks the fourth instalment in the box office hit series starring Don Lee.
South Korea’s K-Movie Entertainment is launching pre-sales at the Cannes market on The Roundup: Punishment, the fourth in the hit action crime series starring Don Lee (aka Ma Dong-seok) as “the Beast Cop”.
This time, he is pitted against a villain played by Kim Moo-yul. The actors are reversing their roles as detective and bad guy as seen in The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil, which played in Midnight Screenings at Cannes in 2019.
The second instalment in the series, The Roundup, which followed The Outlaws, was...
South Korea’s K-Movie Entertainment is launching pre-sales at the Cannes market on The Roundup: Punishment, the fourth in the hit action crime series starring Don Lee (aka Ma Dong-seok) as “the Beast Cop”.
This time, he is pitted against a villain played by Kim Moo-yul. The actors are reversing their roles as detective and bad guy as seen in The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil, which played in Midnight Screenings at Cannes in 2019.
The second instalment in the series, The Roundup, which followed The Outlaws, was...
- 5/16/2023
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
The last time Lee Byeong-heon made a film, he subverted all expectations with “Extreme Job”, a release that juggernauted its way to box office success, becoming the second most successful Korean film of all time at the box office. As a result, his followup to the police action/comedy feature has been anticipated by audiences for a while. That followup is “Dream” a production that saw delays due to the pandemic both in its production and release but is finally gearing up to come to theatres.
Synopsis
You are hopeless, helpless and homeless? No, you are Not!
A top football player Hong-dae gets involved in an assault case and winds up being appointed as the coach for the national football team. This team will compete in the ‘Homeless World Cup'. A documentary producer So-min films their story while Hong-dae struggles to coach the homeless because of his misconceptions about them.
Synopsis
You are hopeless, helpless and homeless? No, you are Not!
A top football player Hong-dae gets involved in an assault case and winds up being appointed as the coach for the national football team. This team will compete in the ‘Homeless World Cup'. A documentary producer So-min films their story while Hong-dae struggles to coach the homeless because of his misconceptions about them.
- 3/28/2023
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Korea’s Cj Enm is off to a strong start in the international arena in 2023, with its U.S. co-production Past Lives emerging as one of the biggest hits of Sundance and Berlin, and Vietnamese family comedy House Of No Man becoming the highest-grossing film of all time in its home territory.
In addition to overseeing global distribution of Korean hits such as Parasite, Decision To Leave and Broker, Cj Enm’s Head Of Film Business Jerry Kyoungboum Ko is spearheading an ambitious international strategy that involves English-language production in the U.S., as well as local-language content across several territories.
Celine Song’s Past Lives, which Cj co-produced and co-financed with A24, garnered rave reviews when it premiered at this year’s Sundance film festival and went on to win more acclaim in Berlin. Produced by U.S. labels Killer Films and 2Am, the film stars Greta Lee,...
In addition to overseeing global distribution of Korean hits such as Parasite, Decision To Leave and Broker, Cj Enm’s Head Of Film Business Jerry Kyoungboum Ko is spearheading an ambitious international strategy that involves English-language production in the U.S., as well as local-language content across several territories.
Celine Song’s Past Lives, which Cj co-produced and co-financed with A24, garnered rave reviews when it premiered at this year’s Sundance film festival and went on to win more acclaim in Berlin. Produced by U.S. labels Killer Films and 2Am, the film stars Greta Lee,...
- 3/12/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Sports films are back in demand in Korea, with Shin Yeon-shick’s “One Win”, Lee Byeong-heon’s follow-up to his massively successful “Extreme Job”, “Dream”, starring Park Seo-joon and Lee Ji-eun and the upcoming “Count” starring Jin Sun-kyu being but three titles coming soon in the genre. Yet another name that can be added to the list is “Rebound” by Jang Hang-jun, which takes on the popular sport of basketball.
Synopsis
Joong-Ang High School was once renowned for its high ranked basketball team, but as the years pass and victories grow fewer, the school’s social worker Kang Yang-hyeon who was a former minor league baseball player, becomes the head coach. Left over talent refuses to play under an inexperienced coach, leaving Coach Kang to pull together a ragtag team of sports misfits. The team is pushed to their limits, but one final obstacle threatens to destroy what little hope was left,...
Synopsis
Joong-Ang High School was once renowned for its high ranked basketball team, but as the years pass and victories grow fewer, the school’s social worker Kang Yang-hyeon who was a former minor league baseball player, becomes the head coach. Left over talent refuses to play under an inexperienced coach, leaving Coach Kang to pull together a ragtag team of sports misfits. The team is pushed to their limits, but one final obstacle threatens to destroy what little hope was left,...
- 3/3/2023
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Finecut will handle French-speaking territories.
South Korea’s Barunson E&a is set to launch sales on director Kim Jee-woon’s much-anticipated drama and black comedy Cobweb, starring Cannes best actor awardee Song Kang-ho of Broker, at the European Film Market (EFM).
The recently launched sales unit of the production company behind Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winning Parasite will handle the film’s international sales excluding French-speaking territories, which will be handled by leading independent Korean sales agent Finecut.
The film is produced by Anthology Studios, Barunson Studio (an affiliate of Barunson E&a), and Luz y Sonidos.
Cobweb has been...
South Korea’s Barunson E&a is set to launch sales on director Kim Jee-woon’s much-anticipated drama and black comedy Cobweb, starring Cannes best actor awardee Song Kang-ho of Broker, at the European Film Market (EFM).
The recently launched sales unit of the production company behind Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winning Parasite will handle the film’s international sales excluding French-speaking territories, which will be handled by leading independent Korean sales agent Finecut.
The film is produced by Anthology Studios, Barunson Studio (an affiliate of Barunson E&a), and Luz y Sonidos.
Cobweb has been...
- 2/6/2023
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Korean-produced crime thriller series “Bargain” will debut on the Paramount+ streaming platform from 2023. Within Korea it will play on local streamer Tving.
“Bargain” revolves around a group of strangers who gather at a remote motel with ulterior motives –and each of them seeking to bargain. The series follows the characters after an unexpected earthquake traps them inside the building. With no one to trust, they must find a way to survive. It stars actors Jun Jong-seo (Money Heist: Korea) and Jin Seon-kyu (Extreme Job)
The show is an adaptation of director Lee Chung-hyun’s award-winning short film of the same name released in 2015, although the earthquake story-line is a new plot addition.
The adaptation is headed by director Jun Woo-sung, who was part of the production team of the original short film. He picked up the story and developed it into a six-part series.
The show comes to Paramount+ as...
“Bargain” revolves around a group of strangers who gather at a remote motel with ulterior motives –and each of them seeking to bargain. The series follows the characters after an unexpected earthquake traps them inside the building. With no one to trust, they must find a way to survive. It stars actors Jun Jong-seo (Money Heist: Korea) and Jin Seon-kyu (Extreme Job)
The show is an adaptation of director Lee Chung-hyun’s award-winning short film of the same name released in 2015, although the earthquake story-line is a new plot addition.
The adaptation is headed by director Jun Woo-sung, who was part of the production team of the original short film. He picked up the story and developed it into a six-part series.
The show comes to Paramount+ as...
- 11/4/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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Korean crime-thriller series Bargain will launch on Paramount+ in all countries outside of South Korea in 2023, the company announced Friday.
Bargain is the second K-drama title coming to the streaming platform as part of a strategic partnership between Paramount and Seoul-based content powerhouse Cj Enm unveiled earlier this year.
An adaptation of filmmaker Lee Chung-hyun’s award-winning short film of the same name from 2015, Bargain stars actors Jun Jong-seo (Money Heist: Korea) and Jin Seon-kyu (Extreme Job). Director Jun Woo-sung, who was part of the production team on the original short, expanded the story and developed it into a six-part series for Cj Enm’s flagship streaming service Tving. Bargain revolves around a group of strangers who gather at a remote motel with ulterior motives – seeking to bargain. Unlike the original film, the series follows the characters after an unexpected earthquake traps them inside the building.
Korean crime-thriller series Bargain will launch on Paramount+ in all countries outside of South Korea in 2023, the company announced Friday.
Bargain is the second K-drama title coming to the streaming platform as part of a strategic partnership between Paramount and Seoul-based content powerhouse Cj Enm unveiled earlier this year.
An adaptation of filmmaker Lee Chung-hyun’s award-winning short film of the same name from 2015, Bargain stars actors Jun Jong-seo (Money Heist: Korea) and Jin Seon-kyu (Extreme Job). Director Jun Woo-sung, who was part of the production team on the original short, expanded the story and developed it into a six-part series for Cj Enm’s flagship streaming service Tving. Bargain revolves around a group of strangers who gather at a remote motel with ulterior motives – seeking to bargain. Unlike the original film, the series follows the characters after an unexpected earthquake traps them inside the building.
- 11/4/2022
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Squid Game” actor Heo Sung-tae joins veteran Choi Min-sik at the head of upcoming Korean drama series “Big Bet.” The show is set as a Disney+ original production.
The series, previously titled “King of Savvy,” tells the tale of a man who struggles to become a casino mogul but quickly hits rock bottom due to a chain of unfortunate events. Determined not to let life beat him down yet again, the man risks everything he has, including his own life, to get himself back in the game.
Choi is one of Korea’s greatest acting talents with credits including “Oldboy,” “I Saw the Devil,” “New World,” and “Roaring Currents.” “Big Bet” marks his return to television for the first time in 26 years.
Heo previously starred in “Beyond Evil” and achieved international fame last year playing Jang Deok-su in Netflix hit “Squid Game.”
Other players in “Big Bet” include; Sohn Seok-gu,...
The series, previously titled “King of Savvy,” tells the tale of a man who struggles to become a casino mogul but quickly hits rock bottom due to a chain of unfortunate events. Determined not to let life beat him down yet again, the man risks everything he has, including his own life, to get himself back in the game.
Choi is one of Korea’s greatest acting talents with credits including “Oldboy,” “I Saw the Devil,” “New World,” and “Roaring Currents.” “Big Bet” marks his return to television for the first time in 26 years.
Heo previously starred in “Beyond Evil” and achieved international fame last year playing Jang Deok-su in Netflix hit “Squid Game.”
Other players in “Big Bet” include; Sohn Seok-gu,...
- 7/28/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
On a script by Bae Se-young, who also penned the hilarious “Extreme Job”, “Stellar: A Magical Ride” combines comedy with action elements and some family (melo) drama, in a crowd pleasing effort that has both good and bad moments.
“Stellar: A Magical Ride” is screening on Fantasia International Film Festival
Young-bae, who works in a car loan agency, is in big trouble. His father, whose relationship was rather problematic, has just died, leaving a lot of unfinished issues that Young-bae is not interested to address. His girlfriend is pregnant, and he is not sure how to deal with the fact, also afraid that he might turn up like his own neglectful father. Even worse, his childhood friend Dong-sik, who is heavily in debt, has disappeared with a Lamborghini worth 300,000, which also happens to carry an illegal cargo hidden by a local gang, unbeknownst to both. Inevitably, the gang are on Young-bae’s heels,...
“Stellar: A Magical Ride” is screening on Fantasia International Film Festival
Young-bae, who works in a car loan agency, is in big trouble. His father, whose relationship was rather problematic, has just died, leaving a lot of unfinished issues that Young-bae is not interested to address. His girlfriend is pregnant, and he is not sure how to deal with the fact, also afraid that he might turn up like his own neglectful father. Even worse, his childhood friend Dong-sik, who is heavily in debt, has disappeared with a Lamborghini worth 300,000, which also happens to carry an illegal cargo hidden by a local gang, unbeknownst to both. Inevitably, the gang are on Young-bae’s heels,...
- 7/26/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
When the Cannes Film Festival lineup was announced on April 14, Twitter positively exploded with excitement over the news that Lee Ji-eun would make her Riviera debut with Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Broker in Competition. The Korean actress, singer and songwriter—popularly known as Iu—has a legion of fans, including 26 million followers on Instagram, and has been described as a national treasure at home. She may now be well poised for crossover success with her first commercial film.
The first film from Kore-eda since the Palme d’Or winning Shoplifters in 2018 is also his first movie to be made in Korea. Backed by Asian powerhouse Cj Enm and starring Parasite’s Song Kang-ho, Broker concerns the peculiarly Korean phenomenon of “baby boxes”— drop-off points where people who are unable to raise children can deposit their babies anonymously.
Lee started out as a recording artist, releasing her first album in 2008, and by...
The first film from Kore-eda since the Palme d’Or winning Shoplifters in 2018 is also his first movie to be made in Korea. Backed by Asian powerhouse Cj Enm and starring Parasite’s Song Kang-ho, Broker concerns the peculiarly Korean phenomenon of “baby boxes”— drop-off points where people who are unable to raise children can deposit their babies anonymously.
Lee started out as a recording artist, releasing her first album in 2008, and by...
- 5/25/2022
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Although not exactly that most exported genre towards the West, comedy still holds a significant part in the industries of Asian countries, even the style of humor can occasionally be described as “too local”. Nevertheless, there are movies whose style of comedy can be perceived as universal, with Korean titles being closer to the US style of comedy, Japanese being as weird and extreme as possible, Chinese following deadpan paths for the most part and Indian ones indulging in crudity on occasion. To be as inclusive as possible, we also included some romantic comedy titles, with the focus, as always, being on diversity
Without further delay, here are 25 great Asian comedies, from 2000 onwards, in alphabetical order
1. Boomerang Family
Song Hae-sung creates a rather entertaining narrative, whose base lies with the characters of the three siblings, who are all so immature, that essentially do not differ at all from their 15-year-old,...
Without further delay, here are 25 great Asian comedies, from 2000 onwards, in alphabetical order
1. Boomerang Family
Song Hae-sung creates a rather entertaining narrative, whose base lies with the characters of the three siblings, who are all so immature, that essentially do not differ at all from their 15-year-old,...
- 11/17/2021
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
The Avenue has claimed North American rights to Press Play, a romantic drama from Parasite producer Cj Enm, starring Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick), Clara Rugaard (I Am Mother), Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon franchise) and Matt Walsh (Veep), which it will release next year.
The film picked up by Highland Film Group’s domestic distribution arm centers on a young woman (Rugaard) who has a chance to save the love of her life (Pullman) when she discovers that the mixtape they made together can transport her back in time. It marks the feature directorial debut of visual effects editor Greg Björkman, who teamed up with James Bachelor (Hulu’s Into the Dark) to write the script.
Cj Enm’s Yeonu Choi produced the film with Josh Boone, Logan Lerman and Jonathan Schwartz, with Cj’s Miky Lee and Jerry Kyoungboum Ko serving as exec producers. Cj Enm is also handling international sales.
The film picked up by Highland Film Group’s domestic distribution arm centers on a young woman (Rugaard) who has a chance to save the love of her life (Pullman) when she discovers that the mixtape they made together can transport her back in time. It marks the feature directorial debut of visual effects editor Greg Björkman, who teamed up with James Bachelor (Hulu’s Into the Dark) to write the script.
Cj Enm’s Yeonu Choi produced the film with Josh Boone, Logan Lerman and Jonathan Schwartz, with Cj’s Miky Lee and Jerry Kyoungboum Ko serving as exec producers. Cj Enm is also handling international sales.
- 11/5/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
It is not just Korean actors that are trying their hand at directing. After Moon So-ri made a promising directorial debut with “The Running Actress”, it is “The Villainess” actress Jo Eun-ji who steps behind the camera for the upcoming comedy “Perhaps Love”.
Synopsis
“Perhaps Love” is a comedy about a best selling writer named Hyeon who’s been in the slumps for 7 years meeting a wannabe writer Yoo-jin.
The feature, which was previously titled “Not the Lips”, stars Ryoo Seung-ryong, one of Korea’s most bankable stars and whose last released film was the smash-hit “Extreme Job”, in the lead role of writer Hyeon. Joining the cast are Oh Na-ra (“Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies”), Kim Hee-won (“The Man from Nowhere”), Lee Yoo-young (“Grass”) and Sung Yoo-bin (“Moonlit Winter”). “Perhaps Love” is scheduled for a November, 2021 release.
Synopsis
“Perhaps Love” is a comedy about a best selling writer named Hyeon who’s been in the slumps for 7 years meeting a wannabe writer Yoo-jin.
The feature, which was previously titled “Not the Lips”, stars Ryoo Seung-ryong, one of Korea’s most bankable stars and whose last released film was the smash-hit “Extreme Job”, in the lead role of writer Hyeon. Joining the cast are Oh Na-ra (“Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies”), Kim Hee-won (“The Man from Nowhere”), Lee Yoo-young (“Grass”) and Sung Yoo-bin (“Moonlit Winter”). “Perhaps Love” is scheduled for a November, 2021 release.
- 10/25/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
As an actress, Cho Eun-ji has starred in films including Jung Byung-gil’s The Villainess.
South Korean sales company Contents Panda is launching international sales on Perhaps Love (aka Not On My Lips), the directorial debut of Cho Eun-ji, who is well-known as a character actress from Cannes titles such as Im Sang-soo’s The President’s Last Bang and Jung Byung-gil’s The Villainess.
Described as a sort of comedic, Korean Love Actually, the multi-character romantic comedy stars Ryu Seung-ryong from hit thriller Extreme Job, Oh Na-ra (Because I Love You), Kim Hie-won (Pawn), Lee You-young (Diva), Sung Yu-been (Moonlit Winter) and MuJin-sung.
South Korean sales company Contents Panda is launching international sales on Perhaps Love (aka Not On My Lips), the directorial debut of Cho Eun-ji, who is well-known as a character actress from Cannes titles such as Im Sang-soo’s The President’s Last Bang and Jung Byung-gil’s The Villainess.
Described as a sort of comedic, Korean Love Actually, the multi-character romantic comedy stars Ryu Seung-ryong from hit thriller Extreme Job, Oh Na-ra (Because I Love You), Kim Hie-won (Pawn), Lee You-young (Diva), Sung Yu-been (Moonlit Winter) and MuJin-sung.
- 10/8/2021
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
After years of growing one of the world’s strongest local entertainment industries with high quality product, a sophisticated audience and a box office that consistently ranks among the Top 5 international markets, South Korea seemed to suddenly burst into global consciousness with Bong Joon-ho’s smash 2019 hit Parasite. This was the first-ever foreign language film to win the Best Picture Oscar, as well as, shockingly, the first time the country scored an International Feature nomination, much less a prize.
Hollywood execs, box office watchers, and festival curators have long had their eyes on Korea, but even with such confirmed talent as Bong (who made cult hit Snowpiercer in 2013 and Netflix’s Okja in 2017), Park Chan-wook, Lee Chang-dong and Kim Ki-duk, mainstream worldwide awareness was not especially rampant.
One company that has arguably tipped the scales is Cj Enm. In 2019, a local film it released, Extreme Job, grossed more than Avengers: Endgame in the market.
Hollywood execs, box office watchers, and festival curators have long had their eyes on Korea, but even with such confirmed talent as Bong (who made cult hit Snowpiercer in 2013 and Netflix’s Okja in 2017), Park Chan-wook, Lee Chang-dong and Kim Ki-duk, mainstream worldwide awareness was not especially rampant.
One company that has arguably tipped the scales is Cj Enm. In 2019, a local film it released, Extreme Job, grossed more than Avengers: Endgame in the market.
- 7/8/2021
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
South Korean entertainment powerhouse Cj Enm is eyeing a bigger role on the world stage, saying it will invest more than 5 trillion won ($4.5B) in content creation over the next five years. The company behind Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar winner Parasite and Fox’s I Can See Your Voice has already set aside 800B won ($721M) for productions this year, CEO Kang Ho-sung said at a press conference in Seoul today, according to the Yonhap news agency.
“We will become a comprehensive entertainment company through diversifying content creating systems and meeting consumers’ demands on a real-time basis. And we will compete with global platform and media powerhouses,” Kang vowed.
Cj Enm is a major player in Asia and has a presence globally; in 2020, it made a strategic investment in David Ellison’s Skydance Media whose TV division is adapting 2019 Korean fantasy drama Hotel Del Luna as a series. Earlier this month,...
“We will become a comprehensive entertainment company through diversifying content creating systems and meeting consumers’ demands on a real-time basis. And we will compete with global platform and media powerhouses,” Kang vowed.
Cj Enm is a major player in Asia and has a presence globally; in 2020, it made a strategic investment in David Ellison’s Skydance Media whose TV division is adapting 2019 Korean fantasy drama Hotel Del Luna as a series. Earlier this month,...
- 5/31/2021
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
“I don’t fire myself” stands out among the independent productions of the program of this year’s Florence Korea Film Fest. The first feature film by Lee Tae-Gyeom is a calm but nonetheless intensive statement against discrimination. It shows one of the dark and inequitable sides of the capitalist and modern society.
“I Don’t Fire Myself” is screening at the Florence Korea Film Fest
The main protagonist is Jeong-eun. She travels to the countryside where her company transferred her to. There she finds a small subcontracting company with only male employees. Neither the manager nor her colleagues are very welcoming. She is an intruder, sent by the headquarter to judge them, they think. In order to prove her will to be part of the team, Jeong-eun learns what she needs for the job. The problem is however that she has to climb up on the power towers to help with the reparations.
“I Don’t Fire Myself” is screening at the Florence Korea Film Fest
The main protagonist is Jeong-eun. She travels to the countryside where her company transferred her to. There she finds a small subcontracting company with only male employees. Neither the manager nor her colleagues are very welcoming. She is an intruder, sent by the headquarter to judge them, they think. In order to prove her will to be part of the team, Jeong-eun learns what she needs for the job. The problem is however that she has to climb up on the power towers to help with the reparations.
- 5/27/2021
- by Teresa Vena
- AsianMoviePulse
After the abysmal year for cinema that 2020 was, one can only hope that 2021 proves to be a lot better for films the world over. While the coronavirus situation ebbs and flows in various places, film releases are getting more and more frequent. Even if studios are still slightly hesitant to release some tentpole films, audiences are slowly finding their way back into the theatres.
Due to the delay in production and release on several projects last year, films that would otherwise have released back them are only now beginning to find their way into theatres or on Ott platforms, while some studios have even decided to indefinitely postpone production on some major titles. As a result, our list of Most Anticipated Korean Films of 2020 (which has been updated with the status of each project to the best of our knowledge) still remains valid and can be checked out to see...
Due to the delay in production and release on several projects last year, films that would otherwise have released back them are only now beginning to find their way into theatres or on Ott platforms, while some studios have even decided to indefinitely postpone production on some major titles. As a result, our list of Most Anticipated Korean Films of 2020 (which has been updated with the status of each project to the best of our knowledge) still remains valid and can be checked out to see...
- 4/8/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Sebastian Kim will oversee Cj Enm’s finished content sales, including to global platforms such as Netflix, Viu and iQIYI.
South Korea’s Cj Enm has appointed Sebastian Kim as the new director of its Seoul-based global sales and acquisition arm.
Kim will report to Jangho Seo, SVP of content business, and will oversee Cj Enm’s finished content sales, including to global platforms such as Netflix, Viu and iQIYI.
He will also oversee content acquisition from major studios for Cj Enm basic and premium pay channels.
Kim joined Cj Enm in 2007, starting his career in international business development. He...
South Korea’s Cj Enm has appointed Sebastian Kim as the new director of its Seoul-based global sales and acquisition arm.
Kim will report to Jangho Seo, SVP of content business, and will oversee Cj Enm’s finished content sales, including to global platforms such as Netflix, Viu and iQIYI.
He will also oversee content acquisition from major studios for Cj Enm basic and premium pay channels.
Kim joined Cj Enm in 2007, starting his career in international business development. He...
- 4/1/2021
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
A Korean space opera with a large budget and a star-studded cast. Possibly the first of its kind, it’s hard for it to live up to its hype. Despite the film not being perfect, it’s still a big step for Korean cinema to branch out, and try new things.
“Space Sweepers” revolves around the crew of ‘Victory’, a notorious space-junk collector ship in 2092. Earth is becoming uninhabitable, and humans are quick to ruin space next. The crew is down on their luck, need money, and need it fast. It is then rather convenient that such a solution falls into their laps, a humanoid robot girl, wanted by police as well as terrorists. Before long, it turns into a story about putting others above yourself or saving yourself.
The production ends up being a little cheesy, yet charming. Fun, but in the large scope of science-fiction films, middle-of-the-road. This...
“Space Sweepers” revolves around the crew of ‘Victory’, a notorious space-junk collector ship in 2092. Earth is becoming uninhabitable, and humans are quick to ruin space next. The crew is down on their luck, need money, and need it fast. It is then rather convenient that such a solution falls into their laps, a humanoid robot girl, wanted by police as well as terrorists. Before long, it turns into a story about putting others above yourself or saving yourself.
The production ends up being a little cheesy, yet charming. Fun, but in the large scope of science-fiction films, middle-of-the-road. This...
- 2/9/2021
- by Reinier Brands
- AsianMoviePulse
Deon Taylor is to direct the horror-thriller “Grave Hill” for Cj Entertainment, the Korean studio behind Oscar winner “Parasite.” The film is an English-language remake of the hit Vietnamese horror film “The Housemaid.”
The original romance-horror “Housemaid,” which premiered in the U.S. in 2017, explores racial and social themes. “Grave Hill” will stay true to this concept and will be set in the American South during the Reconstruction era.
Cj Entertainment is financing, developing and producing “Grave Hill” with production to start in early 2021. Executive producers are Cj Group vice chairwoman Miky Lee, Cj Entertainment’s Jinnie Choi and head of international Jerry Ko along with Hidden Empire’s Roxanne Taylor and Motor’s Sean Sorensen. Producers are Don Handfield (“The Founder”) through his Motor production banner, Linh Bui from Happy Canvas, “Housemaid” writer and director Derek Nguyen, and Cj Entertainment’s Choi Yeonu.
“Deon is a filmmaker who will...
The original romance-horror “Housemaid,” which premiered in the U.S. in 2017, explores racial and social themes. “Grave Hill” will stay true to this concept and will be set in the American South during the Reconstruction era.
Cj Entertainment is financing, developing and producing “Grave Hill” with production to start in early 2021. Executive producers are Cj Group vice chairwoman Miky Lee, Cj Entertainment’s Jinnie Choi and head of international Jerry Ko along with Hidden Empire’s Roxanne Taylor and Motor’s Sean Sorensen. Producers are Don Handfield (“The Founder”) through his Motor production banner, Linh Bui from Happy Canvas, “Housemaid” writer and director Derek Nguyen, and Cj Entertainment’s Choi Yeonu.
“Deon is a filmmaker who will...
- 10/15/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
“Traffik” filmmaker Deon Taylor will direct an English-language remake of the Vietnamese horror film “The Housemaid” that will be produced by “Parasite” studio Cj Entertainment, the studio announced Thursday.
The remake is now titled “Grave Hill,” and Derek Nguyen, who wrote and directed the 2016 Gothic horror film, also adapted the screenplay alongside Geoffrey Fletcher (“Precious”).
“The Housemaid” is set in French Indochina in 1953 and follows a Vietnamese orphan girl hired to work as a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation. When she falls in love with the estate’s landowner, she attracts the fury of the ghost of the landowner’s dead wife. Taylor’s film will take place in the American South during the Reconstruction Era and aim to remain true to the original’s racial and social themes.
Principal photography on “Grave Hill” hopes to begin in early 2021.
Cj Entertainment, which financed and produced “The Housemaid,” is also financing,...
The remake is now titled “Grave Hill,” and Derek Nguyen, who wrote and directed the 2016 Gothic horror film, also adapted the screenplay alongside Geoffrey Fletcher (“Precious”).
“The Housemaid” is set in French Indochina in 1953 and follows a Vietnamese orphan girl hired to work as a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation. When she falls in love with the estate’s landowner, she attracts the fury of the ghost of the landowner’s dead wife. Taylor’s film will take place in the American South during the Reconstruction Era and aim to remain true to the original’s racial and social themes.
Principal photography on “Grave Hill” hopes to begin in early 2021.
Cj Entertainment, which financed and produced “The Housemaid,” is also financing,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Principal photography anticipated for first quarter 2021.
South Korean powerhouse Cj Entertainment has hired Deon Taylor to direct Grave Hill, the English-language remake of Vietnamese horror The Housemaid.
Taylor will direct from an adapted screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious) and Derek Nguyen, who wrote and directed the original film.
Cj Entertainment is financing, developing and producing the remake, which is expected to begin principal photography in the first quarter of 2021.
Grave Hill will be set in the American South during the Reconstruction Era in post-Civil War late 19th Century.
It will explore the same social and racial themes touched on in 2016 period horror romance The Housemaid,...
South Korean powerhouse Cj Entertainment has hired Deon Taylor to direct Grave Hill, the English-language remake of Vietnamese horror The Housemaid.
Taylor will direct from an adapted screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious) and Derek Nguyen, who wrote and directed the original film.
Cj Entertainment is financing, developing and producing the remake, which is expected to begin principal photography in the first quarter of 2021.
Grave Hill will be set in the American South during the Reconstruction Era in post-Civil War late 19th Century.
It will explore the same social and racial themes touched on in 2016 period horror romance The Housemaid,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive first look image revealed for The Devil’s Deal.
South Korean investor-distributor Megabox Plus M is launching an international sales arm and has unveiled an initial slate led by The Devil’s Deal, directed by Lee Won-tae.
Lee’s last film was the 2019 Cannes midnight screenings title The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil starring Don Lee (aka Ma Dong-seok from Train To Busan). Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions picked up the crime action film for English-language remake last year before its world premiere.
The Devil’s Deal is a political drama starring Cho Jin-woong, Lee Sung-min (The Man Standing Next) and Kim Moo-yul.
South Korean investor-distributor Megabox Plus M is launching an international sales arm and has unveiled an initial slate led by The Devil’s Deal, directed by Lee Won-tae.
Lee’s last film was the 2019 Cannes midnight screenings title The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil starring Don Lee (aka Ma Dong-seok from Train To Busan). Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions picked up the crime action film for English-language remake last year before its world premiere.
The Devil’s Deal is a political drama starring Cho Jin-woong, Lee Sung-min (The Man Standing Next) and Kim Moo-yul.
- 10/6/2020
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
The last time Ryu Seung-ryong was on the big screen back in 2019, he defied all expectations and records with the box-office juggernaut that was “Extreme Job”, which currently sits as the 2nd highest-grossing domestic film in Korea. His next release, “Life is Beautiful”, is an oddity in itself- a Korean musical. Though there are a few projects in the genre currently in production, a musical is not something you see often out of the Korean film industry, which makes “Default” director Choi Kook-hee’s film one to look forward to.
Synopsis
A musical about a wife named Oh Se-yeon who asks her husband to help her find her childhood sweetheart, and a husband named Kang Jin-bong who doesn’t have a choice but to set out on this journey with her.
The script is written by Bae Se-young, who is also responsible for having written “Extreme Job”, “Intimate Strangers” and...
Synopsis
A musical about a wife named Oh Se-yeon who asks her husband to help her find her childhood sweetheart, and a husband named Kang Jin-bong who doesn’t have a choice but to set out on this journey with her.
The script is written by Bae Se-young, who is also responsible for having written “Extreme Job”, “Intimate Strangers” and...
- 9/30/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon and Park Bo-young are all confirmed to be starring in “Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned” director Uhm Tae-hwa’s new thriller film “Concrete Utopia”.
The film follows the survivors in a city that went to ruins after a massive earthquake destroyed all the concrete.
Lee Byung-hun’s character Young-tak is a leader who works to protect Hwang Goong Apartment from outsiders. Park Seoo-joon will play Min-sung, a salaryman who gets chosen to assist Young-tak and becomes increasingly bold as he encounters crises. Park Bo-young has been cast as Min-sung’s wife and former nurse Myung-hwa, a warm character who cares for those who are hurt in dangerous situations.
Lee Byung-hun currently seems to be on a run of disaster films, has already survived a volcanic disaster in last year’s “Ashfall” and currently mid-production of aviation disaster film “Emergency Declaration” alongside Song Kang-ho and Jeon Do-yeon.
The film follows the survivors in a city that went to ruins after a massive earthquake destroyed all the concrete.
Lee Byung-hun’s character Young-tak is a leader who works to protect Hwang Goong Apartment from outsiders. Park Seoo-joon will play Min-sung, a salaryman who gets chosen to assist Young-tak and becomes increasingly bold as he encounters crises. Park Bo-young has been cast as Min-sung’s wife and former nurse Myung-hwa, a warm character who cares for those who are hurt in dangerous situations.
Lee Byung-hun currently seems to be on a run of disaster films, has already survived a volcanic disaster in last year’s “Ashfall” and currently mid-production of aviation disaster film “Emergency Declaration” alongside Song Kang-ho and Jeon Do-yeon.
- 8/5/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
For many years now, the highly competitive domestic Korean film market shows a exponential growth. The Oscar winning streak of “Parasite” (2019) was one of the well-deserved results of this process. Celebrating its 101th birthday, the Korean film seems to be on its peak in terms of international recognition. “Parasite” gained a huge amount of attention and people start to turn their eyes to the foreign country. In 2019, “Parasite” had many other national competitors. For example the action thriller “The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil” starring Ma Dong-Seok and the historical blockbuster “The Battle: Roar to Victory” by Won Shin-Yun. Nevertheless, “Extreme Job” by Lee Byeong-Heon was the most successful film in Korean last year and outperformed “Parasite” with more than 16 Million moviegoers. It is more than surprising that Lee Sang-Geun’s debut film “Exit” took the third place of Korea’s movie market. Following the tradition of other apocalyptic Korean...
- 6/27/2020
- by Alexander Knoth
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Deadline has learned that Parasite studio Cj Entertainment and Anonymous Content are teaming for a feature adaptation of Choe Sang-Hun’s inspiring April 2019 New York Times inspiring story “Running Out of Children, a South Korea School Enrolls Illiterate Grandmothers,” about grandmothers who returned to school in South Korea to fill classrooms.
Korea-born writer and producer Jason Kim, whose credits include HBO’s Barry and Girls and the Netflix series Love, will adapt. Kim received a WGA Award and was nominated for an Emmy, PGA, and the NAACP Image Award for his work on Barry. He is repped by Wme and Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman.
Choe’s story details how, amidst plummeting birth rates in South Korea and the emptying of rural schools, one school, in an effort to fill its classrooms, opened its doors to women who have for decades dreamed of learning to read.
Cj Entertainment optioned...
Korea-born writer and producer Jason Kim, whose credits include HBO’s Barry and Girls and the Netflix series Love, will adapt. Kim received a WGA Award and was nominated for an Emmy, PGA, and the NAACP Image Award for his work on Barry. He is repped by Wme and Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman.
Choe’s story details how, amidst plummeting birth rates in South Korea and the emptying of rural schools, one school, in an effort to fill its classrooms, opened its doors to women who have for decades dreamed of learning to read.
Cj Entertainment optioned...
- 6/11/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Ari Aster is just about the hottest director working in film right now, with his first two features, “Hereditary” and “Midsommar,” already bonafide cult classics. While he hasn’t announced specific details for his next movie, he said in a recent interview with the Associated Students Program Board at Uc Santa Barbara — via Slash Film — that it’s going to be a four-hour-long “nightmare comedy.”
Aster said he just finished a new draft, and added, “All I know is that it’s gonna be four hours long.” Since being discovered by A24 for his grippingly demented short films “The Strange Thing About the Johnsons” and “Munchausen,” Aster has been given incredible creative freedom, so it’s no surprise that his next film, or whatever shape the project takes, could end up being that long. After releasing on July 3 in the summer of 2019, “Midsommar” also had a director’s cut released,...
Aster said he just finished a new draft, and added, “All I know is that it’s gonna be four hours long.” Since being discovered by A24 for his grippingly demented short films “The Strange Thing About the Johnsons” and “Munchausen,” Aster has been given incredible creative freedom, so it’s no surprise that his next film, or whatever shape the project takes, could end up being that long. After releasing on July 3 in the summer of 2019, “Midsommar” also had a director’s cut released,...
- 6/6/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
“Did you eat yet?”
It’s an all-too-common question — a greeting, a worry, a substitute for the words “I love you.” Food is incredibly personal. On one hand, it’s a sign of affection, of family, of community; on the other, it sets apart cliques, the poor, the exotic. From lunch breaks to late-night snacks, food proves time and time again that it is more than just sustenance. It structures our very lives.
So we too welcome you to sit down and take a breather from your day-to-day. Nourish yourself. Feast your eyes. Today’s menu includes ramen westerns and fried chicken ponzi schemes, irresistible dosa and roast duck wars. Just make sure to grab a bite first… you’ll thank us later after you get through this mouthwatering list!
1. Tampopo
“Tampopo” is a very entertaining film about the necessity of enjoyment in our lives, a celebration of the art...
It’s an all-too-common question — a greeting, a worry, a substitute for the words “I love you.” Food is incredibly personal. On one hand, it’s a sign of affection, of family, of community; on the other, it sets apart cliques, the poor, the exotic. From lunch breaks to late-night snacks, food proves time and time again that it is more than just sustenance. It structures our very lives.
So we too welcome you to sit down and take a breather from your day-to-day. Nourish yourself. Feast your eyes. Today’s menu includes ramen westerns and fried chicken ponzi schemes, irresistible dosa and roast duck wars. Just make sure to grab a bite first… you’ll thank us later after you get through this mouthwatering list!
1. Tampopo
“Tampopo” is a very entertaining film about the necessity of enjoyment in our lives, a celebration of the art...
- 5/28/2020
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
First time director Yong Soo has taken over the challenging task of turning a highly unoriginal story into a commercial success but with the powerful safety net of a strong cast, two top leading actors and a top production. What can possibly go wrong? He half-succeedes in his mission but still manages to deliver an entertaining comedy.
“Man of Men” is screening at Florence Korean Film Festival 2020
The plot follows two characters that couldn’t be more different and what happens when, for a turn of events, their paths cross. Garishly dressed, half looser / half gangster Yeong-gi (Cho Jin-woong) is so full of himself that he refuses to acknowledge the underworld pool where he swims is fast changing around him. Coming from a very humble upbringing, he supports his younger brother’ studies and is an eternal dreamer of a better (and richer) future; however, you cannot say he is gifted with business acumen.
“Man of Men” is screening at Florence Korean Film Festival 2020
The plot follows two characters that couldn’t be more different and what happens when, for a turn of events, their paths cross. Garishly dressed, half looser / half gangster Yeong-gi (Cho Jin-woong) is so full of himself that he refuses to acknowledge the underworld pool where he swims is fast changing around him. Coming from a very humble upbringing, he supports his younger brother’ studies and is an eternal dreamer of a better (and richer) future; however, you cannot say he is gifted with business acumen.
- 5/12/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Korean classic “Save the Green Planet!” is getting an English-language remake from Cj Entertainment, the studio behind the Oscar-winning “Parasite.”
The studio will team with “Midsommar” and “Hereditary” masterminds Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen on the film, which will be executive produced by Cj Group vice chairwoman Miky Lee and Cj Entertainment’s Young-ki Cho and Jerry Ko. Producers include Francis Chung, Aster, and Knudsen under their Square Peg production banner.
“One thing we learned from our success with ‘Parasite’ is that audiences globally are excited to see genre-bending films with big themes,” Lee said in a statement. “Jang is a master of this in his own right, and we’re so glad to be working alongside Ari, Lars, and Will to help translate what made the original so special to an English language version that feels relevant to what’s going on today.”
Here’s the original film’s spacey and otherwise wild synopsis,...
The studio will team with “Midsommar” and “Hereditary” masterminds Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen on the film, which will be executive produced by Cj Group vice chairwoman Miky Lee and Cj Entertainment’s Young-ki Cho and Jerry Ko. Producers include Francis Chung, Aster, and Knudsen under their Square Peg production banner.
“One thing we learned from our success with ‘Parasite’ is that audiences globally are excited to see genre-bending films with big themes,” Lee said in a statement. “Jang is a master of this in his own right, and we’re so glad to be working alongside Ari, Lars, and Will to help translate what made the original so special to an English language version that feels relevant to what’s going on today.”
Here’s the original film’s spacey and otherwise wild synopsis,...
- 5/8/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
After producing Bong Joon Ho's Oscar-winning Parasite, Cj Entertainment is teaming up with Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen’s Square Peg production partnership to produce a remake of 2003's Save the Green Planet!, with the original film's director Joon-hwan Jang returning to helm the English-language reimagining from a screenplay by Will Tracy:
Press Release: Cj Entertainment, Korea’s leading entertainment conglomerate, and producer of Bong Joon-ho’s ground-breaking, multiple Oscar®-winning film Parasite, has identified its next English language remake, announcing today that the company will finance and produce an English language remake of genre bending Korean film Save The Green Planet!, alongside Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen’s Square Peg production banner.
A film that has achieved modern cult classic status since its release in 2003, the uniquely offbeat, black comedy, sci-fi thriller Save The Green Planet! was written and directed by Joon-hwan Jang (Cj Entertainment's 2017 political thriller 1987:...
Press Release: Cj Entertainment, Korea’s leading entertainment conglomerate, and producer of Bong Joon-ho’s ground-breaking, multiple Oscar®-winning film Parasite, has identified its next English language remake, announcing today that the company will finance and produce an English language remake of genre bending Korean film Save The Green Planet!, alongside Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen’s Square Peg production banner.
A film that has achieved modern cult classic status since its release in 2003, the uniquely offbeat, black comedy, sci-fi thriller Save The Green Planet! was written and directed by Joon-hwan Jang (Cj Entertainment's 2017 political thriller 1987:...
- 5/7/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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