Chan-Wook Park, the highly regarded director fo the "vengeance" trilogy, which includes the now classic OLDBOY, is making the leap into English-language features, the first of which is STOKER, starring Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowska, and Matthew Goode.
The screenplay is by Wentworth Miller was on the 2010 blacklist of best unproduced scripts.
Jackie Chan Knows What Jackie Chan’s Next Two Projects Will Be (Yesterday, Jun 18, 2013) - At a lavishly appointed press event in Shanghai, flick star Jackie Chan and the highly successful Chinese flick studio Huayi Brothers announced the next two projects to come from the pair’s profitable collaboration. The first upcoming Jackie Chan vehicle is tentatively titled Manhattan. Set in New York, it will star Jackie Chan... read more
Director's Notebook: 'Stoker''s Park Chan-wook on Creating the Year's Most Memorable Shower Scene (Yesterday, Jun 18, 2013) - In this monthly column we spotlight new Blu-ray/DVD releases by interviewing directors about the scenes that stood out most for them while making their movies. This month we talk to Park Chan-wook (Oldboy) about his latest thriller, Stoker (out June 18). For Stoker, his first English-language film, Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook casts... read more
New DVD Blu-Ray: 'Stoker,' 'Jack the Giant Slayer' (Yesterday, Jun 18, 2013) - Moviefone's Top DVD of the Week "Stoker" What's It About? After India's (Mia Wasikowska) father dies, her Uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode) comes to live with her and her mother (Nicole Kidman), but things turn creepy when she becomes obsessed with him. Why We're IN: It's directed by Korean thrill master Park Chan-wook ("Oldboy")... read more
DVD and Blu-ray Picks for June 18 - 24 (Yesterday, Jun 18, 2013) - Now that we’re in the summer, most of the flicks from spring are hitting home video. One of the year’s biggest flops joins one of the year’s best flicks on home video this week, along with some Criterion releases, and some new television. Check it out… New:21 & Over: A college-centric version of... read more