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Anticipation for Robert Pattinson’s portrayal of Bruce Wayne in “The Batman” has been escalating for almost three years now, ever since the 2019 casting announcement.

Next year, we’ll witness a unique venture from Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho (known for his Best Picture-winning “Parasite”) as he returns to the sci-fi genre with his upcoming film “Mickey 17.” featuring the talented duo Robert Pattinson and Mark Ruffalo. But that’s not all the South Korean filmmaker is cooking up.

Awwww! What a happy camper Robert Pattinson is right now!

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Allow Robert Pattinson to introduce himself again… and again and again. He plays more than a dozen versions of the same character, Mickey Barnes, in director Bong Joon Ho‘s upcoming sci-fi thriller “Mickey 17.” Bong, the Oscar-winning director of “Parasite,” brought a wacky, thrilling first look at the film to CinemaCon, the annual exhibition trade show that’s currently unfolding in Las Vegas.

Lee Sun-kyun died at age 48. Lee starred as the father of a wealthy family in “Parasite,” which was the first non-English-language movie to win best picture in the Oscars’ 92-year history.

Get ready for a ton of sequels, threequels and prequels coming to the big screen in 2024, including some movies that were delayed due to the Hollywood strikes. Although the actors and writers strikes may have pushed back production and release dates for some films, moviegoers will still have plenty of in the coming year.

Neon CEO Tom Quinn has addressed the debate around the new theatrical standards for Best Picture eligibilityannounced by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences over the summer.

Tom Holland is on top of the world right now. Not only is he the star of the biggest box office success in years, “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” but he is prepping the release of “Uncharted,” which is the kickoff to what could be another massive franchise for the young actor.

Bong Joon-ho has found the star of his next movie in Robert Pattinson.

Venice Film Festival jury president Bong Joon-Ho told the press corps at the opening press conference this morning that he’s looking forward to bringing his panelists together and hoping to “have an explosion with them” as they judge the 19 movies in competition. He added that the jury is “ready to fight, maybe, on the very last day.”

Ramin Setoodeh Executive EditorCOVID-19 can’t kill the movies.

“Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho (“The Host,” “Snowpiercer”) is likely still walking on the clouds after a historical awards season, Most would be, after ultimately earning well-deserved Oscars for Best Original Screenplay, Best International Feature Film, Best Picture, and Best Director.

Bong Joon Ho has never been a filmmaker that has shied away from working in genre filmmaking. He’s made features about a train in a post-apocalyptic future, a giant super pig, and a literal amphibious monster.

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

It was an Oscars ceremony unlike any other, but even the stripped-down version of the 2021 Academy Awards had its share of highlights and lowlights. Here’s our list of the best (and worst) moments – and yes, Daniel Kaluuya talking about his parents having sex made the list.

Shortly after “Parasite” was released in 2019 and went on to earn near-universal acclaim, with some calling Bong Joon Ho’s drama a masterpiece, it was announced that Adam McKay was teaming up with the filmmaker to adapt the feature as a new HBO series. Immediately, as is common when remakes of international films are announced, fans were concerned.

Clayton Davis The Oscars have announced an “ensemble cast” to present at the 93rd ceremony along with the first television promo.The first round of presenters includes a list of 15 former Academy Award winners and nominees, save for one: Angela Bassett (nominee for 1993’s “What’s Love Got to Do With It”), Halle Berry (actress winner for 2001’s “Monster’s Ball”), Bong Joon Ho (director winner for 2019’s “Parasite”), Don Cheadle (actor nominee for 2004’s “Hotel Rwanda”), Bryan Cranston (actor

You can’t win four Oscars in one year, including the first Best Picture win for a Korean-language film, without people dying to find out what you got coming next. And that’s exactly what filmmaker Bong Joon Ho has been figuring out for over a year now since “Parasite” shocked the world in 2020.

2020 was definitely not a great year for many people around the world, with the COVID-19 pandemic wreaking havoc. However, before the world seemingly shut down for most of the year, director Bong Joon Ho was riding high thanks to the record-breaking success of his film, “Parasite,” which had just come off of some incredible, surprising wins at the Oscars.

With “Parasite” just arriving last year, we’re still going to have to wait a bit longer for a new Bong Joon Ho feature film. That being said, NEON has decided that now is the best time to re-release Bong’s crime drama, “Memories of Murder,” to further help the American public fall in love with the South Korean filmmaker’s works.

When “Parasite” debuted back at Cannes 2019, no one thought the film would become the massive hit that it turned into.

Bong Joon Ho may have won multiple Oscars, including Best Picture, for “Parasite,” but there are many film fans (especially some around these parts) that consider “Memories of Murder” the filmmaker’s finest achievement.

Nothing busts canons quite like living in interesting times. In our ongoing Inflection Point series, we look back at the films that have taken on new relevance due to our ongoing cultural and political upheaval.

Before Bong Joon-ho's ambitious directorial, Parasite, made Oscar history this year, the film was being lauded at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019 and took home the prestigious Palme d'Or. Having a cameo appearance; who was responsible for stirring the pot of events that take place in Parasite, was Park Seo-joon.

Remember when “Parasite” won Best Picture and we actually thought 2020 could be a good year? Well, you can thank director Bong Joon-ho for trying to make the year into something resembling tolerable by bringing his Oscar-winning phenomenon, “Parasite” to UK theaters and the Curzon Home Cinema streaming service in a new Bong-approved Black-and-White edition. We also have a new trailer and an enigmatic poster to go along with it.

Annalise Basso might be young, but she’s already a Hollywood veteran.The 21-year-old actress currently co-stars opposite Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs in “Snowpiercer” on TNT (Sundays at 9 p.m.), the small-screen adaptation of Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho’s 2014 movie of the same name.Before the apocalyptic drama, her best-known role was in the Oscar-nominated 2016 movie “Captain Fantastic,” in which she played Vespyr Cash, a girl in an unconventional survivalist family helmed by

Say 여보세요 to the prestigious 56th Baeksang Arts Awards, which is the Korea equivalent of the Oscars. It's one of the biggest nights for Korean celebrities, whose brilliant performances in 2019 will be honoured.

YouTube isn’t here to save the film festival season, but the platform’s We Are One event is surely attempting to fill the void left by the numerous canceled events due to COVID-19 this year. And with the online festival expected to begin later this week, the platform announced its first-ever line-up consisting of over 100 films, including 13 world premieres, 31 online premieres, and five international online premieres.

“Parasite” writer-director Bong Joon-Ho is still recovering from award season.

Parasite director Bong Joon Ho was touched to receive a message of support from Martin Scorsese in the wake of his historic Oscars victory.

Donald Trump has mocked South Korean film Parasite and its best picture victory at the Oscars.

Parasite director Bong Joon-Ho cannot believe he beat his idol Martin Scorsese to the Best Director Oscar.

Mark Ruffalo has been tapped for a leading role in a new television spinoff of director Bong Joon-Ho’s Oscar-winning film Parasite.

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South Korean dark comedy Parasite has been named international film of the year at the 35th Independent Spirit Awards.

South Korean dark comedy Parasite continues to build momentum ahead of the Oscars after winning another major award.