Lee Je-Hoon and Koo Gyo-Hwan are cast in movie “Run Away” (literal title). Movie will be directed by Lee Jong-Pil (“Samjin Company English Class“). The film will have Lee Je-Hoon play North Korean soldier Im Kyu-Nam. He attempts to defect to South Korea by crossing the DMZ, but he is tracked by North Korean officer Ri Hyun-Sang (Koo Gyo-Hwan).
Filming for “Run Away” will begin in the first half of next year in South Korea.
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Hwang Jung-Min, Jung Woo-Sung and Park Hae-Joon are cast in movie “Spring of Seoul” (literal title). Movie is directed by Kim Sung-Su (“Asura: The City of Madness“). The film “Spring of Seoul” will be set in the late 1970’s, when pro-democracy demonstrations took place.
Filming for “Spring of Seoul” will begin February, 2022.
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Movie distributor Showbox has decided to postpone the release of movie “Emergency Declaration” due to Covid-19 concerns and its prevention. The film already had its world premiere in the Out of Competition section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. The disaster film is directed by Han Jae-Rim (“The Face Reader“) and features an impressive cast including Song Kang-Ho, Lee Byung-Hun, Jeon Do-Yeon, Kim Nam-Gil, & Im Si-Wan. The screenplay depicts a bioterrorist attack on an airplane en route to Hawaii.
Actor Ahn Bo-Hyun is cast for the lead male role in movie “2 O’clock Date” (literal title) co-starring Lim Yoon-A. Ahn Bo-Hyun replaces Kim Sun-Ho, who was first cast to play the lead male character, but he dropped out after a scandal ensued with an ex-girlfriend. Movie “2 O’clock Date” is directed by Lee Sang-Geun, who previously worked with Lim Yoon-A in movie “Exit.”
Filming for “2 O’clock Date” is now scheduled to start April, 2022.
Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Special Delivery” (English title) starring Park So-Dam & Song Sae-Byeok. Caption on the crime-action film states “I bet everything on a non-returnable special cargo.”
The release date for “Special Delivery” has been updated to January 12, 2022 in South Korea.
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Main poster and release date set for movie “The Policeman’s Lineage” starring Cho Jin-Woong & Choi Woo-Sik. The film is based on Japanese novel “Keikan no Chi” by Joh Sasaki, which was previously adapted into 2009 TV Asahi drama special “The Policeman’s Lineage.” Caption on the main poster asks “Two police officers on the border. Who will you trust?”
“The Policeman’s Lineage” is now scheduled for release January 5, 2022 in South Korea.
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Main trailer added for movie “Kingmaker” starring Sol Kyung-Gu & Lee Sun-Kyun. The main trailer begins with Lee Sun-Kyun stating “People? Who are they? If you coax them, they will believe you. If you say something, they will listen to you. If you tell them what to do, they will do whatever you instructed. That’s what they are.”
“Kingmaker” is now set for release December 29, 2021 in South Korea.
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Teaser poster and release date set for movie “Special Cargo” (literal title) starring Park So-Dam & Song Sae-Byeok. The crime-action film is now set for release January 5, 2022 in South Korea. The film has Park So-Dam playing special delivery driver Eun-Ha. She delivers anything or anyone for the right price. Caption on the teaser poster states “Success rate 100%.
Irreplaceable professional special cargo driver.”
Park Hyung-Sik and Han So-Hee are cast in romance-music film “Soundtrack #1.” Movie will be directed by Kim Hee-Won, who has directed drama series like “Vincenzo” and “The Crowned Clown.” For the movie, Park Hyung-Sik and Han So-Hee will play two young adults who have been friends for 20 years. They begin to live together for 2 weeks and fall in love.
“Soundtrack #1” will be released sometime next year in South Korea.
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See list of nominees and winners at the just concluded 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards. The two big winners at the award show were movies ‘”Escape from Mogadishu” and “The Book of Fish,” with each winning 5 awards. The best film and best director (Ryoo Seung-Wan) awards went to “Escape from Mogadishu,” while Sol Kyung-Gu received the best actor award for his performance in “The Book of Fish.”