The movie is a sequel to “The Pirates,” which attracted an audience of more than 8.6 million eight years ago. Everything in the new film has changed, including the cast, storyline, and director. Toward the end of the interview, Kang talked about his plans for 2022. “Right now I am filming the JTBC drama ‘Insider.’ It will end next month. I have been working non-stop after serving in the militar...

Visitors of the exhibition will be able to watch eight films including “Chihwaseon,” by director Im, which won the prestigious best director award in 2002 at Cannes.

Since Han is widely known to the public for her performance in romance films like “The Beauty Inside,” there were also mixed reviews about her playing a charismatic leader in a new movie after the press screening event held on Wednesday. “I know that there is an expectation for me to show a feminine style and performance, which sometimes feels like pressure on me,” Han said. “But I think I have ...

During the press conference, Han said that she tried to create a multi-dimensional character who is charismatic but has soft spots. Her attempt seems to have fallen short, as she failed to find the right tone of voice and way of speaking for a leader of pirates. Though the film has a simply storyline, the director tells it in the messiest way possible, making it hard to focus during the 126 min...

The Korean movie industry is taking to non-fungible tokens to attract audiences. Based on blockchain technology, NFTs are unique digital tokens of physical or digital assets that can be traded on the market. The value of the tokens changes depending on market demands. In conjunction with the release of “The Matrix Resurrections” on Dec. 22, Lotte Cinema and Warner Bros. jointly gifted NFT merch...

Special Delivery (Korea) Opened Jan. 12 Action Directed by Park Dae-min Special delivery driver Eun-ha (Park So-dam) mainly works for a criminal group. She delivers anything that cannot be delivered legally. One day, Eun-ha receives a mission to deliver Seo-won (Jung Hyeon-jun), a young boy that a criminal group is chasing after. When she decides to save him, she becomes a target of not only...

Korean film industry in 2022 This year will see notable action films with female leads directed by male directors, including Park Hoon-jung’s “The Witch: Part 2,” Park Dae-min’s “Special Delivery” and Ryoo Seung-wan’s “Smuggling.” Kim agrees that these movies are positive signs that can lead to greater change. “Of course, there are male directors who do a great job. But it cannot be the same a...

The upcoming documentary “Sewing Sisters” is a film recommended by the nation’s top filmmakers Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook. “Sewing Sisters,” co-directed by Kim Jung-young and Lee Hyuk-rae centers around three women who used to work for textile companies at Peace Market in the 1970s. “Parasite” director Bong appeared on stage before the film’s pre-screening event held on Jan. 4 and said, “I...

In a congratulatory message released after actor Oh Young-soo was announced as the winner in the supporting actor in a series, limited series, or television movie category at the 79th Golden Globe Awards, President Moon Jae-in applauded the actor, saying, “His journey of acting for more than half a century eventually overcame borders and cultural differences, creating great emotional and lingerin...

The influence of global OTT platforms was once again proven with Netflix original series “Squid Game” supporting actor Oh Young-soo‘s win at the 79th Golden Globes on Monday. International successes like Oh’s are increasingly likely in the near future as more Korean actors have started working on projects targeting global audiences. Many big-name stars are choosing to appear in Netflix’s origin...

Oh Young-soo, who played player No.1 in Netflix’s South Korean megahit “Squid Game,” directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, took home the best performance by a supporting actor in a series, limited series, or television movie trophy at the 79th Golden Globe Awards, becoming the first Korean actor win at the awards organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Oh was nominated in the category along...

“The Policeman’s Lineage” is based on a Japanese novel of the same title written by Joh Sasaki. Cho said that he has still not read the original novel yet, but he met with the author while filming. “The author came to our filming site. He gave me a signed book. It was too thick,” Cho said. “I will read it when I am traveling.” Sasaki’s translated book in Korean is 684 pages long. “I could feel...

A Year-End Medley (Korea) Opened Dec. 29 Romance Directed by Kwak Jae-yong Emros Hotel manager So-jin (Han Ji-min) secretly loves her best friend Seung-hyo (Kim Young-kwang). However, So-jin dares not tell him about her feelings and Seung-hyo drops the news that he is marrying Young-joo (Go Sung-hee). Meanwhile, Hotel Emros is full of guests who came to stay for diverse reasons. The King’s ...

Toward the end of the interview, Choi talked about the new movie “Special Cargo” starring Park So-dam, a fellow “Parasite” star. “The ‘Parasite’ cast still have a group chat together. In there, we encourage and cheer on each other. I am glad that we keep in touch. There, we talked about our two movies both being released at the beginning of the year,” Choi said. “I hope both our movies do well.”...

Director Byun is known for directing “The Merciless,” which was invited as a midnight screening at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. His political drama film “Kingmaker” is set to hit theaters on Jan. 26, after its release was pushed back from the end of December due to the government’s toughened social distancing guidelines. Seol starred in both “Kingmaker” and “The Merciless.“ Along with Jeon an...