THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL Taps James Wan To Direct Paramount’s Reimagining With Don Lee Reprising
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THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL: Don Lee, Sylvester Stallone To Raise Crimefighting Hell At Paramount Pictures
Following reports back in May of 2019, Deadline‘s Nancy Tartaglione is reaffirming the news on the pending Don Lee and Sylvester Stallone collab, a remake of Lee Won-tae’s hit 2019 action crime thriller, The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil. The original film was released in South Korea by Kiwi Media Group and shortly after by Well Go USA in the states following its Fantasia Festival premiere (read our review). Joined by Kim Moo-yul and Kim Sung-kyu, Lee starred as a gangster who, after becoming the sole survivor among a raft of murdered crimebosses, reluctantly pairs up with a dogmatic cop who despises gangsters, to take the serial killer down. The new film is now in early stages of development at Paramount Pictures. Lee is set to produce the new film via Gorilla 8 Productions, next to B&C Content CEO Chris S. Lee, BA Entertainment CEO Billy Acumen who also produced […]
THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL: Win A Copy Of Lee Won-Tae’s New ‘Catch ‘Em If You Can’ Crime Thriller Starring Don Lee
By far one of the biggest feats of Korean cinema of late is watching actor Don Lee command the screen. His latest entry with director Lee Won-Tae in The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil is now readying a North American Blu-Ray release next week and we’re aiming to give away three copies to fans who can answer the following trivia: Don Lee shares space with fellow The Cop, The Gangster, The Devil lead actor Kim Moo-Yul in an OCN TV franchise now returning to the big screen with a similar title. Name that TV franchise. Just send us your answer to filmcombatsyndicate@gmail.com along with subject header, GCD Contest, or it will be disqualified. Winners will be announced on October 4, whereby contest winners will then have twenty-four (24) hours to claim their prizes, or they will be forefeit to the next winner. Contest extends only to North American entries. Good luck!
THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL: A Day Of Reckoning Arrives Home October 1 For The South Korean Crime Thriller
Actor Don Lee’s name and career transition has been a more-than-admirable one if you’re familiar with his body of work. That he’s now affiliated with the likes of Sylvester Stallone and the comic book movie hit machine at Marvel is inherently worth taking note of as we now look to his latest, The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil. Lee headlines the hard-hitting new crime thriller about a gangster whose narrow survival of a serial killer’s blade finds him reluctantly paired with a rancorous detective in order to catch him before he strikes again. Actor Kim Moo-Yul (War Of The Arrows) plays the resentful detective while Kim Sung-Kyu (Tunnel) encroaches on Korea as the titular ‘Devil’. The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil arose this summer as a last minute addition to the 23rd Fantasia International Film Festival upon its theatrical stateside release in the U.S.. The film is easily one of […]
FANTASIA 2019: Well Go USA’s THE DIVINE FURY Gets A Late Addition, Don Lee’s THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL Gets An Encore
Kim Joo-hwan’s supernatural MMA thriller, The Divine Fury, is officially screening as a late addition to this year’s 23rd edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival. A day after its South Korean release, the film will screen on August 1 immediately following Hiroyuki Imaishi’s animated powerhouse feature debut out of Studio Trigger, Promare. Well Go USA has slated an August 16 U.S. select theatrical release. The Divine Fury is written and directed by Kim and boasts a dazzling mix of horror and mixed martial arts starring Park Seo-jun (Parasite), Woo Do-hwan (Tempted) and Ahn Sung-ki (The Divine Weapon). Park plays a champion fighter who, as a child, abandoned his Christian faith, only to become afflicted with stigmata as an adult. When he realizes that he may at the center of a demonic plot to take over the Earth, he uses his martial arts prowess to take out the ghouls sent […]
Review: In Lee Won-Tae’s THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL, Don Lee Gives ‘Em Hell!
South Korean actor Don Lee (a.k.a. Ma Dong-Seok) is back with first billing alongside Kim Moo-Yul and Kim Sung-Kyu in a crime tale intriguingly based on a true story with Lee Won-Tae’s The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil. The film premiered at Cannes and is now off to the races for its remaining festival circuitry, and with deserving ceremony given the talent that headlines this latest work from the filmmaker who debuted in 2017 with Cho Jin-Woong starrer, Man Of Will. Lee’s fellow co-star from Kang Yoon-Sung’s The Outlaws, actor Kim Sung-Kyu, bookends the movie title as the menacing serial killer whose gruesome, indiscriminate pile of bodies are plaguing the city. Lee stars as Jang Dong-Soo, a crimeboss mitigating his teetering underworld business dealings with other bosses whilst staving off the whimiscal and unwelcome escapades of Jung Tae-Seok, a relentless detective with a penchant for harassing gangsters for fun. Corruption […]
THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL: Well Go USA Launches The Official Trailer For South Korean Crime Thriller Opening June 7
Well Go USA officially acquired Lee Won-Tae’s new crime drama, The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil, and is officially poised to release the film in the U.S. on June 7. The Texas-based distro firm made the announcement on Thursday (news via THR) conjoining an official trailer which you can view above. Fierce gang boss Jang Dong-su (Don Lee) is violently attacked after a fender bender on a rainy night. After fighting back, he barely escapes, however his reputation as a feared leader is damaged beyond repair. The only way to restore his image is to find his attacker and exact revenge. Jang teams up with Detective Jung Tae-seok (Kim Moo-yul) to find the assailant, but soon discovers the attacker is actually a serial killer. With no support from the police department, Detective Jung is forced to use gang boss Jang’s resources in order to track down the killer. The two […]
THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL: Don Lee To Star In Sylvester Stallone’s Remake Of The Upcoming Korean Crime Thriller
Serial killer thriller The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil is only a week from its South Korean release with actor Don Lee – billed locally as Ma Dong-Seok – starring in a key role. Nevertheless, that’s not putting the breaks on the film’s prospects anytime soon it seems as word now brings us news of its upcoming remake thanks to Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions and BA Entertainment. According to THR‘s Lee Hyo-won, Stallone will direct the film reinterpreting director Lee Won-Tae’s original which stars Lee as a gangster who, after becoming the sole survivor among a raft of murdered crimebosses, reluctantly pairs up with a dogmatic cop who despises gangsters, to take the serial killer down. BA produced the film starring Lee along with Forgotten star Kim Moo-Yul who plays the cop opposite the titular ‘Devil’ serial killer portrayed by Kim Seong-Gyu. The film lends to actor Lee’s credit having […]
THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL: Ma Dong-Seok Isn’t Going Down Without A Fight In The Official Trailer
2019 is a milestone year Ma Dong-Seok who just made the casting rounds for Marvel’s next-phase adventure, The Eternals. He still has a few home grown gems coming down the pipeline and for this we now turn to a brand new official trailer for The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil, from Man Of Will helmer Lee Won-Tae. Ma is joined by fellow Bad Guys cohort, actor Kim Moo-Yul in the respective roles of Jang and Jung, two men on opposite sides of the law who reluctantly join forces to pursue a serial killer when Jang narrowly survives after becomimg a target himself. Ma’s fellow cohort from The Outlaws, actor Kim Seong-gyu, rounds out the trio as the aforementioned serial killer for the film’s May 15 release. Peep the trailer above as well as a behind the scenes featurette and official poster below.
THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL: Meet The Players In The First Teaser For Lee Won-Tae’s Latest
Ready for Don Lee to conquer your moviegoing 2019? Lee Won-tae‘s The Gangster, The Cop And The Devil which just rolled out its first assets online ahead of its Korean release from Kiwi Media Group. Lee is joined by Illang: The Wolf Brigade co-star Kim Moo-yul for the story of Jang (Lee) and Jung (Kim) two men on opposite sides of the law who reluctantly join forces to end a raft of serial killings when Jang narrowly survives after becomimg a target himself. Lee’s fellow cohort from The Outlaws, actor Kim Seong-gyu, rounds out the trio as the aforementioned serial killer for the film’s May release. Check out the teaser above and stills and artwork below.
FIVE-A-DAY COUNTDOWN: The Swordsman, Kesari, Gundala, Sangkar, and The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil
Day 4 commences this week as we continue our daily grouping of five titles for the next several weeks comprising 100 movies to keep an eye out for in 2019. 15 down. Here are five more: The Swordsman: Volcano High star Jang Hyuk is all grown up and missing an eye while trying to find his missing daughter in Choi Jae-Hoon’s new period action epic from Opus Pictures and United Pictures. Hyuk’s is one of three key cast roles centering the story on three swordsman from different backgrounds who converge on one another for their own reasons. Also starring are Jeong Man-sik and The Night Comes For Us star Joe Taslim. Date pending. Kesari: Anurag Singh is setting forth a Spring date to tell his own iteration of the central hero of the Battle of Saragarhi. Akshay Kumar stars front and center from the Dharma Productions release which sofar only […]
Don Lee Leads The Hunt In THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL, Currently Filming
Actor Don Lee isn’t done kicking ass. Nope, far from it… The star of recent pics including Champion and The Soul-Mate is already in production as of July with 2019-bound thriller, The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil from Man Of Will helmer Lee Won-tae. The film centers on a biased cop who finds an unlikely ally in a crime boss who was left for dead amid a spate of gruesome serial killings. Lee’s titular gangster role will see him joined by Kim Moo-yul (Illang: The Wolf Brigade, Forgotten) who plays the cop, and reunited with fellow cohort from The Outlaws, actor Kim Seong-gyu, otherwise playing the serial killer – or the devil, as indicated by the title. Buyers at the American Film Market are open to this one from international sales rep, K-Movie Entertainment. Lee, nominally championed for his performance in the 2016 South Korean zombie apocalypse hit, Train To […]
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