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Doomsday Book

Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on December 11, 2012 @ 12:00am
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Two acclaimed Korean directors unfurl three unique stories of human self-destruction in the modern high-tech era. In a hope to restore the humane compassion in the insusceptible modern age, the film displays an alternative form of genuine humanity. And thus you are stepping into the world of future, where a series of unexpected stories awaits you. All these stories originate from the earth. From the very earth you live on.

Kim Jee-woon (I Saw the Devil, A Tale of Two Sisters) tells of a robot working for a temple, while Yim Pil-sung follows an innocent young man who becomes a zombie.

‘Doomsday Book’ Anthology Dated For Home Video

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Posted by MrDisgusting on October 18, 2012 @ 12:45pm
Category: Movies / Home Video

Internationally-renowned Directors Kim Ji-woon (I Saw the Devil, The Good, The Bad, the Weird) and Yim Pil-sung (Hansel & Gretel) present three interpretations on an apocalyptic theme in the anthology film Doomsday Book, debuting on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital December 11th from Well Go USA Entertainment.

“‘Doomsday Book’ welcomes you to the future with three harrowing individual stories: Brave New World, Heavenly Creature, and Happy Birthday. As one family, one lost billiard ball, and one misguided internet order take on the world, three stories collide to deliver a ground-breaking fearless film of man verses technology.”

In the first film, Director Yim Pil-Sung opens with Brave New World, starring Ryoo Seung-bum (The Servant) as a young man trying to survive in a world infected by biological toxins. The centerpiece of the film, Heavily Creature, directed by Kim Ji-woon, stars Kim Kang-woo (A Better Tomorrow), Kim Gyu-ri (Portrait of a Beauty) and Park Hae-il (War of the Arrows) as citizens of Seoul who must deal with the innovations of the high-tech modern world where a religion-practicing robot achieves enlightenment and must escape the evil manufacturer who wants to destroy it. Director Yim Pil-Sung closes the film with Happy Birthday, starring newcomer Song Sae-byoek, Jin Ji-hee (Hansel & Gretel) and Bae Doo-na (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance). Elementary school student Park Min-seo (Jin Ji-hee) accidentally order a mysterious package off the internet that puts Earth and all its inhabitants at risk of extinction. READ MORE

[Fantasia '12] Worship New Imagery From ‘Doomsday Book’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on July 04, 2012 @ 4:26pm
Category: Movies / Images

Also screening at this month’s Fantasia Film Festival is the South Korean’s anthology Doomsday Book, which hails from Yim Pil-sung (Hansel and Gretel) and Kim Ji-woon (A Tale of Two Sisters).

We’ve scored two new looks at the anthology film featuring three stories tackling in very different ways as many apocalyptic scenarios.

Be prepared to deal with a zombie invasion, a delicate moral dilemma raised by a robot who’s the reincarnation of Buddha, and a most unusual object that’s about to destroy the planet!

I’m dying to see some imagery from the zombie segement…

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[Fantasia '12] First Wave Of Films Announced! ‘V/H/S,’ ‘Chained,’ ‘Sushi Girl,’ ‘Doomsday Book’ & Much, Much More!!!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on June 18, 2012 @ 7:29am
Category: Movies / Indie

The 16th annual Fantasia International Film Festival is gearing up to take Montreal by storm with three weeks of inspiration and thrills starting July 19 and running all the way through August 7. The full 2012 lineup of programming and special events will be revealed next month, and since that’s a long time to wait, here’s an early 1st Wave Announcement of several selected highlights and info to whet your appetite!

Inside we’ve added the first wave along with information on Fantasi’a first ever all-star travelling art show. READ MORE

Well Go USA Goes For Omnibus ‘Doomsday Book’ In North America

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Posted by EvanDickson on May 17, 2012 @ 11:27pm
Category: Movies / Trailers

Well Go USA Goes For Omnibus Doomsday Book In North America

A few months back we broke the news about a new Korean anthology entitled Doomsday Book, an omnibus sci-fi project by two helmers that looks like it’ll be pretty amazing. Now, it’s got distribution. M-Line Distribution has now sold the completed feature to Well Go USA for North American distribution. A few European territories, including Germany, have sold to Splendid. Kim Jee-woon (I Saw the Devil, A Tale of Two Sisters) and Yim Pil-sung (Hansel & Gretel) crafted the film.

Per Screen Daily, “Korea’s M-Line Distribution has sold its high-concept sci-fi drama Doomsday Book to Well Go USA for North America and Splendid for Benelux and Germany. M-Line also pre-sold the film to Turkey’s BIR.”

“Two acclaimed Korean directors unfurl three unique stories of human self-destruction in the modern high-tech era. In a hope to restore the humane compassion in the insusceptible modern age, the film displays an alternative form of genuine humanity. And thus you are stepping into the world of future, where a series of unexpected stories awaits you. All these stories originate from the earth. From the very earth you live on.”

We’ve included the second Korean trailer inside. Be sure to check it out if you haven’t seen it already. READ MORE

Second Korean Trailer For ‘Doomsday Book’ Crashes To Earth

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 06, 2012 @ 6:16pm
Category: Movies / Videos

Second Korean Trailer For Doomsday Book Crashes To Earth

Just a few weeks back we broke the news about a new Korean anthology entitled Doomsday Book, an omnibus sci-fi project by two helmers that looks to blow all of our friggin’ mind some time this year.

The brilliant Kim Jee-woon (I Saw the Devil, A Tale of Two Sisters) tells the story of a robot working for a temple who becomes self-aware, while Yim Pil-sung (Hansel & Gretel) follows an innocent young man who becomes a zombie! There’s apparently also a tale about a meteor (shaped like an crazy 8-ball) about to crash into Earth.

It’s visually staggering and looks to be one of the few “must sees” of 2012. Watch the second Korean trailer inside and then tell us what your thoughts are. Pretty friggin’ cool, no?! READ MORE

[OMFG] Awe-Inspiring Trailer For Korean Anthology ‘Doomsday Book’!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 14, 2012 @ 6:55am
Category: Movies / Videos

[OMFG] Awe Inspiring Trailer For Korean Anthology Doomsday Book!

Just last week we broke the news about a new Korean anthology entitled Doomsday Book, an omnibus sci-fi project by two helmers that looks to blow all of our friggin’ mind some time this year.

It’s visually staggering and looks to be one of the few “must sees” of 2012. Watch the striking trailer inside and then tell us what your thoughts are. Pretty friggin’ cool, no?! READ MORE

Doomsday Book (2012) English-subbed Trailer

Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on February 14, 2012 @ 6:50am
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[EFM '12] News Bites: ‘I Saw the Devil’ Director’s Next, International Sales

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 12, 2012 @ 4:38pm
Category: Movies / News

[EFM 12] News Bites: I Saw the Devil Directors Next, International Sales

We need to get through all of this EFM garbage so we can focus on today’s New York Toy Fair. Everything seems to collide these days and muddles up the front page. It’s a good thing we don’t post every stupid thing that comes into our inbox or you’d never be able to tell what the hell was on the site. Enough ranting, back to berlin…

Out of Korea comes Doomsday Book, an omnibus sci-fi project by two helmers. Kim Jee-woon (I Saw the Devil, A Tale of Two Sisters) tells of a robot working for a temple, while Yim Pil-sung follows an innocent young man who becomes a zombie! Check out a first look above.

FilmNation has seen a stampede of deals for new Eli Roth earthquake thriller Aftershock, with deals struck for UK (StudioCanal), France and Spain (Wild Bunch), Germany (Universum Films), CIS (Top Film), Iceland (Sam Films), Middle East (Italia Film), Turkey (Aqua), Hong Kong (Golden Scene), Indonesia (PT Amero), Malaysia (Dream Movie), Philippines (Multivision), Singapore (Dream Movie), Taiwan (Studio Solution Group), Thailand (M Pictures), Vietnam (Multivision) and South Africa (Ster Kinekor). US distribs are circling. Watch for that soon! Roth produces and stars alongside Selena Gomez and Andrea Osvart in the English-language thriller “about a group of friends who must survive the terrifying aftermath of a natural disaster, including the danger of escaped prison convicts.” The film is currently shooting in Chile.

UK genre specialist Jinga Films has sold all Canadian rights to Scott Leberecht’s urban vampire tale Midnight Son to Mongrel Media. Image Entertainment has acquired US rights with both distributors aiming to release in August 2012. Jinga has also sold US rights for Rhys Davies’s Zombie Undead, Thomas Szczepanski’s The Hunt and Andy Thompson’s The Scar Crow to MVD. READ MORE