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Park Hae-il steps into 1970s newsroom in Korean thriller 'The Assassin(s)'

The actor says curiosity drew him to play a veteran journalist in "The Assassin(s)," a thriller revisiting the 1974 attempt on President Park Chung Hee's life.

2026.9.10

For cast of ‘The Assassin(s),’ actors find happiness on set telling story of dark period in Korean history

The film, about the real-life attempt to assassinate Park Chung Hee, follows an editor, reporter and police inspector in pursuit of the truth.

2026.8.10

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Oscars invite Park Hae-il to join Academy

Actor Park Hae-il, the star of “The Host” (2006) and “Decision to Live” (2022), has been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Ampas) as the only Korean actor this year. Ampas invited 398 new members to join its ...

2023.6.29

A scene from the 2022 film ″Decision to Leave″ [CJ ENM]

Five Korean films are up for Asian Film Awards

Five Korean films scored nominations by the Asian Film Awards (AFA). The AFA is run by the Asia Film Awards Academy (AFAA), which the Hong Kong International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival and Tokyo International Film Festival ...

2023.1.6

Poster of the new historical movie ″Hansan: Rising Dragon″ [LOTTE ENTERTAINMENT]

'Hansan: Rising Dragon' beats expectations and records

“We made the film genuinely hoping to incur a sense of pride and self-esteem in the minds of the viewers; whether or not that will be relayed to the audience as much as it was eight years ago is up to fate,” director Kim Han-min told local...

2022.7.26

Actor Park Hae-il portrays the unprecedented in 'Decision to Leave'

In Park Chan-wook’s “Decision to Leave,” actor Park Hae-il portrays the unprecedented: a gentlemanly police detective who begins to fall for a suspect in his murder case. Park Hae-il's casting was equally unique in the sense that Park Chan-wook...

2022.6.29

The director and cast of 'Hansan: Rise of the Dragon' held a press conference at Lotte Cinema in Gwangjin District, eastern Seoul, on Tuesday. From left are actors Park Hae-il, Byun Yo-han, Kim Hyang-gi, Kim Sung-kyu, Kim Sung-kyun and Ok Taec-yeon. [YONHAP]

'Hansan: Rise of the Dragon' director, cast hold press conference

The director and cast of "Hansan: Rise of the Dragon" held a press conference at Lotte Cinema in Gwangjin District, eastern Seoul, on Tuesday. The upcoming movie serves as a prequel to the country's No. 1 box office hit "The Admiral: Roaring...

2022.6.28

From left, actor Tang Wei, director Park Chan-wook and actor Park Hae-il pose for the cameras at a local press event for the film 'Decision to Leave,' held at JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul in eastern Seoul Thursday. [NEWS1]

Even after Cannes nod, director Park Chan-wook can't hide his nerves

Park Chan-wook, who was named Best Director at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for his movie “Decision to Leave,” say's he's more nervous about the response from Korean audiences. “The most important concern is how the Korean audience will see...

2022.6.2

Director Park Chan-wook, left, and actor Song Kang-ho pose with their trophies after the closing ceremony of the 75th annual Cannes International Film Festival on Saturday. [NEWS1]

Korea has its best Cannes Film Festival ever

It was a great night for Korean cinema as actor Song Kang-ho took home the Best Actor Award for his performance in “Broker” and director Park Chan-wook won Best Director for his 11th feature film “Decision to Leave” at the 75th annual Cannes...

2022.5.29