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'My Sassy Girl' star takes a bite at the big time in new vampire flick

Source | 2008/11/11 | Permalink |

Korean actress Jeon Ji-hyeon is gearing up for a blood fest.

She's waiting for her film "Blood: The Last Vampire" to be released in Hollywood next March. She's even given herself an English name, Gianna Jun, which she thinks Western people will find easier to pronounce than her real name.

The action thriller, directed by Chris Nahon, is based on Mamoru Oshii's animation of the same name. Jeon stars as Saya, a vampire, who chases after demons. The actress starred in "My Sassy Girl" (2001) and "Daisy" (2006).

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'Running Boy' Inspires Hong Kong Marathon Buddies

Source | 2008/10/27 | Permalink |

"We ran the Chuncheon Marathon after watching the Korean film 'Running Boy'," said accountant Lo Kwokchi, 34, from Hong Kong.

Lo and five of her friends flew over 2,000 km from Hong Kong just to participate in the marathon, which formed the background to the movie that she saw on DVD earlier this year. She enjoys Korean films and has seen more than 10, including "My Sassy Girl", "My Brother" and "Daisy" -- but was most taken with "Running Boy" ("Marathon"), the story of an autistic boy named Cho-won who overcomes his handicap by running the Chuncheon Marathon.

"The autumn leaves in the Lake Eui-am depicted in the movie were absolutely beautiful", said Lo, noting there is no autumn, with its striking colors, in Hong Kong.

As soon as she watched "Running Boy", she started planning to visit Chuncheon in fall with her jogging companions in Hong Kong. Luckily, her friends had also seen "Running Boy" ("Marathon"), and were more than willing to accompany Lo. Among them were Fung Szem...| More

Sequel of cult film Attack the Gas Station

Source | 2008/08/29 | Permalink |

A sequel of the 1999 comedy "Attack the Gas Station!" (Jooyooso Seubgyeoksageon) is planned to enter cinemas in its tenth anniversary year. Like the original, the sequel will also be in the hands of director KIM Sang-jin. It was announced that the scenario is halfway finished. Actors have not been cast yet.

"Attack the Gas Station!" chronicles the take over of a gas station by a young group of society's outsiders. Its cast included LEE Seong-jae ("Daisy"), KIM Soo-ro ("Vampire Cop Ricky") and LEE Yo-won ("May 18"/Hwaryohan Hyooga).

KIM also directed the comedies "Kick the Moon" (Silla-uiDalbab) and "Ghost House" (Gwisini Sanda). KIM started out as a assistant director on KANG Woo-seok's classic comedy "Two Cops".

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"The Good, the Bad, the Weird" with English subtitles

Source | 2008/07/17 | Permalink |

CJ/CGV will screen "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" (Joheun Nom, Nappeun Nom, Isanghan Nom) with English subtitles at its multiplex in Yongsan, Seoul. "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" is directed by renowned director KIM Ji-woon and the titular roles are played by the stars LEE Byeong-heon, SONG Kang-ho, and JEONG Woo-seong.

The western dubbed as kimchi western will premiere on Thursday and CGV Yongsan will offer the English subtitled screenings for at least two weeks. CJ/CGV, Korea's leading exhibitor, intends to increasingly offer major Korean films with English subtitles to allow foreigners in Seoul to enjoy Korean cinema.

KIM Ji-woon garnered international acclaim with "A Bittersweet Life" (Dalkomhan Insaeng), also with LEE Byeong-heon in the leading role. KIM previously worked with SONG Kang-ho on "The Foul King" (Banchik Wang), and "The Quiet Family" (Joyonghan Gajeok). JEONG Woo-seong played opposite of JEON Ji-hyeon in "Daisy".

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Jeon Ji-hyeon's Readies Her Global Debut

Source | 2008/06/24 | Permalink |

Top Korean actress Jeon Ji-hyeon (Gianna Jun) will embark on a media tour this July to promote her first Hollywood feature, "Blood: The Last Vampire". Her management agency SidusHQ announced this month that the film, in which Jeon plays the main role, is to be released in the U.S., Canada, Central and South America through Universal Studios in September.

The model-turned-actress, going by her English name Gianna Jun, is the lead star in the big budget US – France – Hong Kong co-production. Set in the Tokyo of 1970, Jeon plays Saya, a vampire working for a covert US government agency that hunts and destroys demons. She is assigned to a military school where she must find out which of her fellow classmates is a demon in disguise. The film is an adaptation of a Japanese anime of the same title directed by Kitakubo Hiroyuki in 2000.

Following the US release, France's largest independent film studio and the film's financial backer Pathé, as well as renowned Hong Kong-born produc...| More