Korean cinema

Korea’s film industry is leaning heavily on scale and star power in its 2026 release slate, according to trade coverage previewing the year’s lineup, as the domestic box office continues …

Director Na Hong-jin’s long-anticipated “Hope,” described as the most expensive Korean film ever produced, is set for release on July 15, 2026, bringing together a genre-crossing cast that includes Hwang …

Director Jang Hang-jun had never made a period film before. His first attempt just became one of the biggest Korean movies of all time. “The Man Who Lives with the …

A different kind of media adaptation is happening in reverse this year: instead of a webtoon becoming a movie, a movie is becoming a webtoon. Naver Webtoon launched “Blind Following” …

A period drama about a 15th-century deposed boy king has become one of the biggest Korean box office stories in years. Distributor Showbox announced that “The Man Who Lives with …

Korean cinema returned to the main stage at Cannes this year after a quiet stretch. On April 9, the Cannes Film Festival’s organizing committee unveiled its official competition lineup in …

When “눈동자” (Pupil), a modestly budgeted Korean thriller, opened in theaters on June 24, 2026, it shared its release date with one of Hollywood’s bigger summer bets: Warner Bros.’ “Supergirl.” …

“Colony,” Yeon Sang-ho’s zombie-outbreak thriller, held the No. 1 spot at the South Korean box office for roughly a month after its mid-May launch — and it took “Toy Story …

If “Colony” sounds like familiar territory, that’s because its director built his career on exactly this kind of premise. Yeon Sang-ho — the filmmaker behind “Train to Busan” and its …