‘The Roundup’ and ‘Pororo’ Film Franchises Lead K-Movie’s Busan Sales Pitch
variety.comRebecca Souw Still riding high on the success of “The Roundup,” Korean indie film producer and seller K-Movie Entertainment, is showcasing a slate of 16 movies at the Asian and Contents Film Market, part of the Busan International Film Festival.
The company has two titles featuring Don Lee (“The Eternals”) including the previously announced “The Roundup: No Way Out,” the third instalment of the Crime City film series.
The second film is the highest grossing film of this year in Korea, with a $100 million total. The crime action film, which also stars Lee Jun Hyuk (“Baseball Girl”) and Aoki Munetaka (Japan’s “Rurouni Kenshin” franchise), is currently in production and is expected to release in 2023.
K-Movie has become the new representative for the “Pororo” animated penguin film franchise. The catalog of six titles includes the latest, “Pororo Dragon Castle Adventure” which was released on July 28.“Ditto” is a remake of the 2000 fantasy romance of the same name about two college students living in a different era but who are able to build a connection via an old radio following a lunar eclipse.
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