Bong Joon Ho
Bong Joon Ho Unveils Irreverent First Trailer for Robert Pattinson Starrer ‘Mickey 17’
The many facets of Robert Pattinson were on display in the first trailer for Mickey 17, the upcoming film from Bong Joon Ho that delves into human printing, identity and space colonization. Bong made his first trip to CinemaCon to show off the trailer, with Bong saying it’s the story of “a simple man who […]
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Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ Lands Early Release in South Korea
Acclaimed filmmaker Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17 will open several days early in South Korea, his home country. The movie will hit theaters there on Jan. 28, 2025, timed to the Lunar New Year holiday and three days before it begins its global rollout on Jan. 31, Warner Bros. announced Tuesday. “Director Bong’s creativity, vision […]
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Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ Returns with New 2025 Release Date
Mickey 17 is back on the theatrical calendar. The feature from Oscar winning Parasite director Bong Joon Ho will now open on Jan. 31, 2025, Warner Bros. announced Tuesday. Last month, Warners removed it from its previous date of March 29, 2024. The film was delayed due to production shifts caused by the strikes. At […]
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Bong Joon Ho, Korean Film Figures Call for Investigation of Police and Media Over ‘Parasite’ Actor Lee Sun-kyun’s Death
Clad in black suits as a mark of respect for the late Parasite actor Lee Sun-kyun, Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho and other prominent Korean film figures gathered for a solemn press conference in central Seoul on Friday, where they sternly called for an investigation into the police handling of Lee’s case that would tragically […]
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Bong Joon Ho, Korean Filmmakers Call for Investigation Into Circumstances Surrounding Death of ‘Parasite’ Star Lee Sun-kyun
Prominent Korean filmmakers and arts organizers will hold a media event in Seoul on Friday calling for an investigation by authorities into the circumstances that led to the passing of Parasite star Lee Sun-kyun, who died last month at age 48 of an apparent suicide. Before his death, Lee had been under police investigation for […]
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‘Godzilla x Kong’ Moves Up Release in Theaters to Late March, ‘Mickey 17’ Delayed
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire will stomp into theaters two weeks earlier than expected, Legendary and Warner Bros. announced Tuesday. The fifth installment in their MonsterVerse series will now open March 29 instead of April 12. Godzilla x Kong is taking the date previously occupied by Academy Award-winning director Bong Joon Ho‘s Mickey 17, […]
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Director of Netflix’s ‘Yellow Door’ Doc Talks Bong Joon-ho’s Early Days, Evolution of Korean FilmÂ
For Korean cinema completists, Netflix’s forthcoming documentary Yellow Door: ’90s Lo-fi Film Club will arrive like manna from heaven when it launches worldwide on Oct. 27. Among the film’s many pleasures is the depiction of Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho’s previously unknown first film, a stop-motion animated short titled Looking for Paradise that he made in […]
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South Korea’s Directors Guild Pushes for Bargaining Rights and Backend Pay from Streamers, Studios
South Korea’s powerhouse entertainment industry is beginning to experience some of the same labor unrest that has rocked Hollywood. In an echo of the screenwriters and actors guild strikes that have brought the U.S. film and TV sector to a halt, the Directors Guild of Korea is lobbying its country’s legislature to revise a Copyrights […]
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From Timothée Chalamet and Daniel Kaluuya to Lupita Nyong’o and Jared Leto, a Field Guide to Awards Season BFFs
Jean Dujardin and George Clooney The two best actor nominees — Clooney for The Descendants and Dujardin (who went on to win) for The Artist — became fast friends on the awards circuit, which included cozying up at the 2012 Oscar Nominees Luncheon. They would go on to work together on 2014’s The Monuments Men, […]
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DP Darius Khondji on What It Was Like Working With Bong Joon Ho on the Highly Anticipated ‘Mickey 17’
In an unusual turn of events, this year’s recipient of the International Award at the American Society of Cinematographers Awards is also a nominee in its feature competition. Darius Khondji, who has been working as a director of photography for decades and earned his first Academy Award nomination for Evita (directed by Alan Parker) in […]
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Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ Sets 2024 Release Date
Bong Joon Ho has set a date to return to theaters. The Academy Award-winning director behind Parasite will open Mickey 17 around the globe on March 29, 2024, Warner Bros. announced Monday. Mickey 17 stars Robert Pattinson, Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo, with Bong penning the script based on the book […]
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Steven Yeun Joining Bong Joon Ho’s Warner Bros. Sci-Fi Movie
Steven Yeun and director Bong Joon Ho, who worked together on the 2017 Netflix feature Okja, are reuniting for the director’s upcoming sci-fi thriller at Warner Bros. Yeun will join a cast that includes Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Mark Ruffalo and Toni Collette. The project, which does not yet have a title, is based on […]
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