THE VILLAGERS Trailer: Don Lee Punches Down On Youthful Angst This October
The film also features late actress Kim Sae-ron in one of her final appearances in film.
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HOLY NIGHT: DEMON HUNTERS Review: Hell Has A Face, And Don Lee Will Punch It!
The movie opens this Friday from Capelight Pictures Int’l in the U.S.!
PIG VILLAGE: Don Lee Reteams With ‘The Roundup 2 & 3’ Director For Hollywood Action Adventure, Cast Announced
Production is expected to wrap in the first half of 2025!
HOLY NIGHT: DEMON HUNTERS: Capelight Reveals North American Trailer For May Release!
Don Lee will punch things in North America next month!
HOLY NIGHT: DEMON HUNTERS Sees Don Lee Swinging Hard And Fast At Evil In The Official Trailer
Don Lee delivers supernatural justice in the new action horror from director Lim Dae-hee!
HOLY NIGHT: DEMON HUNTERS Teaser Reveals Don Lee Punching Evil To Smithereens!
If you couldn’t get enough of watching Don Lee punch people in the face in last year’s Badland Hunters and The Roundup 4: Punishment, then consider the matter settled. The first teaser is here for Holy Night: Demon Hunters, from debut writer and director Lim Dae-hee, looking to service the fans accordingly with the actor firmly in fighting form! Holy Night is team that fights against groups that worships demons. The members of the Holy Night team are Bau (Ma Dong-Seok), Sharon (Seohyun) and Kim-kun (David Lee). Bau’s special ability is his powerful physical strength. Sharon has an ability to identify demons and performs exorcisms. Kim-kun helps Bau and Sharon. Meanwhile, Psychiatrist Jung-won (Kyung Soo-Jin) visits the Holy Night team to save her younger sister Eun-seo (Jung Ji-So). A demon resides in Eunseo’s body. Lotte Entertainment is releasing the film to Korean audiences beginning April 30. Catch the teaser below, […]
THE ROUNDUP: PUNISHMENT Trailer Pits Don Lee Against Cybercrime For The U.S. Release!
As a small courtesy, I’m just going to mention here that there’s a mid-credits scene in Lee Sang-yong’s The Roundup: No Way Out, which connects straight to the franchise’s latest entry. That would now be The Roundup: Punishment, with the undoubted reunion of leading man Don Lee and character actor Park Ji-hwan for another rippling crime story ripe with rib-breaking action and laughs to boot. During the investigations of a drug trafficking app, the Monster Cop Ma Seok-do (Don Lee) and his team discover a connection between the wanted app developer, who was killed in the Philippines, and a massive illegal online gambling organization. Meanwhile in the Philippines, Baek Chang-gi, a former elite soldier, has been controlling the Korean online illegal gambling market, terrorizing it with kidnap, assault and murder. His partner, the IT genius CEO, Chang Dong-chul plans an even larger scheme in Korea. To put an end to […]
THE ROUNDUP: NO WAY OUT Review: Don Lee Is Thrice The Muscle And Bustle In Lee Sang-Yong’s Hard-Hitting Action Comedy
Lee Sang-yong’s The Roundup has a shorter runtime in comparison to Kang Yoon-sung’s 2017 predecessor, The Outlaws. I’m fascinated by this in terms of its characteristics for success, and the momentum handed to it in course of its fruition as a franchise nowadays with a total of four movies in its deck. The same goes for its third chapter, Lee’s The Roundup: No Way Out, which opened in Cannes and in South Korea last summer. Whatever the case is or may be, there’s no question that Lee capitalizes on just about everything that worked in the 2022 sequel. That film’s writer Kim Min-sung, as well as its Cha Woo-jin, paired up to pen The Roundup: No Way Out, for a story that beefs things up plenty in the action department without losing a beat in the energy that keeps it going. Par for the course is frontman Don Lee, centerstage […]
NON STOP: Don Lee Confirms Ensemble Action Film Development Following Last Year’s Peculiar Poster Reveal
The Eternals and Train To Busan actor Don Lee confirmed the development of Non Stop, a new action film whose existence went viral with the release of a concept poster late last year. The following quote comes via Variety’s Patrick Frater who interviewed Lee as his latest film, The Roundup: Punishment, is set to screen at the Berlinale. “I still have a project left for Marvel. Also ‘The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil,’ which I’m remaking with Sylvester Stallone. And then I’m getting ready for something called ‘Non Stop,’ which is an actual franchise where Asian martial art actors [‘The Raid’ star] Iko Uwais, [‘Ong Bak’ star Tony Jaa] and Jet Li – get together in one movie,” says Lee. The poster began making the rounds on Instagram and in news sites overseas in the Southeast. Actor Lee shared it on his Instagram page in December while Jaa later shared […]
BADLAND HUNTERS Review: Pure Popcorn Thrills And Kills With Don Lee Leading The Way
Thanks for visiting, and if you enjoyed this article, click here and Buy Me A Coffee to show your support! With stunt multi-hyphenate Heo Myung-haeng set to smack down the Berlinale this year with The Roundup: Punishment, Netflix subscribers got a first glilpse of his directorial caliber reteaming him once more with actor Don Lee for dystopian thriller, Badland Hunters. I had my doubts about watching this before seeing Um Tae-hwa’s earthquake thriller Concrete Utopia given Heo’s movie was touted as a sequel, though the messaging on that end tapered off quite a bit as the months passed and really, Badland Hunters lands well enough as a standalone spectacle anyway. Indeed, the film does throw in a devastating seismic event at the top of the film but for the remaining hour and a half-plus, it’s pretty much forgotten about as we focus on Kim Bo-tong and Kwak Jae-min’s script and […]
THE ROUNDUP: PUNISHMENT Teaser Punches Hard Into The Next Brutal Chapter Of The Don Lee Crime Thriller Franchise
Readying its world premiere for the 74th Berlinale is another round of meaty ham knuckle hero sandwiches on Don Lee-sized Wonder bread for The Roundup: Punishment. The film also reteams The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil star with fellow headliner Kim Moo-yul, and with none other than Badland Hunters director and stunt multihyphenate Heo Myung-haeng at the helm. “Monster Cop” Ma Seok-do is investigating an illegal online gambling organisation. As he begins to hunt down the criminals, he proposes an unexpected alliance. The Roundup: Punishment is fourth in line for a franchise that began with 2017 crime flick, The Outlaws, and continued subsequently with 2022’s The Roundup and last year’s The Roundup: No Way Out. The latest chapter also stars Park Ji-hwan and Lee Dong-hwi. Check out the teaser! Image credits: ABO Entertainment/Bigpunch Pictures/Hong Film/B.A. Entertainment
BADLAND HUNTERS: Don Lee Slays In The Spectacular Teaser For Upcoming Survival Thriller
Don Lee comtinues to be a welcome feat in the new year, punching and decapitating things in fine form as he heads up Badland Hunters, a sequel to Um Tae-hwa’s award-winning survival epic, Concrete Utopia which comes to Netflix on Janaury 26. Formerly titled “The Wilderness,” the actor is joined by director and stunt specialist Heo Myung-haeng who takes to the helm for his second time after the two wrapped up production on directing the upcoming fourth installment of “The Outlaw” franchise, The Roundup: Punishment. Whereas the first film centered on the embattled survivors of a massive earthquake in a single-standing apartment building, the events of that film have since amped up the dystopia to a more global scale, coupled with an edgier, rousing tone fitting for Lee’s fanbase. Hence the following tagline: “The world has come to an end. The world calls upon the hunter.” That’s all we get […]
Trailer: THE ROUNDUP: NO WAY OUT Rounds Up A June 2 U.S. Release!
Capelight Pictures is proudly releasing Lee Sang-yong’s hotly anticipated threequel, The Roundup: No Way Out, on June 2 in North American theaters. The film returns actor Don Lee back in the spotlight for another round as the no-frills and no BS detective Ma, following 2017’s The Outlaws in which he tracks down a notorious mobster in South Korea’s Chinatown district, and in last year’s The Roundup in which he hunts down a vicious killer. Cue the obligatory “…but wait, there’s more!”: The beast cop Ma Seok-do returns — This time, to the Metro Investigations! Seven years after the roundup in Vietnam, Ma Seok-do (Don LEE) joins a new squad to investigate a murder case. Soon, he finds out this case involves busting a synthetic drug and starts to dig deeper… Meanwhile, the guy behind it all—Joo Sung-chul (LEE Jun-hyuk)—doesn’t stop looking for trouble, and the Japanese drug distributors, Ricky (Aoki […]
THE ROUNDUP: PUNISHMENT Announces ‘The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil’ Reunion Casting Kim Moo-Yul, ‘The Roundup’ Stunt Coordinator Debut Directing
If you enjoyed the brutal melee of bludgeoning fists and retribution delivered by Don Lee in last year’s The Roundup and you’re ready for impending threequel The Roundup: No Way Out, you’d be wise to stay the course for its fourth outing, The Roundup: Punishment. The production is announcing actor Kim Moo-yul to the cast as the villiain, rejoining him with Lee following their brooding 2019 action thriller, Lee Won-tae’s The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil, which landed a surprise addition to the screening slate for Fantasia Festival that year before releasing in North America through Well Go USA. Seasoned Korean action veteran Heo Myeong-haeng (Hunt, Extreme Job) makes his feature directorial debut on the fourth chapter of The Outlaws franchise. Heo’s credits extend as far back as more than twenty years collaborating with directors like Kim Sung-su, Kang Woo-suk, Ryoo Seung-wan, Na Hong-jin, Kim Jee-woon, Park Hoon-jung, actor Ha […]
THE ROUNDUP: NO WAY OUT International Official Trailer Launches
ABO is going hard this month as the release date approaches for Lee Sang-yong’s Don Lee threequel, The Roundup: No Way Out. The film comes out in South Korea late May with other territories pending from this summer, including ours, and I reckon it’ll be just in time for some of this year’s festivals to add it to their slates, hopefully. What I love most is that Jun Kunimura gets a few visuals here along with the film’s Korean and Japanese cast which really antes things up some since the franchise took off in 2017. This time, our main star is part of a regional investigation unit tackling a new enemy in actor Lee Jun-Hyuk, and the Yakuza are involved as well. Hence Kunimura and sword-wielding Munetaka Aoki. The trailer below also arrived hours earlier with Korean subtitles with ABO debuting in English as of Wednesday. Check it out!
THE ROUNDUP: NO WAY OUT Rounds Up Some Major Poster Art!
I’ve been awake for a few hours before I’m actually supposed to be up and about my day, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to share some of the latest enticing poster art for director Lee Sang-yong’s The Roundup: No Way Out. There’s a main poster in both Hangul and English, as well as a trio of character posters making the rounds for the film’s May 31 release. Detective Ma (Don LEE) is back again, now as a part of the regional investigation unit. With a new team, he has to catch a new villain (LEE Jun-hyuk). On the other hand, Riki (Aoki MUNETAKA), the Japanese gangster adds suspense by joining this fierce battle. Just after “The Roundup” became the biggest blockbuster of 2022 in Korea earning over $100 million, the director LEE Sang-yong and Don LEE team up again to keep up the momentum. The official launch trailer […]
Punch Into The Week With The First Teaser For THE ROUNDUP: NO WAY OUT!
The Roundup franchise is making its way back to relevancy with the first teaser for The Roundup: No Way Out. This one marks the third chapter in the upbeat crime thriller saga led by actor Don Lee who continues to grow his career both at home and abroad, as he’s been hinting of late through his social media posts following his most recent stint with Marvel. The action star is also producing once again, and is joined by none other than director Lee Sang-yong whose work on last year’s sequel, The Roundup, was a hit at home and at the festivals. Actor Munetaka Aoki of Rurouni Kenshin franchise fame joins the fray as well, as Lee Joon-hyuk and Lee Beom-soo, in addition to a special appearance by veteran actor Jun Kunimura. Detective Ma Seok-do joins the Metropolitan Investigation Team, to eradicate Joo Seong-cheol and other Japanese gangsters from committing heinous […]
Streaming Sleepers: Watch THE OUTLAWS And THE ROUNDUP Right Now On Tubi
Consider this your seasonal reminder that one of the baddest-ass actors of the last several years is on deck to return as a leading character favorite in the Beast Cop saga in The Roundup: No Way Out. We already have a few first looks at the star in the new film from director Lee Sang-yong and starring Don Lee, though hopefully a trailer won’t be too far off from now to stir things up. Until then, if you’re new to the phenomenon and you’re wherever folks can get Tubi, then you’re just in luck. The first film, The Outlaws, has been on the free ad-supported platform for quite a long while now, and the sequel, The Roundup, only recently just arrived for fans to watch and enjoy. Kang Yoon-sung directed both titles with the sequel getting a limited theatrical U.S. release through Capelight last year following its festival run. Actor […]
Don Lee Action Threequel THE ROUNDUP: NO WAY OUT Punches In With Production Already Underway
Production is underway for The Roundup: No Way Out, according to THR‘s Patrick Brzeski who says cameras began rolling last week. The news comes following reports back in May citing casting news now confirmed in this week’s coverage with Don Lee heading up the cast once more. According to the report, The Roundup: No Way Out “continues the gritty action adventures of Lee’s beefed-up detective Ma Seok-do after he has joined the Regional Investigation Unit to face a new crime conspiracy.” Lee Sang-yong, who succeeded The Outlaws helmer to direct its most recent sequel to box office fruition, is directing the third film which is currently poised for several more sequels going forward. Also starring are Lee Joon-hyuk (Along with the Gods) who joins the franchise to play the new film’s villain, as well as Munetaka Aoki (Rurouni Kenshin franchise) who will co-star as a Yakuza named Riki, Lee Beom-su (The Divine […]
Fantasia XXVI Review: Lee Sang-Yong’s THE ROUNDUP Knocks ‘Em Out Once More In The Hit Action Crime Sequel
Watch any of actor Don Lee’s earlier films and you’ll know he wasn’t as sizeable as he has been in the last, say, maybe eight or ten years. Regardless of whether his beefy build was a planned effort or not, however, you have to give it to him for using it to his advantage and ultimately paving a way for an evolution in Korean cinema of late with a raft of hard-hitting roles as a big, hard-hitting character with enough screen charisma to match the likes of Schwarzenegger and current business partner Stallone to name a certain few, which now brings us to Lee Sang-yong’s The Outlaws follow-up, The Roundup. Enter Ma, the “Beast Cop” himself played once more by actor Don Lee in a story now set in 2008 where he and his unit’s captain, Jeon Il-man, are sent to extradite a criminal operating in Vietnam. The case eventually […]