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I still want me a threequel to this.
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THE TYRANT Trailer: Park Hoon-Jung’s New Miniseries Streams On Hulu Tomorrow!
What I really want is a third installment of The Witch from director Park Hoon-jung. As much I enjoy his work however, I’ll take what I can get, and that includes his latest four-part action thriller series, The Tyrant. When U.S. intelligence learns that the South Korean government is working on a deadly new virus under a secretive program, they demand that all research be halted immediately and that samples be turned over. However, the team is attacked and the sample is stolen by a professional killer. With everything at stake, a U.S. agent tries to retrieve the deadly sample and what ensues is a breathtaking action-packed battle between intelligence services and unknown parties. The Tyrant stars Jo Yoon-su, Cha Seung-won, Kim Seon-ho, and Kim Kang-woo. All four parts will stream simultaneously on Disney+ Korea and stateside on Hulu beginning Wednesday.
THE CHILDE Blu-Ray Review: A Lean And Mean Cat-And-Mouse Thriller From Park Hoon-Jung
I have yet to see the complete resumé of filmmaker Park Hoon-jung’s work. What I can assert for the most part from what I’ve seen is that if you’re looking for an absolute thrill, you won’t be disappointed. His most recent effort, The Childe, is exemplary of this. Little was known about this film’s plot from the outset of its release campaign, and brilliantly so considering what little there was to promote without being spoilery, for the most part. For what its worth however, the logline is simple enough to be enticing for anyone who loves an envigorating cat-and-mouse thriller out of South Korea, particularly one whose story is set between worlds, and with a cast of lead actors whose roles are budding opposites with one another whilst ultimately finding commonality as the plot thickens. This story puts the viewer right into the gruesome world of a mysterious figure (Kim […]
THE CHILDE: Catch The Official U.S. Trailer For Park Hoon-Jung’s New Action Thriller
Director Park Hoon-jung’s relationship with North American distro banner Well Go USA continues to pay off as it gears up to release his latest action thriller, The Childe. The official trailer is now online for the film starring Kim Seon-ho, Kang Tae-ju, Kim Kang-woo and Go Ara, and opening in U.S. theaters on June 30. In a desperate attempt to secure funds for his mother’s surgery, an amateur boxer searches for the wealthy estranged father he’s never met. But after a lead takes him from the Philippines to Korea, he is relentlessly pursued by a quirky yet highly dangerous man. As additional entities join in his pursuit and cause chaos, he will be forced to confront a shocking truth that may cost him his life.
THE CHILDE: Don’t Miss The North American Teaser For Park Hoon-Jung’s New Thriller
Park Hoon-jung is a concurrent favorite for Asian film fans, and his latest aims to make that same case once more with action crime thriller, The Childe. The first official U.S. teaser is here too, and shows about as much as earlier footage already has, and so not much has been given away, storywise. Nice one! What we do know is that actor Kang Tae-joo is making his feature debut from a script by Park. Here, he plays an aspiring boxer born to a Filipino mother and living in the Philippines. He gets an unexpected call and jets to South Korea to find the father who abandoned him, only to find himself hunted by malevolent forces for various reasons. That’s it. That’s all we know to the story apart from any stills and footage we’ve seen, and none of us are the wiser. Still, the momentum is cooking. Also starring […]
TYRANT: Details On New Action Thriller From ‘The Witch’ And ‘The Childe’ Director
At this point all I really want is my threequel to The Witch franchise, and as long as Park Hoon-jung is back for a third time to direct it, I’ve got no complaints. In the meantime, I’m perfectly fine with another gritty, modern actioner out of South Korea from the celebrated Night In Paradise director who is now under way with Tyrant, as Acemaker Movieworks handles international sales. A covert program called ‘The Tyrant Project’ that was carried out in Korea is uncovered by the US intelligence agency, which orders the Korean counterpart to immediately shut down. The project is dismantled and is about to be handed over to the US but an accident takes place during the handoff. Operation staff Ja-kyung and Mo-yong successfully hijack the program sample as per Director Choi’s order. US intelligence agent Paul finds out about the accident and decides to retrieve the sample himself. […]
THE CHILDE: Well Go USA Punches Out With ‘The Witch’ Director’s New Action Thriller
Screendaily‘s Jean Noh revealed this week that Park Hoon-jung’s The Childe was acquired by Well Go USA. World sales agent Contents Panda on hand for buyers to sell the film among its slate at the Cannes market. In front of “Marco,” a boxer who travels around an illegal Philippine stadium, forces with different purposes, including an unidentified man “Ghost,” appear to pursue madness. Kang Tae-joo and Kim Seon-ho star along with Kim Kang-woo and Go Ara. Next Entertainment World, who launched the teaser a few days ago, releasing the action thriller in South Korean cinemas on June 21.
THE CHILDE: The Chase Begins In The First Teaser For ‘Night In Paradise’ Director’s June Actioner
New World, The Witch 1 & 2 and Night In Paradise director Park Hoon-jung is turning in another entry into the fast-moving and gritty crime arena this time with The Childe. Next Entertainment World launched the official first teaser on Monday commencing the campaign whilst aiming for a local June 21 rollout. Directed from a script also by Park, Kang Tae-joo makes his feature debut in the lead role of a struggling Filipino-Korean boxer with an ailing mother. When he receives an unexpected call and is taken to Korea and sets out to find the father who abandoned him, he finds himself running for his life as he’s mysteriously spied on and chased for malevolent reasons. Also making his feature debut is actor Kim Seon-ho, with Kim Kang-woo (Guimoon: The Lightless Door) and Go Ara (Phantom Detective) also starring. Enjoy the teaser!
THE WITCH: PART 2 – THE OTHER ONE: Win A Blu-Ray Of Well Go USA’s Hit Action Horror!
Mark your calendars for November 8, because that’s when Well Go USA finally heads to households with the DVD, Blu-Ray and Digital releases of Park Hoon-jung’s hit sci-fi action horror, The Witch: Part 2 – The Other One. The film marks Park’s follow-up to 2018’s The Witch: Part 1 – The Subversion, and both films are absolute delights if you’re looking to bide your time with some amazing South Korean cinema. In this sequel to the popular Korean sci-fi action thriller THE WITCH: SUBVERSION, the story moves away from a confined secret lab and out into the real world. After a mysterious girl emerges as the sole survivor of a bloody raid on the research facility behind the top-secret Witch Program, she is rescued by a pair of civilians who soon realize the girl is both very powerful and in very grave danger. However, as the assassins tasked with locating […]
THE WITCH: PART 2. THE OTHER ONE Review: More Witches, More Fun For Everyone!
It’s been four years since writer/director Park Hoon-jung thrilled audiences with The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion, featuring Kim Da-mi in the title role with a dark, brooding tale about a young girl whose mysterious past comes back to haunt her with violent effect. Four years later, the stage is set for another offering as Park delivers in full once more with The Witch: Part 2. The Other One – intriguingly titled, despite some of the sheepish reactions it got online, and certainly lends to a sort of menacing air per the narrative. Both films are set against the backdrop of the Witch Program, a black-ops project aimed experimenting on young children at a private facility known as the Ark, with the result ending up in the child’s escape after a catastrophic event. Park’s sequel follows suit in some ways, firstly kicking things off with a foreboding prologue, which also […]
[UPDATED]…And Just Like That, Well Go USA’s THE WITCH Sequel Gets A North American Trailer!
Hope you’re all caught up now because Well Go USA has officially released the official trailer for Park Hoon-jung’s The Witch: Part 2 – The Other One. The company has acquired theatrical and digital rights for the U.K., Australia and New Zealand, and for North America where the film will release in theaters and on digital beginning June 17. The long-awaited seuqel centers on another young escapee from a top-secret black site research facility similar to the one in the first film. The girl is soon rescued by a couple but are soon faced with the assassins now hunting her down. The film marks the screen debut for actress and newcomer Shin Si-ah who headlines the sequel from Park following his inaugural 2018 hit thriller starring Kim Da-mi who also reprises her role in the latest film. They are joined by Park Eun-bin, Seo Eun-soo, Jin Goo, Sung Yu-been and […]
THE WITCH PART TWO: Meet ‘The Other One’ In The Official Trailer
What better way is there to get hyped up for a long-awaited sequel to a film that’s been highly praised after four years? Well, there was the teaser two weeks ago to Park Hoon-jung’s The Witch Part Two: The Other One, but we can definitely chalk things up a notch more now with a brand new trailer. The major difference here though is we now get a full look at newcomer Shin Si-ah who is starring as the lead this time around. We also get to dive just a little deeper into what sets things up for the big recapitulation to come – ripe no less with the kind of spectacular action and horror thrills that made the first film so enjoyable, and we definitely get to see actress Jo Min-soo in her dual portrayal stemming from her role(s) in the first. Somewhere, a girl wakes up in a huge […]
And Just Like That…Park Hoon-Jung’s THE WITCH PART 2: THE OTHER ONE Gets A Chilling New Teaser Trailer
I hope the rest of you got a chance at some point in the last four years to check out Park Hoon-jung’s sci-fi action horror, The Witch: Part 1 – The Subversion. That a sequel exists now with The Witch: Part 2 – The Other One is some of the best news ever given what’s offered in the first film, and it kind of irks me that there are still films out there subtitled as the first of what would have been potential film franchises that never came to pass. I gotta say, the 2018 Kim Da-mi starrer deserved every bit of love it got from audiences, and I’m just as excited as everyone else that this story is getting a continuation. Somewhere, a girl wakes up in a huge secret laboratory. The girl accidentally meets Kyung-hee who is trying to protect their house from the gang who harasses her. […]
And Just Like That…Park Hoon-Jung’s THE WITCH Sequel Gets Posters
Next Entertainment World (NEW) is slating a June 15 release for The Witch: Part Two – The Other One, the newest sequel from director Park Hoon-jung following 2018’s The Witch: Part 1 – The Subversion. We now know this thanks to new poster art dictating otherwise, with Park directing a cast led by newcomer and actress Cynthia (a.k.a. Shin Sia) starring. Somewhere, a girl wakes up in a huge secret laboratory. The girl accidentally meets Kyung-hee who is trying to protect their house from the gang who harasses her. When the gang bumps into the girl, they are overpowered by an unexpected power of her. In the meantime, the secret laboratory starts to find the missing girl. Who is this mysterious girl and why is she being chased? Also starring are Park Eun-bin, Seo Eun-soo, Jin Goo, Sung Yu-been, Jo Min-soo and Lee Jong-suk, with actress Kim Da-mi reprising her […]
Don’t Miss A First Look Still From Upcoming Summer Sequel, THE WITCH: PART 2 – THE OTHER ONE
So, I’ve been living under a rock that didn’t allow me to receive any updates about The Witch: Part 2 – The Other One which apparently has a first look making the rounds as of a few months ago, and so I’m compelled to jump on it here courtesy of HanCinema as I know a lot of us who keep up with Korean films have been looking forward to this since the pic was announced in late 2020. As for the photo above, my guess is as good as anyone’s knows what’s happening here, athough I reckon that something particularly sinister is abound following the first film. Much of what we have though can pretty much be filled in as a new synopsis spotlights the coming tale of another girl on the run from a similar underground lab like in the inaugural 2018 film, where children are tested and tormented […]
NIGHT IN PARADISE Looms With Violent Reprisal In The Official Trailer
South Korean action and drama is here to liven up your April home viewing plans with Night In Paradise, from writer/director/producer Park Hoon-jung. The official trailer is finally here with Netflix setting the course toward an April 9 launch date for the new thriller featuring Um Tae-gu (The Great Battle, My Punch-Drunk Boxer), Jeon Yeo-been (After My Death, Secret Zoo) and Cha Seoung-won (Sinkhole, Believer). Night in Paradise is a story about a man, targeted by a criminal gang, who meets a woman cornered to a dead end in life. Director Park Hoon-jung, whose works include highly acclaimed noir films such as New World, V.I.P., and The Witch: Part 1. Night in Paradise was the only Korean film to be screened out of competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. The Netflix Film promises to deliver an enthralling performance by the cast, including Um Tae-gu, who made his unique […]
NIGHT IN PARADISE: Don’t Miss The Official Netflix Teaser For Park Hoon-Jung’s Celebrated Crime Thriller
The first official teaser is now streaming online for New World and V.I.P. helmer Park Hoon-jung’s new South Korean crime noir, Night In Paradise. Produced by Goldmoon in association with Peppermint & company, Inc., Night In Paradise tells a story of a man targeted by a criminal organization and a woman on the verge of life and death. The film, starring Um Tae-goo (My Punch-Drunk Boxer), Jeon Yeo-been (Secret Zoo) and Cha Seoung-won (Sinkhole), will launch globally in 190 countries on Netflix beginning April 9, 2021, following its premiere at the 77th La Biennale di Venezia last year where festival director Alberto Barbera hailed it as “One of the best gangster movies coming from South Korean cinema”.
NIGHT IN PARADISE: Park Hoon-Jung’s Celebrated South Korean Crime Noir Comes To Netflix In April
While New World and V.I.P. director Park Hoon-jung’s action horror sequel to 2018’s The Witch: Part 1 – The Subversion moves forward, his latest crime noir, Night In Paradise, is currently being primed to release on Netflix following the streamer’s announcement on Monday. The film, starring Um Tae-goo (My Punch-Drunk Boxer), Jeon Yeo-been (Secret Zoo) and Cha Seoung-won (Sinkhole) will launch globally in 190 countries beginning April 9, 2021, following its premiere at the 77th La Biennale di Venezia last year where festival director Alberto Barbera hailed it as “One of the best gangster movies coming from South Korean cinema”. Produced by Goldmoon in association with Peppermint & company, Inc., Night In Paradise tells a story of a man (Um) targeted by a criminal organization and a woman on the verge of life and death. Night in Paradise stands as the only Korean film to receive an out of competition […]
Park Hoon-Jung’s THE WITCH Sequel To Shoot In December
NEW (Next Entertainment World) and Warner Bros. Korea are reportedly moving forward with the since long-planned sequel to Park Hoon-jung’s 2018 sci-fi action horror thriller, The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion. Production is expected to commence in December according to several sources online, including an exclusive report at Star News which also hint at the return of actresses Kim Da-mi (JTBC drama, Itaewon Class) and Jo Min-su (Pieta). SBS drama While You Were Sleeping star Lee Jong-suk is also expected to take an early leave from his substitute compulsory military service to join the sequel this since declining the lead male role back in 2017; The move hails a reunion for Lee who previously starred in Park’s crime thriller, V.I.P.. The actor, whose screen credits also partly include Han Jae-Rim’s The Face Reader and Jo Yong-sun’s No Breathing, began his military service last March. Circling the backdrop of human atrocity […]
WITCH: Don’t Miss The Incredible First Trailer For Park Hoon-Jung’s New Suspenseful Thriller
Park Hoon-Jung isn’t finished with enthralling the niche crowd with appetizing concepts. The noted V.I.P. and The Tiger helmer and I Saw The Devil scribe is back and offering his latest on a platter loaded with enough cerebral intrigue to surprise and dazzle you with thrilling action and chilling spectacle with Witch, opening later this month and starring Kim Da-Mi in the title role. Rounding out the cast is actress Jo Min-Soo and Monstrum actors Choi Woo-Sik and Park Hee-Soon to culminate the story of a high-school student trained to become a weapon after suffering pre-mature memory loss. What ensues is an identity crisis with revelations pertaining to deadly scientific experiments attributed in the process as she finds herself embroiled in a crime and forced to battle mysterious foes. The first trailer arrived about a week ago with The Film Stage lending their first coverage and you can now share […]