It’s been a while since we heard anything about Peninsula, South Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho’s sequel to his highly acclaimed 2016 zombie thriller Train to Busan, but it seems the film is now in the can and gearing up for a release in its home country this summer. Check out the first two posters here… […]
James Wan no longer attached to Resident Evil movie reboot
Back in May of 2017 it was announced that Saw and The Conjuring filmmaker James Wan would be teaming with Constantin Film and Screen Gems to produce a big screen reboot of the Resident Evil franchise; however, as Wan has now explained to Bloody Disgusting during a promotional interview for his DC blockbuster Aquaman, he is no […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 31 – Train to Busan (2016)
Train to Busan, 2017. Directed by Yeon Sang Ho. Starring Gong Yo, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Su-an, Ma Dong-seok, and Choi Woo-shik. SYNOPSIS: A workaholic father attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter while on a train to Busan. As the two board the train, a zombie apocalypse suddenly erupts turning the pair’s journey into a […]
New Line picks up rights to Train to Busan remake from producer James Wan
New Line Cinema has come out victorious in a hotly-contested bidding war for the rights to the English-language remake of the hit South Korean zombie movie Train to Busan. The film is being produced by James Wan through his Atomic Monster banner, with Gary Dauberman (The Nun) penning the script. New Line snapped up right […]
From Predator to Upgrade: The Best Action Horror Films
EJ Moreno on the best action horror films… With a new Predator film on the horizon, viewers will get the treat of another entry into the obscure action/horror sub-genre. While there are plenty of movies to include in this list and the sub-genre, it isn’t easy to define. What makes something an action/horror film? For […]
Train to Busan sequel in development, director offers first plot details
South Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho has announced that he is working on a sequel to the acclaimed 2016 zombie thriller Train to Busan, which is going by the working title Bando (English: Peninsula). “It is an extension of Train to Busan, after the virus has spread throughout Korea, but the characters are not the same,” revealed […]
Zombie thriller Train to Busan is getting a VR adaptation
Director Yeon Sang-ho’s acclaimed South Korean zombie thriller Train to Busan is set to receive the VR treatment, Variety has revealed. According to the site, Singapore’s Vividthree Productions has picked up the rights from Contents Panda to deliver a piece of location-based virtual reality entertainment, as well as a VR video game. “This is one […]
Blu-ray Review – Seoul Station (2016)
Seoul Station, 2016. Directed by Sang-ho Yeon. Starring Seung-ryong Ryu, Franciska Friede, Joon Lee, Sang-hee Lee, and Eun-kyung Shim. SYNOPSIS: South Korean city Seoul is plagued by a zombie virus in an animated prequel to horror hit Train to Busan. Train to Busan hit UK screens to pretty much universal applause earlier this year and gave […]
DVD Review – Train to Busan (2016)
Train to Busan, 2016. Directed by Sang-ho Yeon. Starring Yoo Gong, Soo-an Kim, Yu-mi Jung, Dong-seok Ma, and Eui-sung Kim. SYNOPSIS: A selfish businessman reconnects with his young daughter on a train journey across South Korea, albeit against a backdrop of marauding zombies. You would have thought that the zombie genre had all but dried […]
Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Movies of 2016
Flickering Myth’s writing team present our top ten movies of 2016… As 2016 draws to a close and we ring in the New Year, Flickering Myth’s writers have been putting our collective heads together to vote on the best cinematic offerings from the past twelve months. As always, we’ve voted on our individual top ten […]
