After several months, the battle between Bong Joon-ho and The Weinstein Company over the U.S. release of Snowpiercer remains unresolved. At this point, it's anyone's guess when Stateside audiences will finally get to see the film, or what shape it'll be in when it gets there. But folks in other countries have been luckier, and today…
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We Americans are still waiting on a release date for Snowpiercer, Bong Joon-ho's English-language debut, but those in his native South Korea will get to see it next week. As part of that final marketing push, one final Korean trailer has dropped for the sci-fi film. The film features a pretty fantastic ensemble, including John…
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South Korean director Bong Joon-ho (Mother, The Host) makes his English-language debut with Snowpiercer, a sci-fi tale which features Chris Evans, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Alison Pill, Ed Harris, Ewen Bremner, Octavia Spencer, Kang-ho Song and Ko Asung. The film adapts the graphic novel Le Transperceneige, in which humanity triggers a new ice age, and takes refuge…
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The Host and Mother director Bong Joon-ho makes his English-language debut with Snowpiercer, which adapts a French graphic novel about a train that carries the remnants of humanity through a snowy landscape. We've seen quite a few posters and images that show off the impressive cast but until now we haven't seen any footage. (That…
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Snowpiercer is Korean director Bong Joon-ho's first English-language outing, but he's managed to assemble a cast even the most experienced Hollywood directors would kill for, including Tilda Swinton, Octavia Spencer, John Hurt, Ed Harris, Chris Evans, and Song Kangho. We've seen little of those stars so far, aside from a poster here and a still image…
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2013 is going to be a great year for American fans of Korean cinema. No fewer than three revered Korean filmmakers are making their English-language debuts in the coming months. Jee-woon Kim (I Saw the Devil) gets the party started with The Last Stand later this week, followed by Chan-wook Park (Oldboy) and his Stoker in…
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Snow Piercer may mark South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho's first English-language picture, but his casting choices so far suggest he's already got damn great taste in English-speaking stars. Octavia Spencer has become the latest addition to the cast of his post-apocalyptic thriller, joining Chris Evans, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, and Song Kang-ho (The Host).…
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