Snowpiercer

SNOWPIERCER Gets TV Series Development, Bong Joon-Ho To Exec Produce

It’s a good week this week if you’re name is Bong Joon-Ho. The director’s most recent project, Okja, has just partnered with Netflix and Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment banner ahead of its 2017 release and marks the beginning of a new spurt of progress in the wake of his hit sci-fi success story, Snowpiercer. Incidentally, it turns out that Marty Adelstein’s Tomorrow Studios are optioning the rights to the film as they now see potential for a series according to THR. Sarah Connor Chronicles scribe Josh Friedman has been tapped the hopeful series based on the 2013 movie and its literary predecessor, “Le Transperceneige”, in which an apocalyptic Ice Age takes over Earth, forcing the remainder of mankind to survive on a train that encircles the world where class warfare ultimately erupts in a hail of bullets and blunt objects. The film starred an ensemble cast featuring Chris Evans, […]

Chris Evans Reloads In A New Clip From SNOWPIERCER!

Lee B. Golden III

Director Bong Joon-ho‘s newest sci-fi epic, Snowpiercer, has been a long-awaited event for a LOT of people who haven’t been able to see it since the director’s equally long battle to get his cut of the film released in the U.S.. This week, that all changes with its limited theatrical release starting Friday, and if you needed any more motivation, check out the latest clip below, and by all means, get your tickets today! SYNOPSIS: It’s been 18 years since we froze the earth. The few remaining humans live on the Snowpiercer, a train on an infinite loop around the globe. For those at the front, it’s a lavish paradise of drugs and sushi in the lap of luxury; for those trapped in the tail section, life is short and cruel. But change is in the air. Curtis (Chris Evans), desperate to escape the tail of the train, plans an […]

SNOWPIERCER Gets A New Poster For Its U.S. Release

Lee B. Golden III

Any news is good news since director Bong Joon-ho won the battle to grant filmgoers the desired viewing of his version of his new critically acclaimed sci-fi epic, Snowpiercer. So on Friday, the kind folks over at Vulture unveiled the newest North American artwork for the film which you can take a look at below. SYNOPSIS: “Snowpiercer,” based on the French graphic novel “Le Transperceneige,” is set in a future where, after a failed experiment to stop global warming, an Ice Age kills off all life on the planet except for the inhabitants of the Snow Piercer, a train that travels around the globe and is powered by a sacred perpetual-motion engine. A class system evolves on the train but a revolution brews. The film is getting a day-and-date release in the U.S. on June 27, meaning you will be able to catch the film in select theaters throughout the […]

SNOWPIERCER Gets Its First Official U.S. Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

Have you ever gotten the feeling of total, absolute frustration from hearing that other people have seen a movie for you? Well, I certainly got that feeling before the The Raid 2 finally hit theaters, and I will be fixing that same problem when I go and see X-Men: Days Of Future Past. But especially, I know where I will be on the weekend of June 27 when director Bong Joon-Ho‘s newest critically-acclaimed sci-fi action thriller, Snowpiercer, arrives on its day-and-date digital, VoD and theatrical release. And to think that all it took was a roughly a whole year after it was released in South Korea and other audiences around the world to much fan appeal. Nearly a year. It never should have taken this long. SYNOPSIS: In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off all life on the planet except for a lucky few that boarded the […]

The New Red-Band Trailer For SNOWPIERCER Draws Plenty Of Red!

Lee B. Golden III

It’s been a long time coming, but director Bong Joon-ho‘s latest film, Snowpiercer is finally getting the North American treatment it should have gotten at least last year. Granted, it will only be a day-and-date release, but considering how long and hard Bong fought to get his cut of the film approved after The Weinstein Company acquired the rights to it with the goal of cutting it down in order to be able to sell it to middle America, a limited theatrical release is a small price to pay. And to boot, we’re talking about a film that has already earned the explicit praise and approval of most critics around the world who have seen the film, if not all of them. Snowpiercer has an ensemble cast led by actors Song Kang-Ho, Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton and Ko Ah-sung, with Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, Ewen Brewmner, Alison Pill, John Hurt […]

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Bong Joon-Ho's SNOWPIERCER Keeps Its Director’s Cut For North America

Lee B. Golden III

It’s been a long, long await for South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho as he sought to see his latest film, Snowpiercer, get its day in theaters around the world, including in North America. Evidently, as the film launched its success story with rave reviews from its previous releases in South Korea, Hong Kong and France, in addition to its positive test audience ratings for the director’s cut against TWC’s, the film suffered from a major snag last year as Harvey Weinstein felt it necessary to chop the film down for its U.S. audiences in southern states so it would sell better as a condensed action movie. This obviously did not settle well with the director and it ultimately lead to a long and winding debate that kept the film’s North American release in an unnecessary state of limbo while Bong and TWC sorted out their differences, until Thursday night when […]

The New Japanese Trailer For SNOWPIERCER Has Arrived!

Lee B. Golden III

For a film that has done significantly well on an international level, you would think The Weinstein Company, who own the rights in English-speaking territories to director Bong Joon-Ho‘s highly acclaimed post-apocalyptic contained sci-fi action epic, Snowpiercer, would stop holding out on the film that the rest of us truly deserve to see by now. But nope, that’s not the case. While we last learned that exclusive test viewings Bong‘s version here in America rated higher than TWC’s edited version, in addition to the director and distributor “talking a lot” about keeping the final cut, nothing has been said publicly so far about what WILL be done. So yeah, I sense the bitterness among fans, and it’s frustrating. Kinda like talking to a brick wall at this point. Japan will get to see the full film in all its glory on February 7, 2014 courtesy of Bitter’s End and Kadokawa, […]

SNOWPIERCER Director Bong Joon-Ho: "We're Talking A Lot About Keeping The Original Cut."

Lee B. Golden III

It was intially reported back in August that film distributors over at The Weinstein Company were going to release a version of director Bong Joon-Ho‘s latest science fiction action epic, Snowpiercer, which would have twenty minutes of the film removed. The initial report from IF Magazine quoted writer and film festival programmer Tony Rayns who said “TWC people have told Bong that their aim is to make sure the film ‘will be understood by audiences in Iowa… and Oklahoma,’”, further adding that TWC’s treatment of the film for the U.S., which would unnecessarily add opening and closing voice overs and remove a lot of the character development that was so elemental for the film’s success, was also reflection on other English-speaking areas for which they pre-bought the rights to the film earlier on. At this point, the film was already generating favorable reviews which only increased between its South Korean […]

Hong Kong Gets A New Trailer For SNOWPIERCER

Lee B. Golden III

With actor Chris Evans becoming more and more prevalent nowadays as an action hero, I’m privy to believe we will continue seeing him in larger scale action films in the years ahead. Between this and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, he is a name that sells, something that has definitely benefitted director Bong Joon-ho for his latest sci-fi action thriller epic, Snowpiercer. Of course, despite earning postive reactions from asian cinema fans, film festival goers around the world and audiences in South Korea and France, the film has met some stagnation with English territory distributor The Weinstein Company, as they continue to sit on the film whilst unnecessarily chipping away up to twenty minutes for its own releases in North America and the U.K.. Yes, I know you’re frustrated, and I echo those sentiments wholeheartedly. Perhaps TWC has it that Evans will help sell it too. Although in my humble […]

Hong Kong Gets A New Poster For SNOWPIERCER

Lee B. Golden III

Comic Book Movie forwarded the latest international poster for the upcoming sci-fi action thriller, Snowpiercer. The poster comes just several weeks after the Hong Kong distributor Golden Scene made public their release date for the film from director Bong Joon-ho. Bong, coming off of a recent dual interview he did along with Quentin Tarantino at the Busan International Film Festival earlier this month, was recently reported to be “furious” over the apparent 20 minutes of cuts from the film for North America and other English-speaking territories against his wishes, as it languishes in distribution hell under The Weinstein Company until a release date gets announced. Based on a screenplay by Bong and co-writer Kelly Masterson, Snowpiercer is the live-action adaptation of the French graphic novel, “Le Transperceniege” by Benjamin Legrand and Jacques Lob. Set in the year 2035, a failed attempt to stave off global warming has left Earth covered in extreme […]

Hong Kong Gets The Director's Cut Of SNOWPIERCER

Lee B. Golden III

Twitchfilm Asian cinema contributor James Marsh has announced confirmation via Twitter that Hong Kong will be receiving the original Korean version of co-writer and director Bong Joon-Ho‘s contained sci-fi action thriller, Snowpiercer on November 28, 2013, courtesy of Golden Scene. The news is a major score for fans across the world eagerly waiting to see the director’s cut of the film, which has received positive reviews further ornamented by the approval of the authors of the original novel since its South Korean relase. Aside from Japan, Hong Kong is just the latest addition on a list of largely unknown countries that will get to see the director’s cut of the film on a multi-territorial level, in addition to the previously reported version of Bong‘s film to be released in France from Wild Side Films, in association with Le Pacte. Furthermore, U.S. fans are still awaiting details on just how the […]

Chris Evans Is Battle-Scarred In The Final Trailer For SNOWPIERCER

Lee B. Golden III

Chris Evans is set to lead an ensemble cast in the international Korean sci-fi action production, Snowpiercer. The film is set to release in Korea on August 1, 2013, with a date in North America still pendng courtesy of The Weinstein Company. What more can I say? The film looks epic, action packed and exciting, broadened in scope by a narrative that literally takes place around the world on a highly-powered supertrain designed to survive the freezing cold aftermath of a failed bold effort to stop global warming. And with a story set on a train that explores a societal caste system that ultimately turns into a contained brutal war epic, you can expect just the excitement that every trailer so far has offered, including today’s final trailer which you can view below. Snowpiercer is co-written and directed by Bong Joon-ho and stars Chris Evans,Sung Kang-ho, Jamie Bell, Ewen Bremmer, […]

New Press Material Now Online For SNOWPIERCER

Lee B. Golden III

Hot off of a recent live internet showcase hosted by Korean film critic, Lee Dong-jin, in promotion for filmmaker Bong Joon-ho‘s post-apocalyptic sci-fi action adventure, Snowpiercer, we now have a new international trailer highlighting the film’s South Korean release date for August 1, 2013 from CJ Entertainment. Several new character featurettes and descriptions, and set images are also available online featuring the cast, including Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Alison Pill, Octavia Spencer, Ko Asung, Ewen Bremner and Song Kang-ho. The Weinstein Company currently holds North American distribution rights as a U.S. release date is yet to be announced. Check out the new international trailer below and stay tuned for more info. SYNOPSIS: Based on the novel “Le Transperceneige” by Jacques Lob, Snowpiercer is set in a future time where a failed attempt to stave off global warming has left Earth covered in extreme cold and snow, forcing remaining survivors on a motion engine-powered […]

It’s All-Out Civil War On A Speeding Train In The New International Trailer For SNOWPIERCER

Lee B. Golden III

A new international trailer was unveiled for filmmaker Bong Joon-ho‘s upcoming summer 2013 crossover debut of the sci-fi action adventure, Snowpiercer. The film features an international cast that includes Sung Kang-ho, Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Ewen Bremmer, Allison Pill, Tilda Swinton, Octavia Spencer, John Hurt and Ed Harris. Based on a screenplay co-written by Bong along with Kelly Masterson, Snowpiercer is the live-action adaptation of the French graphic novel, “Le Transperceniege” by Benjamin Legrand and Jacques Lob, which takes place in the year 2035 where world war has thrown the planet into a snow-covered post apocalyptic state, forcing Earth’s last survivors to board the high-tech Snowpiercer train. When their worlds collide, the survivors, divided by economic class, face an ironic turn of events causing their last best hope to become a dangerous and deadly battleground that will endanger what remains of humanity. The Weinstein Company currently has distribution rights to […]

New Promo Footage For SNOWPIERCER

Lee B. Golden III

Bong Joon-ho directs the upcoming summer 2013 release sci-fi action adventure, Snowpiercer, from C.J. entertainmemt. The film features an international cast including Sung Kang-ho (The Host), Chris Evans (Captain America), Jamie Bell (Jumper), Ewen Bremmer (The Rundown), Allison Pill (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World), Tilda Swinton (Constatine), Octavia Spencer (The Help), John Hurt (Hellboy) and Ed Harris (The Rock). Based on a screenplay co-written by Bong along with Kelly Masterson, SNOWPIERCER is the live-action adaptation of the French graphic novel, “Le Transperceniege” by Benjamin Legrand and Jacques Lob, which takes place in the year 2035 where world war has thrown the planet into a snow-covered post apocalyptic state, forcing Earth’s last survivors to board the high-tech Snowpiercer train. When their worlds collide, the survivors, divided by economic class, face an ironic turn of events causing their last best hope to become a dangerous and deadly battleground that will endanger what […]