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Yellow Door: ’90s Lo-fi Film Club, a new documentary that will feature Parasite director Bong Joon-ho.According to Netflix, the upcoming documentary is an “ode to the golden era of Korean cinephilia” that will take a look at the “young film enthusiasts who paved the way for the Korean cinematic renaissance”The upcoming film is directed by Lee Hyuk-rae (2022’s Sewing Sisters) and will delve into the history and members of the Yellow Door Film Club, of which Oscar-winning Parasite director Bong Joon-ho was a member of.“The 1990s witnessed an explosion of film clubs on Korean campuses, providing young students with a creative outlet and a platform to study the art of cinema,” said Netflix of the film in a press release. “Yellow Door Film Club was one of them.”In the new trailer for Netflix’s Yellow Door: ’90s Lo-fi Film Club, Bong and his fellow Yellow Door Film Club are seen reuniting to speak about the club, how it came about and its influence on the South Korean entertainment industry.“At overseas film festivals in the early to mid-2000s, people would ask, ‘Where did all these directors come from?'” Bong recalls in the trailer.

Veteran Korean actor Byun Hee-bong, best known for his collaborations with Oscar-winner Bong Joon-ho, including Okja and Memories of Murder, has died. He was 81.

Okja fame has died. He was 81.Byun’s death was confirmed by his family today (September 18), as reported by South Korean news outlet Yonhap News Agency.

Fresh from its success at the Cannes Film Festival where it won Best Director, Decision to Leave marks the first time a film by Park Chan-wook — long believed to be one of South Korea’s finest contemporary filmmakers — has represented his country at the Oscars. A friendly rivalry with Parasite director Bong Joon-ho, who won in 2019 with the first Korean film ever to be nominated, only heightens the anticipation for its chances.

Robert Pattinson will be joined by The Walking Dead star Steven Yeun in an upcoming movie from Parasite director Bong Joon-ho.The South Korean filmmaker previously worked with Steven on his Netflix movie Okja, which featured stars from both Hollywood and the South Korean film industry.Now a report in Deadlinesays that Steven has joined the cast of the director's next movie Mickey7, which also stars Toni Collette and Marc Ruffalo. Incoming:Robert Pattinson will be joined by Steven Yeun, who is pictured on The Walking Dead, in an upcoming movie from Parasite director Bong Joon-hoMickey7 is based on an Edward Ashton novel of the same name that the filmmaker had already optioned before its publication this February.

Parasite director and creator Bong Joon-ho is set to work on a new film, with Robert Pattinson in talks to star.On January 19, Deadline reported that the South Korean filmmaker is currently in talks to both write and direct an as-yet-untitled movie for American entertainment giant Warner Bros., based on Edward Ashton’s upcoming novel Mickey7. According to the outlet, The Batman actor Robert Pattinson is also in discussions to star in an undisclosed role.Per Deadline, Bong will also be producing the film under his own production company Offside, working alongside Choi Doo-ho for Kate Street Picture Company and Plan B. The pair have previously collaborated on the 2017 Netflix original Okja, which was also directed by Bong.The Mickey7 novel is expected to be published on February 15, and will be a sci-fi novel following its protagonist named Mickey7 an “expendable” employee.

Oscar winning Parasite director Bong Joon-ho seems to have finally chosen his next project nearly two years after his decorated run at the 2020 Oscars!

“Parasite” swept the 2020 award season, winning the Palm D’Or at Cannes, the best ensemble honours at the SAG Awards and the Oscar for Best Picture.

Parasite director Bong Joon-ho has spoken further about the film’s forthcoming TV spin-off.The series was first announced last year, with Bong helming the HBO project alongside Succession‘s Adam McKay.Speaking about the project at Cannes (via IndieWire), Bong said: “Parasite is a film on wealthy and poor families, and that is a problem everywhere. [The television series] will be something of great genius, I hope.

Parasite director Bong Joon-ho has spoken out against anti-Asian violence in the US.It comes after a number of recent attacks in the country, including the deadly shootings in Atlanta, Georgia on March 16 where eight people were killed.Speaking about the violence to Deadline, he said: “As someone who is a part of mankind, as a person, it’s quite fearful to watch the hate crimes against Asian-Americans and the BLM movement.“I do think about what the film industry can do at this time.

Directors and creators should be bolder when dealing with issues like Anti-Asian violence, said Academy Award-winning director Bong Joon-ho in a Wednesday night interview at Chapman University’s Dodge College in Orange, Calif.

Parasite director Bong Joon-ho has confirmed he has finished writing the script of one of two follow-up films to the Best Picture winner.The filmmaker shared the good news on filmmaking podcast The Director’s Cut, saying: “It feels like I’m splitting my brain in half left and right writing these two scripts. But I finished one last week.”Bong revealed that one of the scripts is written in Korean, and the other is in English.

Parasite director Bong Joon-ho. Speaking to British Vogue, the Michael Clayton star said: ‘I’m very clear that queer is actually, for me anyway, to do with sensibility.‘I always felt I was queer – I was just looking for my queer circus, and I found it.

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