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Steven Yeun Cast Alongside Robert Pattinson In Bong Joon Ho’s Next Sci-Fi Thriller at Warner Bros

Actor Steven Yeun is set to reunite with filmmaker Bong Joon Ho on the latter’s next feature at Warner Bros. The actor has been cast in the director’s upcoming untitled movie that’s based on the novel, Mickey7, by Edward Ashton, Deadline is reporting. The project comes after the duo previously worked together on Netflix’s acclaimed…

Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo Cast In Parasite Director Bong Joon Ho’s Next Film

Acclaimed filmmaker Bong Joon Ho is continuing the casting process for the anticipated follow-up to his Academy Award-winning black comedy thriller, Parasite. Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo, whose deals are in final negotiations, and I Wanna Dance With Somebody star Naomi Ackie, are set to join Robert Pattinson in the upcoming movie, Deadline is reporting….

Bong Joon Ho Sets Next Film at Warner Bros. With Robert Pattinson in Talks to Star

Korean director Bong Joon Ho, who won an Oscar for Parasite, is now teaming up with Warner Bros. to create a sci-fi feature based on Mickey7, Edward Ashton’s about-to-be-released novel from St. Martin’s Press. According to the industry sources, Robert Pattinson in talks to play the leading role, who is also starring in The Batman, whose…

Toronto International Film Festival : Q&A with Actor Steven Yuen on “The Walking Dead”, “Okja”, “Burning”, “Minari” and “The Humans”

Q: It’s been six months now that we can introduce you as this “Oscar nominee Steven Yeun” and it will happen forever now. How are you feeling about that title? SY: There are way more worst things to be called. It was a huge honor, and a huge blessing and I guess I’m thankful that…

78th Venice Film Festival Awards: Golden Lion Goes to Audrey Diwan’s abortion film, ‘Happening’

The 78th Venice Film Festival wrapped up on September 11, a year after the COVID pandemic took center stage, forcing the 2020 iteration to adopt a “more restrained” format.  This year’s jury was helmed by South Korea’s Bong Joon Ho, whose Parasite took top honors last year. The jurors wrapped up the two-week extravaganza by…

Adventures After ‘Parasite’ For The Unstoppable Bong Joon-Ho

The 51-year-old South Korean director isn’t resting on his laurels after his acclaimed film Parasite took top honors in four categories at the 2020 Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film, to say nothing of Golden Globes, Palmes d’Or, and other prestigious prizes. Not to mention that Bong has…

Parasite TV Show Won’t Be a Remake But Will Be Set in the Same Universe

Even before Parasite shattered Oscar records to become the first foreign-language film to take home the Best Picture prize, a TV adaptation for HBO had been announced, prompting excitement and curiosity about what its subject matter would be. Now, writer Adam McKay has revealed some details after a conversation on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused…