“Hit-and-Run-Squad” is a 2019 police procedural film which managed to generate a huge buzz before its release due to a stellar cast of popular actors.
“Hit-and-Run Squad” is available from Echelon Studios
Released back in January, 2019 in South Korea, the movie tells the story of a police officer, Eun Shi-Yeon (Gong Hyo-jin), who is transferred to a hit-and-run team after a failed investigation involving police corruption. Eun Shi-Yeon joins forces with officer Seo Min-Jae (Ryu Jun-yeol) and team-leader Woo Sun-Young (Jeon Hye-jin) in order to catch Jung Jae-Cheol (Jo Jung-suk), a racing maniac who also happens to be a business tycoon. However, catching the culprit proves to be an arduous undertaking.
Even though the title of the film clearly implies car action, you have to be aware that the it is primarily a crime thriller with racing elements rather than the other way round. All in all, not everything car-related has...
“Hit-and-Run Squad” is available from Echelon Studios
Released back in January, 2019 in South Korea, the movie tells the story of a police officer, Eun Shi-Yeon (Gong Hyo-jin), who is transferred to a hit-and-run team after a failed investigation involving police corruption. Eun Shi-Yeon joins forces with officer Seo Min-Jae (Ryu Jun-yeol) and team-leader Woo Sun-Young (Jeon Hye-jin) in order to catch Jung Jae-Cheol (Jo Jung-suk), a racing maniac who also happens to be a business tycoon. However, catching the culprit proves to be an arduous undertaking.
Even though the title of the film clearly implies car action, you have to be aware that the it is primarily a crime thriller with racing elements rather than the other way round. All in all, not everything car-related has...
- 3/29/2023
- by Oliver Ebisuno
- AsianMoviePulse
Both upcoming films are by first-time feature directors produced by South Korean powerhouse Sanai Pictures.
South Korea’s Plus M is launching sales on action comedy Cross (working title), starring Hwang Jung-min of Netflix’s Narco-Saints, and noir drama Hwa-ran (working title) at the American Film Market (AFM).
Both upcoming films are from first-time feature directors and produced by Sanai Pictures, the Seoul-based company behind Cannes titles such as Lee Jung-jae’s Hunt and Yoon Jong-bin’s The Spy Gone North as well as the local box office hit A Violent Prosecutor, which took more than 9.7 million admissions and 54.5m in 2016.
Directed by Lee Myeong-hoon,...
South Korea’s Plus M is launching sales on action comedy Cross (working title), starring Hwang Jung-min of Netflix’s Narco-Saints, and noir drama Hwa-ran (working title) at the American Film Market (AFM).
Both upcoming films are from first-time feature directors and produced by Sanai Pictures, the Seoul-based company behind Cannes titles such as Lee Jung-jae’s Hunt and Yoon Jong-bin’s The Spy Gone North as well as the local box office hit A Violent Prosecutor, which took more than 9.7 million admissions and 54.5m in 2016.
Directed by Lee Myeong-hoon,...
- 11/3/2022
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Hunt Trailer — Lee Jung-jae‘s Hunt / Heon-teu (2022) movie trailer has been released by Magnolia Pictures and Magnet Releasing. The Hunt trailer stars Lee Jung-jae, Jung Woo-sung, Heo Sung-tae, Jeon Hye-jin, and Jeong Man-sik. Crew Jo Seung-hee and Lee Jung-jae wrote the screenplay for Hunt. Poster Hunt Movie Poster Plot Synopsis Hunt‘s plot synopsis: “After a high-ranking [...]
Continue reading: Hunt (2022) Movie Trailer: Lee Jung-jae’s Spy Agency Action Thriller about the Hunt for a Mole...
Continue reading: Hunt (2022) Movie Trailer: Lee Jung-jae’s Spy Agency Action Thriller about the Hunt for a Mole...
- 10/2/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
"We'll know soon how you fit into this." Two spies. One target. Magnolia Pictures has revealed an official US trailer for the Korean action film titled Hunt, which first premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. It's one of the most intense and epic action films of 2022, with more kinetic energy than even Michael Bay's movies - seriously. Hunt is also the directorial debut of "Squid Game" star Lee Jung-jae, who also stars in the period espionage action movie. "Expose the mole within the agency! Can the 'Hunted' become the 'Hunter'?" Park Pyeong-Ho and Kim Jung-Do are agents for the National Security Agency. They are both excellent at their jobs and rivals. The two men chase after a North Korean spy sent to South Korea. They soon uncover a hidden truth about an assassination plot. The film stars Lee Jung-jae, Jung Woo-sung, Heo Sung-tae, Jeon Hye-jin, and Jeong Man-sik.
- 9/30/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Newly minted Emmy winner Lee Jung-Jae steps behind the camera for his directorial debut, “Hunt.”
The “Squid Game” actor stars as Park Pyong-ho, Kcia Foreign Unit chief who is tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy known as Donglim, with the help of Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do (Jung Woo-Sung) after a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other. In this tense situation where if they cannot find the mole, they may be accused themselves, Pyong-ho and Jung-do slowly start to uncover the truth. In the end, they must deal with an unthinkable plot to assassinate the South Korean president.
Jo Seung-Hee writes 1980s-set “Hunt,” with Lee directing and producing. Jeon Hye Jin, Heo Sung Tae, Go Youn Jung, Kim Jong Soo, and Jung Man Sik also star in the film.
The “Squid Game” actor stars as Park Pyong-ho, Kcia Foreign Unit chief who is tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy known as Donglim, with the help of Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do (Jung Woo-Sung) after a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other. In this tense situation where if they cannot find the mole, they may be accused themselves, Pyong-ho and Jung-do slowly start to uncover the truth. In the end, they must deal with an unthinkable plot to assassinate the South Korean president.
Jo Seung-Hee writes 1980s-set “Hunt,” with Lee directing and producing. Jeon Hye Jin, Heo Sung Tae, Go Youn Jung, Kim Jong Soo, and Jung Man Sik also star in the film.
- 9/29/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
1980s-set story premiered in Cannes, heads to TIFF next month.
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae’s feature directorial debut and Cannes premiere Hunt ahead of its TIFF Gala slot next month.
The spy thriller takes place in the 1980s as two agents in Korean Central Intelligence are tasked with hunting a spy within the agency and then learn of a plot to assassinate the South Korean president.
Lee stars with Jung Woo-sung, Jeon Hye-jin, Heo Sung-tae, Go Youn-jung, Kim Jong-soo and Jung Man-sik. Magnolia Pictures plans a December release
Magnolia EVP Dori Begley,...
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae’s feature directorial debut and Cannes premiere Hunt ahead of its TIFF Gala slot next month.
The spy thriller takes place in the 1980s as two agents in Korean Central Intelligence are tasked with hunting a spy within the agency and then learn of a plot to assassinate the South Korean president.
Lee stars with Jung Woo-sung, Jeon Hye-jin, Heo Sung-tae, Go Youn-jung, Kim Jong-soo and Jung Man-sik. Magnolia Pictures plans a December release
Magnolia EVP Dori Begley,...
- 8/15/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Magnolia Pictures has snapped up domestic rights to Hunt, the feature directorial from Squid Game Emmy nominated star Lee Jung-jae, which made its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in the Midnight section.
Magnolia Pictures plans a December theatrical release.
A stylish espionage action film set in the 1980s, Hunt follows two agents in Korean Central Intelligence who are tasked with hunting a spy within the agency and then learn of a grand plot to assassinate the South Korean president. The pic will also play as a Gala Presentation at TIFF next month.
‘Squid Game’ Creator Hwang Dong-Hyuk On Breaking Hollywood’s Rules To Ignite A Global Phenomenon
Jung-jae also wrote and produced the movie, and stars in it alongside Jung Woo-sung (Steel Rain), Jeon Hye-jin (The Throne), and Squid Game‘s Heo Sung-tae.
“Lee Jung-jae has delivered a wild ride of a film.” said Magnolia...
Magnolia Pictures plans a December theatrical release.
A stylish espionage action film set in the 1980s, Hunt follows two agents in Korean Central Intelligence who are tasked with hunting a spy within the agency and then learn of a grand plot to assassinate the South Korean president. The pic will also play as a Gala Presentation at TIFF next month.
‘Squid Game’ Creator Hwang Dong-Hyuk On Breaking Hollywood’s Rules To Ignite A Global Phenomenon
Jung-jae also wrote and produced the movie, and stars in it alongside Jung Woo-sung (Steel Rain), Jeon Hye-jin (The Throne), and Squid Game‘s Heo Sung-tae.
“Lee Jung-jae has delivered a wild ride of a film.” said Magnolia...
- 8/15/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Although a star for nearly 30 years in South Korean films, Lee Jung-Jae recently rocketed to international fame on a whole other level as the star of the television phenomenon, The Squid Game. All of that spotlight will add to interest in Hunt, which he not only stars, produces, co-wrote (with Jo Seung-Hee), but makes his feature film directorial debut, one that just had its World Premiere in the Midnight section of the Cannes Film Festival.
Taking on all these extra jobs can be perilous for an actor on his level but it is easy to see why Hunt, an action-filled, character-driven psychological espionage tale was appealing for the star. First it offers a crackerjack role as Park Pyong-Ho, leader of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency’s Foreign Unit, plus a constantly twisting plotline that lends itself not only to several well-executed action set pieces and global intrigue, but also has...
Taking on all these extra jobs can be perilous for an actor on his level but it is easy to see why Hunt, an action-filled, character-driven psychological espionage tale was appealing for the star. First it offers a crackerjack role as Park Pyong-Ho, leader of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency’s Foreign Unit, plus a constantly twisting plotline that lends itself not only to several well-executed action set pieces and global intrigue, but also has...
- 5/20/2022
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
that doesn’t tell a story so much as it chronically bumps into one, “Hunt” — the directorial debut of “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae, who also co-wrote the script and plays the lead role — begins with a premise so primed for spy-vs-spy mind games that you can almost hear John le Carré licking his lips from beyond the grave.
It’s the early 1980s, North and South Korea are locked in a paranoia-driven cold war, and the Gwangju Uprising is still fresh in everyone’s minds. In fact, the massacre has left such a stain on the nation’s psyche that it even seeps into the Tarantino-esque alternate history that Lee spins here, providing some extra sogginess at the bottom of a self-serious popcorn movie in which the South Korean president is only a symbolic representation of the real Chun Doo-hwan.
Alarmed by the unrest and further agitated by rumors...
It’s the early 1980s, North and South Korea are locked in a paranoia-driven cold war, and the Gwangju Uprising is still fresh in everyone’s minds. In fact, the massacre has left such a stain on the nation’s psyche that it even seeps into the Tarantino-esque alternate history that Lee spins here, providing some extra sogginess at the bottom of a self-serious popcorn movie in which the South Korean president is only a symbolic representation of the real Chun Doo-hwan.
Alarmed by the unrest and further agitated by rumors...
- 5/20/2022
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
"How could you kill the suspect?!" An early promo trailer has arrived for a Korean film titled simply Hunt, which will be premiering at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival this month. The film is Cannes' Artistic Director Thierry Frémaux's 2022 pick for their annual Korean Midnight Movie premiere, a chance to make a splash at the festival in the South of France. Hunt is also the directorial debut of "Squid Game" star Lee Jung-jae, who also stars in the period espionage action film. "Expose the mole within the agency! Can the 'Hunted' become the 'Hunter'?" Park Pyeong-Ho and Kim Jung-Do are agents for the National Security Agency. They are both excellent at their jobs and rivals. The two men chase after a North Korean spy sent to South Korea. They soon uncover a hidden truth about an assassination plot. The film stars Lee Jung-jae, Jung Woo-sung, Heo Sung-tae, Jeon Hye-jin, and Jeong Man-sik.
- 5/11/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
It’s only a matter of days before superstar Lee Jung-jae’s directorial debut “Hunt”, a film that sees him re-team on-screen with best friend Jung Woo-sung for the first time in 23 years, premieres at the Cannes film festival and here we have the first exciting trailer for it.
Synopsis
A spy action drama in which Park Pyeong-ho and Kim Jeong-do, the ace agents of the National Security Planning Agency, face a huge truth as they chase the general manager of the South Korean spy agency.
Lee himself plays Park Pyeong-ho whereas Jung Woo-sung takes on the role of Kim Jeong-do. Jeon Hye-jin (“Ashfall”) and Lee Jung-jae’s “Squid Game” co-star Heo Sung-tae are also on the roster. The film is expected to have a broad worldwide release soon following its Cannes premiere.
Synopsis
A spy action drama in which Park Pyeong-ho and Kim Jeong-do, the ace agents of the National Security Planning Agency, face a huge truth as they chase the general manager of the South Korean spy agency.
Lee himself plays Park Pyeong-ho whereas Jung Woo-sung takes on the role of Kim Jeong-do. Jeon Hye-jin (“Ashfall”) and Lee Jung-jae’s “Squid Game” co-star Heo Sung-tae are also on the roster. The film is expected to have a broad worldwide release soon following its Cannes premiere.
- 5/11/2022
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Espionage action film marks directorial debut of ‘Squid Game’ star Lee Jung-jae.
South Korea’s Megabox Plus M is launching its Cannes sales slate led by Midnight Screenings title Hunt, directed by Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae in his directorial debut.
Having starred in numerous TV and film titles such as Im Sang-soo’s The Housemaid, selected for Cannes in 2010, the actor will now be eligible for the festival’s Camera d’or with his first feature as a director.
His period espionage action film stars Lee with Jung Woo-sung as two unit chiefs in the Korean Central Intelligence Agency.
South Korea’s Megabox Plus M is launching its Cannes sales slate led by Midnight Screenings title Hunt, directed by Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae in his directorial debut.
Having starred in numerous TV and film titles such as Im Sang-soo’s The Housemaid, selected for Cannes in 2010, the actor will now be eligible for the festival’s Camera d’or with his first feature as a director.
His period espionage action film stars Lee with Jung Woo-sung as two unit chiefs in the Korean Central Intelligence Agency.
- 4/19/2022
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
"You really believe that absurd plan will work?" Nothing better to forget about the real world than an epic disaster movie. Ashfall is a Korean volcano disaster epic that first premiered last fall in Korea. Somehow we missed this entirely, but we're catching up now with these trailers anyway. Mt. Paektu, an active volcano straddling the China–North Korea border, suddenly erupts, causing severe earthquakes in both North and South Korea. Pandemonium ensues on the Korean peninsula, so the government puts together an elite team of specialists to figure out how to stop and destroy the volcano before it causes more desturction. The team includes both North and South Korean members, who must overcome their differences and unite the entire peninsula. Starring Lee Byung-hun, Ha Jung-woo, Ma Dong-seok, Bae Suzy, and also Jeon Hye-jin. This looks cool! The quality VFX make this stand out, along with some solid production value.
- 5/17/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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