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Barunson E&A, the production company behind Oscar-winner Parasite, is set to officially launch its new international ventures at the upcoming American Film Market as it looks to expand into co-production, financing and sales.

A household name after starring in Korean epics like Taegukgi: Brotherhood of War and Friend, Jang Dong-gun has been part of the explosive growth of the Korean film industry and has worked with a lengthy, star-studded list of talent over the last three decades.

Refresh for latest…: After beginning offshore release last frame in Korea, director Bong Joon-ho’s home market, Warner Bros expanded Mickey 17 to a further 66 international box office hubs this session. The new overseas plays, along with the sophomore Korea frame, came in at $24.5M which is in line with pre-weekend projections, and lifts the international cume to an estimated $34.2M through today. Combined with domestic, the global weekend is $43.6M for a running worldwide total of $53.3M.

Parasite, director Bong Joon-ho has returned with a science-fiction comedy starring Robert Pattinson.Based on the novel Mickey7 by Edward Ashton, the film follows Mickey Barnes who joins a space mission as an ‘expendable’. In this job, he’s given lethal assignments but everytime he dies, he’s ‘reprinted’ through cloning technology.Other members of the film’s cast include Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo and Holliday Grainger.This is Bong Joon-ho’s eighth film, following the likes of Okja, Snowpiercer, Mother, Parasite, and The Host.After a failed business venture leaves them on the run, Mickey Barnes (Pattinson) and his friend Timo (Yeun) sign up as crew on a space ship which is leaving Earth to colonise a planet called Nilfheim.

Mickey 17 and Parasite director Bong Joon-ho has said he would be open to making an Alien musical.Speaking in a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, when asked about working on a blockbuster franchise like Star Wars or James Bond, he said: “I’m not drawn to franchise films, but I did think at one point that I would like to do an Alien film.”He then added: “An Alien musical.”The most recent movie in the long running franchise was Alien: Romulus, which was released last year and directed by Fede Álvarez. The film, which is set between the first two Alien films, featured highly in NME’s 20 Best Films of 2024.NME’s five-star review described it as being “as thrilling and scary as the original”, and “a movie that comes close to the brilliance of Ridley Scott and James Cameron”.A forthcoming TV series – Alien: Earth, which is set two years before the events of the original 1979 film Alien is also set to drop later this year on Hulu in the US and Disney+ in the UK.Meanwhile, Bong’s latest movie Mickey 17, which stars Robert Pattinson, is released in cinemas today (March 7).The film, which is an adaptation of Edward Ashton’s 2022 novel Mickey7, sees Pattinson play Mickey Barnes, a man who signs up to be an “expendable”, a human that can regenerate after death, but finds multiple versions of himself confronting each other after a space expedition goes wrong.

reported Collider, but was moved aside before landing the newest date of October 1, 2027, with the sequel not even in production yet.Pattinson recently weighed in on the drama during an interview with Hero magazine, sharing he’s concerned he’ll be too “f—king old” to be Batman by the time they start shooting.When asked, “Are you going to do Batman again soon?” the actor responded, “I f–king hope so. I started out as young Batman and I’m going to be f–king old Batman by the sequel.”He followed his response up by saying, “I’m 38, I’m old.”Pattinson started filming “The Batman” in January 2020 while in his mid-30s.

new interview with GQ alongside his “Mickey 17” director Bong Joon-ho.Lawrence previously showed off her dance skills in 2012’s “Silver Linings Playbook” alongside Bradley Cooper.“They’re like, ‘Just dance, it’s just music playing, just dance,'” the British actor said. “I was like, ‘I’m going to have a mental breakdown when this happens.

Mickey 17 and Parasite, has named BLACKPINK as his favourite K-pop group.In support of Mickey 17’s upcoming premiere, South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho recently made an appearance on the Buzzfeed YouTube series The Puppy Interview. During his time on the series, the director was quizzed about several things, including who his favourite K-pop group are.“BLACKPINK,” he answered.

Although Mark Ruffalo‘s character in Mickey 17 might elicit some deja vu, he recently noted that any similarities to real political leaders are purely coincidental.

Robert Pattinson opened up about one of the unique challenges that came with filming his new movie Mickey 17.

Robert Pattinson is hitting the red carpet at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival!

After working with some of the top directors in the region like South Korea’s Yeon Sang-ho and Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda, Uprising‘s Gang Dong-won told Deadline that he would like to work with directors Bong Joon-ho and Guillermo del Toro in future, among others.

Robert Pattinson of The Batman fame and Dune's star Zendaya are set to take the lead in Dream Scenario director Kristoffer Borgli's upcoming A24 film, The Drama. According to Deadline, the plot revolves around a romance that takes an unexpected twist just before the couple's wedding day. Borgli is the brains behind the screenplay, while Midsommar's Ari Aster will produce through his Square Peg banner.

Robert Pattinson is stepping out for his first official appearance as a new dad!

Non-English language movies stormed the Oscars this year, with five foreign language films taking home statuettes, which is the highest number ever in one ceremony.

Warner Bros has dated Mickey 17 for Jan. 31, 2025 — a very odd date for a highly anticipated follow-up from Oscar and Cannes Palme d’Or winning Parasite filmmaker Bong Joon-ho.

Parasite producer Barunson E&A has a new CEO.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Choi Yoonhee has been named as the new CEO of Barunson E&A, the Korean sales and production firm that is making a splash at the European Film Market in Berlin this week. Choi, who joined the firm in 2021 from CJ ENM, takes over from Gene Hong (Brian) Park and Kwak Sin Ae.

Parasite director Bong Joon-ho and several South Korean creatives have called for a probe into the circumstances behind renowned actor Lee Sun-kyun’s death.Last month, the 48-year-old actor was found dead in an apparent suicide. At the time of his death, Lee had been undergoing a highly publicised investigation by South Korean police on suspicions of drug use.Earlier this week, the newly established Association of Solidarity of Cultural Artists released a statement calling for an investigation into Lee’s death, per The Korea Herald.

Columbia Pictures‘ Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has pushed up its release date by one week, from March 29 to March 22, 2024, Sony announced on Tuesday.

Ed Meza @edmezavar Oscar winner Bong Joon-ho’s 2006 monster movie “The Host” is among Paris-based distributor The Jokers Films’ recently releases, made available for the first time ever as a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray edition. The Jokers’ other new French release, the 4K restoration of Bruce Weber’s 1988 Chet Baker doc “Let’s Get Lost,” also screened at the Lumière Festival in Lyon with Weber in attendance. Describing the film’s sound and 4K restoration as “sublime,” The Jokers head Manuel Chiche says, “‘Let’s Get Lost’ is now a timeless classic not only about life but also about art and creation.” “Let’s Get Lost” is due to hit French theaters in summer 2024.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Solids by the Seashore,” “The Berefts” and “House of the Seasons” were all multiple winners of the Vision Awards at the Busan International Film Festival on Thursday evening. Another winner was “Yellow Door: ’90s Lo-fi Film Club,” a documentary celebrating Korea’s early cinephiles, who include “Parasite” director Bong Joon-ho. The Vision Awards precede the main New Currents Competition and the Jiseok Competition prizes which will be presented on Saturday at the festival’s closing ceremony.FIPRESCI Award“That Summer’s Lie” Dir. Sohn Hyun-lok.