[HanCinema's News] Global Poster Released for "Kingmaker"
By William Schwartz | Published on
The upcoming South Korean political thriller "Kingmaker" recently released a new global theatrical poster. As the poster is written in English, this release is bolstering hopes that "Kingmaker" will see an international release. "Kingmaker" is the first film from director Byun Sung-hun since "The Merciless" back in 2017. The gangster film screened at the Cannes International Film Festival. However, "Kingmaker" itself does not yet have any confirmed film festival appearances.
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The creation of the global theatrical poster may assist with that. "Kingmaker" is set to compete with "The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure" in the often lucrative Lunar New Year weekend, although there were no major releases in that timeframe last year due to COVID-19. "Kingmaker" itself was delayed due to the pandemic, having originally been planned for a release in December of last year. "Kingmaker" will be released in South Korean theaters on January 26th.
Written by William Schwartz
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"Kingmaker" is directed by Byun Sung-Hyun, and features Sol Kyung-gu, Lee Sun-kyun, Yoo Jae-myung, Jo Woo-jin, Park In-hwan, Lee Hae-young-I. Release date in Korea: 2022/01/26.
William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea from 2011 to 2021. He is currently located in the Portland metropolitan area. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net, and is open to requests for content in future articles.