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Train To Busan Sequel ‘Peninsula’ Coming This Summer

Director Yeon Sang-ho‘s Train to Busan made waves internationally back in 2016, since then, fans of the action-packed zombie film have been chomping at the bit to see a sequel and now it’s finally on its way. Today, we have an update. Well Go USA has now acquired the distribution rights to Peninsula. for the US. Train to Busan is timeless. Four years after its North American release, it’s still one our top-performing titles. Our fans can’t get enough of it, so when we heard about Peninsula, we knew that not only was this a title that belongs under the Well Go brand, but also a story we wanted to continue to tell.” Doris Pfardrescher, president and CEO of Well Go US states. “Peninsula takes place four years after the outbreak of zombies that were chasing the protagonists in a bullet train to Busan. The Korean peninsula has been devastated and Jung-seok, a former soldier who managed to escape outside

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 25, 2020
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‘Train To Busan’ Sequel ‘Peninsula’ Has A Release Date!

The sequel to 2016’s Korean zombie outbreak hit Train to Busan is finally heading our way in the summer of 2020! The title is up for debate, according to different news sources, it’s either Soompi or Bando. In English it’s Peninsula. The film will mark the return of director Yeon San-ho and this time things will be even “more desperate and fierce” in the fight for survival that picks up four years after the original. Lee Jung Hyun (The Battleship Island) and Gang Dong-Won (The Priest) will star as tough survivors who are leading the peninsula’s military units. Yeon described the sequel as “an extension of Train to Busan after the virus has spread throughout Korea, but the characters are not the same. It shares the same world view and is a zombie action film that deals with the aftermath on the peninsula of what happened in Train to Busan.” Soompi/ Bado/Peninsula is set to be released on August 12,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 5, 2019
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James Wan Boards The ‘Train To Busan’ Remake

As Yeon Sang-ho works on the sequel to 2016’s international hit Train to Busan, work has begun on the English-language remake. Deadline is reporting that horror heavy-hitter James Wan (The Conjuring franchise) has come on board to produce the remake written by Gary Dauberman (IT, The Nun). New Line went up against Paramount, Lionsgate, and Screen Gems and has won the bidding war for the rights to the movie. The South Korean original follows a group of passengers aboard a train who are fighting to survive a zombie outbreak while traveling from Seoul to Busan. At this time no director has been announced, but we’ll let you know when we learn more. In the meantime, check out the English trailer for the original which was loved by genre fans.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 26, 2018
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Train To Busan Is Getting A Sequel

In 2016 Yeon Sang-ho‘s zombie flick Train to Busan took the world by storm. Now, Sang-ho has revealed that the sequel to Train to Busan is on its way, in fact, he’s already begun working on the script. The writer-director described the film saying “It’s an extension of Train to Busan, after the virus has spread throughout Korea, but the characters are not the same. It shares the same worldview and is a zombie action film that deals with the aftermath on the peninsula of what happened in Train to Busan.” In Train to Busan, a zombie virus broke out in South Korea. We watch as passengers on a train traveling from Seoul to Busan fight to survive. Filming for the sequel is set to begin early next year.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2018
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‘Train To Busan’ Rumored To Be Adapted Into A Video Game

The South Korean zombie film Train to Busan, which took moviegoers on a thrilling ride in 2016, may take fans love for the film to new terrifying heights as its being reported that the film will be adapted into a video game. Train to Busan, or as I call it, “World War Z done right.”, follows a fund manager and his daughter as they’re caught up in a zombie outbreak in Korea, their only refuge is the train they and others are riding on but soon the virus breaks out on the train. It’s being said that a division of the film’s distributor, Next Entertainment World, has signed Singaporean visual effects company Vividthree Productions to adapt the film into a video game. It’s unknown at this time what platform the game will be on and when or if the game will go into production. Time will tell but one thing is for certain, fans will be waiting at the station

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Capt McNeely
May 7, 2018
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‘Train To Busan’ Director Unveils Trailer For New Film, ‘Psychokinesis’

2016’s zombie film Train to Busan took both critics and genre fans by surprise. Now, director Sang-ho Yeon is back with his next feature, Psychokinesis and the new trailer does not disappoint. In the film, starring Yu-mi Jung, Eun-kyung Shim, and Seung-ryong Ryu, an ordinary man who accidentally obtains superpowers and uses them to help his daughter and others around them. Netflix is set to release Psychokinesis later this year.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 16, 2018
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SEOUL STATION, The Prequel To Train To Busan, Arrives In The U.S. This May

Seoul Station, the highly-anticipated, award-winning prequel to the 2016 zombie hit Train To Busan will arrive exclusively on iTunes in the U.S. later this month from writer-director Yeon Sang-ho. In this animated film, “a man sleeping in Seoul Station becomes a catalyst for the pandemonium in downtown Seoul, a zombie apocalypse. The rapidly spreading infection propels an authentic family drama, drawing mordant parallels to real-world social horrors.” The characters of Seoul Station are voiced by Seung-ryong Ryu, Franciska Friede, Joon Lee, Sang-hee Lee, and Eun-Kyung Shim. The unrated, Korean language film which features English subtitles, arrives on iTunes on May 30, 2017 from Film Rise.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 26, 2017
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The Best And Worst Horror Films Of 2016

THE BEST OF 2016 We saw a huge number of horror films released in 2016. There were a lot of great films, and a lot of bad ones too. Let’s focus on the good. Here’s our top 10 favorite horror films from 2016. To learn more about the film or to watch the trailer click the film’s highlighted title. 10. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies It was nice to see women in a horror film that can take care of themselves. While a fan of zombies, I think many people have grown tired of the slow, shambling, dumb undead, ‘PPZ’ gave us fast, intelligent zombies with a mission. 9. The Shallows Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and penned by Anthony Jasinski, The Shallows stars Blake Lively as Nancy, a woman surfing alone on a secluded beach when she is attacked by a Great White and stranded just a short distance from shore. Though she is only 200 yards from her survival,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 31, 2016
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Train To Busan Pulls Into The Station For An English Remake

Korea’s extremely well received high-octane zombie thriller ‘Train to Busan’ is getting an English language remake via the French studio Gaumont, Variety reports. The remake was announced Wednesday by Gaumont and the film’s distributor/financier Next Entertainment World. After ‘Train to Busan’ premiered at the Canes Film Festival this past May, several studios showed interest in the film including Fox and Sony. Directed by Sang-ho Yeon, ‘Train to Busan’ is set in the bustling city of Busan, plagued by a zombie outbreak. A group of survivors band together and board a train in hopes of escaping, but discover their differences may prove more dangerous than the zombies that they are facing. We are more than happy to start our business with Gaumont, one of the greatest film companies with rich experience in terms of global projects. We hope this opportunity could let Korean films get more attention and be familiar with the audience all over the world,” Kim Woo-taek, CEO of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 10, 2016
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Acclaimed Zombie Film Train To Busan Arriving In The U.S.

The critically acclaimed South Korean zombie film ‘Train to Busan’ will finally be arriving in the U. S. on VOD, Blu-ray and DVD his December. Directed by Sang-ho Yeon, ‘Train to Busan’ is set in the bustling city of Busan, which is plagued by a zombie outbreak. A group of survivors band together and board a train in hopes of escaping, but discover their differences may prove more dangerous than the zombies that they are facing. From the Press Release: Dubbed “… a fun, fast, tightly crafted genre film” (Daniel Barnes, Sacramento News & Review), the critically acclaimed zombie apocalypse thriller TRAIN TO BUSAN debuts on digital December 13 and on Blu-ray and DVD January 17 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Certified Fresh (96%) on Rotten Tomatoes, horror fans can take a harrowing TRAIN TO BUSAN, where a group of terrified passengers must fight the zombie hordes to make it to their last bastion of refuge… or so everyone hopes.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 17, 2016

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Train To Busan Sequel ‘Peninsula’ Coming This Summer

Director Yeon Sang-ho‘s Train to Busan made waves internationally back in 2016, since then, fans of the action-packed zombie film have been chomping at the bit to see a sequel and now it’s finally on its way. Today, we have an update. Well Go USA has now acquired the distribution rights to Peninsula. for the US. Train to Busan is timeless. Four years after its North American release, it’s still one our top-performing titles. Our fans can’t get enough of it, so when we heard about Peninsula, we knew that not only was this a title that belongs under the Well Go brand, but also a story we wanted to continue to tell.” Doris Pfardrescher, president and CEO of Well Go US states. “Peninsula takes place four years after the outbreak of zombies that were chasing the protagonists in a bullet train to Busan. The Korean peninsula has been devastated and Jung-seok, a former soldier who managed to escape outside

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 25, 2020
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‘Train To Busan’ Sequel ‘Peninsula’ Has A Release Date!

The sequel to 2016’s Korean zombie outbreak hit Train to Busan is finally heading our way in the summer of 2020! The title is up for debate, according to different news sources, it’s either Soompi or Bando. In English it’s Peninsula. The film will mark the return of director Yeon San-ho and this time things will be even “more desperate and fierce” in the fight for survival that picks up four years after the original. Lee Jung Hyun (The Battleship Island) and Gang Dong-Won (The Priest) will star as tough survivors who are leading the peninsula’s military units. Yeon described the sequel as “an extension of Train to Busan after the virus has spread throughout Korea, but the characters are not the same. It shares the same world view and is a zombie action film that deals with the aftermath on the peninsula of what happened in Train to Busan.” Soompi/ Bado/Peninsula is set to be released on August 12,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 5, 2019
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James Wan Boards The ‘Train To Busan’ Remake

As Yeon Sang-ho works on the sequel to 2016’s international hit Train to Busan, work has begun on the English-language remake. Deadline is reporting that horror heavy-hitter James Wan (The Conjuring franchise) has come on board to produce the remake written by Gary Dauberman (IT, The Nun). New Line went up against Paramount, Lionsgate, and Screen Gems and has won the bidding war for the rights to the movie. The South Korean original follows a group of passengers aboard a train who are fighting to survive a zombie outbreak while traveling from Seoul to Busan. At this time no director has been announced, but we’ll let you know when we learn more. In the meantime, check out the English trailer for the original which was loved by genre fans.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 26, 2018
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Train To Busan Is Getting A Sequel

In 2016 Yeon Sang-ho‘s zombie flick Train to Busan took the world by storm. Now, Sang-ho has revealed that the sequel to Train to Busan is on its way, in fact, he’s already begun working on the script. The writer-director described the film saying “It’s an extension of Train to Busan, after the virus has spread throughout Korea, but the characters are not the same. It shares the same worldview and is a zombie action film that deals with the aftermath on the peninsula of what happened in Train to Busan.” In Train to Busan, a zombie virus broke out in South Korea. We watch as passengers on a train traveling from Seoul to Busan fight to survive. Filming for the sequel is set to begin early next year.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 13, 2018
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‘Train To Busan’ Rumored To Be Adapted Into A Video Game

The South Korean zombie film Train to Busan, which took moviegoers on a thrilling ride in 2016, may take fans love for the film to new terrifying heights as its being reported that the film will be adapted into a video game. Train to Busan, or as I call it, “World War Z done right.”, follows a fund manager and his daughter as they’re caught up in a zombie outbreak in Korea, their only refuge is the train they and others are riding on but soon the virus breaks out on the train. It’s being said that a division of the film’s distributor, Next Entertainment World, has signed Singaporean visual effects company Vividthree Productions to adapt the film into a video game. It’s unknown at this time what platform the game will be on and when or if the game will go into production. Time will tell but one thing is for certain, fans will be waiting at the station

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
May 7, 2018
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‘Train To Busan’ Director Unveils Trailer For New Film, ‘Psychokinesis’

2016’s zombie film Train to Busan took both critics and genre fans by surprise. Now, director Sang-ho Yeon is back with his next feature, Psychokinesis and the new trailer does not disappoint. In the film, starring Yu-mi Jung, Eun-kyung Shim, and Seung-ryong Ryu, an ordinary man who accidentally obtains superpowers and uses them to help his daughter and others around them. Netflix is set to release Psychokinesis later this year.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 16, 2018
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SEOUL STATION, The Prequel To Train To Busan, Arrives In The U.S. This May

Seoul Station, the highly-anticipated, award-winning prequel to the 2016 zombie hit Train To Busan will arrive exclusively on iTunes in the U.S. later this month from writer-director Yeon Sang-ho. In this animated film, “a man sleeping in Seoul Station becomes a catalyst for the pandemonium in downtown Seoul, a zombie apocalypse. The rapidly spreading infection propels an authentic family drama, drawing mordant parallels to real-world social horrors.” The characters of Seoul Station are voiced by Seung-ryong Ryu, Franciska Friede, Joon Lee, Sang-hee Lee, and Eun-Kyung Shim. The unrated, Korean language film which features English subtitles, arrives on iTunes on May 30, 2017 from Film Rise.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 26, 2017
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The Best And Worst Horror Films Of 2016

THE BEST OF 2016 We saw a huge number of horror films released in 2016. There were a lot of great films, and a lot of bad ones too. Let’s focus on the good. Here’s our top 10 favorite horror films from 2016. To learn more about the film or to watch the trailer click the film’s highlighted title. 10. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies It was nice to see women in a horror film that can take care of themselves. While a fan of zombies, I think many people have grown tired of the slow, shambling, dumb undead, ‘PPZ’ gave us fast, intelligent zombies with a mission. 9. The Shallows Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and penned by Anthony Jasinski, The Shallows stars Blake Lively as Nancy, a woman surfing alone on a secluded beach when she is attacked by a Great White and stranded just a short distance from shore. Though she is only 200 yards from her survival,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 31, 2016
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Train To Busan Pulls Into The Station For An English Remake

Korea’s extremely well received high-octane zombie thriller ‘Train to Busan’ is getting an English language remake via the French studio Gaumont, Variety reports. The remake was announced Wednesday by Gaumont and the film’s distributor/financier Next Entertainment World. After ‘Train to Busan’ premiered at the Canes Film Festival this past May, several studios showed interest in the film including Fox and Sony. Directed by Sang-ho Yeon, ‘Train to Busan’ is set in the bustling city of Busan, plagued by a zombie outbreak. A group of survivors band together and board a train in hopes of escaping, but discover their differences may prove more dangerous than the zombies that they are facing. We are more than happy to start our business with Gaumont, one of the greatest film companies with rich experience in terms of global projects. We hope this opportunity could let Korean films get more attention and be familiar with the audience all over the world,” Kim Woo-taek, CEO of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 10, 2016
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Acclaimed Zombie Film Train To Busan Arriving In The U.S.

The critically acclaimed South Korean zombie film ‘Train to Busan’ will finally be arriving in the U. S. on VOD, Blu-ray and DVD his December. Directed by Sang-ho Yeon, ‘Train to Busan’ is set in the bustling city of Busan, which is plagued by a zombie outbreak. A group of survivors band together and board a train in hopes of escaping, but discover their differences may prove more dangerous than the zombies that they are facing. From the Press Release: Dubbed “… a fun, fast, tightly crafted genre film” (Daniel Barnes, Sacramento News & Review), the critically acclaimed zombie apocalypse thriller TRAIN TO BUSAN debuts on digital December 13 and on Blu-ray and DVD January 17 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Certified Fresh (96%) on Rotten Tomatoes, horror fans can take a harrowing TRAIN TO BUSAN, where a group of terrified passengers must fight the zombie hordes to make it to their last bastion of refuge… or so everyone hopes.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 17, 2016
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