Kim Go-Eun has now accepted the lead female role in movie “Byeonsan” co-starring Park Jung-Min. The film will be directed by Lee Joon-Ik. The movie title of Byeonsan refers to the hometown of the two main characters where they meet again as young adults. Filming for the movie will begin sometime this autumn in South Korea.
Filming for upcoming movie “Psychokinesis” (literal title) finished August 6, 2017 in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, South Korea. The comedy film stars Ryoo Seung-Ryong and Shim Eun-Kyung. Yeon Sang-Ho of “Train To Busan” fame directs the film. Filming for “Psychokinesis” took about 4 months to finish.
“Psychokinesis” will be released sometime next year in South Korea.
Here’s the first still images of Ma Dong-Seok and Yoon Kye-Sang in upcoming movie “Criminal City” (literal title). The movie is based on the real life “Heuksapa Incident” that occurred in 2007. Detectives in South Korea arrested 32 people who were part of a criminal ring from Yanbian, China. In the film, Ma Dong-Seok plays Detective Squad Chief Ma Suk-Do. He attempts to take down a criminal ring led by Jang Chen (Yoon Kye-Sang).
Additionally, the release date for “Criminal City” is now set for October 4, 2017 in South Korea.
Here’s 6 character posters for upcoming movie “Namhansanseong” (Korean title). The character posters are of Lee Byung-Hun, Kim Yun-Seok, Park Hae-Il, Ko Soo, Park Hee-Soon and Jo Woo-Jin. Story for the film takes place over 47 days in the mountain fortress city of Namhansanseong with the fate of Joseon hanging in the balance.
A little background on the characters. Lee Byung-Hun will play Retainer Choi Myung-Kil. He insists on negotiating with the invading Qing Dynasty. Kim Yun-Seok plays Retainer Kim Sang-Hun. He insists on fighting the invading Qing Dynasty. Park Hae-Il plays King Injo. He agonzies over the two different scenarios. Ko Soo plays Seo Nal-Shwe. He delivers official papers. Park Hee-Soon plays General Lee Shi-Baek. He defends the wall of Namhansanseong. Jo Woo-Jin plays Jung Myung-Soo. He is translator to the Qing Dynasty.
“Namhansanseong” opens September, 2017 in South Korea.
Teaser posters and main trailer added for upcoming movie “The Poet and The Boy” starring Yang Ik-June, Jeon Hye-Jin and Jung Ga-Ram. The film has Yang Ik-June playing an untalented poet. He has been unable to have a child with his wife, played by Jeon Hye-Jin, due to a low sperm count. He then meets a teenage boy, played by Jung Ga-Ram, who changes him.
“The Poet and The Boy” will be released September, 2017 in South Korea.
Teaser trailer added for movie “I Can Speak” starring Lee Je-Hoon and Na Moon-Hee. Movie is directed by Kim Hyun-Seok (“Cyrano Agency“/”C’est si bon“). Story for “I Can Speak” follows a city hall employee (Lee Je-Hoon) and an elderly neighborhood resident (Na Moon-Hee). The city employee is somehow tasked with teaching the elderly woman English.
In addition, “I Can Speak” is now slotted for release sometime this September in South Korea.
Teaser trailer added for period film “Namhansanseong” starring Lee Byung-Hun, Kim Yun-Seok & Park Hae-Il. Movie is set in the year 1636 and in the mountain fortress city of Namhansanseong. The Qing Dynasty attacks Joseon, while King Injo and his retainers use Namhansanseong as an emergency capital. Movie is directed by Hwang Dong-Hyuk (“Silenced“/”Miss Granny“).
“Namhansanseong” is now slotted for release September, 2017 in South Korea.
Second teaser poster and first still images added for movie “V.I.P.” starring Jang Dong-Gun, Kim Myung-Min, Park Hee-Soon and Lee Jong-Suk. For the teaser poster, the caption states “man, that nobody can touch, comes to South Korea from North Korea.”
“V.I.P.” will be released sometime this August in South Korea.
Poster and trailer for upcoming movie “Forkcrane” starring Uhm Tae-Woong. Movie is directed by Lee Ju-Hyoung. Like Lee Ju-Hyoung’s prior film “Red Family,” movie “Forkcrane” is written and produced by Kim Ki-Duk. Story for “Forkcrane” revolves around a forklift driver played by Uhm Tae-Woong. In his youth, he was a paratrooper and deployed to Gwangju to suppress the Gwangju Uprising. An incident causes the forklift driver to uncover a secret. For those curious, Korean title “Forkcrane” is a Korean term to refer to hydraulic excavators that come from French company “Poclain.”
“Forkcrane” opens July 27, 2017.
Teaser trailer for omnibus film “The Table” (English title) starring Lim Soo-Jung, Jung Yu-Mi, Han Ye-Ri and Jung Eun-Chae. Movie had its world premiere at last year’s Busan International Film Festival. Story for “The Table” takes place over the course of a day and tells four different stories. Each of the stories takes place at the same table between a man and a woman. Movie is directed by Kim Jong-Kwan.
“The Table” will be released August 24, 2017 in South Korea.