‘Thor’ & ‘Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous’ Scribe Zack Stentz Lines Up TV Adaptation Of Korean IP ‘Deep’

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSales agency Finecut has secured a flurry of Asian and European deals for supernatural horror film “The Medium,” which is directed by Thailand’s Banjong Pisanthanakun and produced by Korea’s Na Hong-Jin.From Europe, buyers include France’s The Jokers Films, and Koch Films for German-speaking Europe.

Ofcom have received a number of complaints following a segment on ITV’s This Morning where they interviewed an influencer that identifies as Korean. Oli London is a non-binary influencer that has said they identify as Korean after undergoing surgery to try and look like BTS star Jimin.The white 31 year old from England has received a lot of criticism after “coming out as Korean” in Pride Month.

International and indie film distributor Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Korean film Escape From Mogadishu. It will open in theaters in the U.S. and Canada August 6 following a July 28 release in Korea.

iwot productions and Radar Pictures have tapped screenwriter Zack Stentz (Thor, X-Men: First Class) to pen the script for the first of three planned motion pictures based on Robert Jordan’s bestselling series of books, The Wheel of Time.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHit Korean movie “Miracle in Cell No. 7” is set for a Spanish-language remake following a deal between sales agent Contents Panda and production company Rock and Ruz.The 2013 original film told the fact-based tale of a man with intellectual disabilities who was wrongly jailed on theft charges.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefA powerful opening by “Black Widow” lifted the South Korean box office to its biggest weekend this year. The Disney-Marvel title dominated proceedings with an 80% market share.The film launched in Korea on Wednesday and raced far ahead of the competition.

EXCLUSIVE: Korean feature film The Villainess, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017, is set to be adapted for television by Amazon Studios.

Louis Vuitton staged a “spin-off show” of its Fall 2021 menswear collection designed by Virgil Abloh in Seoul, featuring the brand’s house ambassadors BTS on Wednesday. The seven-member Korean boy band walked and modelled the collection in a short film by Abloh and South Korean director Jeon Go-woon, debuting 34 new looks.

Ludacris thinks the idea of a “Fast & Furious” and “Jurassic World” crossover is, well, ludicrous.

BTS singer Jimin.The influencer was previously known as Oli London, but recently changed their name to Jimin in order to strengthen their association with the group.“I’m finally Korean!” they said in a video shared with TMZ.“I’ve transitioned. I’m so, so happy I’ve completed my look.

Not twins! Jessica Chastain is here to remind fans that she’s not actress Bryce Dallas Howard, despite people often mixing them up.

EXCLUSIVE: Zack Stentz, writer of blockbusters Thor and X-Men: First Class and creator of Netflix’s Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, is teaming up with producer Geoffrey James Clark (The 2nd) to launch production company Electric Brain Entertainment.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicWhen Scooter Braun and Bang Si-hyuk first began to discuss the possible merger of their two companies, their Zoom calls had surprisingly little to do with business.

local news channel YTN.Hwang said that while the boyband have “yet to submit an application for a recommendation for the postponement,” as per Allkpop, he would recommend the group if they chose to do so. “I will definitely write a recommendation for them,” stated Hwang.The Grammy-nominated group were awarded the Order of Cultural Merit by President Moon Jae-In as an exception for their extraordinary international success back in 2018.