along with the gods the last 49 days

Don’t Miss The Final Trailer For ALONG WITH THE GODS: THE LAST 49 DAYS

The reviews are already out for Kim Yong-Hwa’s upcoming afterlife fantasy webtoon adaptation, Along With The Gods: The Last 49 Days. You can read our here while just a few days out from its release in South Korea and North America, Well Go USA is out to remind the masses with an official trailer. The fantasy epic that smashed box office records in Korea reaches its thrilling climax in ALONG WITH THE GODS: THE LAST 49 DAYS. As the deceased soul Su-hong and his three afterlife guardians face the remaining trials to obtain their reincarnation, the guardians come face to face with the buried truth of their tragic time on earth a thousand years ago, culminating in a final battle with a rogue god. Actors Ha Jung-Woo, Ju Ji-Hoon and Don Lee star with actress Kim Hyang-Gi, and actors Kim Dong-Wook and Lee Jung-Jae for the film’s August 1 release!

Review: ALONG WITH THE GODS: THE LAST 49 DAYS Maintains Epic Fantasy Deliberation With Unfolding Drama

Lee B. Golden III

Director Kim Yong-Hwa made a major hit for himself late last year adapting Korean fantasy webtoon, Along With The Gods: The Two Worlds. The film even took me by surprise thinking it would be one straightforward film at one point and not knowing right away there would be an almost immediate back-to-back sequel, and even learning recently that more developments for the big and small screen were in bound. Immersed in a Buddhist narrative, the first movie is one of nearly constant emotive stimulus, coupled with big scale battles with mystical weapons against varying creatures and entites, including a fast-growing demonic vengeful spirit proving pivotal in the movie’s progression. The drama is heavy-handed amidst a sprawling millieu spanning Earth and the Afterworld, and the action left an almost anime-inspired feel with our characters moving at lightning speed. All these and more now draw us into next chapter, Along With The […]

Afterworld Saga ALONG WITH THE GODS Is In Line For Two New Sequels, Plus Spin-Offs And Prequels

Lee B. Golden III

Hat tip over to Pierce Conran at Modern Korean Cinema who brings word that two more films will shoot back-to-back next year further encompassing Kim Yong-Hwa’s Along With The Gods saga. Cast and crew details remain pending while the new sequels will venture into prequel and spin-off territory based on Joo Ho-Min’s 2010 webtoon series. Along With The Gods kicked off with The Two Worlds, releasing late last year and overseas in early 2018. Featuring Cha Tae-Yun as a firefighter who dies earlier on, the film tells of the elusive, afterworld mystery, intrigue and danger surrounding a trio of guardian reapers who reluctantly aid in human affairs as our protagonist faces seven hellbound trials to test his purity. Releasing on August 1 in South Korea, several select cast are reprising for the current upcoming sequel dubbed The Last 49 Days, including Ha Jung-Woo, Kim Hyang-Gi, Ju Ji-Hoon, Don Lee and […]