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41 May 21, 2017July 19, 2021

Bong Joon-ho’s Netflix film Okja premieres at Cannes

by tipsymocha

I always find it simultaneously weird and exciting when Korean acting and directing talent work with American ones, because it really does feel like my two worlds are colliding, when...

Tags: Bong Joon-ho, Choi Woo-shik, Dark Hole
12 November 23, 2016

Bong Joon-ho heads Snowpiercer’s American TV adaptation

by tineybeanie

It was recently announced that critically acclaimed dystopian film Snowpiercer may be adapted into an American cable show on TNT. The one-hour pilot episode is in production now, and if...

Tags: adaptations, Bong Joon-ho, Go Ah-sung, Hollywood, Park Chan-wook, Song Kang-ho
35 March 16, 2016March 16, 2016

Choi Woo-shik, Ahn Seo-hyun up for Bong Joon-ho’s monster movie Okja

by girlfriday

Well this seems like a good reason to pass on the Entourage remake. Choi Woo-shik (Ho-gu's Love) is in talks to join director Bong Joon-ho's next international co-production, a monster...

Tags: Bong Joon-ho, Choi Woo-shik
56 November 15, 2015July 19, 2021

News bites: November 15, 2015

by awcoconuts

Joo-won Joo-won (Yong-pal) has been cast as the lead in a Chinese drama called Love Express. In the rom-com, he’ll be coupled up with Deng Jiajia, who will play...

Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Bong Joon-ho, Dark Hole, Joo-won, Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Jun-ki, Misaeng, news bites, Yang Jin-sung
25 March 19, 2012March 19, 2012

The Host stars join Bong Joon-ho’s international sci-fi thriller

by javabeans

A-list director Bong Joon-ho (Mother) is bringing back a couple of stars from one of his biggest hits, The Host, for his newest project, Snow Piercer, which sounds like quite...

Tags: Bong Joon-ho, Go Ah-sung, Hollywood, Song Kang-ho
17 March 22, 2010March 22, 2010

Mother wins Best Picture at Asian Film Awards

by javabeans

Director Bong Joon-ho's thriller Mother, starring Kim Hye-ja as a mother determined to clear her son (Won Bin) of murder charges, picked up three awards at the recent Asian Film...

Tags: awards, Bong Joon-ho, Kim Hye-ja
18 December 10, 2009December 10, 2009

Bong Joon-ho series at LACMA

by javabeans

If you're in Southern California and have some time this weekend, you may want to check out the "Everything is a Mystery: Four Films by Bong Joon-ho" series at the...

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11 September 17, 2009December 10, 2009

Mother screens at AFI FEST in Los Angeles

by javabeans

Good news for Los Angeles fans of Won Bin (Taegukgi), Kim Hye-ja (Mom's Dead Upset), and/or director Bong Joon-ho (The Host): Their latest film, the thriller Mother, is getting...

Tags: Bong Joon-ho, film festivals, Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin
14 September 2, 2009December 10, 2009

Mother will get a U.S. theatrical release

by javabeans

Looks like director Bong Joon-ho's most recent film, Cannes entry Mother (starring Won Bin and Kim Hye-ja), will be getting a theatrical release in the U.S. American film distributor...

Tags: Bong Joon-ho, Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin
14 May 28, 2009December 10, 2009

Mother opens big with a box-office record

by javabeans

Thriller film Mother has claimed the top spot for Korean movie openings this year, drawing in more than 220,000 attendees in its first day (May 28). This breaks the April 30 opening of...

Tags: Bong Joon-ho, Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin