Archive for the ‘Chungmuro/Film News’ Category
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Yoon Kye-sang and Kim Ok-bin take on legal thriller
Based on a real-life event, there’s a new movie in the works called Minority Opinion, which has cast Yoon Kye-sang (Phungsan Dog, Best Love) in the lead with Kim Ok-bin (Actresses, Thirst) and Yoo Hae-jin (The Unjust, Moss) in supporting roles. It sounds like a taut legal drama, and drawing upon the Yongsan Incident a... More »
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Trailer and stills for Lee Je-hoon’s thriller Ethics of Wrath
Well thank goodness for movies that get released post army enlistment. With Lee Je-hoon away at army and hearts crushed everywhere, there’s nothing like catching him on the big screen to help make the time go by faster. He was smart and shot two films right before enlisting, though don’t we wish it were ten?... More »
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Teaser for Kim Bum and Kim Kang-woo’s Psychometry
Ah, this title makes more sense: Psychometry is the paranormal crime thriller starring Kim Bum and Kim Kang-woo that formerly went by the (vaguer, less interesting-sounding) Miracle. While Psychometry is fairly literal as far as monikers go, it does seem much more fitting to the murder-investigation plotline. The teaser’s out, which hints at an entertaining... More »
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Kim Yoon-hye cast in mysterious melo-horror Girl
Kim Yoon-hye only just started on her current show, tvN’s delightful rom-com Flower Boy Next Door (she plays Enrique’s frank-speaking first love), but she’s lining up her next project already. It’s a movie titled Girl that’s described as a “horror melo,” which sounds like an intriguing mix. (If you’re like me, you may still find... More »
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Kim Min-hee joins Band of Thieves
More news on Band of Thieves as it gears up to begin production: The film is an upcoming action film featuring a Robin Hood-y story of a Joseon hero who steals from corrupt rich noblemen and stands up for the disenfranchised masses, which is surprisingly becoming sort of a commonplace setup in dramaland these days.... More »
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Teaser builds anticipation for crime thriller New World
If dark crime thrillers are your thing (and Chungmuro certainly has a way of churning them out), heads up for another entry in the genre with New World getting ready for its big premiere. The movie opens next month and has just released a trailer to whet our appetites, which has set a record that... More »
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Lee Shi-young’s quirky new rom-com
Lee Shi-young really does have a great niche carved out as a quirky rom-com heroine. She’s got a new movie due out next month called, hilariously, Men: An Operating Manual. (It’s the best way to translate it without calling the thing How to Use Men, which sounds like a whole other thing entirely.) Her leading... More »
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Yoo Ah-in in consideration to play Jang Dong-gun’s son
Well, isn’t Yoo Ah-in a busy bee. Or perhaps he’s just casting his net wide. Rumors are still out and about the he’s in contention for the king role in Kim Tae-hee’s upcoming drama, Jang Ok-jung, and now reports are circling that he’s also considering a high-profile film project: Friend 2, which would be the... More »
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Jung Seok-won headlines naval war film
Jung Seok-won has been cast as the lead in a new war movie called Battle of Yeonpyeong, and interestingly, his marine corps background seems to have been a major reason he got the part. Hey, Hyun Bin shouldn’t be the only one to collect good karma points for being an actor marine. The movie is... More »
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Covertly Grandly’s award-winning cast
Well don’t they make one shiny cast. There’s one movie that’s reaping the direct benefits of the KBS/MBC/SBS Drama Awards this year — Kim Soo-hyun’s new pretty-boy spy flick Covertly Grandly now gets to boast that between its four leading men, they’ve pocketed acting awards from all three broadcasters. I’d say the cast is pretty... More »
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