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Most action-comedies pick a lane, they’re either big and over-the-top action or full of laugh-out-loud absurdity. However, Midnight Runners doesn’t choose. Instead, it combines both, and while it’s at it, Midnight Runners throws in as many bone-crunching fight sequences as it does comedic mishaps. In a nutshell, it’s a buddy-cop movie where the “cops” are still rookies, and the “buddy” dynamic is borderline chaotic. Here, Park Seo-joon and Kang Ha-neul star as Ki-joon and Hee-yeol, two police academy cadets whose night off-duty quickly spirals into something they never saw coming. The pair witnesses a kidnapping and reports it to the right authorities. But when the system seems to be moving at snail speed, they make the grave mistake of thinking they can do it on their own. Seeing as they’re still pretty green, their idea of “training” is more theoretical than practical, and their crime-fighting...

Here’s A Look At Kang Ha-Neul’s Role In Yadang: The Snitch (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Kang Ha-Neul is one of the most talented actors from South Korea. Over the years, the actor has delivered stunning performances with Forgotten, Midnight Runners, When the Camellia Blooms, and the latest Squid Game Season 2.

Kang Ha-Neul will be soon seen in not one but two new avatars in the movies Yadang: The Snitch and Streamers. Let’s take a look at his transformation for Yadang: The Snitch.

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Kang Ha-Neul Is The Snitch In Upcoming Korean Thriller Yadang

The plot of Yadang: The Snitch is fairly straightforward. Kang Ha-Neul plays the titular snitch named Lee Kang-soo, who goes by the name Yadang. He controls the drug trade but also delivers news from the drug underworld to the police. When a new...

Jason Kim worked as an interpreter in the Korean Air Force before joining Korea’s movie distribution company, Showbox. Before that, he studied international politics at Georgetown University in the United States. Making films had always been his passion which resulted in him making “Goodbye My Sunshine” (2010) and “Koala” (2013). However, with the action comedy, “Midnight Runners” (2017) starring Park Seo-joon, he finally scored a huge hit in Korea. “The Divine Fury” (2019), a horror thriller, was a local box office failure. In 2023, Kim then moved on to do the Netflix action drama TV series “Bloodhounds”.

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Also released on Netflix, Kim’s latest film “Officer Black Belt” sees him returning to his action comedy roots. A film inspired by the controversial local Ministry of Justice program about criminals obliged to wear Gps-enabled anklets during their parole, in order for the probation department...

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Officer Black Belt is a South Korean action comedy film written and directed by Joo-hwan Kim. The Netflix film follows the story of Lee Jong-do, a skilled martial arts fighter as he is recruited by a probation officer to help closely manage the criminals wearing electronic ankle bracelets to stop them from hurting innocent people. Officer Black Belt stars Kim Woo-bin in the lead role with Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Hae Young, and Kim Yool-ho starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the thrilling action, hilarious comedy, and compelling characters in Officer Black Belt here are some similar movies to watch next.

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Midnight Runner is a South Korean action comedy film written and directed by Jason Kim. The 2017 film follows two new students at the Korean National Police University...

Spoiler Alert: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 10, Episode 2 of “The Masked Singer,” which aired Sept. 27 on Fox.

“Black-ish” star Anthony Anderson was revealed as Rubber Ducky on Wednesday night’s episode of “The Masked Singer.” The Fox competition show’s Season 10 was back to kick off regular season game play — following a special episode on Sept. 17 that featured the unmasking of Demi Lovato.

Ken Jeong got it right, straight off the bat, with Anthony Anderson. Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg thought it was Marlon Wayans, Robin Thicke went with David Arquette and Nicole Scherzinger named Jaleel White.

Anderson as Rubber Ducky sang “Come On Eileen,” by Dexy’s Midnight Runners, for his performance. Here was his clue package voiceover: “Hey there. The name’s Rubber Ducky. Ready to splash on the stage. Here’s how my story goes. Movies and TV shows, I’m used to being the rage.

What would a teen sports movie be without (deep breath): family troubles, physical trauma, classifiable disorders, emotional upheavals, demanding coaches, all-important final competitions, fraying romantic relationships, major intra-team drama, secrets, lies, drugs, drinking, partying, out of control ambition, and unchecked competitive spirit? But while all those elements might feel, sound, and look familiar, reoriented within D.W. Waterson’s feature filmmaking debut, they take on fresh power. You may think you know your sports movie tropes, but you’ve never seen them used quite this way — that is, within a queer cheerleading drama firmly focused on complex female characters — and Waterson’s “Backspot” delights in skewing such expectations for often (but not always) new ends.

Featuring “Reservation Dogs” star Devery Jacobs (who also produces the project) in yet another breakout role in a seeming string of them, “Backspot” won’t necessarily surprise its audience, but it will give them a...

Park Seo-joon's character in The Marvels is an ally and friend to Carol Danvers, seemingly debunking theories that he may be her mysterious husband. The possibility of Park Seo-joon's character being just a friend and ally to Carol Danvers allows him to showcase his talent and have a more engaging storyline. The Marvels doesn't need the addition of a marriage subplot to provide substance to the story of the three key superheroes.

Park Seo-joon may not be introduced in The Marvels as Captain Marvel's mysterious husband, based on one seemingly theory-debunking interview. First announced by Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige at Sdcc 2019, The Marvels will see Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, and Iman Vellani team up as Carol Danvers, Monica Rambeau, and Kamala Khan in a space-faring adventure as part of the McU's Phase 5. Expected to release on November 10, 2023, the Captain Marvel sequel will take place in the McU's present day,...

Toronto International Film Festival has announced the participants for this year’s “In Conversation With…” series, including headliners Pedro Almodóvar, Andy Lau and Lee Byung-hun and Park Seo-jun.

“TIFF’s 2023 In Conversation With… series exemplifies our belief that film can ignite perspectives and fuel transformation,” said TIFF Chief Programming Officer Anita Lee. “We are delighted to welcome a powerhouse lineup of international iconoclasts from Spain, South Korea, and Hong Kong for film lovers of all genres.”

The 2023 lineup represents a global and diverse gathering which will weave together unique perspectives that contribute to shaping the global entertainment landscape.

Almodóvar will receive this year’s Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media at the TIFF Tribute Awards. The Oscar-winning director of “All About My Mother,” “Talk to Her” and “Pain and Glory” will present the North American premiere of his short feature “Strange Way of Life.” The western romance, starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal,...

TIFF has begun announcing their Conversation With… (Icw) series for this year’s fest with Oscar winner Pedro Almodóvar, Hong Kong actor Andy Lau and Concrete Utopia Korean stars Lee Byung-hun and Park

Seo-jun set to sit down for chats.

“TIFF’s 2023 In Conversation With… series exemplifies our belief that film can ignite perspectives and fuel

transformation,” said Anita Lee, TIFF Chief Programming Officer. “We are delighted to welcome a powerhouse lineup of international iconoclasts from Spain, South Korea, and Hong Kong for film lovers of all genres.”

Almodóvar is already set to receive TIFF’s Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media this year at the fest’s Tribute Awards. His short, Strange Way of Life, which played at Cannes, will also make its North American premiere at TIFF. Short follows the relationship between a sheriff (Ethan Hawke) and a rancher

(Pedro Pascal) and their shared past.

Concrete Utopia stars...

Dream is a South Korean sports comedy-drama film written and directed by Lee Byeong-heon, starring Park Seo-jun and Lee Ji-eun (Iu).

‘Deurim’ (드림) means ‘dream’ in Korean and it was inspired by the real-life Homeless World Cup, which is an annual international football tournament for homeless people.

Dream

Would you like a fun movie, just like that? “Dream” has the perfect formula for the occasion, with a humor that is as special as it is absurd and charming.

And also a love story to sweeten the most sensitive spirits.

Synopsis

It revolves around Yoon Hong-dae, a football player, who receives disciplinary provision and is given the challenging job of coaching the national football team of homeless people for the Homeless World Cup.

About the movie

Two Korean film stars for this movie that, with the flag of insignificance and fleetingness, will give us an afternoon to enjoy this charming and different story,...

Park Seo-joon is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television series Kill Me, Heal Me (2015), She Was Pretty (2015), Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016–2017), Fight for My Way (2017), What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018), and Itaewon Class (2020). He has also appeared in films such as The Chronicles of Evil (2015), Midnight Runners (2017), and The Divine Fury (2019).

What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018)

Park Seo-joon was born in Seoul, South Korea. He attended Kyungpook National University, where he studied theater and film. After graduating from college, Park Seo-joon began his acting career in 2011. He made his debut in the music video for Bang Yong-guk’s single “I Remember”. He then appeared in supporting roles in television dramas such as Dream High 2 (2012) and Pots of Gold (2013).

Park Seo-joon’s breakthrough role came in 2015, when he starred in the television series Kill Me, Heal Me. He played the dual...

Netflix has rounded out the cast for Squid Game Season 2.

New additions are Park Gyu-young (Sweet Home), Jo Yu-ri, Kang Ae-sim (Move to Heaven), Lee David (The Fortress and Svaha: The Sixth Finger), Lee Jin-uk (Miss Granny and Sweet Home), Choi Seung-hyun (Tazza: The Hidden Card and Commitment), Roh Jae-won (Missing Yoon and Ditto), and Won Ji-an (D.P.).

They join several previously announced cast members, including Lee Byung-hun returning as Front Man and Wi Ha-jun, who will revisit the character of police detective Jun-ho. Gong Yoo will be coming back as well.

Other players joining the game are Yim Si-wan (Unlocked), Kang Ha-Neul (Midnight Runners), Park Sung-hoon (The Glory) and Yang Dong-geun (Yaksha: Ruthless Operations).

Hwang Dong-hyuk returning to direct and executive produce the sophomore season of the series that will start production later this year.

Squid Game debuted on Netflix on September 17, 2021, and became a global phenomenon. The...

Netflix’s most-watched series ever, South Korean death-match drama Squid Game, unveiled new and returning cast for its wildly anticipated second season over the weekend.

The surviving stars of season one — Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-Hun, Wi Ha-joon and Gong Yoo — will all be back for more, Netflix revealed at its Tudum fan event in Brazil on Saturday.

Announced newcomers include four male stars: Im Siwan (formerly of K-pop group Ze:a and known for film roles like The Attorney and Emergency Declaration), Kang Ha Neul (from K-dramas like Midnight Runners, When the Camellia Blooms), Park Sung Hoon (Netflix’s Korean hit The Glory) and Yang Dong Geun (from Disney+’s popular K-drama Connect).

In the wake of the announcement, some fans took to social media to ask why no female castmembers had been unveiled — especially after the breakout popularity of model-turned-actress HoYeon Jung from season one.

Season two of Squid Game...

Four new players will enter the fray in the second season of Squid Game.

Announced at Netflix Tudum and reported by Allkpop, Squid Game unveiled a cast announcement video for the upcoming second season. Along with Lee Jungjae, Lee Byunghun, Wi Hajoon and Gong Yoo, who will reprise their roles from the first season, Season 2 of Squid Game will welcome the acting talents of Im Siwan, Kang Haneul, Park Sunghoon and Yang Donggeun. Filming will begin in July 2023. Squid Game has yet to announce a release date for Season 2.

Related: Rumor: Netflix Wants David Fincher to Direct an American Squid Game Remake

Opening with the creepy rendition of "The hibiscus flower has bloomed" that the killer doll sings in the first game from Season 1, the teaser reuses the same clips from the first season, leaving no hint for viewers on what they can anticipate when Season 2 premieres. The second half...

During the Tudum global fan event in São Paulo, Brasil, Netflix dropped the first names joining Lee Jung-jae for Squid Game Season 2.

Jung-jae will be reprising his role of Gi-hun with Hwang Dong-hyuk returning to direct and executive produce the sophomore season of the series that will start production later this year.

Related: All The News From The Tudum 2023 Fan Festival

Lee Byung-hun is returning as Front Man, Wi Ha-jun will revisit the character of police detective Jun-ho and Gong Yoo will be coming back as well.

New players joining the game are Yim Si-wan (Unlocked), Kang Ha-Neul (Midnight Runners), Park Sung-hoon (The Glory) and Yang Dong-geun (Yaksha: Ruthless Operations).

Check out a preview of the new cast members in the video posted above.

Squid Game debuted on Netflix on September 17, 2021, and became a global phenomenon. The series clocked over 1.65 billion viewing hours in 28 days, and reached 111 million accounts, becoming...

At long last, “Squid Game” Season 2 is moving forward, and Netflix announced new and returning cast members during the streamer’s Tudum live fan event in Brazil on Saturday.

Returning cast for the second season of the smash-hit Netflix series includes Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun, Lee Byung-hun as Front Man, Hwang Jun-ho as Wi Ha-jun and Gong Yoo as The Salesman.

Newcomers to the series will include Yim Si-wan (“The Attorney”), Kang Ha-neul (“Midnight Runners”), Park Sung-hoon and Yang Dong-geun.

After launching in 2021, “Squid Game” became the most-watched series in Netflix history. The streamer quickly began conversations with creator Hwang Dong-Hyuk about continuing the show, and formally announced Season 2 in June 2022.

After the show was released, Hwang Dong-hyuk teased potential storylines for a second season.

“We could go with Gi-hun’s story as he turns back, and explore more about how he’s going to navigate through his reckoning...

Two rookie boxers find themselves facing off against a whole underworld of ruthless gangsters in the first trailer for Netflix’s latest high-octane action series, Bloodhounds. (See the trailer below.)

The series stars Woo Do-hwan (The Divine Fury, The King: Eternal Monarch) and Lee Sang-yi (Once Again, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha) as two up-and-coming rookie boxers who find themselves thrust into the merciless world of loan sharks. After witnessing how these gangsters prey on the financially desperate, they decide to team up with a benevolent, retired moneylender (Huh Joon-ho — Silmido, Escape From Mogadishu) to bring down the underworld’s most ruthless loan shark, played by Park Sung-woong (New World, The Deal), and his ruthless runners.

‘Bloodhounds’

According to the series logline, Bloodhounds’ first eight-episode season, which launches June 9, “promises to deliver a series of thrilling fight scenes that will keep audiences on the edge of their seats. But more than just a...

Stepping up from a low-budget indie affair straight to a mainstream, commercial effort is no small task, but director Kim Joo-hwan undeniably succeeded with “Midnight Runners.” Dominating the box office upon release (it was the sixth highest grossing film of 2017 in Korea), this buddy cop action comedy strikes an enthralling balance between farcically daft humour and grounded emotion. It may not provoke any attentive self-discussions or chime in with imperative sociopolitical commentary, but with an enthused young cast and plenty of laughs, there are indisputably worse things to do than watch this movie.

“Midnight Runners” is available from Echelon Studios

At first though, “Midnight Runners” dials down the hilarity, fixating on an intriguing part of the education system: Police Universities. Rigorously structured, forcing applicants to shave their heads upon admission and subjecting them to late-night training drills, they steer far from the norm when it comes to methodology. Gone are practical,...

Best known for his motion-capture performances in the Lord of the Rings and Planet of the Apes franchises, Andy Serkis is a prolific character actor with over 100 screen acting credits to his name, a director (Venom: Let There Be Carnage), and a producer (the TV series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself). Now Deadline has broken the news that Serkis’s production company Imaginarium Productions is joining forces with South Korea’s Climax Studio and the Netflix streaming service to bring us a creature feature called The Monster Tale!

Jason Kim (The Divine Fury) – a.k.a. Joo-hwan Kim – will be writing and directing The Monster Tale, which brings together a warring group of three infamous East Asian monsters, an unlikely team of enemies who must unite to defeat a menacing invasion by a monster from across the seas in Europe.

Serkis and Imaginarium Productions co-founder Jonathan Cavendish are...

Exclusive: Following the global success of Netflix original series D.P. and Hellbound, and the Netflix original film Jung-e, South Korea’s Climax Studio is developing filmmaker Jason Kim’s The Monster Tale along with Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish’s Imaginarium Productions.

Serkis and Cavendish will serve as executive producers on the project alongside Climax’s Byun Seung-Min.

The Monster Tale brings together a warring group of three infamous East Asian monsters, an unlikely team of enemies who must unite to defeat a menacing invasion by a monster from across the seas in Europe.

Kim, who has the upcoming Netflix original series Bloodhounds, is alsoknown for his Korean box office hit Midnight Runners, will write and direct The Monster Tale.

“Bringing brilliant, flawed and complex characters to the screen is at the heart of what we do at the Imaginarium and we cannot wait to work with Climax Studio and...

InterviewComedy thriller ‘Saakini Daakini’ is a remake of the Korean film ‘Midnight Runners’ and stars Nivetha Thomas and Regina Cassandra in the lead.Rajeswari ParasaNivethaThomas/InstagramThe upcoming Tollywood comedy thriller, Saakini Daakini, has fans intrigued because both the main leads are female. Though it is common to see two female leads in Telugu movies, they are always accompanied by a hero. Starring Nivetha Thomas and Regina Cassandra, the movie is all set to hit the big screens on September 16. A remake of the 2017 Korean film, Midnight Runners, it revolves around the crime of egg trafficking. Directed by Sudheer Varma, the film is produced by Suresh Productions, Guru Films and Kross Pictures. Ahead of Saakini Daakini’s release, The News Minute caught up with Nivetha Thomas, who plays Shalini, referred to as Saakini, in the film. The actor spoke about her preparation for the role, the reasons behind the change in...

Back in 2014, period adventure comedy “The Pirates” released to much admiration from the public, becoming the third highest grossing feature of the year. Even today, it sits comfortably in the top 30 highest grossing Korean films of all time at the domestic box-office. As a result, conversation of a follow-up had always been on the table, but several reasons, including leading pair Son Ye-jin and Kim Nam-gil’s refusal to return to the high waters, meant that the sequel couldn’t materialise until now, when producers decided to change tracks with an all new director, new characters and cast to bring us “The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure”. After being the first to cross 1 million admissions in Korea this year and to date being the highest grossing Korean production on 2022, it is now streaming worldwide exclusively on Netflix.

Leader Woo Moo-chi, self-proclaimed Greatest Swordsman in Goryeo, and his group of merry...

Sung-kyu (Jo Woo-jin) is an ace investment banker who handles high-end VIP clients for his bank. The day has begun like any other for him: he gets in his car and takes his kids to drop them off at their respective schools. He has an important business meeting later in the day, which he will never get to, because his life is about to change. Sung-kyu receives a call from a restricted caller ID telling him that a bomb has been planted under his seat and will go off if anybody gets off from the car or if Sung-kyu does not do exactly what he is told, which is to transfer a large sum of money to the caller. Disregarding it as a prank at first, Sung-kyu suddenly faces a life-or-death situation when a bomb goes off in front of him in another car and trouble piles up when he...

Writing the biography of the man best known for marrying traditional Irish music with British punk — a sound once described by concertina player Noel Hill of the band Planxty as a “terrible abortion” of Irish music — was never going to be easy. To further complicate the matter, Shane MacGowan’s hatred of interviews is almost as notorious as his long and sophisticated affair with drugs and alcohol. Such is punk.

When it comes to the story of MacGowan’s life, it has never been about “just the facts.” However, an attempt has now been made.

The Asian cinema market has been growing steadily over the last couple of decades and gaining millions of fans both on and off the continent. China alone has a gigantic movie industry that is projected to surpass $22 billion by the end of 2025, but South Korea and other countries don’t lag too far behind.

Instagram is the place where you can witness the unparalleled popularity of Asian films, actors, and actresses. The network is crowded with popular movie accounts, so it’s always interesting to follow who ranks highly in the cinematography of the largest continent.

We decided to do the dirty work for you and present some of the finest Asian movie profiles on Instagram. Let’s take a look!

Lee Min-Ho

With more than 21 million followers, Lee Min-Ho is definitely one of the most popular Asian actors – at least on Instagram. We appreciate Min-Ho for his acting skills...

Tollywood‘Midnight Runners’, a 2017 Korean action-comedy, tells the story of two students at a police academy and how they bust a gang of human traffickers.Digital NativeDigital NativeIf the industry grapevine is anything to go by, Suresh Productions has acquired the remake rights of two Korean films – Midnight Runners and Dancing Queen. Following the phenomenal success of Oh Baby, the Telugu remake of the Korean comedy Miss Granny, which was also produced by Suresh Productions, the popular banner has two more remakes in the offing. Apparently, Regina Cassandra and Nivetha Thomas are believed to have been signed for the remake of Midnight Runners. The yet-untitled project will be directed by Sudheer Varma of Swamy Ra Ra fame. An investigative thriller, Midnight Runners, a 2017 Korean action-comedy, tells the story of two students at a police academy and how they bust a gang of human traffickers. While the original featured two male actors in the lead,...

Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon and Park Bo-young are all confirmed to be starring in “Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned” director Uhm Tae-hwa’s new thriller film “Concrete Utopia”.

The film follows the survivors in a city that went to ruins after a massive earthquake destroyed all the concrete.

Lee Byung-hun’s character Young-tak is a leader who works to protect Hwang Goong Apartment from outsiders. Park Seoo-joon will play Min-sung, a salaryman who gets chosen to assist Young-tak and becomes increasingly bold as he encounters crises. Park Bo-young has been cast as Min-sung’s wife and former nurse Myung-hwa, a warm character who cares for those who are hurt in dangerous situations.

Lee Byung-hun currently seems to be on a run of disaster films, has already survived a volcanic disaster in last year’s “Ashfall” and currently mid-production of aviation disaster film “Emergency Declaration” alongside Song Kang-ho and Jeon Do-yeon.

Derek Tsang’s debut film “SoulMate“, starring Zhou Dongyu and Ma Sichun in award-winning roles, was a big hit critically and commercially, so much so that Korean remake of the romantic drama was eventually announced. Now the actors for the central trio of characters, which include two childhood best friends and the man that becomes the object of both their affections, have been finalised, with Kim Da-mi, Jeon So-nee and Byeon Woo-seok all confirmed to be on board.

Kim Da-mi, who was the first to be attached to the project, is coming off the back of her brilliant performance in the K-Drama series “Itaewon Class“, which followed her breakout debut role in Park Hoon-jung’s “The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion“. Jeon So-nee, meanwhile, was last seen in her scene-stealing turn as Mi-na in “Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage” and “Ghost Walk”. Byeon Woo-seok is fairly new to films, having had...

Stepping up from a low-budget indie affair straight to a mainstream, commercial effort is no small task, but director Kim Joo-hwan undeniably succeeded with “Midnight Runners.” Dominating the box office upon release (it was the sixth highest grossing film of 2017 in Korea), this buddy cop action comedy strikes an enthralling balance between farcically daft humour and grounded emotion. It may not provoke any attentive self-discussions or chime in with imperative sociopolitical commentary, but with an enthused young cast and plenty of laughs, there are indisputably worse things to do than watch this movie.

At first though, “Midnight Runners” dials down the hilarity, fixating on an intriguing part of the education system: Police Universities. Rigorously structured, forcing applicants to shave their heads upon admission and subjecting them to late-night training drills, they steer far from the norm when it comes to methodology. Gone are practical, theory-based subjects such as mathematics,...

Each month, the editors and critics at Rolling Stone will compile a list of our favorite new albums. January’s picks include K-pop stars Bts, Latin-pop titan Bad Bunny, punk-rock legends Green Day and Gen Z rock prodigy Soccer Mommy.

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During the last two years, Bad Bunny has left no box unchecked en route to attaining global crossover superstardom. On his sophomore solo release, he’s trying something even more ambitious: asking us to crossover to him. An artist of his merit might try to further stretch...

TollywoodThe Samantha Akkineni starrer was a remake of the Korean movie ‘Miss Granny’.Digital NativeThe success of Oh Baby is prompting many filmmakers in Tollywood to acquire the remake rights of Korean movies. According to the latest reports, another Korean movie is all set to be remade in Telugu. Reports going rounds in tinsel town is that Sudheer Varma will direct the remake of the Korean film Midnight Runners and tweak it a bit to suit the Telugu audiences. Midnight Runners is a 2017 South Korean action comedy film directed by Jason Kim and had Park Seo-joon and Kang Ha-neul in the lead roles. The film, which was released on August 9, 2017 turned out to be the second-highest grosser at the South Korean box office on its day of release. The rights of the movie were sold to six countries at the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market. It was purchased by...

Following the immense success of “Midnight Runners”, which went on to become the 6th highest grossing film of 2017 in South Korea, big things were expected from its director Kim Joo-hwan’s follow-up film. Talks of a sequel to the hit buddy-cop action comedy were rife, but the news that he would instead be shifting gears to make a horror film with Park Seo-joon, one of his two leads from “Midnight Runners”, surprised many. Two years down the line, we have “The Divine Fury” from Kim, which has been chosen as the Closing Film for the 2019 edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival.

“The Divine Fury” is screening at Fantasia International Film Festival

Yong-hoo was raised by a single father to be a God-fearing devout Christian boy, who believed that prayers could solve any problem and cure any illness. But when his policeman father dies despite his sincere prayers, he gets...

Lionsgate’s local-language film consortium, Globalgate Entertainment, has added TF1 Studio, the movie label of France’s TF1 Group, to its global collective of 13 production and distribution partners.

Other Globalgate partners include Televisa, Nordisk, Tobis, Rai, Kadokawa, Lotte, Tme, Paris Filmes, CineColombia/Dynamo, Viva and Belga. Lionsgate launched Globalgate three years ago to produce and distribute local-language films in markets around the world to capitalize on the fact that the market share of local-language films is expanding. Globalgate is co-founded and headed by Paul Presburger, William Pfeiffer and Clifford Werber.

TF1’s new high-profile projects include “The Lion,” “Way Down,” “Of Loves and Lies,” “Roxane,” “Who’s That Granny or The Morning After.” Digital brands include MYTF1VOD as well as the TFou Max youth-oriented Svod service. TF1 Studio has recently released the animated feature “The Queen’s Corgi” and inked a distribution deal with Universal Pictures Video.

“We’re...

Remakes in works with international partners include Midnight Runners in China, No Kids in Germany.

Globalgate, the local-language venture aligned with Lionsgate, has added French TF1 Group’s film label TF1 Studio to its consortium of 13 production and distribution partners.

Existing partners include Televisa (Mexico), Nordisk (Scandinavia), Tobis (Germany), Rai (Italy), Lotte (Korea), Kadokawa (Japan), Tme (Turkey), Paris Filmes (Brazil), CineColombia/Dynamo (Colombia), Belga (Benelux), and Viva (Philippines).

The pipeline of more than 40 films and series includes remakes of Pantelion / Televisa’s Instructions Not Included in India and South Korea, and Ya Veremos in Italy; Gaumont’s Rolling To You...

Well Go USA Entertainment announced today that they have acquired the North American rights to Jason Kim’s action-thriller The Divine Fury starring Seo-jun Park, Sung-ki Ahn and Do-hwan Woo. The film will be released in theaters August 2 followed by a digital and home video release later in the year.

The film stars Park as Yong-hu, who, after losing his father at a young age in a terrible accident, abandons his Christian faith and chooses to only believe in himself. Now as an adult, Yong-hu is a champion fighter and has everything he has ever wanted, that is until mysterious wounds appear in the palms of his hands. He solicits help from a local priest Father Ahn (Ahn), hoping the priest can help relieve him of the painful markings only to find himself in the middle of a dangerous fight against otherworldly evil forces seeking to wreak havoc on the human world.

Director Jason Kim, star Park Seo-jun reunite after 2017 crime comedy Midnight Runners.

Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Jason Kim’s South Korean fantasy action thriller The Divine Fury starring Park Seo-jun, Ahn Sung-ki and rising star Woo Do-hwan.

Park stars as a champion fighter who enlists the help of a local priest when mysterious wounds appear in the palms of his hands. Soon the warrior finds himself in the middle of a battle with supernatural forces seeking to wreak havoc on the world.

“The Divine Fury is a classic story of good versus evil but...

In 2017, one-film-old director Jason Kim made the buddy-cop action-comedy “Midnight Runners”. Starring Kang Ha-neul and Park Seo-joon in his first on-screen leading role, the anticipation for the film was lukewarm, with its trailers evidently targeting the female audience by showcasing its good-looking leading pair of actors. The film surprised at the box-office and went on to become the 4th highest-grossing film of 2017, freeing Park Seo-joon from the shackles of small screen dramas. While a sequel to the film is rumoured, the next project that both Park Seo-joon and Jason Kim join forces for instead is the supernatural action adventure film “The Divine Fury”.

Synopsis

When he was a child, Yong-Hoo’s father died in an accident. Yong-Hoo has distrusted and resented people since then. Now, Yong-Hoo is champion in martial arts. He meets Father Ahn. Father Ahn is also an exorcist. They get involved in a case and gaining divine powers,...

Leading Korean studio Lotte Entertainment will produce a Korean-language remake of Mexican comedy blockbuster “Instructions Not Included.” The group has partnered with Lionsgate-affiliated Globalgate Entertainment, which is developing local-language versions of the Eugenio Derbez-directed picture.

“In addition to distribution rights, our sales and acquisitions businesses, we also see the growing importance of remake deals and international co-productions,” said Justin Choi, Gm of Lotte’s international marketing and distribution department. “The demand is growing.”

After a couple of years in a slump, Lotte has returned to the forefront of Korean cinema, propelled by the sensational pan-Asian success of “Along With the Gods: The Two Words” in 2017. Its simultaneously produced sequel, “Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days,” was also huge hit this year. It earned $90.8 million in Korea alone.

The company unveiled its 2019 lineup at an event on the margins of the Busan International Film Festival this week,...