The Avenue has claimed North American rights to Press Play, a romantic drama from Parasite producer Cj Enm, starring Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick), Clara Rugaard (I Am Mother), Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon franchise) and Matt Walsh (Veep), which it will release next year.
The film picked up by Highland Film Group’s domestic distribution arm centers on a young woman (Rugaard) who has a chance to save the love of her life (Pullman) when she discovers that the mixtape they made together can transport her back in time. It marks the feature directorial debut of visual effects editor Greg Björkman, who teamed up with James Bachelor (Hulu’s Into the Dark) to write the script.
Cj Enm’s Yeonu Choi produced the film with Josh Boone, Logan Lerman and Jonathan Schwartz, with Cj’s Miky Lee and Jerry Kyoungboum Ko serving as exec producers. Cj Enm is also handling international sales.
The film picked up by Highland Film Group’s domestic distribution arm centers on a young woman (Rugaard) who has a chance to save the love of her life (Pullman) when she discovers that the mixtape they made together can transport her back in time. It marks the feature directorial debut of visual effects editor Greg Björkman, who teamed up with James Bachelor (Hulu’s Into the Dark) to write the script.
Cj Enm’s Yeonu Choi produced the film with Josh Boone, Logan Lerman and Jonathan Schwartz, with Cj’s Miky Lee and Jerry Kyoungboum Ko serving as exec producers. Cj Enm is also handling international sales.
- 11/5/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The two companies have entered into a slate co-financing deal for projects in Indonesia, Vietnam and Turkey.
South Korea’s leading film studio Cj Entertainment and LA-based local-language content financier Library Pictures International (Lpi) have entered into a multi-year, multi-picture slate co-financing deal covering local-language film productions in Indonesia, Vietnam and Turkey.
Coming on the heels of Cj Entertainment’s multiple Oscar wins with Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite, the deal will see Lpi fund up to 50% of the budget of Cj Entertainment-led local-language productions in each of these three markets where Cj has been investing with an interest in the territories’ rapid growth.
South Korea’s leading film studio Cj Entertainment and LA-based local-language content financier Library Pictures International (Lpi) have entered into a multi-year, multi-picture slate co-financing deal covering local-language film productions in Indonesia, Vietnam and Turkey.
Coming on the heels of Cj Entertainment’s multiple Oscar wins with Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite, the deal will see Lpi fund up to 50% of the budget of Cj Entertainment-led local-language productions in each of these three markets where Cj has been investing with an interest in the territories’ rapid growth.
- 10/27/2020
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Financier Library Pictures International and Korean studio Cj Entertainment, producer of the multi-Oscar winner Parasite, have entered into a multi-year, multi-picture slate co-financing deal covering local-language film productions in Indonesia, Vietnam and Turkey.
Under terms of the deal, Library will fund up to 50% of the budget of Cj Entertainment-led local-language productions in each of the three growing markets.
Cj Entertainment has actively expanded its presence in Southeast Asia and Turkey, producing such films as Satan’s Slaves, the highest-grossing horror film of all time in Indonesia; six of the top 20 local films in Vietnam, including Sweet 20, one of their highest-grossing films of all time, and a re-make of their hit Korean film Miss Granny; and investing in and distributing hit films Aile Arasinda and Kogustaki Mucize in Turkey in the last couple of years.
“Cj Entertainment has been a powerful supporter of creative voices, not only in Korea but in several markets around the world,...
Under terms of the deal, Library will fund up to 50% of the budget of Cj Entertainment-led local-language productions in each of the three growing markets.
Cj Entertainment has actively expanded its presence in Southeast Asia and Turkey, producing such films as Satan’s Slaves, the highest-grossing horror film of all time in Indonesia; six of the top 20 local films in Vietnam, including Sweet 20, one of their highest-grossing films of all time, and a re-make of their hit Korean film Miss Granny; and investing in and distributing hit films Aile Arasinda and Kogustaki Mucize in Turkey in the last couple of years.
“Cj Entertainment has been a powerful supporter of creative voices, not only in Korea but in several markets around the world,...
- 10/26/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
In today's Horror Highlights, we have the trailer for Kane Hodder's Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation, details on Grave Hill (the remake of The Housemaid), and the trailer for Darkness in Tenement 45!
Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation: "Kane Hodder recently premiered the trailer for his new project, “Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation” at Mad Monster Party Arizona. Kane Hodder has been working with producer and director Tony H. Cadwell (Behind The Sightings) to produce a documentary entitled "Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation."
Synopsis: Kane Hodder leads a team of paranormal investigators as they investigate The Grand Old Lady Hotel in Balsam, North Carolina. The Grand Old Lady Hotel is a 112-year-old, 40,000 square foot hotel with a disturbing past. Nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, the hotel is referred to by locals as the South's Stanley Hotel.
Director Tony H. Cadwell stated, "We wanted to put together a project for horror...
Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation: "Kane Hodder recently premiered the trailer for his new project, “Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation” at Mad Monster Party Arizona. Kane Hodder has been working with producer and director Tony H. Cadwell (Behind The Sightings) to produce a documentary entitled "Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation."
Synopsis: Kane Hodder leads a team of paranormal investigators as they investigate The Grand Old Lady Hotel in Balsam, North Carolina. The Grand Old Lady Hotel is a 112-year-old, 40,000 square foot hotel with a disturbing past. Nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, the hotel is referred to by locals as the South's Stanley Hotel.
Director Tony H. Cadwell stated, "We wanted to put together a project for horror...
- 10/16/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Parasite producer Cj Entertainment has tapped Black And Blue and Traffik filmmaker Deon Taylor to direct gothic horror-thriller Grave Hill, the company’s English-language remake of the hit Vietnamese horror film The Housemaid.
As we previously revealed, Oscar-winner Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious) wrote the adapted screenplay with Derek Nguyen, writer-director of 2016 pic The Housemaid, which explores racial and social themes through a genre lens. The remake will take place in the American South during the Reconstruction Era.
In the original, an orphaned Vietnamese girl is hired to be a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation in 1953 French Indochina. However, she unexpectedly falls in love with the French landowner and awakens the vengeful ghost of his dead wife.
Cj Entertainment is financing, developing and producing the new English-language remake. Executive producers are Cj Group Vice Chairwoman Miky Lee, Cj Entertainment’s Jinnie Choi and Jerry Ko along with Hidden Empire’s Roxanne...
As we previously revealed, Oscar-winner Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious) wrote the adapted screenplay with Derek Nguyen, writer-director of 2016 pic The Housemaid, which explores racial and social themes through a genre lens. The remake will take place in the American South during the Reconstruction Era.
In the original, an orphaned Vietnamese girl is hired to be a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation in 1953 French Indochina. However, she unexpectedly falls in love with the French landowner and awakens the vengeful ghost of his dead wife.
Cj Entertainment is financing, developing and producing the new English-language remake. Executive producers are Cj Group Vice Chairwoman Miky Lee, Cj Entertainment’s Jinnie Choi and Jerry Ko along with Hidden Empire’s Roxanne...
- 10/15/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
“Traffik” filmmaker Deon Taylor will direct an English-language remake of the Vietnamese horror film “The Housemaid” that will be produced by “Parasite” studio Cj Entertainment, the studio announced Thursday.
The remake is now titled “Grave Hill,” and Derek Nguyen, who wrote and directed the 2016 Gothic horror film, also adapted the screenplay alongside Geoffrey Fletcher (“Precious”).
“The Housemaid” is set in French Indochina in 1953 and follows a Vietnamese orphan girl hired to work as a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation. When she falls in love with the estate’s landowner, she attracts the fury of the ghost of the landowner’s dead wife. Taylor’s film will take place in the American South during the Reconstruction Era and aim to remain true to the original’s racial and social themes.
Principal photography on “Grave Hill” hopes to begin in early 2021.
Cj Entertainment, which financed and produced “The Housemaid,” is also financing,...
The remake is now titled “Grave Hill,” and Derek Nguyen, who wrote and directed the 2016 Gothic horror film, also adapted the screenplay alongside Geoffrey Fletcher (“Precious”).
“The Housemaid” is set in French Indochina in 1953 and follows a Vietnamese orphan girl hired to work as a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation. When she falls in love with the estate’s landowner, she attracts the fury of the ghost of the landowner’s dead wife. Taylor’s film will take place in the American South during the Reconstruction Era and aim to remain true to the original’s racial and social themes.
Principal photography on “Grave Hill” hopes to begin in early 2021.
Cj Entertainment, which financed and produced “The Housemaid,” is also financing,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Principal photography anticipated for first quarter 2021.
South Korean powerhouse Cj Entertainment has hired Deon Taylor to direct Grave Hill, the English-language remake of Vietnamese horror The Housemaid.
Taylor will direct from an adapted screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious) and Derek Nguyen, who wrote and directed the original film.
Cj Entertainment is financing, developing and producing the remake, which is expected to begin principal photography in the first quarter of 2021.
Grave Hill will be set in the American South during the Reconstruction Era in post-Civil War late 19th Century.
It will explore the same social and racial themes touched on in 2016 period horror romance The Housemaid,...
South Korean powerhouse Cj Entertainment has hired Deon Taylor to direct Grave Hill, the English-language remake of Vietnamese horror The Housemaid.
Taylor will direct from an adapted screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious) and Derek Nguyen, who wrote and directed the original film.
Cj Entertainment is financing, developing and producing the remake, which is expected to begin principal photography in the first quarter of 2021.
Grave Hill will be set in the American South during the Reconstruction Era in post-Civil War late 19th Century.
It will explore the same social and racial themes touched on in 2016 period horror romance The Housemaid,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Korean studio unveils slate of 14 local-language productions scheduled for release this year.
South Korea’s Cj Entertainment has unveiled a slate of 14 local-language productions scheduled for release this year, including three new Thai-language titles.
Like the rest of Cj’s global production line-up, the Thai projects are co-productions with a local partner – in this case Thai exhibitor Major Cineplex, with which the Korean giant formed Bangkok-based joint venture Cj Major in 2016.
The three new Thai productions are Thatchaphong Suphasri’s Classic Again, a remake of 2003 hit The Classic; Wirat Hengkongdee’s romantic comedy Our Love Forever; and romantic drama That...
South Korea’s Cj Entertainment has unveiled a slate of 14 local-language productions scheduled for release this year, including three new Thai-language titles.
Like the rest of Cj’s global production line-up, the Thai projects are co-productions with a local partner – in this case Thai exhibitor Major Cineplex, with which the Korean giant formed Bangkok-based joint venture Cj Major in 2016.
The three new Thai productions are Thatchaphong Suphasri’s Classic Again, a remake of 2003 hit The Classic; Wirat Hengkongdee’s romantic comedy Our Love Forever; and romantic drama That...
- 3/19/2019
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
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