Squid Game Star Lee Jung-Jae Confirms Season 2 Release Month - Main Image
Squid Game star Lee Jung-Jae recently revealed when season 2 is expected to come out on Netflix this year.
Following the massive global success of the first season in late 2021, fans have been anticipating the second season which will bring back Lee in his Emmy-winning role and introduce a new batch of characters.
So far, most of the details regarding the hit series' sophomore run are being kept under wraps, but fans are hoping that it will live up to the expectations and it will be at least on par with the first season.
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Lee Jung-Jae Reveals Squid Game Season 2 Will Premiere This December
In a recent interview, Lee revealed that Squid Game season 2 is set to release in December of this year.
"It will be released in December,...
Squid Game star Lee Jung-Jae recently revealed when season 2 is expected to come out on Netflix this year.
Following the massive global success of the first season in late 2021, fans have been anticipating the second season which will bring back Lee in his Emmy-winning role and introduce a new batch of characters.
So far, most of the details regarding the hit series' sophomore run are being kept under wraps, but fans are hoping that it will live up to the expectations and it will be at least on par with the first season.
Also Read: Wednesday Season 2 Drops Percy Hynes White from Main Cast
Lee Jung-Jae Reveals Squid Game Season 2 Will Premiere This December
In a recent interview, Lee revealed that Squid Game season 2 is set to release in December of this year.
"It will be released in December,...
- 5/16/2024
- EpicStream
It has become evident for quite some time that the creative powers of the Korean movie industry are turning towards dramas instead of movies, where more popularity for local content seems to lie. The result of this trend is definitely bad for cinema, but at the same time, has led the quality of dramas to rather high levels. “The Deal” , a new series currently streaming on Wavve in South Korea, friDay Video in Taiwan and Viki in selected regions is a testament to this fact.
The Deal is screening at Red Sea Film Festival
Based on the webtoon of the same name by Woonam 20, the story revolves around two young men. Lee Joon-sung, a former high school soccer star, does not play the sport anymore, owes money, and his life is, in general, a mess. Song Jae-hyo graduated from the same high school and is now a medical student, who does face expulsion,...
The Deal is screening at Red Sea Film Festival
Based on the webtoon of the same name by Woonam 20, the story revolves around two young men. Lee Joon-sung, a former high school soccer star, does not play the sport anymore, owes money, and his life is, in general, a mess. Song Jae-hyo graduated from the same high school and is now a medical student, who does face expulsion,...
- 12/5/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Actress Anushka Sen, who is known for her work in the television show ‘Jhansi Ki Rani’, will be soon making her foray in South Korean cinema with her upcoming movie titled ‘Asia’. The actress has returned to India after completing the first schedule of the film.
Talking about the film, Anushka said: “The film that I’m doing is called ‘Asia’. It’s a very unique concept. It has people from all over Asia coming together to make a film about Asia. Playing a pivotal character, I’m representing India in the film in a way. I had a really great experience filming in South Korea and it’s been going really well.”
She further mentioned: “First schedule was really nice, I have a very strong character I am playing an assassin for the very first time, never done a role of an assassin in my career so this is...
Talking about the film, Anushka said: “The film that I’m doing is called ‘Asia’. It’s a very unique concept. It has people from all over Asia coming together to make a film about Asia. Playing a pivotal character, I’m representing India in the film in a way. I had a really great experience filming in South Korea and it’s been going really well.”
She further mentioned: “First schedule was really nice, I have a very strong character I am playing an assassin for the very first time, never done a role of an assassin in my career so this is...
- 11/23/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Manny Jacinto is going to another good place: the Star Wars spinoff universe.
The Good Place alum has been cast in The Acolyte, our sister site Variety reports.
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The Acolyte is a Star Wars mystery-thriller set about a century before The Phantom Menace, in the final days of the High Republic era. Per the initial description, the series will unearth “a galaxy...
The Good Place alum has been cast in The Acolyte, our sister site Variety reports.
More from TVLineStar Wars Series The Acolyte Casts Squid Game's Lee Jung-jaeStar Wars Series The Acolyte Casts Jodie Turner-Smith in Mystery RoleAndor Delayed: Disney+ Announces New Premiere Date for Rogue One Prequel -- Plus, Watch Full Trailer
The Acolyte is a Star Wars mystery-thriller set about a century before The Phantom Menace, in the final days of the High Republic era. Per the initial description, the series will unearth “a galaxy...
- 9/15/2022
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Hey, BTS fans, what if we told you that you could stream a new concert from the K-pop superstars… like, right now?
Disney+ has added the concert film BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage – LA to its streaming services worldwide, starting at midnight Pt, TVLine has learned. The addition serves as part of Thursday’s Disney+ Day celebration, ahead of this weekend’s D23 Expo.
More from TVLineShe-Hulk's Bff Ginger Gonzaga Talks About That Surprising Titania Threat, Promises 'Hot Legal Action!' AheadStar Wars Series The Acolyte Casts Squid Game's Lee Jung-jaeStar Wars Series The Acolyte Casts Jodie Turner-Smith...
Disney+ has added the concert film BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage – LA to its streaming services worldwide, starting at midnight Pt, TVLine has learned. The addition serves as part of Thursday’s Disney+ Day celebration, ahead of this weekend’s D23 Expo.
More from TVLineShe-Hulk's Bff Ginger Gonzaga Talks About That Surprising Titania Threat, Promises 'Hot Legal Action!' AheadStar Wars Series The Acolyte Casts Squid Game's Lee Jung-jaeStar Wars Series The Acolyte Casts Jodie Turner-Smith...
- 9/8/2022
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Toronto Film Festival: Tyler Perry, Peter Farrelly, Catherine Hardwicke Films Set for Gala Treatment
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The 2022 Toronto Film Festival has added world premieres for Tyler Perry’s new Netflix film, A Jazzman’s Blues; Peter Farrelly’s Vietnam War movie The Greatest Beer Run Ever, which stars Russell Crowe and Zac Efron; and the Catherine Hardwicke dramatic thriller Prisoner’s Daughter, starring Kate Beckinsale and Brian Cox.
As TIFF unveiled 18 Gala program titles to screen in Roy Thomson Hall, the festival booked red carpet launches for Hubert Davis’s Black Ice, a documentary about Black hockey players executive produced by Drake; Alice, Darling, director Mary Nighy’s psychological thriller led by Anna Kendrick; Gabe Polsky’s frontier epic Butcher’s Crossing, which stars Nicolas Cage; and Francesca Archibugi’s The Hummingbird, toplined by Nanni Moretti, Berenice Bejo and Pierfrancesco Favino.
Toronto is returning for a 47th edition to run Sept. 8 to 18 that will be in-person, with Hollywood stars on red carpets...
The 2022 Toronto Film Festival has added world premieres for Tyler Perry’s new Netflix film, A Jazzman’s Blues; Peter Farrelly’s Vietnam War movie The Greatest Beer Run Ever, which stars Russell Crowe and Zac Efron; and the Catherine Hardwicke dramatic thriller Prisoner’s Daughter, starring Kate Beckinsale and Brian Cox.
As TIFF unveiled 18 Gala program titles to screen in Roy Thomson Hall, the festival booked red carpet launches for Hubert Davis’s Black Ice, a documentary about Black hockey players executive produced by Drake; Alice, Darling, director Mary Nighy’s psychological thriller led by Anna Kendrick; Gabe Polsky’s frontier epic Butcher’s Crossing, which stars Nicolas Cage; and Francesca Archibugi’s The Hummingbird, toplined by Nanni Moretti, Berenice Bejo and Pierfrancesco Favino.
Toronto is returning for a 47th edition to run Sept. 8 to 18 that will be in-person, with Hollywood stars on red carpets...
- 7/28/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
What do Ha Jung Woo and Cha Tae Hyun have in common? Probably nothing. Whereas Ha Jung Woo established himself in the Korean entertainment industry as a serious, dynamic, method actor with explosive movie hits like “Assassination”, ‘The Chaser” and the new biopic film, “1987”, the latter is well-known and loved for his comic roles and feel-good romantic comedy films and dramas like “My Sassy Girl” and “Hello Ghost”.
Credit: koalasplayground.com and kdramastars.com
With that being said, it is pretty obvious that the two are definitely out of their comfort zones in the upcoming fantasy-action film “Along with the Gods (Part 1)”. The two actors are set to play unconventional characters this time; Ha playing an Angel of Death whose task is to guide souls into the afterlife and Cha taking on the role of a soul who needs to undergo seven trials in 49 days.
The highly-anticipated film adaptation of...
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With that being said, it is pretty obvious that the two are definitely out of their comfort zones in the upcoming fantasy-action film “Along with the Gods (Part 1)”. The two actors are set to play unconventional characters this time; Ha playing an Angel of Death whose task is to guide souls into the afterlife and Cha taking on the role of a soul who needs to undergo seven trials in 49 days.
The highly-anticipated film adaptation of...
- 8/3/2017
- by Irick Marie Arbuso
- AsianMoviePulse
The Battleship Island, the historical action film, which premiered on July 26, was seen by over 970,000 viewers on its first day, setting a new record for the largest opening in Korean movie history. Accounting for 71.4% of all ticket sales, the film broke the record previously held by Tom Cruise’s The Mummy. The last Korean film to hold this record was 2016’s Train to Busan.
The World War II set film is directed by Ryoo Seung-wan (The Berlin File) and stars Song Joong-ki (from the popular K-drama Descendants of the Sun), So Ji-sub, Lee Jung-hyun and Hwang Jung-min. Its story of forced labor under Japanese occupation on the island of Hashima (nicknamed Battleship Island because of its shape resembling a warship), where a group of about 400 workers risk their lives to attempt an escape seems to have struck a chord with the Korean movie going population. The director has stated...
The World War II set film is directed by Ryoo Seung-wan (The Berlin File) and stars Song Joong-ki (from the popular K-drama Descendants of the Sun), So Ji-sub, Lee Jung-hyun and Hwang Jung-min. Its story of forced labor under Japanese occupation on the island of Hashima (nicknamed Battleship Island because of its shape resembling a warship), where a group of about 400 workers risk their lives to attempt an escape seems to have struck a chord with the Korean movie going population. The director has stated...
- 7/30/2017
- by Arnav Sinha
- AsianMoviePulse
"We leave no one behind!" Cj Entertainment has debuted another new official trailer for the war film titled Battleship Island, or also The Battleship Island, from director Ryoo Seung-wan. Set during the Japanese occupation of Korea in 1944, the film is about the 400+ Koreans that were conscripted into slave labor mining coal on an island known as "Battleship Island". The story goes that they attempted to band together and make an escape. The main cast includes Hwang Jung-min, So Ji-sub, Song Joong-ki and Lee Jung-hyun. The first teaser trailer we posted was already impressive, but this new trailer packs in tons of action and emotion. It's a strong sell for the film, I'm definitely curious about seeing this. Take a look below. Here's the newest official Us trailer for Ryoo Seung-wan's Battleship Island, direct from YouTube: You can still watch the original teaser trailer for Battleship Island here, to see more footage from this.
- 7/7/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Japanese media has been criticizing Ryoo Seung-wan‘s The Battleship Island even before its completion saying the film is depicting false facts and is “distorting” history between the two countries.
However, during a news conference for the film, Director Ryoo Seung-wan defends that it is a “fact-based fiction” which he studied himself. He made mention of the film’s depictions of the labourers and their setting which were in line with South Korean government reports released in 2012. Only the main characters’ dramatical stories were from his imagination.
Other than that, the director assures that once the film hits the theaters all Japanese concerns would dissipate as it is not meant to bring about nationalistic or anti-Japanese sentiments instead it is “more fundamentally about the mankind and war.”
Source: yonhapnews.co.kr
The much anticipated film tells the story of Korean forced labourers who lived in Japan’s Hashima Island, named Battleship Island in English,...
However, during a news conference for the film, Director Ryoo Seung-wan defends that it is a “fact-based fiction” which he studied himself. He made mention of the film’s depictions of the labourers and their setting which were in line with South Korean government reports released in 2012. Only the main characters’ dramatical stories were from his imagination.
Other than that, the director assures that once the film hits the theaters all Japanese concerns would dissipate as it is not meant to bring about nationalistic or anti-Japanese sentiments instead it is “more fundamentally about the mankind and war.”
Source: yonhapnews.co.kr
The much anticipated film tells the story of Korean forced labourers who lived in Japan’s Hashima Island, named Battleship Island in English,...
- 6/16/2017
- by Katrina Dumangas
- AsianMoviePulse
Super Singh and Warriors of the Dawn in International Cinema opening at Cineplex theatres this week!
Super Singh and Warriors of the Dawn in International Cinema opening at Cineplex theatres this week!Super Singh and Warriors of the Dawn in International Cinema opening at Cineplex theatres this week!Adriana Floridia6/15/2017 12:10:00 Pm
Every week, select Cineplex theatres feature some of the most popular and exciting films from all around the world, from countries like Russia, China, India, Korea, The Philippines and more. If you want to try something different at the movies, or simply celebrate your own or a new culture on the big screen, we’re highlighting two International Cinema titles that you’ll surely enjoy! Both films are opening this weekend!
Super Singh (Punjabi with English Subtitles)
This fantasy/comedy follows a man who spontaneously gains super powers, changing the course of his life and helping him to find the true meaning of love, existence, and his place in the world. It stars Diljit Dosanjh,...
Every week, select Cineplex theatres feature some of the most popular and exciting films from all around the world, from countries like Russia, China, India, Korea, The Philippines and more. If you want to try something different at the movies, or simply celebrate your own or a new culture on the big screen, we’re highlighting two International Cinema titles that you’ll surely enjoy! Both films are opening this weekend!
Super Singh (Punjabi with English Subtitles)
This fantasy/comedy follows a man who spontaneously gains super powers, changing the course of his life and helping him to find the true meaning of love, existence, and his place in the world. It stars Diljit Dosanjh,...
- 6/15/2017
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
Warriors of the Dawn, the upcoming title by Fox International Productions Korea, has presold to multiple territories, Fox announced Wednesday. The release date for the period epic in North America has also been set for June 16.
The star-studded battle film starring popular South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae (Assassination, Operation Chromite opposite Liam Neeson) has been picked up by buyers from Australia, the Philippines, Taiwan and New Zealand during the Cannes Film Market.
"We are aiming to release the film in at least 30 locations," said a spokesperson for M-Line, which is handling international sales, about the film's North...
The star-studded battle film starring popular South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae (Assassination, Operation Chromite opposite Liam Neeson) has been picked up by buyers from Australia, the Philippines, Taiwan and New Zealand during the Cannes Film Market.
"We are aiming to release the film in at least 30 locations," said a spokesperson for M-Line, which is handling international sales, about the film's North...
- 5/24/2017
- by Lee Hyo-won
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chung Yoon-chul’s war adventure stars Lee Jung-jae and Yeo Jin-gu.
South Korean sales company M-Line distribution has picked up Fox International Productions’ upcoming Korean production Warriors Of The Dawn (a.k.a. The Proxy Soldiers) (pictured).
Directed by Chung Yoon-chul (Marathon), the period war action adventure stars Lee Jung-jae (Assassination) and Yeo Jin-gu (Hwayi: A Monster Boy).
Back in 1592 when the Japanese were invading Korea - then the kingdom of Joseon, rich families would hire poor men to take the place of their sons in the draft. Tasked with fighting the enemy while supporting their impoverished families back home, the proxy soldiers were known to be superior combatants.
Lee plays a veteran proxy soldier who aids 18-year-old crown prince Gwanghae (played by Yeo), whose father the king fled to safety in China while ordering his young son to take over the country’s defense.
Warriors Of The Dawn is set for local release on May...
South Korean sales company M-Line distribution has picked up Fox International Productions’ upcoming Korean production Warriors Of The Dawn (a.k.a. The Proxy Soldiers) (pictured).
Directed by Chung Yoon-chul (Marathon), the period war action adventure stars Lee Jung-jae (Assassination) and Yeo Jin-gu (Hwayi: A Monster Boy).
Back in 1592 when the Japanese were invading Korea - then the kingdom of Joseon, rich families would hire poor men to take the place of their sons in the draft. Tasked with fighting the enemy while supporting their impoverished families back home, the proxy soldiers were known to be superior combatants.
Lee plays a veteran proxy soldier who aids 18-year-old crown prince Gwanghae (played by Yeo), whose father the king fled to safety in China while ordering his young son to take over the country’s defense.
Warriors Of The Dawn is set for local release on May...
- 4/26/2017
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Helmed by director Jeong Yoon-cheol whose last film was the drama A Man Who Was Superman (2008) starring Hwang Jung-min and Jun Ji-hyun, Warriors of the Dawn features Lee Jung-jae (Operation Chromite) and Yeo Jin-gu (Hwayi: A Monster Boy, 2013) in the lead roles.
During the Joseon Era, King Seonjo escapes to the Empire of the Great Ming in China as Japanese forces advance on his own kingdom, abandoning all his people. The Crown Prince Gwanghae remains behind to defend the royal palace while beyond the walls a makeshift militia is assembled to expel the unwelcome invaders.
Produced by Realies Pictures (Masquerade, 2012), the film will be distributed by 20th Century Fox and is eyeing a May release.
sources: Kobiz, Cine21...
During the Joseon Era, King Seonjo escapes to the Empire of the Great Ming in China as Japanese forces advance on his own kingdom, abandoning all his people. The Crown Prince Gwanghae remains behind to defend the royal palace while beyond the walls a makeshift militia is assembled to expel the unwelcome invaders.
Produced by Realies Pictures (Masquerade, 2012), the film will be distributed by 20th Century Fox and is eyeing a May release.
sources: Kobiz, Cine21...
- 4/17/2017
- by Lady J.
- AsianMoviePulse
Festival to open with Berlin Golden Bear winner.
Korea’s second largest film festival, the 18th Jeonju International Film Festival (Jiff), which focuses on independent and arthouse cinema, is set to open April 27 with Berlinale Golden Bear winner On Body And Soul, directed by Ildiko Enyedi.
The Hungarian director is also set to be on the International Competition jury and hold masterclasses at the fest.
Jiff today announced its line-up of 229 films from 58 countries with 50 world premieres and three international premieres, putting an emphasis on its slogan “Outlet for Cinematic Expression.”
“We have always had the identity of a festival for independent and alternative films, but as you all know, the past year has revealed problems such as the [government] blacklist and various forms of censorship that have not been solved, which is why we have put forth this slogan,” said festival director Lee Choong-jik.
Supporting Korean independents
Executive programmer Kim Young-jin noted a recent slump in Korean...
Korea’s second largest film festival, the 18th Jeonju International Film Festival (Jiff), which focuses on independent and arthouse cinema, is set to open April 27 with Berlinale Golden Bear winner On Body And Soul, directed by Ildiko Enyedi.
The Hungarian director is also set to be on the International Competition jury and hold masterclasses at the fest.
Jiff today announced its line-up of 229 films from 58 countries with 50 world premieres and three international premieres, putting an emphasis on its slogan “Outlet for Cinematic Expression.”
“We have always had the identity of a festival for independent and alternative films, but as you all know, the past year has revealed problems such as the [government] blacklist and various forms of censorship that have not been solved, which is why we have put forth this slogan,” said festival director Lee Choong-jik.
Supporting Korean independents
Executive programmer Kim Young-jin noted a recent slump in Korean...
- 3/27/2017
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Set in Japanese-occupied Korea, Kim Jee-woon’s violent tale delivers bang for its buck in the form of brash action sequences and a chase on a train
Anticipation is high for Park Chan-wook’s forthcoming The Handmaiden, set in the early years of the 20th century, the era of the Japanese occupation of Korea. So, as it happens, is this lavishly produced movie from director Kim Jee-woon: it’s a handsome double-agent spy drama, based on a true story, which was South Korea’s entry for this year’s Oscars. Song Kang-ho (a virtually iconic presence in Korean cinema, with appearances in movies from Memories of Murder to Snowpiercer) is police captain Lee Jung-Chool, a Korean national working for the 1920s Japanese occupier, but with boyhood links to resistance fighters … and lingering sympathies. He infiltrates the insurgents as they travel to China to buy explosives from a European anarchist cell.
Anticipation is high for Park Chan-wook’s forthcoming The Handmaiden, set in the early years of the 20th century, the era of the Japanese occupation of Korea. So, as it happens, is this lavishly produced movie from director Kim Jee-woon: it’s a handsome double-agent spy drama, based on a true story, which was South Korea’s entry for this year’s Oscars. Song Kang-ho (a virtually iconic presence in Korean cinema, with appearances in movies from Memories of Murder to Snowpiercer) is police captain Lee Jung-Chool, a Korean national working for the 1920s Japanese occupier, but with boyhood links to resistance fighters … and lingering sympathies. He infiltrates the insurgents as they travel to China to buy explosives from a European anarchist cell.
- 3/24/2017
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Author: Andy Furlong
The innovative Kim Jee-Woon films have always been characterised by a stylistic blend of film genres. A Tale of Two Sisters is recognised as one of the most influential Korean horrors ever due to its stunning visuals and challenging story, while The Good The Bad and The Weird was not only a widespread hit but also an utterly distinctive contribution to Korean Cinema.
But it was his next film, the complicated revenge drama I Saw The Devil that really elevated Kim to an entirely different level and cemented his reputation as one of the most unique voices in cinema. The Age of Shadows marks Kim’s first Korean Film in six years after his flirtation with Hollywood ended in the disappointingly received The Last Stand. Thankfully, The Age of Shadows is a return to form for the talented director and may just be his best film to date.
The innovative Kim Jee-Woon films have always been characterised by a stylistic blend of film genres. A Tale of Two Sisters is recognised as one of the most influential Korean horrors ever due to its stunning visuals and challenging story, while The Good The Bad and The Weird was not only a widespread hit but also an utterly distinctive contribution to Korean Cinema.
But it was his next film, the complicated revenge drama I Saw The Devil that really elevated Kim to an entirely different level and cemented his reputation as one of the most unique voices in cinema. The Age of Shadows marks Kim’s first Korean Film in six years after his flirtation with Hollywood ended in the disappointingly received The Last Stand. Thankfully, The Age of Shadows is a return to form for the talented director and may just be his best film to date.
- 3/21/2017
- by Andy Furlong
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"There cannot be a single witness who survives to tell what happened here." Cj Entertainment has released an impressive trailer for a war film titled Battleship Island, from director Ryoo Seung-wan. Set during the Japanese occupation of Korea in 1944, the film is about the 400+ Koreans that were conscripted into slave labor mining coal on an island known as "Battleship Island". They attempt to band together and make an escape. The main cast includes Hwang Jung-min, So Ji-sub, Song Joong-ki and Lee Jung-hyun. This looks like another strong anti-Japanese film from Korea - between this and The Age of Shadows, some Korean films these days seem to have a strong anti-Japanese agenda. The final scene in this trailer with the candles looks chilling, and I must admit most of this footage is better than expected. I'm curious about this. Here's the first official trailer (+ posters) for Ryoo Seung-wan's Battleship Island,...
- 3/7/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Tik Tok is a 2016 South Korean-Chinese action-thriller directed by Li Jun and starring Lee Jung-jae, Wallace Chung, Yueting Lang, Lee Chae-yeong and Yang Fan. It was released in China by China Film Group Corporation on July 15, 2016 and will open in South Korea by Doki Entertainment this month.
Lee Jung-jae has been on a run of hits, which include Choi Dong-hoon’s star-studded The Thieves and period action-thriller Assassination, and the gangster saga New World alongside Hwang Jung-min. His last leading role was the Korean War hit Operation Chromite featuring global name Liam Neeson as General MacArthur. Lee will also be seen alongside Ha Jung-woo in fantasy blockbuster With God (literal title) this summer.
Synopsis
Guo zhida is under stress after he loses everything to sports betting and suffers from a disability and manic-depression. He is talking to his Chinese shrink Yang xi when Korean police come down on him.
Lee Jung-jae has been on a run of hits, which include Choi Dong-hoon’s star-studded The Thieves and period action-thriller Assassination, and the gangster saga New World alongside Hwang Jung-min. His last leading role was the Korean War hit Operation Chromite featuring global name Liam Neeson as General MacArthur. Lee will also be seen alongside Ha Jung-woo in fantasy blockbuster With God (literal title) this summer.
Synopsis
Guo zhida is under stress after he loses everything to sports betting and suffers from a disability and manic-depression. He is talking to his Chinese shrink Yang xi when Korean police come down on him.
- 1/12/2017
- by Lady J.
- AsianMoviePulse
The world of Korean cinema saw one of it’s strongest recent years in 2016. Some of the most influential and renowned directors made a comeback with exceptionally strong work; this list includes: Park Chan-wook with his film, “The Handmaiden,” and the very popular Kim Jee-woon, who came out with “The Age of Shadows.” Hollywood was also a major proponent in the overall strength in the 2016 Korean box office results. Films like, “The Age of Shadows,” and “The Wailing,” both had strong backing from Hollywood, which boosted their national, and international, excitement.
The list of upcoming 2017 films looks just as strong:
“Battleship Island”
One of the first to look out for, and potentially may be one of the biggest blockbusters in 2017, is the star-studded “Battleship Island.” “Battleship Island” casts, Hwang Jung-min, Song Joong-ki, So Ji-sub, and Kim Soo-an, and is directed by Ryoo Seung-wan. Ryoo is known for his 2015 film,...
The list of upcoming 2017 films looks just as strong:
“Battleship Island”
One of the first to look out for, and potentially may be one of the biggest blockbusters in 2017, is the star-studded “Battleship Island.” “Battleship Island” casts, Hwang Jung-min, Song Joong-ki, So Ji-sub, and Kim Soo-an, and is directed by Ryoo Seung-wan. Ryoo is known for his 2015 film,...
- 1/11/2017
- by Lydia Spanier
- AsianMoviePulse
Liam Neeson’s silly performance is a low point in a spy movie that mars a fascinating real-life story
Here’s a really old-fashioned war film, a recent hit at the South Korean box office, but creaky and clunky, weirdly reminiscent of big-budget prestige movies of years gone by such as The Longest Day, which used to always crop up on bank holiday TV. Yet this has the faintly sepia-digital tint of a modern period blockbuster. It’s set during the Korean war in 1950 and is all about the secret spy mission that preceded General Douglas MacArthur’s high-risk plan to attack North Korean-held territory at the Port of Incheon. CIA-backed South Korean partisans risked (and lost) their lives behind enemy lines posing as military officials, gathering intelligence about mine placements and other fortifications. Lee Jung-jae plays Jang, the undercover operative working for the west; Lee Beom-su is the brutal North Korean colonel Kim,...
Here’s a really old-fashioned war film, a recent hit at the South Korean box office, but creaky and clunky, weirdly reminiscent of big-budget prestige movies of years gone by such as The Longest Day, which used to always crop up on bank holiday TV. Yet this has the faintly sepia-digital tint of a modern period blockbuster. It’s set during the Korean war in 1950 and is all about the secret spy mission that preceded General Douglas MacArthur’s high-risk plan to attack North Korean-held territory at the Port of Incheon. CIA-backed South Korean partisans risked (and lost) their lives behind enemy lines posing as military officials, gathering intelligence about mine placements and other fortifications. Lee Jung-jae plays Jang, the undercover operative working for the west; Lee Beom-su is the brutal North Korean colonel Kim,...
- 12/22/2016
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Director: Choi Kook-hee
Distributor: Opus Pictures
Cast: Yoo Ji-tae, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee David, Chug Sung-wha
Runtime: 121 min.
Yoo Ji-tae, who is primarily famous for his role as the villain in Park Chan-wook’s Old Boy, was last seen in the Korea-Japan co-production The Tenor Lirico Spinto (2014). In recent years, he has also turned to directing, debuting the melodrama Mai Ratima at the Busan International Film Festival in 2012.
Plot:
Cheol-jong used to be a promising bowler, but he ends up wandering around the betting world of bowling. In order to pay back the debt he owes to his enemy, Cheol-jong and his gambling broker Hee-jin struggle on the bowling lanes. That’s when they run into an autistic boy named Young-hoon, a born genius in bowling.
In order to recruit Young-hoon, Cheol-jong sneaks him out from the residential care and starts to teach him bowling. Young-hoon also warms up to Cheol-jong,...
Distributor: Opus Pictures
Cast: Yoo Ji-tae, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee David, Chug Sung-wha
Runtime: 121 min.
Yoo Ji-tae, who is primarily famous for his role as the villain in Park Chan-wook’s Old Boy, was last seen in the Korea-Japan co-production The Tenor Lirico Spinto (2014). In recent years, he has also turned to directing, debuting the melodrama Mai Ratima at the Busan International Film Festival in 2012.
Plot:
Cheol-jong used to be a promising bowler, but he ends up wandering around the betting world of bowling. In order to pay back the debt he owes to his enemy, Cheol-jong and his gambling broker Hee-jin struggle on the bowling lanes. That’s when they run into an autistic boy named Young-hoon, a born genius in bowling.
In order to recruit Young-hoon, Cheol-jong sneaks him out from the residential care and starts to teach him bowling. Young-hoon also warms up to Cheol-jong,...
- 12/16/2016
- by Lady J.
- AsianMoviePulse
Tim here. Age of Shadows is currently making its way around the U.S. art house circuit, giving Americans our change to catch up with one of the biggest hits at the Korean box office this year. It's a historical spy thriller, set during a period of time that I suspect most of us English-speakers haven't thought about much, or at all: the stretch of time from 1910 to the end of World War II when Korea was occupied by Japan.
The film, set in the 1920s, takes as its subject the Korean resistance to Japanese rule, and follows the career of a double agent named Lee Jung-chool (Korean superstar Song Kang-ho), a Korean-born police captain operating under strict Japanese control...
The film, set in the 1920s, takes as its subject the Korean resistance to Japanese rule, and follows the career of a double agent named Lee Jung-chool (Korean superstar Song Kang-ho), a Korean-born police captain operating under strict Japanese control...
- 10/28/2016
- by Tim Brayton
- FilmExperience
Exclusive: Sales company also launches sports drama Split starring Yoo Ji-tae.
Ahead of their world premieres, Korean sales company United Pictures (Up) has signed a raft of deals on Lee Yoon-ki’s fantasy drama One Day and romantic comedy/thriller Life Risking Romance, starring Korea’s Ha Ji-won (Haeundae) and Taiwan’s Chen Bolin (20 Once Again).
One Day, starring Kim Nam-gil (The Shameless) and Chun Woo-hee (The Wailing), has sold to Japan (Fine Films) and China (Lemon Tree). The film is about an insurance agent working on the case of a blind woman in a coma whose apparent spirit visits him in the hospital for help.
The film is set to have its world premiere at the Tiffcom market.
Directed by Song Joy, Life Risking Romance, which also features Chun Jung-myung (Queen Of The Night), has sold to Japan (Takeshobo), Taiwan (Movie Cloud), Hong Kong (i-Cable Entertainment), the Philippines: (Mvp Viva) and in-flight rights (Emphasis).
The...
Ahead of their world premieres, Korean sales company United Pictures (Up) has signed a raft of deals on Lee Yoon-ki’s fantasy drama One Day and romantic comedy/thriller Life Risking Romance, starring Korea’s Ha Ji-won (Haeundae) and Taiwan’s Chen Bolin (20 Once Again).
One Day, starring Kim Nam-gil (The Shameless) and Chun Woo-hee (The Wailing), has sold to Japan (Fine Films) and China (Lemon Tree). The film is about an insurance agent working on the case of a blind woman in a coma whose apparent spirit visits him in the hospital for help.
The film is set to have its world premiere at the Tiffcom market.
Directed by Song Joy, Life Risking Romance, which also features Chun Jung-myung (Queen Of The Night), has sold to Japan (Takeshobo), Taiwan (Movie Cloud), Hong Kong (i-Cable Entertainment), the Philippines: (Mvp Viva) and in-flight rights (Emphasis).
The...
- 10/8/2016
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
South Korea’s contender for the foreign-language Academy Award, and the first Korean-language production for Warner Bros is a blockbuster in every sense.
Everyone is a spy.
The film is set at the end of the 1920’s, in Korea, during the Japanese occupation. Lee Jung-chool is a Korean working for the Japanese police, whose mission is to uncover members of the Resistance, and particularly Kim Woo-jin, one of its central figures.
Lee has some successes, but the Japanese do not fully trust him, and attach to him Hashimoto, supposedly as his assistant, but actually as the man in charge.
In this power struggle, both sides use their moles and their informants, and a series of events take place, that lead Lee and Kim to meet, although none of them reveals that he knows the other’s identity.
Soon the scenery changes, as all the players move to Shanghai, where...
Everyone is a spy.
The film is set at the end of the 1920’s, in Korea, during the Japanese occupation. Lee Jung-chool is a Korean working for the Japanese police, whose mission is to uncover members of the Resistance, and particularly Kim Woo-jin, one of its central figures.
Lee has some successes, but the Japanese do not fully trust him, and attach to him Hashimoto, supposedly as his assistant, but actually as the man in charge.
In this power struggle, both sides use their moles and their informants, and a series of events take place, that lead Lee and Kim to meet, although none of them reveals that he knows the other’s identity.
Soon the scenery changes, as all the players move to Shanghai, where...
- 9/13/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Eyebrows were raised when it was announced that South Korea will submit the as-yet-unreleased espionage thriller The Age of Shadows for Oscar consideration instead of Cannes hits The Handmaiden and The Wailing. Premiering out of competition at the 73rd Venice Film Festival, writer/director Jee-woon Kim’s return to Korean-language cinema after a brief stint in Hollywood with the Schwarzenegger-starrer The Last Stand turns out to be a worthy choice that makes particular sense representing the country given how it speaks directly to the national memory/identity.
Set during the Japanese colonial period in early 20th century, the movie follows a group of resistance fighters who risk their lives for the independence movement under the militant watch of a ruthless foreign regime. After a series of compromised missions, the daredevil activists, led by the cool and resourceful Kim Woo-Jin (Yoo Gong), set their mind on “turning” the Korean-born Japanese police...
Set during the Japanese colonial period in early 20th century, the movie follows a group of resistance fighters who risk their lives for the independence movement under the militant watch of a ruthless foreign regime. After a series of compromised missions, the daredevil activists, led by the cool and resourceful Kim Woo-Jin (Yoo Gong), set their mind on “turning” the Korean-born Japanese police...
- 9/9/2016
- by Zhuo-Ning Su
- The Film Stage
While some distributors hold onto festival acquisitions so long that the attention has all but evaporated by the time they eventually hit theaters, a few seem to be doing things right. For whatever reason, this year they all seem to be related to Asian cinema. Following U.S. releases timed to international debuts for The Mermaid, The Wailing, Three, and Train to Busan, now Cj Entertainment has announced they’ll release Kim Ji-woon‘s The Age of Shadows in North American theaters beginning on September 23.
The first film from Warner Bros. Korea, the thriller takes place in 1920s Korea and Shanghai during the Japanese occupation, following the Korean resistance and their occupiers. We’ll have our review shortly, but in the meantime, a new trailer has landed, complete with English subtitles. Starring Song Kang-ho (Snowpiercer), Gong Yoo (Train to Busan) and Han Ji-min, check out the new trailer and poster below.
The first film from Warner Bros. Korea, the thriller takes place in 1920s Korea and Shanghai during the Japanese occupation, following the Korean resistance and their occupiers. We’ll have our review shortly, but in the meantime, a new trailer has landed, complete with English subtitles. Starring Song Kang-ho (Snowpiercer), Gong Yoo (Train to Busan) and Han Ji-min, check out the new trailer and poster below.
- 9/8/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Fantastic Fest has already revealed an amazing lineup over the past month, but their newly announced final wave of programming should cause even more fans to make room on their calendars between September 22nd–29th.
Fantastic Fest's final wave of programming has several big treats in store for horror comedy fans, as Bruce Campbell will be in attendance for screenings of the first two episodes of Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 (ahead of the first season's October 2nd premiere on Starz).
Another WolfCop, the sequel to 2014's WolfCop, will make its world premiere, and a special screening of the first episode of HBO's Westworld series will also take place.
The creature feature Colossal will be shown as the festival's closing film, and A Monster Calls and The Autopsy of Jane Doe are also scheduled to screen. For full details, we have the official press release below. Which film are you...
Fantastic Fest's final wave of programming has several big treats in store for horror comedy fans, as Bruce Campbell will be in attendance for screenings of the first two episodes of Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 (ahead of the first season's October 2nd premiere on Starz).
Another WolfCop, the sequel to 2014's WolfCop, will make its world premiere, and a special screening of the first episode of HBO's Westworld series will also take place.
The creature feature Colossal will be shown as the festival's closing film, and A Monster Calls and The Autopsy of Jane Doe are also scheduled to screen. For full details, we have the official press release below. Which film are you...
- 9/7/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
“Assassination” was the highest grossing film in 2015 and the eighth all-time highest grossing film in Korean cinema.
The film is set during the Japanese occupation of the country in the 1930s, and tells the tale of a team of resistance fighters.
A sniper named Ahn Ok- yun, a gun smuggler and graduate of the Independence Military School named Sok-sapo, and explosives specialist Hwang Deok-sam are tasked with the assassination of the governor of Gyeongseong and Kang In-gook, a Korean mogul who is pro-Japanese.
However, Yeom Seok-jin, who is supposedly a comrade, seems to have ties with the enemy, and employs two contract killers, Hawaii Pistol and Younggam to deal with the aforementioned. Things become even more complicated when Ahn Ok-yun‘s twin sister appears.
Choi Dong-hoon tried to infuse a genuine action film with depth, by using historic settings and some thriller elements.
Choi Dong-hoon tried to infuse a genuine action film with depth,...
The film is set during the Japanese occupation of the country in the 1930s, and tells the tale of a team of resistance fighters.
A sniper named Ahn Ok- yun, a gun smuggler and graduate of the Independence Military School named Sok-sapo, and explosives specialist Hwang Deok-sam are tasked with the assassination of the governor of Gyeongseong and Kang In-gook, a Korean mogul who is pro-Japanese.
However, Yeom Seok-jin, who is supposedly a comrade, seems to have ties with the enemy, and employs two contract killers, Hawaii Pistol and Younggam to deal with the aforementioned. Things become even more complicated when Ahn Ok-yun‘s twin sister appears.
Choi Dong-hoon tried to infuse a genuine action film with depth, by using historic settings and some thriller elements.
Choi Dong-hoon tried to infuse a genuine action film with depth,...
- 9/6/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Fox International Productions’ next Korean production The Proxy Soldiers is set to start shooting on September 5.
Directed by Chung Yoon-chul (Marathon), the historical action adventure stars Lee Jung-jae, currently seen inOperation Chromite, and Yeo Jin-gu from Hwayi: A Monster Boy, along with an ensemble cast.
Realies Pictures is handling production. The company’s local hits include Masquerade, which took a massive 12.3million admissions at the local box office, and 200 Pounds Beauty, which took six million admissions, according to the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
Based on a true story that took place after the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592, The Proxy Soldiers follows a group of mercenaries tasked with protecting the newly crowned prince Gwanghae during a long and treacherous journey vital to the country’s future.
Lee stars as the head of the prince’s guards and Yeo features as young Prince Gwanghae – the same historical figure portrayed by Lee Byung-hun in Masquerade, which takes place...
Directed by Chung Yoon-chul (Marathon), the historical action adventure stars Lee Jung-jae, currently seen inOperation Chromite, and Yeo Jin-gu from Hwayi: A Monster Boy, along with an ensemble cast.
Realies Pictures is handling production. The company’s local hits include Masquerade, which took a massive 12.3million admissions at the local box office, and 200 Pounds Beauty, which took six million admissions, according to the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
Based on a true story that took place after the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592, The Proxy Soldiers follows a group of mercenaries tasked with protecting the newly crowned prince Gwanghae during a long and treacherous journey vital to the country’s future.
Lee stars as the head of the prince’s guards and Yeo features as young Prince Gwanghae – the same historical figure portrayed by Lee Byung-hun in Masquerade, which takes place...
- 8/28/2016
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
The Busan film fest’s Asian Project Market (Apm) has highlighted a “strong presence” of women filmmakers in this year’s line-up.
A total of 27 titles from 16 countries have been selected including projects from names including Yim Soon-rye, Tan Chui Mui and Laila Pakalnina.
In its 19th year, the Apm (formerly called the Pusan Promotion Plan or Ppp) said it tried to go back to its original mission of discovering up-and-coming talent with a selection that includes Pavle Vuckovic - who debuted last year in Cannes with Panama - bringing his Serbian thriller Mountain Eyes and Lei Lei with her debut feature animation Ningdu,which has Isabelle Glachant attached as a producer.
Apm stated it saw “an increased interest and more submissions by female directors and producers” this year. Yim is bringing Project Lee Jung-Seob, based on the legendary Korean artist’s life, while Tan has Malaysian coming-of-age drama All About Yuyu and Pakalnina has Latvia-Estonia...
A total of 27 titles from 16 countries have been selected including projects from names including Yim Soon-rye, Tan Chui Mui and Laila Pakalnina.
In its 19th year, the Apm (formerly called the Pusan Promotion Plan or Ppp) said it tried to go back to its original mission of discovering up-and-coming talent with a selection that includes Pavle Vuckovic - who debuted last year in Cannes with Panama - bringing his Serbian thriller Mountain Eyes and Lei Lei with her debut feature animation Ningdu,which has Isabelle Glachant attached as a producer.
Apm stated it saw “an increased interest and more submissions by female directors and producers” this year. Yim is bringing Project Lee Jung-Seob, based on the legendary Korean artist’s life, while Tan has Malaysian coming-of-age drama All About Yuyu and Pakalnina has Latvia-Estonia...
- 8/23/2016
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Handsomely crafted and executed with skillful action sequences, Operation Chromite tells the parallel stories of General Douglas MacArthur’s titular mission, designed to cut off North Korea’s supply line to the South and the formation of South Korean’s X-Ray intelligence unit. Condensing what could have made for a mini-series into a 110 minutes, the film hints at what could have been: further relationships between the X-Ray unit and their estranged families torn apart by an enemy within. Emotional beats, although present (and occasionally on-the-nose), largely take a backseat to the strategy of winning and some longing for a unified home.
Being a Korean production, director John H. Lee provides homegrown stars more screen time than Liam Neeson’s MacArthur, who gives tactical support, directing Un forces to the high seas to take back Incheon in September 1950. Faced with a choice of doubling down on what he views as a...
Being a Korean production, director John H. Lee provides homegrown stars more screen time than Liam Neeson’s MacArthur, who gives tactical support, directing Un forces to the high seas to take back Incheon in September 1950. Faced with a choice of doubling down on what he views as a...
- 8/12/2016
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
"I am Douglas MacArthur – I win wars." Cj Entertainment has debuted an official Us trailer for the epic Korean war film Operation Chromite, telling the story of the Battle of Inchon during the Korean War in the 1950s. Liam Neeson stars as Douglas MacArthur, the Us military General who lead the campaign to land in the city of Inchon and drive the invading North Korean forces out of South Korea. The full cast includes Lee Jung-jae, Jin Se-yun and Lee Beom-su. We featured a trailer for this earlier in the month, but it was a Korean trailer and showed a bit too much of the big battle scenes. This trailer is edited together much better and actually makes me want to see this film, even if there is only a tiny amount of Neeson in it. Here's the new official Us trailer (+ poster) for John H. Lee's Operation Chromite,...
- 7/22/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
To say that Liam Neeson, the Northern Irish actor who has starred in everything from Schindler’s List to Taken, has enjoyed an interesting career may read as something of an understatement.
Before reinventing himself as a bona fide action hero in the Pierre Morel’s Parisian thriller, Neeson was synonymous with the industry’s more awards-friendly features, and there are signs that the actor is poised to return to that niche (read: Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-tipped Silence). Then comes something entirely out of left-field, such as Korean war thriller Operation Chromite.
Helmed by Lee Jae-han, the white-knuckle ride sees Neeson barking orders as General Douglas MacArthur, who spearheads a Us-endorsed mission to infiltrate a North Korean commander center. That’s a tactic that involves sending Lee Jung-jae out onto the front lines, who fights for the South Korean forces and, perhaps more importantly, to protect his mother.
Cj...
Before reinventing himself as a bona fide action hero in the Pierre Morel’s Parisian thriller, Neeson was synonymous with the industry’s more awards-friendly features, and there are signs that the actor is poised to return to that niche (read: Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-tipped Silence). Then comes something entirely out of left-field, such as Korean war thriller Operation Chromite.
Helmed by Lee Jae-han, the white-knuckle ride sees Neeson barking orders as General Douglas MacArthur, who spearheads a Us-endorsed mission to infiltrate a North Korean commander center. That’s a tactic that involves sending Lee Jung-jae out onto the front lines, who fights for the South Korean forces and, perhaps more importantly, to protect his mother.
Cj...
- 7/21/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
If there’s one thing Liam Neeson can always do it’s grimace. The new trailer for Lee Jae-han‘s Korean War epic Operation Chromite features Neeson’s slicked-back-hair Douglas MacArthur snarling orders as Lee Jung-jae risks his own neck on the front lines to protect his mother. It’s an action-filled, explosion-heavy bombardment packed into a minute and a half, with teases of some potentially rousing sequences amidst some questionable green screen and CGI.
The titular mission centers on a group of South Korean Navy Special Forces team (including Jung-jae) who had to infiltrate a North Korean commander center with the help of a U.S. ally (Neeson). Ahead of a release next month, see the trailer and poster below, with a nod to Coming Soon.
South Korean Navy Special Forces, Captain Jang Hak-soo and 7 members of the Klo (Korean Liasion Office) unit disguise themselves as a North...
The titular mission centers on a group of South Korean Navy Special Forces team (including Jung-jae) who had to infiltrate a North Korean commander center with the help of a U.S. ally (Neeson). Ahead of a release next month, see the trailer and poster below, with a nod to Coming Soon.
South Korean Navy Special Forces, Captain Jang Hak-soo and 7 members of the Klo (Korean Liasion Office) unit disguise themselves as a North...
- 7/21/2016
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
"This is the riskiest military operation that I've ever encountered! Why the fixation on Inchon?" An official Korean trailer has debuted for the film Operation Chromite, an epic action thriller about the Korean War, specifically the Battle of Inchon. The film stars Liam Neeson as General Douglas MacArthur, the Us military general who lead the campaign to land in the city of Inchon and drive the invading North Korean forces out of South Korea. There is some epic action in this involving giant battleships as well as explosions on the streets, plus hand-to-hand battles and more. The full cast includes Lee Jung-jae, Jin Se-yun and Lee Beom-su. The Koreans love making epic movies, but I'm not sure if this will be any good. Take a look. Here's the first international trailer (+ poster) for John H. Lee's Operation Chromite, found on YouTube: "Operation Chromite" is the codename for the...
- 7/5/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Telling the story of the decisive Battle of Incheon in the Korean War, John H Lee's Operation Chromite sports a hefty budget and at least one major international star in the form of Liam Neeson starring as General Douglas MacArthur. This one has been brewing for a while - we first commented on the casting of Neeson back in August of last year - but witht he film now moving towards a July release in Korea the full trailer has arrived so we can get a proper look. The verdict? Gorgeous production values, large scale action and a fairly steep decline on the English language side of things as soon as you get past Neeson. Lee Beom-su and Lee Jung-jae anchor the Korean side of...
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- 6/28/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Park Hoon-jung's New WorldSTORY79%DIRECTING78%ACTING80%VISUALS78%POSITIVESGreat story, particulalry due to its charactersGreat actingElaborate cinematography annd set designNEGATIVESLess action than usual in the genre2016-06-0979%Overall ScoreReader Rating: (1 Vote)97%
Ja-sung is an undercover police officer, who has ascended the ranks of the crime syndicate to which he was assigned, to the point of becoming the right hand of the number 2 in the hierarchy, named Jung Chung. However, when the number 1 is killed, the syndicate engulfs in a power struggle for the top position, between Jung Chung and Joong-gu, which eventually escalates into war. Ja-sung, who was to retire soon, must now keep acting in his role, since his operator named Kang Hyung-chul is set on influencing the leader’s selection, putting a puppet of his at the top of the syndicate. The fact brings tension between the two.
Park Hoon-jung directs an agonizing crime thriller, which contains the usual violence,...
Ja-sung is an undercover police officer, who has ascended the ranks of the crime syndicate to which he was assigned, to the point of becoming the right hand of the number 2 in the hierarchy, named Jung Chung. However, when the number 1 is killed, the syndicate engulfs in a power struggle for the top position, between Jung Chung and Joong-gu, which eventually escalates into war. Ja-sung, who was to retire soon, must now keep acting in his role, since his operator named Kang Hyung-chul is set on influencing the leader’s selection, putting a puppet of his at the top of the syndicate. The fact brings tension between the two.
Park Hoon-jung directs an agonizing crime thriller, which contains the usual violence,...
- 6/9/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
South Korean sales agent Finecut has announced a raft of pre-sales on Korean War action film Operation Chromite, starring Lee Jung-jae, Lee Bum-soo, Jin Se-yun and Liam Neeson.
Directed by John H. Lee (71–Into The Fire), the film is in post-production and a 30-minute promo screened at the Cannes Marche last month.
Local investor/distributor Cj Entertainment is planning a wide release in Korea this July.
Produced by Chung Tae-won (Three Kingdoms), Operation Chromite stars Lee Jung-jae from Assassination as South Korean Lieutenant Jang, in a “story of unsung heroes who were sacrificed during the Incheon Landing Operation [aka Operation Chromite] which began on September 25, 1950 and changed the tide of the Korean War,” according to Finecut’s description.
Taken star Neeson stars as General MacArthur, who led the operation.
Finecut pre-sold the film to the UK (Signature Entertainment), Singapore and Malaysia (Clover Films), Middle East (Gulf Film) and Turkey (SinemaTV).
Previously announced deals include Germany, Benelux, Austria...
Directed by John H. Lee (71–Into The Fire), the film is in post-production and a 30-minute promo screened at the Cannes Marche last month.
Local investor/distributor Cj Entertainment is planning a wide release in Korea this July.
Produced by Chung Tae-won (Three Kingdoms), Operation Chromite stars Lee Jung-jae from Assassination as South Korean Lieutenant Jang, in a “story of unsung heroes who were sacrificed during the Incheon Landing Operation [aka Operation Chromite] which began on September 25, 1950 and changed the tide of the Korean War,” according to Finecut’s description.
Taken star Neeson stars as General MacArthur, who led the operation.
Finecut pre-sold the film to the UK (Signature Entertainment), Singapore and Malaysia (Clover Films), Middle East (Gulf Film) and Turkey (SinemaTV).
Previously announced deals include Germany, Benelux, Austria...
- 6/7/2016
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Director Lee Jae-Han (A Moment to Remember) brings Operation Chromite that MacArthur characterized as a 5,000-to-1 gamble — one of the most successful amphibious operations in military history — to the big screen.
Inspired by actual events during the Korean War, a story of heroic Korean troopers who, commanded by General MacArthur (played by Liam Neeson), carry out the code-named Operation Chromite and contribute to turn the tide of the Korean War and liberate South Korea from the North Korean invaders.
Star of Assassination and New World, Lee Jung-Jae features as a South Korean navy lieutenant and Lee Beom-Soo (The Divine Move) as an elite Soviet-trained North Korean officer.
Operation Chromite is set for a wide release this July through Korea’s leading distributor Cj E&M.
Check out the first teaser trailer below!
Inspired by actual events during the Korean War, a story of heroic Korean troopers who, commanded by General MacArthur (played by Liam Neeson), carry out the code-named Operation Chromite and contribute to turn the tide of the Korean War and liberate South Korea from the North Korean invaders.
Star of Assassination and New World, Lee Jung-Jae features as a South Korean navy lieutenant and Lee Beom-Soo (The Divine Move) as an elite Soviet-trained North Korean officer.
Operation Chromite is set for a wide release this July through Korea’s leading distributor Cj E&M.
Check out the first teaser trailer below!
- 5/24/2016
- by Lady Jane
- AsianMoviePulse
The Whistleblower director Yim Soon-rye will helm the forthcoming film about the celebrated painter.
South Korea’s Mirovision is launching The Whistleblower director Yim Soon-rye’s [pictured] upcoming biopic on the celebrated Korean painter Lee Jung-seob.
Mirovision head Jason Chae (The Housemaid) is producing.
Known for his paintings on the silver foil paper from cigarette packs, the iconic artist whose short life (1916-1956) spanned some of the most turbulent events in Korean history, has had works on display in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Mirovision says the biopic plans to portray his life “not only as a well-known highly-gifted artist but also as a human who went through a life full of ups and downs” – starting with his birth to a rich family, getting married to a Japanese woman, wanderings around Korea and “miserable” death.
Currently in script development, the film is aiming to start shooting in spring 2017 to be completed in time for...
South Korea’s Mirovision is launching The Whistleblower director Yim Soon-rye’s [pictured] upcoming biopic on the celebrated Korean painter Lee Jung-seob.
Mirovision head Jason Chae (The Housemaid) is producing.
Known for his paintings on the silver foil paper from cigarette packs, the iconic artist whose short life (1916-1956) spanned some of the most turbulent events in Korean history, has had works on display in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Mirovision says the biopic plans to portray his life “not only as a well-known highly-gifted artist but also as a human who went through a life full of ups and downs” – starting with his birth to a rich family, getting married to a Japanese woman, wanderings around Korea and “miserable” death.
Currently in script development, the film is aiming to start shooting in spring 2017 to be completed in time for...
- 5/16/2016
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Kim Yang-hee’s The Poet’s Love takes Feature Film Pitching Grand Prize in Jiff’s projects market, while Dongju; The Portrait Of A Poet is among the sold-out screenings at the festival (April 28-May 7).
With the 17th Jeonju International Film Festival (Jiff) in full swing, the Jeonju Project Market (Jpm) has awarded its Feature Film Pitching Grand Prize to Kim Yang-hee’s The Poet’s Love.
The film about a struggling, married poet on Jeju Island who falls in love with a neighborhood boy also picked up the Audience Award, voted on by accredited industry members who attend the pitches.
In a serendipitous coup, the Documentary Pitching Grand Prize went to Kim Yang-hee’s husband Kim Hee-chul for his project on artist Lee Jung Seob – The Painter’s View. The documentary follows the painter who famously worked on the silver wrapping paper found in cigarette packs, a wandering refugee in the Korean War, whose works later...
With the 17th Jeonju International Film Festival (Jiff) in full swing, the Jeonju Project Market (Jpm) has awarded its Feature Film Pitching Grand Prize to Kim Yang-hee’s The Poet’s Love.
The film about a struggling, married poet on Jeju Island who falls in love with a neighborhood boy also picked up the Audience Award, voted on by accredited industry members who attend the pitches.
In a serendipitous coup, the Documentary Pitching Grand Prize went to Kim Yang-hee’s husband Kim Hee-chul for his project on artist Lee Jung Seob – The Painter’s View. The documentary follows the painter who famously worked on the silver wrapping paper found in cigarette packs, a wandering refugee in the Korean War, whose works later...
- 5/3/2016
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
We present the list of winners of the 3rd Wildflower Film Awards Korea that took place on April 7th.
The Wildflower Film Awards Korea is an award ceremony that recognizes the achievements of Korean independent and low-budget films. Their primary aim is to create more publicity in Korea and abroad for filmmakers working outside of the mainstream commercial film industry. The big winner of the night was Alive by Park Jung-bum that took the Grand Prize Award, Shin Su-won’s Madonna won two prizes Best Narrative Director and Best Supporting Actress. A Crybaby Boxing Club by E Il-ha won Best Documentary Director.
Grand Prize
Alive by Park Jung-bum – South Korea | 2015
Best Director – Narrative Films
Madonna by Shin Su-won – South Korea | 2015
Best Director – Documentaries
A Crybaby Boxing Club by E Il-ha – South Korea | 2015
Best New Director – Narrative Films
Socialphobia by Hong Seok-jae – South Korea | 2015
Best New Director – Documentaries
Red Tomb by...
The Wildflower Film Awards Korea is an award ceremony that recognizes the achievements of Korean independent and low-budget films. Their primary aim is to create more publicity in Korea and abroad for filmmakers working outside of the mainstream commercial film industry. The big winner of the night was Alive by Park Jung-bum that took the Grand Prize Award, Shin Su-won’s Madonna won two prizes Best Narrative Director and Best Supporting Actress. A Crybaby Boxing Club by E Il-ha won Best Documentary Director.
Grand Prize
Alive by Park Jung-bum – South Korea | 2015
Best Director – Narrative Films
Madonna by Shin Su-won – South Korea | 2015
Best Director – Documentaries
A Crybaby Boxing Club by E Il-ha – South Korea | 2015
Best New Director – Narrative Films
Socialphobia by Hong Seok-jae – South Korea | 2015
Best New Director – Documentaries
Red Tomb by...
- 4/10/2016
- by Sebastian Nadilo
- AsianMoviePulse
The Wildflower Film Awards Korea is an award ceremony that recognize the achievement of Korean independent and low-budget films. Their primary aim is to create more publicity in Korea and abroad for filmmakers working outside of the mainstream commercial film industry. The 3rd edition ceremony will take place on April 7th, 2016. This year tree films lead the nominations with five nominations each, A Matter of Interpretation by Lee Kwang-kuk (Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress and two Best Supporting Actor/Actress), A Midsummer’s Fantasia by Jang Kun-jae (Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Actress and Best Actor), In Her Place by Albert Shin with (Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Actress, Best New Actor/Actress, and Best Supporting Actor/Actress) and in second place we have Right Now, Wrong Then by Hong Sangsoo with four nominations (Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress and Best Actor).
Best Director – Narrative Films...
Best Director – Narrative Films...
- 3/27/2016
- by Sebastian Nadilo
- AsianMoviePulse
Korea’s Finecut has picked up John H Lee’s upcoming war movie Operation Chromite, starring Liam Neeson as General Douglas MacArthur.
Inspired by true events during the Korean War, the film tells the story of soldiers who carried out covert operations which turned the war in favour of South Korean and Un allied forces.
Produced by Korea’s Taewon Entertainment, the $16m film is scheduled to start shooting this month.
The cast also includes Lee Jung-jae (The Assassination), Lee Beom-soo (The Divine Movie) and Jin Se-yun.
Taewon founder Chung Taewon previously produced blockbusters such as 71-Into The Fire, also directed by John H. Lee, Iris and Three Kingdoms: The Resurrection Of The Dragon. The film’s co-producer, Kyu C. Lee, is an executive producer on Simon West’s upcoming The Blob.
Cj Entertainment will release Operation Chromite in Korea in the third quarter of 2016.
Inspired by true events during the Korean War, the film tells the story of soldiers who carried out covert operations which turned the war in favour of South Korean and Un allied forces.
Produced by Korea’s Taewon Entertainment, the $16m film is scheduled to start shooting this month.
The cast also includes Lee Jung-jae (The Assassination), Lee Beom-soo (The Divine Movie) and Jin Se-yun.
Taewon founder Chung Taewon previously produced blockbusters such as 71-Into The Fire, also directed by John H. Lee, Iris and Three Kingdoms: The Resurrection Of The Dragon. The film’s co-producer, Kyu C. Lee, is an executive producer on Simon West’s upcoming The Blob.
Cj Entertainment will release Operation Chromite in Korea in the third quarter of 2016.
- 11/4/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Korea’s Finecut has picked up John H Lee’s upcoming war movie Operation Chromite, starring Liam Neeson as General Douglas MacArthur.
Inspired by true events during the Korean War, the film tells the story of soldiers who carried out covert operations which turned the war in favour of South Korean and Un allied forces.
Produced by Korea’s Taewon Entertainment, the $16m film is scheduled to start shooting this month.
The cast also includes Lee Jung-jae (The Assassination), Lee Beom-soo (The Divine Movie) and Jin Se-yun.
Taewon founder Chung Taewon previously produced blockbusters such as 71-Into The Fire, also directed by John H. Lee, Iris and Three Kingdoms: The Resurrection Of The Dragon. The film’s co-producer, Kyu C. Lee, is an executive producer on Simon West’s upcoming The Blob.
Cj Entertainment will release Operation Chromite in Korea in the third quarter of 2016.
Inspired by true events during the Korean War, the film tells the story of soldiers who carried out covert operations which turned the war in favour of South Korean and Un allied forces.
Produced by Korea’s Taewon Entertainment, the $16m film is scheduled to start shooting this month.
The cast also includes Lee Jung-jae (The Assassination), Lee Beom-soo (The Divine Movie) and Jin Se-yun.
Taewon founder Chung Taewon previously produced blockbusters such as 71-Into The Fire, also directed by John H. Lee, Iris and Three Kingdoms: The Resurrection Of The Dragon. The film’s co-producer, Kyu C. Lee, is an executive producer on Simon West’s upcoming The Blob.
Cj Entertainment will release Operation Chromite in Korea in the third quarter of 2016.
- 11/4/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Assassination (2015) Korean Movie Review starring Jun Ji-Hyun, Ha Jung-Woo, and Lee Jung-JaeGreat ActionBig Set PiecesSlow start2015-10-0775%Overall ScoreReader Rating: (6 Votes)98%
Plot :
While Korea is occupied by the Japanese Army in 1933, the resistance plans to kill the Japanese Commander. But their plan is threatened by a traitor within their group and also the enemies’ forces are hunting them down.
The Good!
The movie is trying to do a lot which at least makes it interesting. But how is the execution?
Well…. It is not bad.
I mean it is really Not bad.
Since this is an action movie with lots of guns and explosions, let’s talk about the action first. What can I say? The movie is rather great in this area. The movie basically has two big set pieces in which everything combines in a hectic but oddly choreographed manner that is enjoyable to watch.
Plot :
While Korea is occupied by the Japanese Army in 1933, the resistance plans to kill the Japanese Commander. But their plan is threatened by a traitor within their group and also the enemies’ forces are hunting them down.
The Good!
The movie is trying to do a lot which at least makes it interesting. But how is the execution?
Well…. It is not bad.
I mean it is really Not bad.
Since this is an action movie with lots of guns and explosions, let’s talk about the action first. What can I say? The movie is rather great in this area. The movie basically has two big set pieces in which everything combines in a hectic but oddly choreographed manner that is enjoyable to watch.
- 10/7/2015
- by Prof AKIA
- AsianMoviePulse
The 19th Annual Fantasia Film Festival is only a week away, beginning July 14 and running through August 4. And as promised for today, they’ve revealed their full line-up of films screening at 2015’s festival in Montreal.
This year’s line-up boasts 22 World Premieres, 13 International Premieres, and 21 North American Premieres. Both Marvel’s Ant-Man and the animated Miss Hokusai were previously announced, but now they’ve added the much anticipated Attack on Titan movie as their closing night film. Other highlights include the Sundance darlings Cooties, starring Elijah Wood and Rainn Wilson, Cop Car, starring Kevin Bacon and directed by the upcoming Spider-man director Jon Watts, and a trio of films from horror auteur Sion Sono.
See the full line-up announcement of films below via Fantasia’s Facebook page, and be sure to check out their website at fantasiafestival.com for additional information.
****
Fantasia 2015:
36 Countries, 135 Features, and Nearly 300 Short Films
- Including 22 World Premieres,...
This year’s line-up boasts 22 World Premieres, 13 International Premieres, and 21 North American Premieres. Both Marvel’s Ant-Man and the animated Miss Hokusai were previously announced, but now they’ve added the much anticipated Attack on Titan movie as their closing night film. Other highlights include the Sundance darlings Cooties, starring Elijah Wood and Rainn Wilson, Cop Car, starring Kevin Bacon and directed by the upcoming Spider-man director Jon Watts, and a trio of films from horror auteur Sion Sono.
See the full line-up announcement of films below via Fantasia’s Facebook page, and be sure to check out their website at fantasiafestival.com for additional information.
****
Fantasia 2015:
36 Countries, 135 Features, and Nearly 300 Short Films
- Including 22 World Premieres,...
- 7/7/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Exclusive: Korea’s Showbox/Mediaplex has signed a string of pre-sales on Choi Dong-hoon’s Assassination, including North American rights, which have gone to Well Go USA.
The film, which stars Gianna Jun, Lee Jung-jae and Ha Jung-woo, has also been sold to China (Bona Film Distribution), Hong Kong (Edko Films), Taiwan (Moviecloud) and Singapore/Malaysia (Dream Movies).
It has also gone to Indonesia (Pt. Prima Cinema Multimedia), Thailand (Coral Culture Content) and The Philippines (Viva Communications).
Produced by Caper Films, Assassination is an espionage action film set in Shanghai and Seoul during Japanese occupation in 1933.
The story follows an ‘assassination clan’ ordered to kill a Japanese commander by the interim government of Korea.
The film is scheduled for a wide Korean release in July. Showbox only unveiled a teaser poster and short synopsis at Hong Kong Filmart in March and will screen the first trailer here in Cannes.
Choi Dong-hoon...
The film, which stars Gianna Jun, Lee Jung-jae and Ha Jung-woo, has also been sold to China (Bona Film Distribution), Hong Kong (Edko Films), Taiwan (Moviecloud) and Singapore/Malaysia (Dream Movies).
It has also gone to Indonesia (Pt. Prima Cinema Multimedia), Thailand (Coral Culture Content) and The Philippines (Viva Communications).
Produced by Caper Films, Assassination is an espionage action film set in Shanghai and Seoul during Japanese occupation in 1933.
The story follows an ‘assassination clan’ ordered to kill a Japanese commander by the interim government of Korea.
The film is scheduled for a wide Korean release in July. Showbox only unveiled a teaser poster and short synopsis at Hong Kong Filmart in March and will screen the first trailer here in Cannes.
Choi Dong-hoon...
- 5/13/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
South Korea's Choi Dong-hun has arguably become the nation's most reliable purveyor of big time, high gloss popcorn cinema with just enough depth to keep even critics happy. Choi has delivered a string of big time hits in Korea - a string that most recently delivered box office record setter The Thieves - and that string appears very much intact with the upcoming Assassination.Ha Jung-woo, Gianna Jun and Lee Jung-jae star in this period set tale of Korean fighters living in hiding in 1933 Shanghai setting out to assassinate a Japanese military commander. Choi's cast - as per usual - is absolutely top notch and the first trailer promises exactly the sort of big budget entertainment that has become his trademark. Very slick and lots...
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- 4/30/2015
- Screen Anarchy
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