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Imagine going through 50 different edits of a film to get to the perfect final cut. Director Choi Dong-hoon, who made the two “Alienoid” films, did. And though the task was not an easy feat, he ...

Time traveling-fantasy-adventure movie “Alienoid 2” was a comfortable winner at the South Korea box office over the weekend. But with few fresh films on release the cinema-going market slowed.

Choi Dong-hoon, the hitmaking director behind "The Big Swindle" (2004), "The War of Flower" (2006), "Jeon Woochi: The Taoist Wizard" (2009), "The Thieves" (2012) and "Assassination" (2015), is now ...

Dune isn’t the only cinematic science fiction saga to get a new chapter this season; Choi Dong-hoon unveils the second half of his ambitious time-travel invasion epic Alienoid. Following the muted ...

Choi Dong-hoon unleashed his vision for the future last year with “Alienoid”, a sci-fi time-jumping epic that was his dream project, told in both the present time and the Joseon era.... Choi Dong-hoon ...

Still only 50, Choi Dong-hoon has been a front-runner among Korean directors for at least the past 15 years, with hits under his belt including “The Thieves,” “Assassination” and “Tazza: The High ...

Alienoid is an upcoming South Korean sci-fi action fantasy film which will be releasing in two parts. On 13 June CJ Entertainment released the poster of the two-part film, which revealed and confirmed ...

Alienoid: Return to the Future stars Ryun Jun-yeol, Kim Tae-ri and Kim Woo-bin in the lead roles. The film was released in theatres on January 10, 2024, and was later dubbed in Vietnam, North America, ...

Two-part extravaganzas have always been huge gambles for their creative teams. Hollywood is no stranger to shooting back-to-back sequels, from “The Matrix” to “The Hobbit” to Netflix’s recent “Rebel ...

The first of two planned films, this hugely ambitious undertaking is a bold blend of genres, interweaving alien invasion science fiction with goofy period fantasy. Meshing advanced technology with ...