SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – “Avatar: The Way of Water” is an adventure and love story that will make viewers think about the value of family and the relationship between humans and the oceans, its director James Cameron said Friday. The Oscar-winning film director introduced the long-awaited sequel to his 2009 sci-fi blockbuster “Avatar” [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — “Avatar: The Way of Water” will hit theaters in South Korea on Dec. 14, making it the first country in the world to screen the 2009 sci-fi blockbuster’s long-awaited sequel, its local distributor said Tuesday. Director James Cameron and producer Jon Landau as well as the film’s cast, including [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Soul Machines, the groundbreaking company pioneering the creation of autonomously animated Digital People in the metaverse and the digital worlds of today, announced today the launch of a new Entertainment division with the goal of creating unique and highly personalized experiences redefining fan engagement and entertainment enterprise. On the [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Universities are witnessing a wide range of ideas for online matriculation ceremonies as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage on. Soonchunhyang University held a virtual matriculation ceremony on Tuesday where students were able to participate as avatars. The school created a virtual space designed after the campus’s main sports [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A dance video by avatars imitating K-pop girl group BLACKPINK reached 100 million views on YouTube. The dance cover of the four-member band’s 2020 hit single “Ice Cream” featuring Selena Gomez surpassed 100 million views last Saturday, just five months after it was revealed last September, according to YG Entertainment. This [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Just a week after its release, the Hollywood blockbuster Avengers – Age of Ultron has already attracted 4 million viewers in Korea. According to Walt Disney Company and the box office of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), the film had attracted 4.1 million viewers by April 29. Some 620,000 fans watched [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Hollywood’s visual effects house Hydraulx will advance into Korea’s film making industry by setting up its branch office in Korea. Its advancement into Korea will be implemented in the form of an equity swap with its Korean counterpart Valuestone. To this end, the two signed a letter of intent (LoI) [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Feb 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Disney animation “Frozen” continues its box office hit in Korea marking 9 million viewers. Not only mentioning it has most viewers among animations, the only foreign film attracted more viewers than “Frozen” in Korea is “Avatar,” which drew some 13.3 million moviegoers in 2009. According to the Korean Box [...]