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Viral Video For ‘The Host 2′ Takes The Loch Ness Approach!

Movies
Posted by EvanDickson on April 23, 2013 @ 11:45am
Category: Movies / Videos

There’s an apparent (unconfirmed) viral video floating around for The Host 2, the sequel to Bong Joon-Ho’s amazing The Host. Actually, even if it isn’t “official” it still qualifies as viral promotion, doesn’t it? Perhaps even more so? Anyway it takes a look at the events of the first film through a semi-documentary lens that sort of reminds me of people trying to prove the Loch Ness Monster exists.

The Host 2 has been written by Im Pil-sung and will be directed by Park Myung-chun, who will be making his feature debut. There will be TWO monsters in the movie.

It’s expected out in early summer 2014. READ MORE

Here’s Your Passport To Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Snowpiercer’!!

Movies
Posted by EvanDickson on April 05, 2013 @ 10:51am
Category: Movies / Images

From The Host‘s Bong Joon-ho comes Snowpiercer, a Dimension film we’ve been talking about for quite some time but have seen frustratingly little of. We’ve gotten some concept art, a few stills and some snippets of the score – but it still feels very far off. Now we can add a little bit to the pile – neat promo passports for the cast and crew of the film! They’re pretty cool – but I’m itching for a trailer.

Being sold by the Weinstein Company at the ongoing EFM, the post-apocalyptic thriller stars Captain America‘s Chris Evans, as well as Song Kang-ho, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Octavia Spencer, Alison Pill, Song Kang-ho, Ewen Bremner and Kenny Doughty.

The French graphic novel follows a group of people on a train without a final destination, struggling to survive after the end of the world brings on a cataclysmic ice age.

Head inside for the gallery! READ MORE

We Might Finally Know What’s Going On With ‘The Host 2′, Pencil Your Calendars For 2014

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Posted by EvanDickson on January 02, 2013 @ 7:56pm
Category: Movies / News

There’s been a ton of confusing info about The Host 2, the sequel to Bong Joon-Ho’s amazing The Host, floating around recently. Good thing are friends at Twitch are on the case and are sorting out the details, because it’s been immensely difficult to even figure out who’s directing the damn thing.

I’m going to type this as plainly as possible to avoid more confusion. Everything we’ve seen from the sequel so far has been test footage, per the film’s producer Choi Yong-bae. The actual film is about to be shot. The script has been written by Im Pil-sung and the movie will be directed by Park Myung-chun, who will be making his feature debut. There will be TWO monsters in the movie.

And it’s expected out in early summer 2014. That’s pretty much it, but at least the facts are straight. Head inside to get a look at that test footage. READ MORE

First Footage From ‘Host 2′ Brings Creature Action!!

Movies
Posted by MrDisgusting on December 03, 2012 @ 1:43pm
Category: Movies / Trailers

Nearly seven years after Bong Joon-ho’s The Host hit the States, Ning Hao is behind the camera on Host 2 3D, the Korean sequel that’s been kept pretty tight-lipped, sans the continual leak of information of imagery and clips.

The sequel was said to have to tread carefully to avoid criticizing the Chinese government as the story will concern a calamity caused when people ignore a monster due to their desire for money.

Our friends at Twitch have caught wind of the first ever footage from the flick, one via a Macrograph 2012 showreel (see the monster starting at 0.27 and 3.00), the other in a full fledged clip! Says the site, the footage shows the hungry creature wrecking havoc upon an unsuspecting family, tearing up on a moving truck, and then chasing two helpless children for a quick snack.

The CG effects were produced domestically by Macrograph, the VFX company behind R2B: Return to Base (aka Soar Into the Sun), A Chinese Ghost Story and Stephen Chow’s upcoming Journey to the West. READ MORE

Take The Expanded Ultimate Horror Challenge!!! How Do You Rank Now?

Movies
Posted by EvanDickson on July 06, 2012 @ 2:04pm
Category: Movies / News

We have heard your cries! MANY of you felt that the The Ultimate Horror Challenge wasn’t comprehensive enough! So we included an additional 20 films that round it out a bit more. Many of these are from your suggestions! But this still isn’t a list of every horror movie ever made. And it still doesn’t contain every major work of every horror auteur (there’s still no John Carpenter’s They Live or Wes Craven’s The Last House On The Left).

The next update will be the Ultimate Horror Challenge: Final Edition – where we take your best new suggestions and use them to get up to 101 films that every horror fan should see! So in addition to your ranking, let us know which films should make the cut! Should newer fan favorites like Frozen or The Devil’s Rejects be included? Should we go back and pick up a few more old-school slashers? You’re shaping the Final 20! Discuss and vote and I’ll tally it up!

There are now 81 Films listed below the jump. Each film you’ve seen earns you 1 Point. Count out how many you’ve seen and let us know which category you fall into!

1-10 Points: Soccer Mom

11-20 Points: Mildly Adventurous

21-30 Points: Casual Fan

31-40 Points: Enthusiast

41-50 Points: Hardcore

51-60 Points: Unstable

61-70 Points: Need Meds

71-80 Points: Psychopath

81 Points: Special Circle Of Hell

Head inside to take the challenge! The films are listed in no particular order. This is NOT a ranking! READ MORE

Take The Ultimate Horror Challenge!!! What’s Your Score?

Movies
Posted by EvanDickson on June 28, 2012 @ 6:00am
Category: Movies / News

This isn’t a list of every horror movie ever made. Nor does it contain every major work of every horror auteur (you’ll notice we didn’t include John Carpenter’s They Live or Wes Craven’s The Last House On The Left). Rather, this is a compendium of films that we feel – in one way or another – are essential viewing for every horror fan. Some are mainstream (Poltergeist), some aren’t (Cannibal Holocaust). It’s a broad sampling of key films from the genre.

But you don’t have to be a horror die-hard to take the challenge! If you’re comfortable being a “Soccer Mom”, simply clock how many of these you have (or haven’t) seen and let us know! There are 61 Films listed below the jump. Each film you’ve seen earns you 1 Point. Count out how many you’ve seen and let us know which category you fall into. You can give us your specific count in the comments or yell at us for the films we’ve left out!! The categories are:

1-10 Points: Soccer Mom

11-20 Points: Mildly Adventurous

21-30 Points: Casual Fan

31-40 Points: Hardcore

41-50 Points: Unstable

51-60 Points: Psychopath

61 Points: Special Circle Of Hell

Head inside to take the challenge! The films are listed in no particular order. This is NOT a ranking! READ MORE

Korea Jumps on the Post-Conversion Bandwagon (Late) With ‘The Host’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on October 11, 2011 @ 2:48pm
Category: Movies / News

Korea Jumps on the Post Conversion Bandwagon (Late) With The Host

File this under “who gives a sh*t.”

The Host has returned with an extra dimension, but the makers of the new 3D version say it remains true to the 2006 South Korean monster thriller, writes THR.

While we’re already talking about the platform dying here in the States, The Host 3D is the country’s first conversion project that adds 3D effects to the original 2D film. The original Bong Joon-ho film remains the top-grossing local film of all-time, having drawn over 13 million viewers in a country of 48 million people.

Too bad nobody here in the States saw it. Too bad post-converted films all look like garbage. The delusional filmmakers go on and on about how good it looks, all of which you can read right here.

Meanwhile, The Host 2, the sequel that is also being produced and distributed by Chungeorahm, will open in theaters in 2013, according to Choi. Although, that project has been in the works for a deathly long time.
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The Host

Games
Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on November 09, 2009 @ 11:32pm
Category: Games / News

Just a tiny bit of interesting news for you horror fans out there. TwitchFilm is reporting that The Host 2 will be made. But that is for the horror movie news section. What does this mean to us? We get the video game. Nothing as far as details are really know, but it will be released across many platforms. PC, mobile, probably Playstation 3, and Xbox 360.

Check out some concept art past the break. READ MORE

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