N.E.W. Films to Be Co-Financed by Library Pictures

Library Pictures, a US-based entity that finances content in the entertainment sector, has entered into a three-year pact with Next Entertainment World (N.E.W.) to co-finance a slate of Korean-language properties.The investment will cover films currently in pr...

JTBC Becomes Base for New Company from KIM Jee-woon, SONG Kang-ho and CHOI Jae-won

Acclaimed filmmaker KIM Jee-woon, top star SONG Kang-ho and veteran producer CHOI Jae-won (aka Jay CHOI) have come together to form a new production company named Anthology Studios. Ahead of their official launch, the outfit was bought by JTBC Studios. In addi...

KIM Young-jin Appointed as New KOFIC Chairman

Respected film critic, professor and programmer KIM Young-jin has been elected as the new chairperson of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). He takes over from OH Seok-geun, who stepped down on January 7 after completing his three-year term as chairman. First est...

Coupang Play Fills Out Streaming Library with NEW Hits

Coupang Play, the new Korean streaming service which debuted just last month, has added a selection of hit titles from local studio Next Entertainment World (NEW). This deal follows quickly on the heels of a similar 51-title acquisition from Showbox earlier th...

HAN Jae-rim’s EMERGENCY DECLARATION Completes Production

Emergency Declaration, the star-studded aviation disaster drama from HAN Jae-rim, completed production on October 24. Already a highly anticipated project owing to its star-studded cast, which includes SONG Kang-ho (PARASITE, 2019), LEE Byung-hun (Inside Men, ...

BONG Joon-ho and SONG Kang-ho Receive Orders of Cultural Merit from Government

BONG Joon-ho and SONG Kang-ho, the director and star combo of critical hit Parasite, have received Orders of Cultural Merit from the Korean government. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism awarded the Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit to BONG, which is th...

JUNG Woo-sung and KWAK Do-won to Brave STEEL RAIN 2

Stars JUNG Woo-sung and KWAK Do-won are considering reuniting with director YANG Woo-suk on a sequel to their North Korea-themed espionage action-drama hit Steel Rain (2017). According to JUNG’s agency Artist Company, the star is positively considering the cas...

SONG Kang-ho to Receive Excellence Award in Locarno

SONG Kang-ho is set to be honored at this year’s 72nd Locarno International Film Festival, where he will become the first person from Asia to receive the festival’s Excellence Award. Currently on screens in BONG Joon-ho’s PARASITE, which walked away from the C...

THE MERCILESS to Receive English-Language Remake

Korean gangster thriller The Merciless, which debuted in a midnight slot at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017, is gearing up for an English-language remake courtesy of the French outfits Pathé and Vendôme, who are teaming up with the film’s original Korean dist...

IM Si-wan and BAE Sung-woo Join HA Jung-woo in BOSTON 1947

During a recent fan meeting, superstar HA Jung-woo revealed who would be joining him in the upcoming period sports drama Boston 1947. Young star IM Si-wan and character actor BAE Sung-woo appear set to star alongside HA in the KANG Je-kyu-directed marathon dra...