Keira Knightley Boards Another Period Drama!

South Korea will be this year's country of honor at international TV confab MIPCOM, honoring the global success of Korean television drama and reality formats. Korean shiny floor competition show The Masked Singer has been one of the most successful formats worldwide in recent years —the U.S.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorSony has pre-bought domestic on JD Dillard’s (Sweetheart) Korean war pic Devotion, which is set to star Jonathan Majors (Da 5 Bloods) and Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick). STX has come aboard for international sales ahead of the TIFF market and will distribute in UK and Ireland.Black Label Media is aiming to start production in February.The film will chart the true story of U.S.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe South Korean release of a new film about K-pop superstars BTS has been indefinitely delayed, due to the coronavirus pandemic.The documentary film “Break The Silence: The Movie” had been scheduled for a Sept. 10 release in South Korean theaters.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKorean cinemagoers came out to see “Tenet,” but their enthusiasm extended almost no further, as coronavirus cases resurge in the world’s number four box office market. And Korean cinema operators are retrenching.“Tenet,” the much-anticipated time-looping spy thriller earned $2.90 million from 353,000 ticket sales over the Friday to Sunday weekend.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHollywood blockbuster “Tenet” opened on top of the Korean box office, but its performance is declining as the coronavirus makes a comeback in the country. Releases of other films, including “Mulan,” are now being postponed or halted.Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” began its commercial career in the world’s fourth largest theatrical market on Wednesday earning $596,000 from 2,228 screens, according to data from the Korean Film Council’s KOBIZ system.

Miranda Kerr said she is “so happy” for ex-husband Orlando Bloom and his partner Katy Perry following the birth of their first child together.

Naman Ramachandran Keira Knightley is the latest actor to take on narrating duties for an animated short film relaunched by environmental activists Extinction Rebellion.Titled “Climate Crisis, and Why We Should Panic,” the film, translated into 14 different languages, is the second of a two-part explainer video series for Extinction Rebellion, focusing on the climate and ecological crisis.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterSong Kang-ho, the star of Oscar sensation Parasite and the 2013 feature Snowpiercer, will lead the cast of Korean feature Broker. The film marks the Korean directing debut of Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, whose previous credits include the Palme d’Or-winning and Oscar-nomianted 2018 drama Shoplifters.Also starring in Broker will be Gang Dong-won and Bae Doona.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSong Kang-ho, star of Oscar-winner “Parasite,” will head the cast of “Baby, Box, Broker,” the Korean-language debut of “Shoplifters” director Hirokazu Kore-eda. Rounding out a stellar acting lineup are Bae Doona (“Cloud Atlas,” “The Host”) and Gang Dong-won (“Peninsula,” “The Priests”).The film takes as its starting point boxes that are left out for people to anonymously drop off their unwanted babies.

Titanic star Kate Winslet and Ladybird actress Saoirse Ronan have come together for their newest project! The duo is seen together for the first time in the trailer for their upcoming romance film Ammonite. According to Variety, the film is set in England in the 1800s.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefProduction of films and TV series across South Korea is being halted as the country undergoes a resurgence of the coronavirus. Companies including industry leaders CJ ENM, JTBC and Netflix have all confirmed disruptions to their series shooting schedules.The country had seemingly been successful in controlling earlier waves of the COVID-19 outbreak through strict border controls, rapid testing and rigorous contact testing.

Keira Knightley is set to star in a TV adaptation of the award-winning novel The Essex Serpent.

It looks like Keira Knightley is sticking to TV series for a little bit. After the actress was already confirmed for a new Hulu miniseries from the creator of “The L Word,” it appears that Knightley has found yet another show she would like to star in, this time for Apple TV+.

Keira Knightley has signed on to star in and executive produce a drama series for Apple — her second commitment to a streaming TV project in the past few months. The tech giant has given a series order to The Essex Serpent, a period drama based on Sarah Perry's British Book Award-winning novel.