SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — “Parasyte: The Grey” director Yeon Sang-ho will produce a series adaptation of an iconic Japanese film from 1960, the global streaming service said Thursday. Yeon, known for “Train to Busan” (2016) and “Hellbound” (2021), will co-write and produce the upcoming live-action series “Human Vapor.” The show will star Japanese [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — “Train to Busan,” the Korean zombie thriller that was a commercial and critical success across Asia in 2016, will be remade into virtual reality programs, the movie’s overseas distributor said Tuesday. Contents Panda, the international sales arm of the movie’s investor-distributor Next Entertainment World, said it recently signed a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Yeon Sang-ho, director of the 2016 megahit zombie movie “Train to Busan,” has returned with a new action comedy this time themed with supernatural powers. In a press conference to unveil his new movie “Psychokinesis” Tuesday Yeon said he wanted to do something new and put his childhood imagination [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — “Train to Busan,” South Korea’s 2016 zombie apocalypse blockbuster, will open in Japanese theaters in September, according to its distributor Tuesday. The film directed by Yeon Sang-ho will be screened at 148 theaters in 44 Japanese cities starting Sept. 1, according to NEW. “Train to Busan” was the top [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The popular Korean action film “Train to Busan” will be remade in English, its distributor said Thursday. NEW said the film’s remake right was sold to France’s Gaumont Film Company, a major global film studio behind such hit films as “Leon,” “The Fifth Element” and “Point Blank.” “We are [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean zombie flick “Train to Busan” became the 11st most-viewed film in South Korea, drawing more than 11 million in attendance, data showed Thursday. The movie directed by Yeon Sang-ho has garnered 11,007,065 viewers until Wednesday, the 29th day of its run, according to the computerized box-office figures from [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – “Train to Busan,” one of the nation’s most attention-getting films this summer, has set a new one-day attendance record of all movies ever screened in the country, data showed Sunday. The apocalyptic zombie thriller drew an audience of 1,280,944 on Saturday alone, according to the computerized box-office figures from [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – “Train to Busan,” one of the most anticipated films of this summer, has set a new record opening for all movies ever screened in the country, data showed Thursday. The apocalyptic zombie thriller drew an audience of 858,659 on Wednesday, taking 82.3 percent of all ticket sales, according to [...]