It may seem that the golden era of the disaster movies had remained in the 2010’s, with such titles as The Impossible (2012), The Wave (2015) and Deepwater Horizon (2016). However, this assumption is completely wrong, and this thriller proves not only that the disaster films are in great demand, but also that they can be made so well today.
Set in the aftermath of an unexpected earthquake, the movie starts by showing that it has reduced Seoul to rubble. In such catastrophic obstacles only one apartment building, called Hwang Gung Apartments, mysteriously remains untouched.
Its residents, considering themselves to be special as if they were chosen by somebody to stay alive, decide to reconstruct the city. Along the way, they begin to confront each other and, moreover, their common dilemmas challenging their moral principles.
Beginning as a black comedy featuring people who are seemingly free to do what they want with society...
Set in the aftermath of an unexpected earthquake, the movie starts by showing that it has reduced Seoul to rubble. In such catastrophic obstacles only one apartment building, called Hwang Gung Apartments, mysteriously remains untouched.
Its residents, considering themselves to be special as if they were chosen by somebody to stay alive, decide to reconstruct the city. Along the way, they begin to confront each other and, moreover, their common dilemmas challenging their moral principles.
Beginning as a black comedy featuring people who are seemingly free to do what they want with society...
- 5/1/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
Squid Game is a TV show from South Korea on Netflix. It’s about a secret competition where 456 people, all struggling with money, risk their lives playing dangerous games for a chance to win a huge prize of ₩45.6 billion. The title comes from a Korean children’s game.
The creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk, got the idea from his money problems and noticed the divide between rich and poor in South Korea.
He wrote the story in 2009 but couldn’t find someone to make it until Netflix got interested around 2019. Due to its popularity, the stars of the show “Squid Game” have earned a huge amount of money.
If you want to know more about how much they earn, keep reading this article till the end. You will also find out who the richest stars on the show “Squid Game” are, starting from the least wealthy to the wealthiest. So, keep reading...
The creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk, got the idea from his money problems and noticed the divide between rich and poor in South Korea.
He wrote the story in 2009 but couldn’t find someone to make it until Netflix got interested around 2019. Due to its popularity, the stars of the show “Squid Game” have earned a huge amount of money.
If you want to know more about how much they earn, keep reading this article till the end. You will also find out who the richest stars on the show “Squid Game” are, starting from the least wealthy to the wealthiest. So, keep reading...
- 4/29/2024
- by Om Prakash Kaushal
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
Netflix’s Squid Game is a series that was welcomed by both fans and critics, becoming yet another hit series for the streaming service. The first season aired in 2021 and consisted of 9 episodes, with a reality spin-off Squid Game: The Challenge released in 2023, and it has been a while since we’ve known that the series would be getting a second season as well. The second season will premiere later this year on Netflix, and the streaming service is slowly heating up for the upcoming premiere, which is what we are going to do with this report as well.
In this report, as you might have guessed, we are going to bring you all that we know about the upcoming second season of Squid Game in one place. You are going to find out all that we know about the series’ release date, episode count, plot, trailer, and cast, ahead of the upcoming premiere.
In this report, as you might have guessed, we are going to bring you all that we know about the upcoming second season of Squid Game in one place. You are going to find out all that we know about the series’ release date, episode count, plot, trailer, and cast, ahead of the upcoming premiere.
- 4/21/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
‘The Ax’: Park Chan-Wook’s Next Pic Is A Comedic Thriller Remake Starring Lee Byung-Hun & Son Ye-Jin
Later this month, acclaimed South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook (“Decision To Leave”) returns to the world of genre with the Max series “The Sympathizer,” which focuses on a Vietnamese double agent operating on U.S. soil. Now, his next feature has been reportedly revealed. And it’s one the director has been trying to put together for ages: an adaptation of the 1997 book “The Ax” from author Donald E.
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- 4/3/2024
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
Following up his noir melodrama Decision to Leave, Park Chan-wook ventured into the world of American television with the forthcoming Max series The Sympathizer, adapting Viet Thanh Nguyen’s acclaimed novel and teaming with Robert Downey Jr. With the limited series premiering next weekend, the director how now announced his next project, which will find him returning to South Korea.
In fact, it’s an adaptation he’s been developing since the early 2010s, that of Donald E. Westlake’s 1997 novel The Ax, which the legendary Costa-Gavras first adapted in 2005. The black comedy thriller follows a chemist, who loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition. Here’s an expanded synopsis of the novel:
Burke Devore is a middle-aged manager at a paper company when the cost-cutting ax falls, and he is laid off. Eighteen months later and still unemployed,...
In fact, it’s an adaptation he’s been developing since the early 2010s, that of Donald E. Westlake’s 1997 novel The Ax, which the legendary Costa-Gavras first adapted in 2005. The black comedy thriller follows a chemist, who loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition. Here’s an expanded synopsis of the novel:
Burke Devore is a middle-aged manager at a paper company when the cost-cutting ax falls, and he is laid off. Eighteen months later and still unemployed,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Blue Finch Film Releasing presents A Bittersweet Life, The Foul King and The Chaser on digital platforms from 8 April. These must-see modern Korean cult cinema classics from acclaimed filmmakers Kim Jee-woon and Na Hong-jin, are exploding back onto screens, with The Foul King available in the UK and Ireland for the very first time.
A Bittersweet Life
Gangster Sun-woo (Lee Byung-hun) has worked his way up the ranks in his organisation, earning the trust of his callous crime boss Mr. Kang, who assigns him to spy on his mistress fearing she may be having an affair. When Mr Kang's suspicions are found to be true, Sun-woo finds his life on the line when his choice to spare the mistress and her secret lover's lives starts an irreversible gang war.
This ultra-stylish neo noir is written and directed by renowned filmmaker Kim Jee-woon, and features a career-defining performance from international star Lee Byung-hun,...
A Bittersweet Life
Gangster Sun-woo (Lee Byung-hun) has worked his way up the ranks in his organisation, earning the trust of his callous crime boss Mr. Kang, who assigns him to spy on his mistress fearing she may be having an affair. When Mr Kang's suspicions are found to be true, Sun-woo finds his life on the line when his choice to spare the mistress and her secret lover's lives starts an irreversible gang war.
This ultra-stylish neo noir is written and directed by renowned filmmaker Kim Jee-woon, and features a career-defining performance from international star Lee Byung-hun,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
The 17th Asian Film Awards announces the winner of this year's Excellence in Asian Cinema Award which aims to highlight distinguished talents and affirm their achievements and contributions to the Asian film industry and culture. This year, they have two winners from different regions who have achieved remarkable success in their acting careers. They consistently push the boundaries of their performances, showcasing their unique talents and making significant contributions to their respective fields. One of the two awardees this year is Korean actress Lee Young-ae (이영애), the screen icon widely known as the “Oxygen Lady” with an illustrious career spanning over three decades. Lee Young-ae expressed deep honour upon receiving the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award: “I am pleasantly surprised to receive this distinguished award. It is beyond words for me to express my gratitude. But I am certainly delighted to come to Hong Kong and take part in this...
- 3/5/2024
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
Korean actress Lee Young-ae, known for her roles in Park Chan-wook’s Joint Security Area and Lady Vengeance, will be presented with the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award at this year’s Asian Film Awards (March 10) in Hong Kong.
With a career spanning three decades, Lee’s credits also include 2003 drama series Jewel In The Palace, which was broadcast in over 90 countries and introduced Korean history to a global audience.
One of two recipients of the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award, Lee is confirmed to attend the ceremony at Hong Kong’s Xiqu Centre in person. “I’m delighted to come to Hong Kong and take part in this prestigious event for the Asian film industry,” said Lee. “I look forward to more collaborations and engagements with Asian filmmakers across the region to raise international awareness of Korean cinema and culture.”
Park Kwang Su, chairperson of Busan film festival which...
With a career spanning three decades, Lee’s credits also include 2003 drama series Jewel In The Palace, which was broadcast in over 90 countries and introduced Korean history to a global audience.
One of two recipients of the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award, Lee is confirmed to attend the ceremony at Hong Kong’s Xiqu Centre in person. “I’m delighted to come to Hong Kong and take part in this prestigious event for the Asian film industry,” said Lee. “I look forward to more collaborations and engagements with Asian filmmakers across the region to raise international awareness of Korean cinema and culture.”
Park Kwang Su, chairperson of Busan film festival which...
- 3/1/2024
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix’s Squid Game Season 2 Trailer Release: Get ready for more excitement because the highly awaited Squid Game season 2 is coming soon to keep us all on the edge of our seats.
Following the massive success of the first season, Netflix has officially announced that the next season of this thrilling Korean drama will be hitting our screens in 2024.
They’ve even given us a sneak peek into what’s to come with a first look at the upcoming season. While our protagonist, Gi-Hun, emerged as the winner in Season 1, Season 2 promises even tougher challenges for him to overcome.
Fans are eagerly awaiting the release, and to keep you informed, we’ve put together a detailed guide covering everything we know about Squid Game season 2. So, keep reading this article till the end to get all the juicy details about what’s in store for Season 2 of Squid Game.
When Is Squid Game Season 2 Coming?...
Following the massive success of the first season, Netflix has officially announced that the next season of this thrilling Korean drama will be hitting our screens in 2024.
They’ve even given us a sneak peek into what’s to come with a first look at the upcoming season. While our protagonist, Gi-Hun, emerged as the winner in Season 1, Season 2 promises even tougher challenges for him to overcome.
Fans are eagerly awaiting the release, and to keep you informed, we’ve put together a detailed guide covering everything we know about Squid Game season 2. So, keep reading this article till the end to get all the juicy details about what’s in store for Season 2 of Squid Game.
When Is Squid Game Season 2 Coming?...
- 2/13/2024
- by Om Prakash Kaushal
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
Actress Jada Pinkett Smith had a terrifying incident at her home as two men climbed onto her balcony while she was inside. Law enforcement sources shared that the men wearing hoodies attempted to break in a little before 8 p.m. thinking the coast was clear. However, they were scared off when the ‘Red Table Talk’ host saw them, reports TMZ.com.
Police responded to the scene but sources say the suspects had long taken off and were nowhere to be found.
Police officials took an attempted burglary report and the case is now under investigation.
Cops say it’s unclear whether she had other company at the time or was alone.
Jada, who is currently living separately from husband Will Smith, had said last year she and Will would eventually move back in together.
The actress’ home is the latest in a series of break-ins in Los Angeles, with ‘Squid Game’ star Lee Byung-hun,...
Police responded to the scene but sources say the suspects had long taken off and were nowhere to be found.
Police officials took an attempted burglary report and the case is now under investigation.
Cops say it’s unclear whether she had other company at the time or was alone.
Jada, who is currently living separately from husband Will Smith, had said last year she and Will would eventually move back in together.
The actress’ home is the latest in a series of break-ins in Los Angeles, with ‘Squid Game’ star Lee Byung-hun,...
- 2/10/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
“Squid Game” Updates + More on Netflix’s Upcoming Korean Programming Slate
“Squid Game” Season 2 still hasn’t been given a concrete premiere date other than “sometime in 2024,” but Netflix is still building up excitement for its hit Korean series and all its other upcoming Korean titles.
The streamer has officially confirmed its expanded cast for the highly anticipated second season of the thriller, which centers on 456 individuals with deep debts who risk their lives to play a series of deadly children’s games for the chance to win the ₩45.6 billion prize.
The second season, which will see the return of protagonist and game victor Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) and antagonists the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon), and the Recruiter (Gong Yoo), will follow Gi-hun “as he abandons his plans to go to the United States and starts a chase with a motive.”
New cast members include Yim Si-wan,...
“Squid Game” Season 2 still hasn’t been given a concrete premiere date other than “sometime in 2024,” but Netflix is still building up excitement for its hit Korean series and all its other upcoming Korean titles.
The streamer has officially confirmed its expanded cast for the highly anticipated second season of the thriller, which centers on 456 individuals with deep debts who risk their lives to play a series of deadly children’s games for the chance to win the ₩45.6 billion prize.
The second season, which will see the return of protagonist and game victor Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) and antagonists the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon), and the Recruiter (Gong Yoo), will follow Gi-hun “as he abandons his plans to go to the United States and starts a chase with a motive.”
New cast members include Yim Si-wan,...
- 2/7/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Netflix has unveiled a bumper slate of Korean films and series for the year ahead including a historical feature from Park Chan-wook and the return of the streamer’s biggest ever series, Squid Game.
Fresh details on more than 30 titles were revealed as part of Netflix’s ongoing showcase of what is to come in 2024, which has included upcoming slates from the US and Southeast Asia among others over the past week.
Leading the shows from South Korea is season two of Squid Game, the highly-anticipated follow up to the 2021 series that remains the platform’s most popular series of...
Fresh details on more than 30 titles were revealed as part of Netflix’s ongoing showcase of what is to come in 2024, which has included upcoming slates from the US and Southeast Asia among others over the past week.
Leading the shows from South Korea is season two of Squid Game, the highly-anticipated follow up to the 2021 series that remains the platform’s most popular series of...
- 2/6/2024
- ScreenDaily
Streaming giant Netflix on Tuesday confirmed expansion of starry Korean cast in the popular Korean series ‘Squid Game’ Season 2. The second season sees Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun and Gong Yoo reprise their roles as protagonist and antagonist survivors of the bloody elimination game, reports ‘Variety’.
The new story “will follow Gi-hun as he abandons his plans to go to the US and starts a chase with a motive”, said Netflix in Korea.
Earlier photographs from Season 2 showed Lee’s Gi-hyun character with hair dyed beetroot red, reports ‘Variety’.
The company confirmed that Hwang Dong-hyuk, who became the first Asian to win outstanding directing for a drama series at the Primetime Emmy’s, is also re-set as director, writer, and producer and that production is through Firstman Studio.
New cast members include Yim Si-wan ‘The Attorney’, ‘Emergency Declaration’, Kang Ha-neul ‘Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet’, Park Gyu-young ‘Attack the Gas Station’, Lee Jin-uk,...
The new story “will follow Gi-hun as he abandons his plans to go to the US and starts a chase with a motive”, said Netflix in Korea.
Earlier photographs from Season 2 showed Lee’s Gi-hyun character with hair dyed beetroot red, reports ‘Variety’.
The company confirmed that Hwang Dong-hyuk, who became the first Asian to win outstanding directing for a drama series at the Primetime Emmy’s, is also re-set as director, writer, and producer and that production is through Firstman Studio.
New cast members include Yim Si-wan ‘The Attorney’, ‘Emergency Declaration’, Kang Ha-neul ‘Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet’, Park Gyu-young ‘Attack the Gas Station’, Lee Jin-uk,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Netflix revealed its annual slate of Korean films and series on Monday, and 2024 is shaping up to be another strong year of K-content, including returns for some of the streamer’s most popular global shows.
As previously announced, there will be a second season of Netflix’s marquee international show Squid Game coming this year but no release date has been confirmed yet. There will be second seasons for reality survival series Physical 100, the fantasy series Hellbound, the reality show Zombieverse and mystery drama Gyeongseong Creature.
Among the new series, the standout is the period drama Uprising which is co-written and co-produced by famed Korean auteur Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Decision to Leave). There is also a host of series adaptations of popular webtoons including A Killer Paradox, The 8 Show and Parasyte: The Grey.
Netflix will also debut some intriguing Korean reality shows this year, that have the potential to get people talking.
As previously announced, there will be a second season of Netflix’s marquee international show Squid Game coming this year but no release date has been confirmed yet. There will be second seasons for reality survival series Physical 100, the fantasy series Hellbound, the reality show Zombieverse and mystery drama Gyeongseong Creature.
Among the new series, the standout is the period drama Uprising which is co-written and co-produced by famed Korean auteur Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Decision to Leave). There is also a host of series adaptations of popular webtoons including A Killer Paradox, The 8 Show and Parasyte: The Grey.
Netflix will also debut some intriguing Korean reality shows this year, that have the potential to get people talking.
- 2/6/2024
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Now that everyone's finally stopped gushing about season 1, the sophomore season of "Squid Game" is (hopefully) almost here. The horror-tinged dystopian thriller about a group of participants tricked into playing deadly versions of childhood games debuted back in 2021 and quickly became a cultural phenomenon. Originally planned as a limited series, the wild success of "Squid Game" led to its season 2 renewal, and it took some time to pull together a continuation of the story.
Will lightning strike twice for "Squid Game," or is it a premise that's about played out? We won't know until we see more of season 2, but everything we do know indicates that the show will be even more ambitious in its second outing. Season 1 exposed the corruption and greed behind the killer gameplay, but season 2 seems poised to dig deeper into the systems that enable the games as winner Gi-hun continues to be impacted by the...
Will lightning strike twice for "Squid Game," or is it a premise that's about played out? We won't know until we see more of season 2, but everything we do know indicates that the show will be even more ambitious in its second outing. Season 1 exposed the corruption and greed behind the killer gameplay, but season 2 seems poised to dig deeper into the systems that enable the games as winner Gi-hun continues to be impacted by the...
- 2/5/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Lee Jung-jae & Others’ First Look From Quid Game Season 2 Revealed(Photo Credit –Instagram)
One of the most popular series on Netflix is Squid Game, which blew everyone’s mind when it came out in 2021. Squid Game Season 2 is gearing up for its premiere soon, and the makers have dropped the first look pictures and a short teaser for the most anticipated Korean show. Led by Lee Jung-jae, its gripping and unique storyline left everyone wanting more. Keep scrolling for more.
Season 1 of the Korean survival drama rules the most popular list on Netflix, with 265.2 million views, and the users have watched 2.20 billion hours of the show. It was a rage. The show’s unwavering popularity led to a reality series called Squid Game: The Challenge: Season 1, which received immense popularity. The fans waited with bated breath for the second season and finally saw glimpses through the pictures.
On February 1, Netflix...
One of the most popular series on Netflix is Squid Game, which blew everyone’s mind when it came out in 2021. Squid Game Season 2 is gearing up for its premiere soon, and the makers have dropped the first look pictures and a short teaser for the most anticipated Korean show. Led by Lee Jung-jae, its gripping and unique storyline left everyone wanting more. Keep scrolling for more.
Season 1 of the Korean survival drama rules the most popular list on Netflix, with 265.2 million views, and the users have watched 2.20 billion hours of the show. It was a rage. The show’s unwavering popularity led to a reality series called Squid Game: The Challenge: Season 1, which received immense popularity. The fans waited with bated breath for the second season and finally saw glimpses through the pictures.
On February 1, Netflix...
- 2/2/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
You have to wait until the very end of the “Next on Netflix 2024 Preview,” a three-minute video showcasing upcoming films and TV series, to catch a short but sweet clip of Squid Game season two. The clip shows season one winner Seong Gi-hun (played by Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae) answering his phone and issuing a warning: “I will find you. No matter what it takes.”
The teaser arrived with the release of the first four photos from season two featuring Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Gong Yoo, and Park Gyu-young. The cast also includes Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Wi Ha-jun, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, Jo Yuri, and Won Ji-an.
Emmy winner Hwang Dong-hyuk (“Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series”) returns to guide the series as writer, director, and producer. Kim Ji-yeon serves as executive producer, with Firstman Studio producing.
Lee Jung-jae...
The teaser arrived with the release of the first four photos from season two featuring Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Gong Yoo, and Park Gyu-young. The cast also includes Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Wi Ha-jun, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, Jo Yuri, and Won Ji-an.
Emmy winner Hwang Dong-hyuk (“Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series”) returns to guide the series as writer, director, and producer. Kim Ji-yeon serves as executive producer, with Firstman Studio producing.
Lee Jung-jae...
- 2/1/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Netflix shared the first look at Squid Game’s much-anticipated second season as part of a montage highlighting the streaming service’s 2024 releases.
The brief clip at the end of the “Next on Netflix” previews picks up where Season One left off: With Lee Jung-jae’s Gi-hun — the survivor of the Squid Game — en route to America to track down the originators of the deadly competition. However, he receives a phone call at the airport that makes him change his plans.
“Gi-hun abandons his US plans after a mysterious call...
The brief clip at the end of the “Next on Netflix” previews picks up where Season One left off: With Lee Jung-jae’s Gi-hun — the survivor of the Squid Game — en route to America to track down the originators of the deadly competition. However, he receives a phone call at the airport that makes him change his plans.
“Gi-hun abandons his US plans after a mysterious call...
- 2/1/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Netflix has confirmed that the much-anticipated second season of South Korean super-hit Squid Game is returning later this year and has teased fans with a brief first look at the new season. A series of first-look images tease the triumphant return of the global smash hit, which premiered on September 17, 2021, and became the streamer’s most-watched show of all time with over 1.65 billion hours of viewership. The new images feature lead character Gi-hun, played by Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae; Front Man, played by Lee Byung-hun; Recruiter, played by Gong Yoo; and a brand new character, played by Park Gyu-young. In addition to the new photos, a brief clip from Season 2 is featured in the streamer’s Next on Netflix video, which premiered this morning, Thursday, February 1. Recruiter and Gi-hun played by Gong Yoo & Lee Jung-jae The scene shows Gi-hun, sporting dyed red hair, receiving a phone call at the airport.
- 2/1/2024
- TV Insider
Netflix is having a big day with their 2024 release announcements. Their series and film preview video has dropped and feature the upcoming slate of content for the year, which includes films like Rebel Moon – Part 2: The Scargiver, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F and Back in Action. Netflix’s bread and butter has been their TV shows that are made for binge watching and below is a list of just some of the many upcoming series premiering this year. For the complete list of the full slate, visit Netflix’s Tudum website Here.
Squid Game: Season 2
Logline: Squid Game tells the story of a group of desperate contestants who risk their lives to become the final winner in a mysterious extreme survival game with a 45.6 billion won cash prize. After its premiere in 2021, the series quickly became a global phenomenon and one of Netflix’s most popular television series ever.
Squid Game: Season 2
Logline: Squid Game tells the story of a group of desperate contestants who risk their lives to become the final winner in a mysterious extreme survival game with a 45.6 billion won cash prize. After its premiere in 2021, the series quickly became a global phenomenon and one of Netflix’s most popular television series ever.
- 2/1/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
The first look at season two of Squid Game is finally here!
Returning from season one are Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun, Lee Byung-hun as Front Man, and Gong Yoo as the Recruiter.
Season one debuted to massive success on Netflix, becoming the most watched series in the streamer’s history.
Keep reading to find out more…
Here’s a synopsis for season one: A mysterious invitation to join the game is sent to people at risk who are in dire need of money. 456 participants from all walks of life are locked into a secret location where they play games in order to win 45.6 billion won. Every game is a Korean traditional children’s game such as Red Light, Green Light, but the consequence of losing is death. Who will be the winner, and what is the purpose behind this game?
Netflix also debuted a short clip from season 2 in...
Returning from season one are Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun, Lee Byung-hun as Front Man, and Gong Yoo as the Recruiter.
Season one debuted to massive success on Netflix, becoming the most watched series in the streamer’s history.
Keep reading to find out more…
Here’s a synopsis for season one: A mysterious invitation to join the game is sent to people at risk who are in dire need of money. 456 participants from all walks of life are locked into a secret location where they play games in order to win 45.6 billion won. Every game is a Korean traditional children’s game such as Red Light, Green Light, but the consequence of losing is death. Who will be the winner, and what is the purpose behind this game?
Netflix also debuted a short clip from season 2 in...
- 2/1/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Netflix kicked off the morning with their official Next on Netflix 2024 preview, a sneak peek look at all the series and movies that will be coming to the streamer here in 2024.
The first look video was surprisingly horror-deficient, with “Stranger Things 5” and “Wednesday” Season 2 not appearing. The reason? Both seasons won’t arrive until 2025.
But this year will bring along with it “Squid Game” Season 2, and the Next on Netflix 2024 preview video does feature a first clip from the upcoming season of the hit genre series.
Check it out below, along with the full 2024 preview video.
Update: Four brand new Season 2 images have been added to this article.
From rising stars to veteran actors, the ensemble cast of “Squid Game” Season 2 boasts a diverse range of talent and experiences. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who won an Emmy for the first season, will return to direct and executive produce the entire second season.
The first look video was surprisingly horror-deficient, with “Stranger Things 5” and “Wednesday” Season 2 not appearing. The reason? Both seasons won’t arrive until 2025.
But this year will bring along with it “Squid Game” Season 2, and the Next on Netflix 2024 preview video does feature a first clip from the upcoming season of the hit genre series.
Check it out below, along with the full 2024 preview video.
Update: Four brand new Season 2 images have been added to this article.
From rising stars to veteran actors, the ensemble cast of “Squid Game” Season 2 boasts a diverse range of talent and experiences. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who won an Emmy for the first season, will return to direct and executive produce the entire second season.
- 2/1/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Actor Lee Byung-hun’s home got hit by burglars.
Law enforcement sources told TMZ, one of Lee’s staff members stopped by his Los Angeles area home last week to find the place ransacked. The thieves smashed a sliding glass door to get inside the house.
The incident went down while the ‘Squid Game’ star was out of town. But it’s unclear what, if anything, was stolen and how much those items might be worth.
Police officials say Lee will go through his belongings when he gets home to figure out if anything is missing.
The law enforcement sources say that the police don’t believe Lee was targeted here, instead, police say this appears to be the work of one of the burglary crews that have been robbing wealthy neighbourhoods around Los Angeles.
Lee Byung-hun plays Hwang In-ho, the Front Man, overseer of the Game in ‘Squid Game...
Law enforcement sources told TMZ, one of Lee’s staff members stopped by his Los Angeles area home last week to find the place ransacked. The thieves smashed a sliding glass door to get inside the house.
The incident went down while the ‘Squid Game’ star was out of town. But it’s unclear what, if anything, was stolen and how much those items might be worth.
Police officials say Lee will go through his belongings when he gets home to figure out if anything is missing.
The law enforcement sources say that the police don’t believe Lee was targeted here, instead, police say this appears to be the work of one of the burglary crews that have been robbing wealthy neighbourhoods around Los Angeles.
Lee Byung-hun plays Hwang In-ho, the Front Man, overseer of the Game in ‘Squid Game...
- 1/29/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
One of South Korea’s biggest hits of last year is set to hit stateside. Concrete Utopia is a film that gained acclaim and was a massive hit at the Korean box office in 2023 with an earning of $28.0 million from 3.85 million admissions when the film opened on August 9 of last year. The film was also a Korean Oscar contender. Variety’s review of the film stated, “[Concrete Utopia] places its characters in a desperate, scary, do-or-die situation and then refuses to tell the audience what to think about them. It’s a fractious, blood-soaked drama about the will to survive that feels like Earthquake crossed with Lord of the Flies.”
Variety is now reporting that Concrete Utopia has secured a U.S. streaming release on a platform called Rakuten Viki, a service that specializes in Asian content. The streaming platform has licensed exclusive rights to the film in the U.
Variety is now reporting that Concrete Utopia has secured a U.S. streaming release on a platform called Rakuten Viki, a service that specializes in Asian content. The streaming platform has licensed exclusive rights to the film in the U.
- 1/26/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Badland Hunters is Netflix’s latest entry into the world of Korean cinema, and it makes for a gritty post-apocalyptic actioner featuring one of Korea’s biggest stars, Don Lee. However, there’s some confusion about whether it’s a sequel or not. Last year, one of Korea’s biggest blockbusters was Concrete Utopia. Critically acclaimed for its dystopian vision, that film was a tour de force for veteran lead actor Lee Byung-hun. It also won numerous Korean film awards and was South Korea’s entry for the Best International Feature Film category for this year’s Academy Awards. However, it did not make the shortlist.
Concrete Utopia is about a devastating earthquake that reduces Seoul to rubble. Everything is in ruins except the Imperial Palace Apartments. The apartment dwellers covet their resources and keep outsiders out, building a utopia lead by Yeong-tak (Lee). The film was lauded for its keen observations on power,...
Concrete Utopia is about a devastating earthquake that reduces Seoul to rubble. Everything is in ruins except the Imperial Palace Apartments. The apartment dwellers covet their resources and keep outsiders out, building a utopia lead by Yeong-tak (Lee). The film was lauded for its keen observations on power,...
- 1/26/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Squid Game: Season 2 Details We Know So Far(Photo Credit –YouTube)
Squid Game makers do not want to keep the fans from the highly-anticipated Season 2 of the popular South Korean series. The series, led by Lee Jung-jae, is one of the most-watched web shows on Netflix. It premiered in 2021, and it impressed not only the viewers but the critics as well. Squid Game: Season 2 will again set new records, but first, let’s take a quick look at what we know about it so far!
Who will return to Squid Game: Season 2?
Many characters died in the pilot season of the exhilarating series, but Lee Jung-jae’s character, Seong Gi-hun, will return for the second run of the deadly games. Lee Byung-hun and Wi Ha-jun will also return as the Front Man and Hwang Jun-ho, respectively. Gong Yoo is also expected to return in the upcoming series.
New cast members,...
Squid Game makers do not want to keep the fans from the highly-anticipated Season 2 of the popular South Korean series. The series, led by Lee Jung-jae, is one of the most-watched web shows on Netflix. It premiered in 2021, and it impressed not only the viewers but the critics as well. Squid Game: Season 2 will again set new records, but first, let’s take a quick look at what we know about it so far!
Who will return to Squid Game: Season 2?
Many characters died in the pilot season of the exhilarating series, but Lee Jung-jae’s character, Seong Gi-hun, will return for the second run of the deadly games. Lee Byung-hun and Wi Ha-jun will also return as the Front Man and Hwang Jun-ho, respectively. Gong Yoo is also expected to return in the upcoming series.
New cast members,...
- 1/24/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
As Squid Game remains the most-watched TV series on Netflix, it’s no surprise that anticipation is extremely high for the new season. In a letter to shareholders, Netflix revealed that Squid Game season 2 will premiere later this year.
“Looking ahead, despite last year’s strikes pushing back the launch of some titles, we have a big, bold slate for 2024,” the letter states. “Audiences will be able to choose from hit returning dramas like The Diplomat S2, Bridgerton S3, Squid Game S2 and Empress S2.” The streaming service didn’t confirm an exact premiere date for Squid Game season 2, but it’s exciting to know that the games will continue this year.
Related Squid Game: The Challenge season 2 gets the green light
The second season of Squid Game will feature Lee Jung-jae returning as Seong Gi-hu, as well as Lee Byung-hun as Hwang In-ho, the Front Man, and Wi Ha-joon as Hwang Jun-ho.
“Looking ahead, despite last year’s strikes pushing back the launch of some titles, we have a big, bold slate for 2024,” the letter states. “Audiences will be able to choose from hit returning dramas like The Diplomat S2, Bridgerton S3, Squid Game S2 and Empress S2.” The streaming service didn’t confirm an exact premiere date for Squid Game season 2, but it’s exciting to know that the games will continue this year.
Related Squid Game: The Challenge season 2 gets the green light
The second season of Squid Game will feature Lee Jung-jae returning as Seong Gi-hu, as well as Lee Byung-hun as Hwang In-ho, the Front Man, and Wi Ha-joon as Hwang Jun-ho.
- 1/23/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
The hit series “Squid Game” will be returning to Netflix for Season 2, and Netflix notes in a letter to shareholders this week – obtained by Variety – that it’s planned for this year.
Here’s the full letter from Netflix that was shared by Variety this afternoon:
Looking ahead, despite last year’s strikes pushing back the launch of some titles, we have a big, bold slate for 2024. Audiences will be able to choose from hit returning dramas like The Diplomat S2, Bridgerton S3, Squid Game S2 and Empress S2; unscripted series like Tour de France: Unchained S2, Love is Blind S6, F1: Drive to Survive S6 and Full Swing S2; and brand new shows like 3 Body Problem (based on the best selling novel and from the Game of Thrones showrunners), Griselda, The Gentlemen (from Guy Ritchie), Eric (starring Benedict Cumberbach), Avatar: The Last Airbender, Cien Años de Soledad...
Here’s the full letter from Netflix that was shared by Variety this afternoon:
Looking ahead, despite last year’s strikes pushing back the launch of some titles, we have a big, bold slate for 2024. Audiences will be able to choose from hit returning dramas like The Diplomat S2, Bridgerton S3, Squid Game S2 and Empress S2; unscripted series like Tour de France: Unchained S2, Love is Blind S6, F1: Drive to Survive S6 and Full Swing S2; and brand new shows like 3 Body Problem (based on the best selling novel and from the Game of Thrones showrunners), Griselda, The Gentlemen (from Guy Ritchie), Eric (starring Benedict Cumberbach), Avatar: The Last Airbender, Cien Años de Soledad...
- 1/23/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Squid Game is coming back this year.
Netflix confirmed that the Korean drama series will air in 2024. It will debut alongside the second seasons of The Diplomat and Empress as well as the third season of Bridgerton.
“Looking ahead, despite last year’s strikes pushing back the launch of some titles, we have a big, bold slate for 2024,” the company said in its investor letter after its financials.
Squid Game debuted on Netflix on September 17, 2021, and became a global phenomenon. The series clocked over 1.65B viewing hours in 28 days and reached 111 million accounts, becoming Netflix’s first series to surpass 100 million members at launch. It remains the most-watched series ever on Netflix.
Related: 2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
Season 2 will see Lee Byung-hun returning as Front Man and Wi Ha-jun, who will revisit the character of police detective Jun-ho. Gong Yoo will be coming back as well.
Netflix confirmed that the Korean drama series will air in 2024. It will debut alongside the second seasons of The Diplomat and Empress as well as the third season of Bridgerton.
“Looking ahead, despite last year’s strikes pushing back the launch of some titles, we have a big, bold slate for 2024,” the company said in its investor letter after its financials.
Squid Game debuted on Netflix on September 17, 2021, and became a global phenomenon. The series clocked over 1.65B viewing hours in 28 days and reached 111 million accounts, becoming Netflix’s first series to surpass 100 million members at launch. It remains the most-watched series ever on Netflix.
Related: 2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
Season 2 will see Lee Byung-hun returning as Front Man and Wi Ha-jun, who will revisit the character of police detective Jun-ho. Gong Yoo will be coming back as well.
- 1/23/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
From Squid Game 2 To Extraordinary Attorney Woo 2, Netflix Renews 7 K-Dramas For 2024!(Photo Credit –IMDb)
It’s the Soju’o clock for K-drama lovers as Netflix remains committed to contributing to the ongoing Hallyuwave. The streaming giant has renewed as many as seven dramas, promising to bring some of its wildly popular hits back. In 2023, viewers saw a redemption arc in Korean dramas after a relatively mundane last year, and 2024 is already off to a promising start.
From The Glory 2 to Sweet Home 2 and Taxi Driver 2 to Strong Girl Nam-soon, 2023 was a year of remakes. With 2024 shaping up as a strong year for K-dramas as Netflix promises to keep the entertainment rolling, it’s interesting that the streaming giant has introduced a franchise culture for K-dramas, a rare phenomenon in the Hallyuwood. Now, your favorite dramas are not limited to just 16 episodes, which will be instrumental in the character growth of side characters,...
It’s the Soju’o clock for K-drama lovers as Netflix remains committed to contributing to the ongoing Hallyuwave. The streaming giant has renewed as many as seven dramas, promising to bring some of its wildly popular hits back. In 2023, viewers saw a redemption arc in Korean dramas after a relatively mundane last year, and 2024 is already off to a promising start.
From The Glory 2 to Sweet Home 2 and Taxi Driver 2 to Strong Girl Nam-soon, 2023 was a year of remakes. With 2024 shaping up as a strong year for K-dramas as Netflix promises to keep the entertainment rolling, it’s interesting that the streaming giant has introduced a franchise culture for K-dramas, a rare phenomenon in the Hallyuwood. Now, your favorite dramas are not limited to just 16 episodes, which will be instrumental in the character growth of side characters,...
- 12/18/2023
- by Shivani Negi
- KoiMoi
Chicago – There is a thoughtfulness in the top South Korean films that cannot be duplicated in any other cinema culture. Along with now classics like “Oldboy” and “Parasite,” another Korean visionary emerges with a story about humanity … co-writer and director Um Tae-hwa has created a “Concrete Utopia.” The film is in U.S. theaters on December 15th.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
After a massive earthquake, Seoul has swiftly been reduced to rubble. Everything in the city has collapsed, except for one building … Hwang Gung Apartments. Banding together for the sake of their survival, the residents of the apartment elect ‘Yeong-tak’ (Lee Byung-hun) as their Representative. Under his leadership, the building stands as a safe and peaceful utopia for its residents. But amidst the continual threats to their survival unexpected conflicts begin to arise among them, and the closed society is in danger of its own collapse.
Director Um Tae-hwa (inset) of ‘Concrete Utopia...
Rating: 4.0/5.0
After a massive earthquake, Seoul has swiftly been reduced to rubble. Everything in the city has collapsed, except for one building … Hwang Gung Apartments. Banding together for the sake of their survival, the residents of the apartment elect ‘Yeong-tak’ (Lee Byung-hun) as their Representative. Under his leadership, the building stands as a safe and peaceful utopia for its residents. But amidst the continual threats to their survival unexpected conflicts begin to arise among them, and the closed society is in danger of its own collapse.
Director Um Tae-hwa (inset) of ‘Concrete Utopia...
- 12/12/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Deadline on Monday launched the streaming site for its Contenders Film: International, featuring the full panel videos from Saturday’s award-season showcase of 12 movies submitted by their countries to this year’s Oscar International Feature race.
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Actors who took part in the discussions included South Korean entry Concrete Utopia‘s Lee Byung-hun, Renée Soutendijk from Netherlands’ Sweet Dreams, Eli Skorcheva from Bulgaria’s Blaga’s Lessons and Eliane Umuhire from Belgium’s Omen.
They were joined among others by directors including J.A. Bayona from Netflix’s Society of the Snow, Hugh Welchman from Poland’s The Peasants, Noora Niasari from Australia’s Shayda, llker Çatak from Germany’s The Teachers’ Lounge, Concrete Utopia‘s Um Tae-hwa, Ena Sendijarević from Sweet Dreams, Stephan Komandarev from Blaga’s Lessons, Omar Hilal from Egypt’s Voy! Voy! Voy!, Jude Anthany Joseph from India’s 2018 – Everyone Is a Hero,...
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Actors who took part in the discussions included South Korean entry Concrete Utopia‘s Lee Byung-hun, Renée Soutendijk from Netherlands’ Sweet Dreams, Eli Skorcheva from Bulgaria’s Blaga’s Lessons and Eliane Umuhire from Belgium’s Omen.
They were joined among others by directors including J.A. Bayona from Netflix’s Society of the Snow, Hugh Welchman from Poland’s The Peasants, Noora Niasari from Australia’s Shayda, llker Çatak from Germany’s The Teachers’ Lounge, Concrete Utopia‘s Um Tae-hwa, Ena Sendijarević from Sweet Dreams, Stephan Komandarev from Blaga’s Lessons, Omar Hilal from Egypt’s Voy! Voy! Voy!, Jude Anthany Joseph from India’s 2018 – Everyone Is a Hero,...
- 12/11/2023
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
Like the Japanese with their Godzilla movies, the Koreans are partial to a bit of post-apocalyptic social satire, and Um Tae-Hwa’s box office hit Concrete Utopia follows a path trailblazed in 2013 by Bong Joon-ho’s cult sci-fi Snowpiercer. Adapted from the popular webtoon Pleasant Outcast by Kim Soong Nyung and partly inspired by British writer J.G. Ballard’s 1975 novel High-Rise, it centers on a Korean apartment block whose residents become lawless after a terrifying earthquake rips through the country.
Although local superstar Lee Byung-hun steals the show as Yeong-tak, a charismatic rebel leader with a sinister secret, the story is seen through the eyes of a young couple — Ming-seong (Park Seo-joon) and Myeong-hwa (Park Bo-young) — who wake up one morning to find that their lives, and in fact the whole world, have changed forever.
Related: Deadline’s Contenders International – Full Coverage
Speaking about South Korea’s official Oscar submission...
Although local superstar Lee Byung-hun steals the show as Yeong-tak, a charismatic rebel leader with a sinister secret, the story is seen through the eyes of a young couple — Ming-seong (Park Seo-joon) and Myeong-hwa (Park Bo-young) — who wake up one morning to find that their lives, and in fact the whole world, have changed forever.
Related: Deadline’s Contenders International – Full Coverage
Speaking about South Korea’s official Oscar submission...
- 12/9/2023
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Deadline’s Contenders Film: International award-season event launches Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. Pt, the latest in our series of showcases that this time turns the focus toward global cinema via discussions with the casts and creatives of 12 movies submitted by their countries for the 2024 Academy Awards’ International Feature race.
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The 2023 Oscar ceremony was a triumph for international film. Going into the ceremony, Edward Berger’s All Quiet on the Western Front was a winner already, having earned a spectacular seven nominations. If that wasn’t enough, it came away with four statuettes: one for International Feature, and three for Cinematography, Music and Production Design. Clearly this can’t happen every year, but, like Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite before it, Berger’s World War I epic proved that boundaries are being broken down, and international film, once synonymous with arthouse,...
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The 2023 Oscar ceremony was a triumph for international film. Going into the ceremony, Edward Berger’s All Quiet on the Western Front was a winner already, having earned a spectacular seven nominations. If that wasn’t enough, it came away with four statuettes: one for International Feature, and three for Cinematography, Music and Production Design. Clearly this can’t happen every year, but, like Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite before it, Berger’s World War I epic proved that boundaries are being broken down, and international film, once synonymous with arthouse,...
- 12/9/2023
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Just as Pulp Fiction triggered a wave of inferior gangster flicks with a penchant for witty, fast-paced dialogue and Get Out paved the way for several socially conscious horror efforts, the seeds of Parasite’s widespread influence are beginning to sprout. The disaster movie Concrete Utopia would have still existed were it not for the unprecedented international success of Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar winner, of course, but I doubt producers would have been as eager to give blockbuster funding to a similarly class-conscious satire (which just happens to unfold under near-apocalyptic circumstances) if they didn’t sense similar breakout potential.
It’s not necessarily a criticism that the third film by director Um Tae-hwa follows closely in Bong’s footsteps, marrying his love for the country’s early wave of issue-driven melodramas––as was the case with Parasite, the influence of Kim Ki-young’s The Housemaid looms large––with contemporary big-budget spectacle.
It’s not necessarily a criticism that the third film by director Um Tae-hwa follows closely in Bong’s footsteps, marrying his love for the country’s early wave of issue-driven melodramas––as was the case with Parasite, the influence of Kim Ki-young’s The Housemaid looms large––with contemporary big-budget spectacle.
- 12/5/2023
- by Alistair Ryder
- The Film Stage
Holidays and awards season collide with a plethora of Oscar contenders vying for screens––whether it’s The Color Purple (December 25), Ferrari (December 25), or George Clooney’s latest, The Boys in the Boat (December 25).
The latter I only heard about last week, courtesy of a poster standee in the back of my local Regal Cinemas, but they’ve each been given a rather generic marketing campaign thus far due, the pedigree of their source material and / or director doing most of the heavy lifting. It’s the indies below that needed to go above and beyond to throw their hats in the ring and make sure some of that box-office money moves their way.
Cast shot
A24 and GrandSon come in to try their best that The Iron Claw (December 22) gets a fighting chance. They do so with an unconventional cast photo wherein no one’s face is visible. Yes,...
The latter I only heard about last week, courtesy of a poster standee in the back of my local Regal Cinemas, but they’ve each been given a rather generic marketing campaign thus far due, the pedigree of their source material and / or director doing most of the heavy lifting. It’s the indies below that needed to go above and beyond to throw their hats in the ring and make sure some of that box-office money moves their way.
Cast shot
A24 and GrandSon come in to try their best that The Iron Claw (December 22) gets a fighting chance. They do so with an unconventional cast photo wherein no one’s face is visible. Yes,...
- 12/4/2023
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Concrete Utopia
With Concrete Utopia, South Korea has once again hit the sweet spot between making a film of sufficient quality and depth to go for the big awards – it’s the country’s official Oscar submission for 2024 – and making one which is entertaining enough to pull in the crowds. Set in the aftermath of a disaster which sees massive earthquakes shatter the concrete infrastructure of Seoul, it focuses on the inhabitants of the last apartment building standing, and the increasingly extreme decisions they make as they try to survive. Playing the man whom they elect as their leader is one of Korea’s most popular actors, Lee Byung-hun, and the director is Um Tae-hwa. In the run-up to its US release I met the two of them at a press conference where they discussed the film’s satirical themes and its complex characters.
Concrete Utopia director Um Tae-hwa Photo:...
With Concrete Utopia, South Korea has once again hit the sweet spot between making a film of sufficient quality and depth to go for the big awards – it’s the country’s official Oscar submission for 2024 – and making one which is entertaining enough to pull in the crowds. Set in the aftermath of a disaster which sees massive earthquakes shatter the concrete infrastructure of Seoul, it focuses on the inhabitants of the last apartment building standing, and the increasingly extreme decisions they make as they try to survive. Playing the man whom they elect as their leader is one of Korea’s most popular actors, Lee Byung-hun, and the director is Um Tae-hwa. In the run-up to its US release I met the two of them at a press conference where they discussed the film’s satirical themes and its complex characters.
Concrete Utopia director Um Tae-hwa Photo:...
- 12/3/2023
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
In Cormac McCarthy’s 2022 novel The Passenger, a character muses that, when a nuclear bomb set the sky above Hiroshima on fire, those who survived the blast didn’t immediately connect what had happened to the war, but rather assumed that the world had ended. The destruction we see in Um Tae-hwa’s Concrete Utopia feels similarly apocalyptic: When an earthquake rips through the heart of Seoul, the streets split open and buildings crumble, largely reducing the entire city to rubble in a matter of seconds. From this moment on, we never find out what’s happening outside of the city, with the film effectively keying us to the perspectives of a community of survivors for whom the world is essentially their immediate vicinity.
In the midst of all this destruction, Imperial Palace Apartments is the only building in Seoul left standing. To help them survive their grim new reality,...
In the midst of all this destruction, Imperial Palace Apartments is the only building in Seoul left standing. To help them survive their grim new reality,...
- 12/3/2023
- by Ross McIndoe
- Slant Magazine
by Pawel.Mizgalewicz
There are subtle societal metaphors in art, and there is „Concrete Utopia”, in which the earthquake happens right at the end of the opening titles, and seemingly destroys the whole Korea, if not the whole world. Whole, that is, beside one apartment complex, which magically stays completely untouched. The whole premise of the movie is that every inhabitant of the Hwang Gung complex luckily survived, but a bunch of other people did as well – and so, they start the first day of the post-apocalypse without a home, while the inhabitants do have one. The only home in the world. As you can imagine, the situation gets very tense very fast, kick-starting a deeply uneasy, disturbing thriller. Within just minutes of the film's opening, we see people fighting desperately for one can of peaches. By the way, it's also the winter of the century outside, with minus 26 degrees.
There are subtle societal metaphors in art, and there is „Concrete Utopia”, in which the earthquake happens right at the end of the opening titles, and seemingly destroys the whole Korea, if not the whole world. Whole, that is, beside one apartment complex, which magically stays completely untouched. The whole premise of the movie is that every inhabitant of the Hwang Gung complex luckily survived, but a bunch of other people did as well – and so, they start the first day of the post-apocalypse without a home, while the inhabitants do have one. The only home in the world. As you can imagine, the situation gets very tense very fast, kick-starting a deeply uneasy, disturbing thriller. Within just minutes of the film's opening, we see people fighting desperately for one can of peaches. By the way, it's also the winter of the century outside, with minus 26 degrees.
- 11/29/2023
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
This article contains spoilers for Squid Game: The Challenge through episode 5.
Squid Game: The Challenge gets a lot of things right when it comes to its namesake.
Like the 2021 classic series before it, Netflix‘s ambitious reality competition is all about the details. The production design here is second-to-none, with the cold barracks, colorful yet sterile uniforms, and beguiling M.C. Escher staircases perfectly recreating the iconic look of Squid Game. The competitions, still based on childhood games, are exciting and profoundly stressful. Still, there’s one thing that Squid Game: The Challenge completely misses the mark on in relation to the beloved survival drama.
No, we’re not talking about the fact that the players aren’t killed, that would be insane. Digital media is a tough industry but it’s not “advocate for the wholesale murder of game show contestants in a headline” tough … yet. What we’re referring to is all the,...
Squid Game: The Challenge gets a lot of things right when it comes to its namesake.
Like the 2021 classic series before it, Netflix‘s ambitious reality competition is all about the details. The production design here is second-to-none, with the cold barracks, colorful yet sterile uniforms, and beguiling M.C. Escher staircases perfectly recreating the iconic look of Squid Game. The competitions, still based on childhood games, are exciting and profoundly stressful. Still, there’s one thing that Squid Game: The Challenge completely misses the mark on in relation to the beloved survival drama.
No, we’re not talking about the fact that the players aren’t killed, that would be insane. Digital media is a tough industry but it’s not “advocate for the wholesale murder of game show contestants in a headline” tough … yet. What we’re referring to is all the,...
- 11/22/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Ninety-seven times out of 100, a movie makes its moral judgments for us. Yes, there’s a haunting ambiguity to films like “The Conformist” or “Taxi Driver” or “Tár.” But when was the last time you saw moral ambiguity in a genre movie? Even the “Mad Max” films, in their visionary savagery, draw a clean line between nobility and treachery, speed-demon heroism and outlaw selfishness. But “Concrete Utopia” is a dystopian disaster movie with a difference. This year’s South Korean entry in the Oscar competition for best international feature, it places its characters in a desperate, scary, do-or-die situation and then refuses to tell the audience what to think about them. It’s a fractious, blood-soaked drama about the will to survive that feels like “Earthquake” crossed with “Lord of the Flies.” What’s gripping is that you watch it and think, “If I were in this movie, what would I do?...
- 11/12/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
The London East Asia Film festival came to a close on Sunday night with the UK premiere of Concrete Utopia, Korea’s entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 2024 Oscars. After the event’s Best Film award went to Iron Mask, by Kim Sung Hwan, artistic director Hyejung Jeon presented its Rising Star award to Hong Xa-bin for his performance in Kim Chang-hoon’s Hopeless and its Best Actor award to Concrete Utopia’s Park Bo-young.
Actress Park later returned after the film for a Q&a with director, Um Tae-hwa, to discuss the film’s themes of survival, which suddenly seemed shockingly relevant after recent events in Ukraine and Israel/Gaza.
Starring Lee Byung-hun, Um’s film is a dystopian fable that recalls British writer J.G. Ballard in its depiction of a South Korean high-rise that is somehow left unscathed after a terrifying earthquake rips through the country.
Actress Park later returned after the film for a Q&a with director, Um Tae-hwa, to discuss the film’s themes of survival, which suddenly seemed shockingly relevant after recent events in Ukraine and Israel/Gaza.
Starring Lee Byung-hun, Um’s film is a dystopian fable that recalls British writer J.G. Ballard in its depiction of a South Korean high-rise that is somehow left unscathed after a terrifying earthquake rips through the country.
- 10/31/2023
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Right from his debut feature “Runaway” in 1995, Kim Sung-su has established two things vehemently: he can work with big stars and he can work on a big budget quite effectively. Starting with a then-young but nonetheless impressive Lee Byung-hun, he has since gone on to work with the likes of Lee Jung-jae, Jung Woo-sung, Hwang Jung-min and even Zhang Ziyi in a rare Korean production appearance. Since his last two works, he has also established that he is also adept at working with an ensemble cast, with both “The Flu” and the highly impressive “Asura: The City of Madness” having an extensive and impressive cast-list. Seven years since “Asura: The City of Madness”, Kim returns to the big screen and with a couple actors he has worked with for “12.12: The Day”, a political thriller based on recent Korean history.
Synopsis
On December 1979, Seoul had been enduring a harsh winter before the upcoming spring.
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On December 1979, Seoul had been enduring a harsh winter before the upcoming spring.
- 10/28/2023
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Casino game maker Light & Wonder on Friday revealed a new slot machine based on Netflix’s most popular series, “Squid Game,” the streaming giant’s first foray into licensing its content for gambling.
The game incorporates some of the challenges the characters in the 2021 series, allowing players to take part in “Red Light, Green Light,” “Tug of War” and the “The Glass Tilee” on a jumbo 75-inch screen.
“Light & Wonder is proud to be the first slots gaming company in the industry to partner with Netflix’s Squid Game and bring this ground-breaking show to life across multiple casino gaming platforms,” said Light & Wonder CEO Matt Wilson in a statement, noting that it’s one of multiple cross-platform games the company has produced. “We’ve seen how combining fan-favorite shows with immersive gameplay can resonate with audiences both digitally and on casino floors.”
The game was unveiled at the Global Gaming Expo,...
The game incorporates some of the challenges the characters in the 2021 series, allowing players to take part in “Red Light, Green Light,” “Tug of War” and the “The Glass Tilee” on a jumbo 75-inch screen.
“Light & Wonder is proud to be the first slots gaming company in the industry to partner with Netflix’s Squid Game and bring this ground-breaking show to life across multiple casino gaming platforms,” said Light & Wonder CEO Matt Wilson in a statement, noting that it’s one of multiple cross-platform games the company has produced. “We’ve seen how combining fan-favorite shows with immersive gameplay can resonate with audiences both digitally and on casino floors.”
The game was unveiled at the Global Gaming Expo,...
- 10/6/2023
- by Eileen AJ Connelly
- The Wrap
Korean TV shows are taking center stage these days and it’s for good reason too. Finding its way to the top of that list is none other than Netflix’s Mr. Sunshine. The captivating drama has taken the television landscape by storm. This enthralling series has garnered a devoted fan base and left viewers on the edge of their seats with its intriguing storyline and exceptional performances. Set against the backdrop of the late 19th century, Mr. Sunshine unveils a tale of love, sacrifice, and patriotism during turbulent times in Korea’s history. The show follows the journey of Eugene Choi (Lee Byung-hun),...
- 10/5/2023
- by Ima Whyte
- TVovermind.com
From the eight-time Oscar nominee “The Imitation Game” to the Korean revenge thriller “I Saw the Devil,” free streaming service Plex is giving audiences new and varied reasons to keep coming back to its library of over 50,000 titles.
As we ring in October, check out The Streamable’s top picks and build your to-watch list from all of the titles coming to the streamer this month!
Watch Now $0+ / month plex.tv What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Plex in October 2023? “Experimenter” | Sunday, Oct. 1
The gripping biopic “Experimenter” arrives to Plex to start the month. Based on the true story of social psychologist Stanley Milgram, the film focuses on the 1961 behavior experiments at Yale University that tested the willingness of ordinary humans to obey an authority figure while administering electric shocks to strangers, as well as the aftermath of the experiments and the public outcry of their ethics.
As we ring in October, check out The Streamable’s top picks and build your to-watch list from all of the titles coming to the streamer this month!
Watch Now $0+ / month plex.tv What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Plex in October 2023? “Experimenter” | Sunday, Oct. 1
The gripping biopic “Experimenter” arrives to Plex to start the month. Based on the true story of social psychologist Stanley Milgram, the film focuses on the 1961 behavior experiments at Yale University that tested the willingness of ordinary humans to obey an authority figure while administering electric shocks to strangers, as well as the aftermath of the experiments and the public outcry of their ethics.
- 9/29/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Disaster movies tend to focus on the spectacle of the actual disaster, on the big explosions and debris, and on the sense of awe at seeing big-scale destruction. "Concrete Utopia" is not like that. Instead, director Um Tae-hwa focuses on what comes after the disaster, telling a compelling and gripping human drama about immigration and economic disparity, laying out an allegory for Korea's unique relationship with real estate and class.
Indeed, the first thing to know about "Concrete Utopia," which was announced as Korea's entry to the Oscars, is that the earthquake that decimates Seoul is barely seen. What little we do see of it looks stunning, the VFX work in the movie rather impressively creating an apocalyptic event that decimates the city — but that is not the focus of the film. Rather than build up to it or show us how people survive in the middle of the disaster,...
Indeed, the first thing to know about "Concrete Utopia," which was announced as Korea's entry to the Oscars, is that the earthquake that decimates Seoul is barely seen. What little we do see of it looks stunning, the VFX work in the movie rather impressively creating an apocalyptic event that decimates the city — but that is not the focus of the film. Rather than build up to it or show us how people survive in the middle of the disaster,...
- 9/26/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
"Our apartments belong to the residents!" A festival promo trailer is available for a Korean disaster movie called Concrete Utopia. It's currently playing at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival, after opening in Korea in August. Here's the pitch: residents of a concrete apartment complex are surprised to discover their building is the only one standing after a massive earthquake decimates Seoul. While no one knows for sure how far the ruins stretch, or what the cause of the earthquake may be, in the heart of Seoul there's only one building left standing. It is called Hwang Gung Apartments. As time passes, outsiders start coming in to escape the extreme cold. Before long, the apartment residents are unable to cope with the increasing numbers. Feeling a threat to their very survival, the residents enact a special measure. Starring Lee Byung-hun, Park Bo-young, and Park Seo-jun. Another intense survival movie that actually seems more & more like real life,...
- 9/13/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Screen is profiling every submission for best international feature at the 96th Academy Awards.
Entries for the 2024 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
The 96th Academy Awards is set to take place on March 10, 2024 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture (over 40 minutes) produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50%) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between December 1, 2022, and October 31, 2023. The deadline...
Entries for the 2024 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
The 96th Academy Awards is set to take place on March 10, 2024 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture (over 40 minutes) produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50%) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between December 1, 2022, and October 31, 2023. The deadline...
- 8/30/2023
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Screen is profiling every submission for best international feature at the 96th Academy Awards.
Entries for the 2024 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
The 96th Academy Awards is set to take place on March 10, 2024 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture (over 40 minutes) produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50%) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between December 1, 2022, and October 31, 2023. The deadline...
Entries for the 2024 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.
The 96th Academy Awards is set to take place on March 10, 2024 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture (over 40 minutes) produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50%) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.
Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between December 1, 2022, and October 31, 2023. The deadline...
- 8/30/2023
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
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