Bong Joon-Ho News

October 13, 2009
Bong Joon-ho Talks The Snow Piercer
Director Bong Joon-ho is out promoting his new movie, "Mother," but he's already looking ahead to his next project -- an adaptation of the apocalyptic French graphic novel, "Le Transperceneige." More...

May 24, 2009
Cannes 2009: Sidebar Awards Round-up
It's the final day of the Cannes Film Festival today, and following yesterday's announcement of the Director's Fortnight awards, now we have word from Critics Week and FIPRESCI ahead of tonight's official competition ceremony. Meanwhile, the festival's official sidebar, Un Certain Regard (UCR), has also announced its results. UCR, which presented 20 films from 20 different countries, has given its top prize to Greek repression drama Kynodontas (Dogtooth). Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it's a tale of three teenage children who are completely cut off from the outside world by their parents. This year's selection featured works by named auteurs like Bong Joon-ho and Hirokazu Kore-eda who went home empty-handed. More...

March 18, 2009
Bong Joon-ho Discusses Upcoming Projects
Director Bong Joon-ho isn't involved with the upcoming sequel to his hit monster movie "The Host," but he does have a number of other projects in the pipeline -- including "an entertaining story about the dystopian vision regarding the future of humanity and human nature" titled "Transperceneige." More...

November 19, 2008
The Host Is Coming to America
According to Bong Joon-ho, director of "The Host," Universal has purchased the American rights to his film, and the studio is planning a remake for U.S. audiences. More...

January 10, 2008
First Look at The Host 2's "Multiple Monsters"
Work on The Host 2 is moving full steam ahead -- and a just-released concept sketch is giving fans their first idea of what to expect! More...

March 2, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: "Batman Begins" Sequel Talk, "Justice League" Movie In The Works, "300" Impresses, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, the weekly "Batman Begins" tidbit focuses on sequel number two, "The Justice League of America" will have a live-action flick of its own, and "300" so far appears to be living up to the considerable hype. More...