The highly anticipated sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 epic historical drama, Gladiator 2, is gearing up for its long-awaited release this year. The film, starring an ensemble cast including Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, and Denzel Washington, among others, has been in development for years. Recent reports are suggesting that the film’s budget has soared to unprecedented heights, with estimates now surpassing $300 million.
Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)
The production cost not only marks the most expensive film in the careers of Pascal and Washington but also ranks among the most expensive productions ever seen in Hollywood, even surpassing the budget of The Last Jedi, if confirmed.
Gladiator 2 is Reportedly One of the Most Expensive Films in Hollywood
The upcoming sequel to the Oscar-winning film Gladiator has reportedly soared to make it one of the most expensive films in Hollywood. According to a new report from The Hollywood Reporter, the budget for Gladiator 2,...
Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)
The production cost not only marks the most expensive film in the careers of Pascal and Washington but also ranks among the most expensive productions ever seen in Hollywood, even surpassing the budget of The Last Jedi, if confirmed.
Gladiator 2 is Reportedly One of the Most Expensive Films in Hollywood
The upcoming sequel to the Oscar-winning film Gladiator has reportedly soared to make it one of the most expensive films in Hollywood. According to a new report from The Hollywood Reporter, the budget for Gladiator 2,...
- 3/2/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2 is one of the most anticipated movies ever since it was announced. But when it was first announced, fans were initially apprehensive of the sequel being made literally two decades after the original Oscar-winning movie and exclaimed there was no need for a sequel since the first movie was already as perfect as it could be. However, they turned quite welcoming after hearing that the likes of Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, and Pedro Pascal would be joining the cast.
Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2
Yet it hasn’t been the first time the director’s decisions have come under fire for he was previously criticized for using only white actors in his movie Exodus and making several historical faults in Gladiator. But as Taylor Swift sang— Karma is a God and it has come to bite Scott in the form of PETA.
Karma Has Come To Bite...
Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2
Yet it hasn’t been the first time the director’s decisions have come under fire for he was previously criticized for using only white actors in his movie Exodus and making several historical faults in Gladiator. But as Taylor Swift sang— Karma is a God and it has come to bite Scott in the form of PETA.
Karma Has Come To Bite...
- 2/25/2024
- by Maria Sultan
- FandomWire
Myths and ancient legends have continuously served as a solid backbone to many historical dramas coming from Korea over the past few years. Similar to the brand of Hong Kong or Chinese features, the blend of a known historical backdrop, drama, martial arts and/ a murder mystery has fueled many stories, many of which have been commercially very successful in Korea, but not so much outside, where the majority has been released either digitally or physically. The directorial debut of Ahn Tae-jin falls into this particular category, with “The Night Owl” having won numerous awards in its home country, while it is now being released for home cinema in many countries. The foundation for the features is the mystery surrounding Crown Prince Sohyeon, who attempted to reform his home country but died before doing so.
The Night Owl Comes to VOD on September 26th, courtesy of Capelight Pictures
However, the...
The Night Owl Comes to VOD on September 26th, courtesy of Capelight Pictures
However, the...
- 9/26/2023
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
We're currently living through a renaissance of zombie cinema, and it's all due to brilliant creatives coming out of South Korea. Yeon Sang-ho's "Train to Busan" is largely considered to be one of the newest zombie masterpieces, sparking a slew of other great Korean zombie films like "#Alive," "Peninsula," "Rampant," "The Odd Family," and "The Wailing." Well, the Korean zombie takeover isn't slowing down anytime soon, and Netflix has got the goods. Based on the popular webtoon "Now at Our School" by Joo Dong-geun the upcoming series "All Of Us Are Dead" sees students at a Korean...
The post All Of Us Are Dead Trailer: Netflix Doubles Down on Korean Zombies, This Time in High School appeared first on /Film.
The post All Of Us Are Dead Trailer: Netflix Doubles Down on Korean Zombies, This Time in High School appeared first on /Film.
- 1/14/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Although continuously snubbed by critics and festivals, action movies still retain their popularity among mainstream audiences in particular, while a number of them frequently cross towards the cult category. The golden age of these movies, which parallels the pick of Hong Kong cinema and particularly of companies like Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest and Milkyway Image, is long since gone. However, excellent productions continue to be released every year, with the scepters having been passed on to the Asean countries, particularly after the immense success of “The Raid”, which essentially kick-started a whole trend. At the same time, China/Hong Kong and S. Korea continue to release blockbusters of the category, while Japan always has the anime/manga adaptations, which frequently prove quite successful.
In an effort to select some of the best action/martial arts movies of the decade (2011-2020), we came up with 40 we felt were the ones that...
In an effort to select some of the best action/martial arts movies of the decade (2011-2020), we came up with 40 we felt were the ones that...
- 3/17/2021
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
Pre-sales also closed on crime feature ‘Dirty Money’.
South Korea’s Acemaker movieworks is launching sales ahead of the EFM on Remember, a Korean remake of Atom Egoyan’s 2015 Nazi-hunter film that starred the late Christopher Plummer.
The thriller, in post-production, is directed by Lee Il-hyung, whose 2016 crime film A Violent Prosecutor recorded 9.7 million admissions and took $69.5m at the local box office. Leading cast members include Lee Sung-min (The Man Standing Next) and Nam Joo-hyuk (The Great Battle).
The story is set in Korea where a retired octogenarian soldier with dementia goes in search of vengeance against pro-Japanese collaborators,...
South Korea’s Acemaker movieworks is launching sales ahead of the EFM on Remember, a Korean remake of Atom Egoyan’s 2015 Nazi-hunter film that starred the late Christopher Plummer.
The thriller, in post-production, is directed by Lee Il-hyung, whose 2016 crime film A Violent Prosecutor recorded 9.7 million admissions and took $69.5m at the local box office. Leading cast members include Lee Sung-min (The Man Standing Next) and Nam Joo-hyuk (The Great Battle).
The story is set in Korea where a retired octogenarian soldier with dementia goes in search of vengeance against pro-Japanese collaborators,...
- 2/24/2021
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Leading South Korean film sales firm Finecut has boarded “Toxic,” a fact-based drama-thriller about a mysterious outbreak that killed thousands. The firm, which is also representing Hong Sang-soo’s Berlin competition title “Introduction,” will unveil the new title to buyers at next month’s European Film Market.
The film is the dramatization of events between 1994 and 2011 in which at least 1,600, and possibly as many as 14,000, people in Korea died. Consumer goods companies including the U.K.’s Reckitt-Benckiser sold tens of millions of humidifier-disinfectants for everyday use. Some included medicinal claims such as the suggestion that they would be good for people suffering from the common cold. Instead, with possible government complicity, the products skipped proper testing and were later found to contain chemicals that caused irreversible lung damage.
The film centers on an ER doctor whose wife may have lost her life because of the product. Along with other victims,...
The film is the dramatization of events between 1994 and 2011 in which at least 1,600, and possibly as many as 14,000, people in Korea died. Consumer goods companies including the U.K.’s Reckitt-Benckiser sold tens of millions of humidifier-disinfectants for everyday use. Some included medicinal claims such as the suggestion that they would be good for people suffering from the common cold. Instead, with possible government complicity, the products skipped proper testing and were later found to contain chemicals that caused irreversible lung damage.
The film centers on an ER doctor whose wife may have lost her life because of the product. Along with other victims,...
- 2/19/2021
- Variety Film + TV
Korean Cultural Center New York & The New York Asian Film Festival Announce
A Merry Zombie Xmas
December 24, 2020 – January 7, 2021
In a world where the 3 Bs are edging towards massive mainstream success, and an age when all things “K” are synonymous with “crazy, sexy, cool”, another phenomenon has been going viral and global: the zombie movie “made in Korea”.
Filmmakers from the peninsula have injected new life in the undead genre, bringing both a bit of a Midas and Lazarus touch to a mythology that has been exploited almost to death. Original storylines spanning wildly diverse settings, from the Joseon era to our troubled times and even dark Mad Max-style dystopian futures, in-depth character development, and a clear-eyed look at today’s societal fears have raised the biters back from the realm of putrid pop fiction.
As the holiday season approaches, it’s time to celebrate the reinvigorated genre, powered by the...
A Merry Zombie Xmas
December 24, 2020 – January 7, 2021
In a world where the 3 Bs are edging towards massive mainstream success, and an age when all things “K” are synonymous with “crazy, sexy, cool”, another phenomenon has been going viral and global: the zombie movie “made in Korea”.
Filmmakers from the peninsula have injected new life in the undead genre, bringing both a bit of a Midas and Lazarus touch to a mythology that has been exploited almost to death. Original storylines spanning wildly diverse settings, from the Joseon era to our troubled times and even dark Mad Max-style dystopian futures, in-depth character development, and a clear-eyed look at today’s societal fears have raised the biters back from the realm of putrid pop fiction.
As the holiday season approaches, it’s time to celebrate the reinvigorated genre, powered by the...
- 12/18/2020
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
In Korea, the zombie film is no novelty. From the highly regarded “Train To Busan” to 2018’s period contagion flick “Rampant,” filmmakers across the country have flirted with the idea of placing the undead in their projects, often yielding mixed results. Some of the better productions boast nuanced class commentary and flurries of social satire, whilst some of the less impactful fall foul of something resembling a formulaic novelty. “#Alive,” Cho Il-hyung’s adaptation of Matt Naylor’s “Alone,” lies somewhere in the middle. Although a sure-fire box-office hit (the movie signalled hope for domestic cinema in the Covid age after attaining the highest weekend ticket sales since January’s “The Man Standing Next” upon its release), it occasionally falters in depth and memorability. However, Cho’s directorial debut does offer likeable leads and a swiftly executed plot, so if you are searching for something which excels in surface-level enjoyability,...
- 8/25/2020
- by Nathan Sartain
- AsianMoviePulse
This is a noteworthy fantasy swordplay action movie in which hundreds of ninjas drop down from the sky like rain, but it’s set in a small, dusty town in the American West. Caught up in between those cowboys and ninjas, we’ve a swordsman from Asia who’s on the run and with a baby.
At the start of the movie, Yang (Jang Dong-gun), a top warrior from the Sad Flute Clan has become the world’s greatest swordsman after killing the last greatest swordsman of an enemy clan. However, as he’s about to kill the last member, a baby girl, he changes his mind and flees with her to the American Wild West. Needless to say, this upsets the Sad Flute Clan and now they’re out for his blood and the hunt is on.
Although “The Warrior’s Way” is director Sngmoo Lee’s first movie,...
At the start of the movie, Yang (Jang Dong-gun), a top warrior from the Sad Flute Clan has become the world’s greatest swordsman after killing the last greatest swordsman of an enemy clan. However, as he’s about to kill the last member, a baby girl, he changes his mind and flees with her to the American Wild West. Needless to say, this upsets the Sad Flute Clan and now they’re out for his blood and the hunt is on.
Although “The Warrior’s Way” is director Sngmoo Lee’s first movie,...
- 8/4/2020
- by David Chew
- AsianMoviePulse
Director Cho Jung-rae has made a name for himself with period films like “Spirits’ Homecoming” and its sequel “Spirits’ Homecoming, Unfinished Story” as well as “Duresori: The Voice of the East”, a story set in the National High School of Traditional Arts revolving around singing. For his new work “The Singer”, he combines both the period setting of the Spirits’ Homecoming films and the singing angle from his debut.
Synopsis
The story that made the world laugh
The voice that made the world cry
Ten years of King Yeongjo’s reign, Hak-gyu, a talented sorikkun (pansori singer) searches for his wife, Gan-nan. One by one, the band of entertainers led by a singer is filled with excitement as the Eight Provinces of Joseon’s traveling theater begins. We meet the impoverished Joseon on the road! Hak-gyu’s song that made the people cry begins to be the sound that changes the world.
Synopsis
The story that made the world laugh
The voice that made the world cry
Ten years of King Yeongjo’s reign, Hak-gyu, a talented sorikkun (pansori singer) searches for his wife, Gan-nan. One by one, the band of entertainers led by a singer is filled with excitement as the Eight Provinces of Joseon’s traveling theater begins. We meet the impoverished Joseon on the road! Hak-gyu’s song that made the people cry begins to be the sound that changes the world.
- 7/4/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Actress Uhm Jung-hwa returns to the big screen five years after “Wonderful Nightmare” with director Lee Cheol-ha’s new film “Okay! Madam”.
Synopsis
Mi-young runs a shop at a traditional market, where she makes and sells twisted bread sticks. Her husband Seok-hwan works as a computer repairman. One day, Seok-hwan wins a free trip to Hawaii. Mi-young and Seok-hwan will go on their first international trip together. When Mi-young and Seok-hwan get on the airplane to Hawaii, things don’t go as expected. Terrorists, including Cheol-seung, who are chasing after a secret agent, get on the same airplane. The passengers soon become hostages. Suddenly, Mi-young and Seok-hwan begin to rescue the passengers.
Joining Uhm Jung-hwa on the action comedy is Park Sung-woong, who last had a leading role in another action comedy, the enjoyable “The Dude in Me“, who plays Seok-hwan. Lee Sang-yoon, who was also in Lee Cheol-ha’s previous film “Insane”, plays Cheol-seung,...
Synopsis
Mi-young runs a shop at a traditional market, where she makes and sells twisted bread sticks. Her husband Seok-hwan works as a computer repairman. One day, Seok-hwan wins a free trip to Hawaii. Mi-young and Seok-hwan will go on their first international trip together. When Mi-young and Seok-hwan get on the airplane to Hawaii, things don’t go as expected. Terrorists, including Cheol-seung, who are chasing after a secret agent, get on the same airplane. The passengers soon become hostages. Suddenly, Mi-young and Seok-hwan begin to rescue the passengers.
Joining Uhm Jung-hwa on the action comedy is Park Sung-woong, who last had a leading role in another action comedy, the enjoyable “The Dude in Me“, who plays Seok-hwan. Lee Sang-yoon, who was also in Lee Cheol-ha’s previous film “Insane”, plays Cheol-seung,...
- 6/23/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
The Korean film industry has done rather well with the zombie genre. They put them on a Train headed to Busan, placed them in the Joseon period in “Rampant” and the Netflix drama “Kingdom” and domesticated one in “The Odd Family: Zombie on Sale”. Now, it seems the zombies have trapped people in buildings in Jo Il-Hyeong’s debut film “#Alive”.
Synopsis
A city is infected by a mysterious virus, which causes the city to spiral out of control. Joon-Woo and Yoo-Bin struggle to survive in an isolated apartment complex from those infected with the virus. Everything including internet, phone, and electricity has been disconnected around the apartment.
The film pairs a blonde Yoon Ah-in (“Burning”) with Park Shin-hye (“Heart Blackened”) for the first time. It is scheduled to release in June, 2020.
Please Note: This trailer is best viewed on a handheld device, like a mobile phone or a tablet.
Synopsis
A city is infected by a mysterious virus, which causes the city to spiral out of control. Joon-Woo and Yoo-Bin struggle to survive in an isolated apartment complex from those infected with the virus. Everything including internet, phone, and electricity has been disconnected around the apartment.
The film pairs a blonde Yoon Ah-in (“Burning”) with Park Shin-hye (“Heart Blackened”) for the first time. It is scheduled to release in June, 2020.
Please Note: This trailer is best viewed on a handheld device, like a mobile phone or a tablet.
- 5/19/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Just when we thought it was safe to stay inside and avoid the coming zombie apocalypse, here comes Netflix with All of Us Are Dead, a new adaptation of Korean webtoon series Now At Our School. Per Deadline, the series credits will include writer Chun Sung-il and directors Lee Jq and Kim Nam-su, the latter of whom produced period film Rampant (2018). Our own Pierce Conran reviewed that action-horror hybrid and was not a huge fan, writing in part: "The frenetic but listlessly shot set pieces only serve to cement the films' problems but even then this could almost have gotten away with it as mildly diverting fare had it ended after its first climax, which presents a natural ending point, rather than resetting the...
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- 4/13/2020
- Screen Anarchy
2019, the centennial of South Korean cinema, proved to be an interesting year for the country’s film industry. Where mainstream cinema saw great commercial and critical success with films like “Parasite”, “Extreme Job” and “Exit”, independent and arthouse cinema also thrived, with several films winning important awards at film festivals around the world. This last aspect is probably the most hopeful for Korean cinema, whose independent part has been suffering for years, but through a number of initiatives, mostly coming from Busan International Film Festival, seems to start picking up again. The success of those films is still festival-driven and not distribution-driven, but the fact remains that something seems to be changing in the Korean movie industry, as the people “running the show” begin to realize that they cannot continue in the exactly same path that kickstarted the success of local cinema more than twenty years ago.
Without further ado,...
Without further ado,...
- 12/15/2019
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
Back in 2014, director Jo Bum-soo took unlikely action hero Jung Woo-sung and created an exciting, entertaining action film in “The Divine Move”, which revolved around the Asian board game Go. The film was successful and five years later, we are nearing the release of its prequel “The Divine Move: Ghost Move”.
Synopsis
“The Divine Move: Ghost Move” is criminal action film about ‘Ghost Move’, a man who loses everything in Go and seeks revenge.
The prequel loses the star and director of the previous film, instead appointing debutant director Khan Lee at the helm and actor Kwon Sang-woo (“The Accidental Detective”) in the lead. Also starring regular supporting actor Kim Hee-won (“The Man from Nowhere“), Kim Sung-kyun (“The Witness“), Heo Sung-tae (“Rampant“) and Woo Do-hwan (“The Divine Fury“), the film releases in Korean cinemas in November, 2019.
Synopsis
“The Divine Move: Ghost Move” is criminal action film about ‘Ghost Move’, a man who loses everything in Go and seeks revenge.
The prequel loses the star and director of the previous film, instead appointing debutant director Khan Lee at the helm and actor Kwon Sang-woo (“The Accidental Detective”) in the lead. Also starring regular supporting actor Kim Hee-won (“The Man from Nowhere“), Kim Sung-kyun (“The Witness“), Heo Sung-tae (“Rampant“) and Woo Do-hwan (“The Divine Fury“), the film releases in Korean cinemas in November, 2019.
- 10/7/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
This year’s line-up for the Far East Film Festival in Udine includes numerous surprise hits, as well as a diverse selection that mixes the best of Asian commercial cinema with accessible Asian art house.
Among the surprise hits are “A Cool Fish” and “Dying to Survive” from mainland China, and “Project Gutenberg,” the Hong Kong counterfeiting thriller which topped the Chinese box office. From Taiwan, “More Than Blue” was another title that took China’s box office crown.
The mainland Chinese selection also includes Han Han’s “Pegasus”, Zhang Wei’s transgender drama “The Rib,” and coming of age drama “The Crossing,” which premiered in Toronto.
Labelled as a Hong Kong production, Renny Harlin’s “Bodies at Rest,” and Yuen Woo-ping’s “Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy” also find festival berths.
The festival’s nine titles from Japan include comedy “Fly Me To Saitama,” Sabu’s absurdist “Jam...
Among the surprise hits are “A Cool Fish” and “Dying to Survive” from mainland China, and “Project Gutenberg,” the Hong Kong counterfeiting thriller which topped the Chinese box office. From Taiwan, “More Than Blue” was another title that took China’s box office crown.
The mainland Chinese selection also includes Han Han’s “Pegasus”, Zhang Wei’s transgender drama “The Rib,” and coming of age drama “The Crossing,” which premiered in Toronto.
Labelled as a Hong Kong production, Renny Harlin’s “Bodies at Rest,” and Yuen Woo-ping’s “Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy” also find festival berths.
The festival’s nine titles from Japan include comedy “Fly Me To Saitama,” Sabu’s absurdist “Jam...
- 4/11/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
From the creators of Train to Busan, comes a fresh new take on the zombie-horror genre when Rampant debuts on digital, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD February 26 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Set in ancient Korea, the story follows Prince Ganglim, who after returning from a long imprisonment, discovers a bloody rampage spreading across the nation by murderous creatures known as Night Demons. He soon realizes that it will take the strength of his fellow countrymen to stop the Night Demons from overrunning the kingdom. Rampant was directed by Kim Sung-Hoon (Confidential Assignment) and stars Hyun-Bin (The Swinders), Jang Dong-Gun (The Warriors Way), Jo Woo-Jin (Inside Men), Man-Sik (Man of Will) and Kim Eui-Sung (Train to Busan). Bonus features include making-of and behind-the-scenes featurettes.
A darkness looms over ancient Korea: murderous creatures known as Night Demons have overrun the country. Returning from a long imprisonment abroad, Prince Ganglim discovers that...
A darkness looms over ancient Korea: murderous creatures known as Night Demons have overrun the country. Returning from a long imprisonment abroad, Prince Ganglim discovers that...
- 2/18/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
From the creators of Train to Busan, comes a fresh new take on the zombie-horror genre when Rampant debuts on digital, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD February 26 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Set in ancient Korea, the story follows Prince Ganglim, who after returning from a long imprisonment, discovers a bloody rampage spreading across the nation by murderous creatures known as Night Demons. He soon realizes that it will take the strength of his fellow countrymen to stop the Night Demons from overrunning the kingdom. Rampant was directed by Kim Sung-Hoon (Confidential Assignment) and stars Hyun-Bin (The Swinders), Jang Dong-Gun (The Warriors Way), Jo Woo-Jin (Inside Men), Man-Sik (Man of Will) and Kim Eui-Sung (Train to Busan). Bonus features include making-of and behind-the-scenes featurettes.
Synopsis:
A darkness looms over ancient Korea: murderous creatures known as Night Demons have overrun the country. Returning from a long imprisonment abroad, Prince Ganglim discovers...
Synopsis:
A darkness looms over ancient Korea: murderous creatures known as Night Demons have overrun the country. Returning from a long imprisonment abroad, Prince Ganglim discovers...
- 1/27/2019
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
A new Song Kang-ho film is quite the event in South Korean cinema. Possibly the country’s biggest superstar, and one of the best known South Korean actors around the world, Song Kang-ho is known to star in massive hits and his films are often South Korea’s official entries to the Academy Awards for the Best Foreign Language category. So when he teams up with “Inside Men” director Woo Min-ho and Bae Doona, one of South Korea’s best actresses and Song Kang-ho’s co-star from “The Host”, big things are expected from the resulting collaboration “The Drug King”.
Synopsis
Set in Busan, South Korea during the 1970’s, Lee Doo-Sam builds an empire as a drug smuggler in the Busan underworld, while public prosecutor Kim In-goo attempts to take down Lee Doo-Sam.
Joining Song Kang-ho and Bae Donna is a strong supporting cast of Jo Jung-suk, who also starred...
Synopsis
Set in Busan, South Korea during the 1970’s, Lee Doo-Sam builds an empire as a drug smuggler in the Busan underworld, while public prosecutor Kim In-goo attempts to take down Lee Doo-Sam.
Joining Song Kang-ho and Bae Donna is a strong supporting cast of Jo Jung-suk, who also starred...
- 11/14/2018
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Contents Panda, Next Entertainment World’s international sales arm, has scored a series of sales deals for “Rampant,” one of the biggest Korean titles set for the second half of 2018.
Well Go USA had picked up “Rampant” for North American release, set for Nov. 2. The film has sold to the U.K. and Vietnam (Purple Plan), Germany (Splendid Film) and to Rafaella Films for the Philippines, Movie Cloud for Taiwan, Sahamongkolfilm for Thailand, Colorful Garden for Myanmar and Westec Media for Cambodia. Clover Films had picked up the film for Hong Kong, Macau, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei. Cine Asia will handle the film in Australia and New Zealand.
Directed by Kim Sung-hoon (“Confidential Assignment”), “Rampant” is a period action blockbuster set in the Joseon dynasty. It is the story of a prince who struggles to save Joseon from the rampage of what’s known as the Night Demons. Two...
Well Go USA had picked up “Rampant” for North American release, set for Nov. 2. The film has sold to the U.K. and Vietnam (Purple Plan), Germany (Splendid Film) and to Rafaella Films for the Philippines, Movie Cloud for Taiwan, Sahamongkolfilm for Thailand, Colorful Garden for Myanmar and Westec Media for Cambodia. Clover Films had picked up the film for Hong Kong, Macau, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei. Cine Asia will handle the film in Australia and New Zealand.
Directed by Kim Sung-hoon (“Confidential Assignment”), “Rampant” is a period action blockbuster set in the Joseon dynasty. It is the story of a prince who struggles to save Joseon from the rampage of what’s known as the Night Demons. Two...
- 10/5/2018
- by Sonia Kil
- Variety Film + TV
Staff handed out plastic ponchos. Red carpet-goers toted capes and umbrellas on Thursday night in Busan’s Centum City. But the storm clouds whipped up by Typhoon Kong-Rey served more to add to the atmosphere of the Busan International Film Festival’s opening ceremony, rather than to dampen spirits.
After three years being buffeted by a political storm, and a partially-observed cold front of a Korean industry boycott, there was a sense that the festival is returning to some kind of normality.
While the iconic former festival chief Kim Dong-ho was not spotted on the red carpet, the festival is now, once again, in the hands of Lee Yong-kwan and Jay Jeon, who co-founded the festival with Kim 23 years ago.
A highlight of the opening ceremony was the barely announced arrival of ace music composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. He strode across the stage and knocked out a piano medley, including a segment from “Merry Christmas,...
After three years being buffeted by a political storm, and a partially-observed cold front of a Korean industry boycott, there was a sense that the festival is returning to some kind of normality.
While the iconic former festival chief Kim Dong-ho was not spotted on the red carpet, the festival is now, once again, in the hands of Lee Yong-kwan and Jay Jeon, who co-founded the festival with Kim 23 years ago.
A highlight of the opening ceremony was the barely announced arrival of ace music composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. He strode across the stage and knocked out a piano medley, including a segment from “Merry Christmas,...
- 10/4/2018
- by Sonia Kil and Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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