Barring the excitement drawn from the initial teaser last month, the official trailer is now online for director Yeon Sang-ho’s newest venture, Jung_E. I haven’t been this excited about South Korean sci-fi on the streamer since Space Sweepers and I can’t wait until this launches on January 20.
Celebrated director Yeon Sang-ho (Train To Busan, Psychokinesis, Peninsula) has kept up nicely with his relationship with Netflix, particularly with his ongoing series efforts with Hellbound and the upcoming first season of Parasyte: The Grey based on the manga. The same also goes for his next sci-fi feature effort with Jung_E, starring Kim Hyun-joo in her first movie role since her fourth film appearance in Kim Do-hyuk’s Shin Suk-ki blues before long hauling her steady career in television for various networks, including this month’s SBS premiere of Trolley.
The world of Hitoshi Iwaaki’s popular sci-fi/horror manga Parasyte is returning to the screen, care of Korean director Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan, Psychokenesis)! Parasyte: The Grey has been announced to be in production exclusively for Netflix. Set in a world where human-eating alien parasites arrive on Earth and begin taking over their host’s brains, this new live action series takes place in Korea, with a brand new storyline and characters.
Yeon Sang-ho’s sprawling hit zombie franchise, Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula, was a fashionable and entertaining road thriller in the action horror millieu following his 2016 predecessors, Train To Busan and Seoul Station.
(Courtesy of Netflix) (Courtesy of Netflix) (Courtesy of Netflix) (Courtesy of Netflix) (Courtesy of Netflix) The big fuss of late among kung fu fans over news of a hopeful Ricky Lau-inspired vampire project aside, director Yeon Sang-ho‘s next push will be Hellbound, a new series announced on Wednesday by Netflix.
Netflix: (l), NAVER Webtoon ‘Hell’/(r), Courtesy of Cine 21
We’re living in some pretty damn surreal times right now, so it’s understandable to be perplexed about the current state of things, especially cinema. Well Go USA’s arrival on Wednesday evening with an official trailer for Yeon Sang-ho’s Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula, comes a moment that seems almost providential as it is coincidental, but don’t read to much into it. I’m not really into stirring another facetious conspiracy theory, especially since we’re not fighting zombies.
Psychokinesis helmer Yeon Sang-ho’s forthcoming zombie follow-up, Peninsula, was acquired in Berlin by Well Go USA according to Screendaily‘s EFM coverage. The film, currently in post-production, serves as a shared-universe successor to his 2016 hit zombie opus, Train To Busan, and its corresponding animated Cannes trailblazer, Seoul Station.
Award-winning Train To Busan director Yeon Sang-Ho is far from finished with the apocalyptic zombieverse he initiated in 2016. Jean Noh’s Monday report at Screendaily is just the latest bit of confirmation we’re getting on the acclaimed Train To Busan helmer’s efforts toward a sequel, two years since garnering festival praise and box office approval in South Korea and through Asia.
Director Yeon Sang-Ho left quite the desired dent in 2016 with multi-acclaimed zombie thriller, Train To Busan, and its animated prequel, Seoul Station. He’s now seguing into a fresh new take on the superhero genre to some degree and with none other than The Target and The Admiral: Roaring Currents actor Ryoo Seung-Ryong for the new comedy, Psychokinesis.
The film will find its footing firstly in Korean cinemas this month from Next Entertainment World as we observe the story of a man who suddenly discovers he has telekinetic abilities. The story soon finds him on a mission to rescue his daughter from an unforeseen accident too and judging by the trailer, he probably won’t be taking any wheels as it appears he’ll be… flying?
At least that’s what the trailer teases with Office co-star Park Jung-Min, and Train To Busan cohorts – actresses Shim Eun-Kyung and Jung Yu-Mi, and The Target co-star Kim Min-Jae also starring. Peep it!
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