The science fiction feature is from the director of ‘The Battle: Roar To Victory’.
South Korea’s K-Movie Entertainment is to launch big-budget science fiction feature Seeking The King at the Asian Contents & Film Market (Acfm) in Busan this week.
The feature is directed by Won Shin-yeon, the filmmaker whose previous film was award-winning historic action drama The Battle: Roar To Victory. He has teamed with Wysiwyg Studios, the visual effects specialists behind hit features Space Sweepers and Hansan: Rising Dragon.
The cast include Koo Kyo-hwan of hit Netflix titles D.P. and Kill Boksoon, Yoo Jae-myung, Girls’ Generation singer and...
South Korea’s K-Movie Entertainment is to launch big-budget science fiction feature Seeking The King at the Asian Contents & Film Market (Acfm) in Busan this week.
The feature is directed by Won Shin-yeon, the filmmaker whose previous film was award-winning historic action drama The Battle: Roar To Victory. He has teamed with Wysiwyg Studios, the visual effects specialists behind hit features Space Sweepers and Hansan: Rising Dragon.
The cast include Koo Kyo-hwan of hit Netflix titles D.P. and Kill Boksoon, Yoo Jae-myung, Girls’ Generation singer and...
- 10/5/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
The science fiction feature is from the director of ‘The Battle: Roar To Victory’.
South Korea’s K-Movie Entertainment is to begin sales on big-budget science fiction feature Seeking The King at the Asian Contents & Film Market (Acfm) in Busan this week.
The feature is directed by Won Shin-yeon, the filmmaker whose previous film was award-winning historic action drama The Battle: Roar To Victory. He has teamed with Wysiwyg Studios, the visual effects specialists behind hit features Space Sweepers and Hansan: Rising Dragon.
The cast include Koo Kyo-hwan of hit Netflix titles D.P. and Kill Boksoon, Yoo Jae-myung, Girls’ Generation...
South Korea’s K-Movie Entertainment is to begin sales on big-budget science fiction feature Seeking The King at the Asian Contents & Film Market (Acfm) in Busan this week.
The feature is directed by Won Shin-yeon, the filmmaker whose previous film was award-winning historic action drama The Battle: Roar To Victory. He has teamed with Wysiwyg Studios, the visual effects specialists behind hit features Space Sweepers and Hansan: Rising Dragon.
The cast include Koo Kyo-hwan of hit Netflix titles D.P. and Kill Boksoon, Yoo Jae-myung, Girls’ Generation...
- 10/5/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
For many years now, the highly competitive domestic Korean film market shows a exponential growth. The Oscar winning streak of “Parasite” (2019) was one of the well-deserved results of this process. Celebrating its 101th birthday, the Korean film seems to be on its peak in terms of international recognition. “Parasite” gained a huge amount of attention and people start to turn their eyes to the foreign country. In 2019, “Parasite” had many other national competitors. For example the action thriller “The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil” starring Ma Dong-Seok and the historical blockbuster “The Battle: Roar to Victory” by Won Shin-Yun. Nevertheless, “Extreme Job” by Lee Byeong-Heon was the most successful film in Korean last year and outperformed “Parasite” with more than 16 Million moviegoers. It is more than surprising that Lee Sang-Geun’s debut film “Exit” took the third place of Korea’s movie market. Following the tradition of other apocalyptic Korean...
- 6/27/2020
- by Alexander Knoth
- AsianMoviePulse
Relying on the field of history within a film can be a double-edged sword, for the success of such an endeavor may shed some much needed or new light into a country’s past and present, but can also fall flat when the focus is too much on pathos and the understanding of events on a superficial level. In his home country of South Korea, director Won Shin-yeon’s film “The Battle: Roar to Victory” has already been one of the commercially most successful films of his career. Given his previous films, such as “The Suspect”, the director has proven his predilection for the genre film while also exploring interesting topics within Korean society, for example, the troubled relationship with North Korea.
“The Battle: Roar to Victory” will screen at Florence Korea Film Fest 2020
At the core of “The Battle: Roar to Victory”, we have one of the most important...
“The Battle: Roar to Victory” will screen at Florence Korea Film Fest 2020
At the core of “The Battle: Roar to Victory”, we have one of the most important...
- 5/5/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
The Florence Korea Film Festival is back on the 19th of March 2020. Now in its 18th edition, it’s a moment of well-deserved celebration and recognition for South Korean cinema which – as every year – is presented with the usual enthusiasm and pride.
Guest of honor is the star Cho Jin-woong, an extraordinary interpreter with one of the most formidable careers of his generation to his credit. From a terrible “bad guy” in numerous thriller films, in recent years he has explored more dramatic and intimate roles with unchanged talent. A retrospective and a master class will be dedicated to him. Cho Jin-woong is also the protagonist of the opening film “Black Money” by Master Chung Ji-young.
“Parasite” is scheduled as an event out of competition: an opportunity to watch, or watch again, on the big screen a film that has already entered the history of cinema.
The most successful films...
Guest of honor is the star Cho Jin-woong, an extraordinary interpreter with one of the most formidable careers of his generation to his credit. From a terrible “bad guy” in numerous thriller films, in recent years he has explored more dramatic and intimate roles with unchanged talent. A retrospective and a master class will be dedicated to him. Cho Jin-woong is also the protagonist of the opening film “Black Money” by Master Chung Ji-young.
“Parasite” is scheduled as an event out of competition: an opportunity to watch, or watch again, on the big screen a film that has already entered the history of cinema.
The most successful films...
- 2/29/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Locally-made horror thriller “Metamorphosis” debuted on top of the South Korean box office, as it opened in local cinemas on Wednesday. The Acemaker Movieworks release earned $5.63 million from 770,000 admissions between Wednesday and Sunday, including $4.25 million earned over the weekend.
Directed by “The Con Artists” director Kim Hong-sun, the horror flick revolves around a face-changing evil spirit that infiltrates a family. The newcomer accounted for 25% of Korea’s total weekend box office.
“Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” slipped to second, as it earned $3.73 million from 494,000 admissions between Friday and Sunday. The Upi release has earned $21.8 million from 2.97 million admissions since its Aug. 14 release. Cj Entertainment’s “Exit” remained in third. The comedy disaster drama earned $3.27 million over the weekend for a four-weekend total of $57.9 million.
Another Wednesday opener, “Jesters: The Game Changers” landed in fourth. The Warner Bros. Korea release earned $3.02 million over five opening days. Directed by “The Grand Heist” director Kim Joo-ho,...
Directed by “The Con Artists” director Kim Hong-sun, the horror flick revolves around a face-changing evil spirit that infiltrates a family. The newcomer accounted for 25% of Korea’s total weekend box office.
“Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” slipped to second, as it earned $3.73 million from 494,000 admissions between Friday and Sunday. The Upi release has earned $21.8 million from 2.97 million admissions since its Aug. 14 release. Cj Entertainment’s “Exit” remained in third. The comedy disaster drama earned $3.27 million over the weekend for a four-weekend total of $57.9 million.
Another Wednesday opener, “Jesters: The Game Changers” landed in fourth. The Warner Bros. Korea release earned $3.02 million over five opening days. Directed by “The Grand Heist” director Kim Joo-ho,...
- 8/26/2019
- by Sonia Kil
- Variety Film + TV
Opening on Wednesday, “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” debuted on top of the South Korean box office. Showing on some 1,311 screens nationwide, the Upi release earned $15.1 million from 2.03 million admissions over five days. That included the four-day National Liberation Day weekend.
“The Battle: Roar to Victory” remained in second. The Showbox release earned $9.21 million from 1.2 million admissions between Thursday and Sunday. Set in Korea under Japanese occupation, the action drama has earned a total of $27.9 million from 3.94 million admissions after two weekends on release.
Korean-made disaster comedy “Exit” slipped to third place from the previous weekend’s top spot. The Cj Entertainment release earned $8.4 million over the four-day weekend for a total of $52.7 million after three weekends.
The three top films together accounted for 89% of total weekend box office revenue. Other films in the top ten included: animated feature “My Tyrano: Together, Forever”; Korean horror flick “Warning: Do Not...
“The Battle: Roar to Victory” remained in second. The Showbox release earned $9.21 million from 1.2 million admissions between Thursday and Sunday. Set in Korea under Japanese occupation, the action drama has earned a total of $27.9 million from 3.94 million admissions after two weekends on release.
Korean-made disaster comedy “Exit” slipped to third place from the previous weekend’s top spot. The Cj Entertainment release earned $8.4 million over the four-day weekend for a total of $52.7 million after three weekends.
The three top films together accounted for 89% of total weekend box office revenue. Other films in the top ten included: animated feature “My Tyrano: Together, Forever”; Korean horror flick “Warning: Do Not...
- 8/20/2019
- by Sonia Kil
- Variety Film + TV
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