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Jang Hang-jun Clears Threat of “Wangsa-nam” Screening Ban; Court Rejects Plagiarism Claims Over a 16.88M-Hit Box Office Hit

Jang Hang-jun Clears Threat of “Wangsa-nam” Screening Ban; Court Rejects Plagiarism Claims Over a 16.88M-Hit Box Office Hit

The court dismisses a temporary injunction, saying the drama “Eumheungdo” differs in key narrative points, lifting limits on OTT release and overseas exports.
Director Jang Hang-jun’s film “The King and the Man Who Lives” (Wangsa-nam) has escaped plagiarism allegations, with claims that it copied the script of the drama “Eumheungdo. ” After the court dismissed an application seeking to block its screening, the hit, which drew 16.
| James choi
‘Hope’ Director Na Hong-jin Wins Action Cinema Award at the 25th New York Asian Film Festival

‘Hope’ Director Na Hong-jin Wins Action Cinema Award at the 25th New York Asian Film Festival

At this year’s festival, director Na Hong-jin met with Ari Aster, the director behind 〈Hereditary〉 and 〈Midsommar〉.
The hot-button release 〈Hope〉, which has been taking the No. 1 spot at the box office day after day since its debut, was selected as the centerpiece screening at the 25th New York Asian Film Festival and held a North American premiere screening on Monday, July 20.
| Joo Seong-cheol
‘Little Dreamerz’ Yoo Hee-je X Kim Se-won Unveil Fresh Character Ensemble With Press Stills!

‘Little Dreamerz’ Yoo Hee-je X Kim Se-won Unveil Fresh Character Ensemble With Press Stills!

Geon-woo (Yoo Hee-je) at a dead end and Mina (Kim Se-won), a girl adrift, chase traces left by a dreamworld presence called ‘Yoseob’ in a strange fantasy.
A strange fantasy drama 〈Little Dreamerz〉 in which ‘Geon-woo,’ standing at a dead end, and ‘Mina,’ a wandering teenage girl, search for traces of the dreamworld presence ‘Yoseob,’ has announced a strong lineup of actors who have shown their own color as they move across various films and OTTs.
| Joo Seong-cheol
NewJeans Unveils a Surprise Group Video With Four Members After 1 Year and 4 Months — Minji’s Return Signal

NewJeans Unveils a Surprise Group Video With Four Members After 1 Year and 4 Months — Minji’s Return Signal

The agency behind NewJeans releases a debut 4th anniversary special film, saying it will announce future activity plans after finishing discussions, while Danielle shares her latest status on social media after a contract termination
After a long stretch of silence, NewJeans grabbed attention across the global music world with a sudden release of a group video featuring the four-member lineup after 1 year and 4 months. Marking the 22nd, the debut 4th anniversary, the special film featuring Minji, who had been probing the...
| James choi
Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s ‘Black Thunder Castle’ and Other Buzzed-About Titles at BIFAN 2026

Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s ‘Black Thunder Castle’ and Other Buzzed-About Titles at BIFAN 2026

Marking its 30th anniversary this year, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival will be held from July 2 to July 12 around Bucheon City Hall. As South Korea’s only fantastic genre film festival, BIFAN again presents works armed with genre playfulness and a bold experimental spirit.
| Chua-young
Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee’s New Film “There’s Nowhere to Look”—Selected in the Locarno Competition

Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee’s New Film “There’s Nowhere to Look”—Selected in the Locarno Competition

A big win for director Hong Sang-soo as it marks his 35th feature and his fifth-ever invitation to Locarno. Choi Myung-gil joins for the first time, and Kim Min-hee takes part as production chief
Where the gaze of a master lingers, the 35th aesthetics blooming in JejuDirector ‘Hong Sang-soo’, who has quietly carved a path through the trajectory of Korean auteur cinema, has once again received a call from Switzerland’s Locarno.
| James choi
‘AI Performer’ Takes the Lead Role… Controversial AI Tilly Norwood Makes World’s First Feature-Length Debut With ‘Misaligned’

‘AI Performer’ Takes the Lead Role… Controversial AI Tilly Norwood Makes World’s First Feature-Length Debut With ‘Misaligned’

A leading casting for the first feature film of a virtual performer AI media studio Particle 6 starts production with a hybrid production model “Taking human actors’ jobs” follows last year’s reports of Hollywood agency contract talks—and more backlash is expected
Amid fierce opposition from Hollywood performers’ union (SAG-AFTRA) and creators, the world’s first AI actor at the center of the controversy, Tilly Norwood , is finally cast as the solo lead in a feature film—signaling what could be the most unconventional screen debut in Hollywood history.
| Yangsimoh
CGV·Megabox Movie Tickets Off 6,000 Won, to Release Another 2.05 Million Vouchers on the 8th

CGV·Megabox Movie Tickets Off 6,000 Won, to Release Another 2.05 Million Vouchers on the 8th

Starting at 10 a.m. on the 8th, major theater apps will hand out up to two tickets per person on a first-come, first-served basis… Watch for early sellouts
A 2.05 million-ticket gamble to jolt an ailing theater scene… The 'golden time' is 10 a.m. on the 8thThe government’s large-scale theater “life support” is set to restart. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Film Council have confirmed a plan to distribute 'second movie ticket...
| James choi
Movie Industry “Big Deal” Falls Through as Lotte Cinema and Megabox Suspend Merger Talks

Movie Industry “Big Deal” Falls Through as Lotte Cinema and Megabox Suspend Merger Talks

Financial stress at Contentree JoongAng prompts the two companies to end their MOU, with Lotte Cinema pivoting to go it alone and focus on strengthening its content capabilities
A massive project that had been expected to shake up the Korean theater industry has ultimately collapsed. In a filing on the 1st, 'Lotte Shopping' declared that it will scrap the 'merger' process between 'Lotte Cultureworks' and 'Contentree JoongAng' involving 'Lotte Cinema' and 'Megabox' in full.
| James choi
Amazon Shelves “OpenAI” Exposé Film That the “Parasite” Distributor Takes Up

Amazon Shelves “OpenAI” Exposé Film That the “Parasite” Distributor Takes Up

Targeting Sam Altman and Elon Musk, the film “Artificial,” which Amazon and Netflix passed on, lands with Neon in a swift deal.
The pressure of massive technology capital could not stifle the work’s accusations against power. The film ‘Artificial ’, which dissects the true face of the U. S. artificial intelligence empire ‘OpenAI’, finally makes it to the big screen after pushing past Big Tech’s blunt refusal.
| James choi