| Jeong Woo-seong pic "Reign of Assassins" Korea release confirmed (Source) |
2010/03/10 |
Actor Jeong Woo-seong [Taurus Films]
Korean actor Jeong Woo-seong's international debut film "Reign of Assassins" has been confirmed to open in Korea, according to the film's distributor Sungwon I Communications on Wednesday.
Sungwon announced in a press release that the action flick, which stars the Korean actor and Chinese actress Michelle Yeoh from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Memoirs of a Geisha", will be released in Korea in August.##
In the martial arts blockbuster, Jeong plays an ordinary postman with extraordinary martial arts skills while Yeoh portrays a top-notch female assassin. The two team up to fight and obtain the 800-year-old ashes ... |More
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| [INTERVIEW] Actor Song Kang-ho - Part 2 (Source) |
2010/03/04 |
Actor Song Kang-ho [photographed by Beck Una/10Asia]
Beck: What did you find likeable and entertaining about the script for "Secret Reunion"?
Song: Ten years ago, I did the films "Shiri" and "JSA - Joint Security Area" which are both about South Korea, North Korea and men. So, "Secret Reunion" was similar to them in a way, a similar story, but the overall outline of the movie is completely different from the previous films. The film doesn't treat the South-North division as its theme but rather takes an incredibly soft, light and sophisticated approach to it. I thought that was closer to how the audience currently feels about the divi... |More
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| Jeong Woo-seong, Cha Seung-won cast for "IRIS" sequel (Source) |
2010/03/03 |
Korean actors Jeong Woo-seong and Cha Seung-won [Asia Economic Daily]
Top Korean actors Jeong Woo-seong and Cha Seung-won have been set to play the main characters in the sequel to last year's blockbuster TV series "Iris", according to drama producers Taewon Entertainment on Wednesday.
Like the original series, the upcoming show returning to the small screen with its new title "Athena" after the Greek god, will be about terrorist acts and threats against the Korean Peninsula and the whole world.##
Jeong will play the role of Lee Jung-woo, a special agent, who will fight to maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula while Cha is set to take on the role of Son-hy... |More
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| Secret Reunion Unseats Avatar (Source) |
2010/02/18 |
Avatar has been knocked off its seven week perch at the top of the box office by spy thriller "Secret Reunion". The SONG Kang-ho starring blockbuster pulled in 741,552 admissions in its first 3 days after opening. Secret Reunion is helmed by up and comer JANG Hoon who joins the ranks of other Korean promising-young-directors such as NA Hong-jin who jumped head first into the box office with his first feature "The Chaser" (2007). JANG Hoon in turn, made his cinematic splash with the KIM Ki-duk produced "Rough Cut" (2008).
Secret Reunion stars SONG Kang-ho ("Thirst" 2009, "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" 2008) whose films always seem to turn to block buster gold. Also starring is KANG Dong-won ("M" 2007) whose current film "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" is number 4 at the box office. SONG plays a secret service agent who is kicked out of the service after pursuing a North Korean spy and failing. Six years later, SONG's character comes across an accomplice of the spy, played by... |More
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| [TV Program] KOCCA and KOFIC Launch 3D Film Discussion and Biz Fair (Source) |
2010/02/16 |
Korea Creative Content Agency (President & CEO Lee Jae-woong) and the Korean Film Council (Chairman Cho Hee-moon) hold the 3D Film Discussion and Biz Fair with the theme of "Exploring the Future of Korean-style 3D Films" at the Cinémathèque, KOFA Theater No. 2, in KOCCA (Korea Creative Content Agency)/KOFA (Korean Film Archive) building in Sangam-dong at 2 pm on February
During the event, the potential of Korea's 3D industry is discussed and business meetings with 3D production companies are offered.
3D Film Discussion and Biz Fair
○ Date: 14:00~18:00, February 3 (Wed), 2010 ○ Place : Cinémathèque KOFA Theater No. 2, KOCCA/KOFA, Sangam-dong, Seoul ○ Hosts : KOFIC(Korean Film Council), KOCCA ○ Sponsor : Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism ○ Participants : Film, animation, CG industry and academy professionals
3D Film Discussion Topics
Presentation 1: What is the current status of Korea's CG technology?, ETRI(Electronics and Telecommunicat... |More
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