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Movie Review: Train To Busan: Peninsula

I just watched Peninsula, the sequel to the worldwide 2016 hit zombie movie Train to Busan. I’m going to be honest, I loved Train to Busan, so I had high hopes for Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula. What did I think? Read on to find out. Heads up, there will be some spoilers. The film picks up four years after the zombie apocalypse. We meet a completely new group of survivors, including a soldier whose family was wiped out, except for his brother in law. The two get a gig from a rich guy to go back to the peninsula along with a small group of survivors on a mission to retrieve a truckload of money. Of course, nothing goes as planned. The main message of the movie is to remind the audience to be better people as well as the importance of family. There’s also the topic of redemption. First off, the young teenage character drives like she’s watched

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 21, 2020

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‘Train To Busan: Peninsula’ Briefly Delayed, New Date Announced

Train to Busan: Penninsula will be pulling into the US a little later than planned, but not by much. Originally set to arrive in American theaters on August 7th, the sequel to 2016’s zombie hit will now open on August 21st, Well Go USA Entertainment announced today. The original film, Train to Busan will be re-released theatrically across North America beginning in July, and will feature an exclusive first look at Peninsula. Set four years after South Korea’s total decimation in Train to Busan, the zombie thriller that captivated audiences worldwide, acclaimed director Yeon Sang-ho brings us Peninsula, the next nail-biting chapter in his post-apocalyptic world. Jung-seok, a soldier who previously escaped the diseased wasteland, relives the horror when assigned to a covert operation with two simple objectives: retrieve and survive. When his team unexpectedly stumbles upon survivors, their lives will depend on whether the best—or worst—of human nature prevails in the direst of circumstances.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 28, 2020

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‘Train To Busan: Peninsula’ Invades Theaters This August

Well Go USA Entertainment announced today that the highly anticipated action-packed zombie thriller Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula will debut in North American theaters this August! AMC Networks’ genre streaming service Shudder has also come on board for the exclusive North American streaming rights to the Train to Busan sequel and plans to premiere the film on their subscription platform in early 2021. The original film, Train to Busan is set to re-release theatrically across North America starting in July, and will feature an exclusive first look at Peninsula. Set four years after South Korea’s total decimation in Train to Busan, the zombie thriller that captivated audiences worldwide, acclaimed director Yeon Sang-ho brings us Peninsula, the next nail-biting chapter in his post-apocalyptic world. Jung-seok, a soldier who previously escaped the diseased wasteland, relives the horror when assigned to a covert operation with two simple objectives: retrieve and survive. When his team unexpectedly stumbles upon survivors, their lives will depend on

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 8, 2020

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‘Train To Busan’ Director Making ‘Hellbound’, A Supernatural Horror Series For Netlix

Director Yeon Sang-ho made waves with his 2016 hit zombie film Train to Busan, whose sequel Penninsula is on the way. Now, the director has a new project, a Netflix series titled Hellbound. The series is an adaptation of Choi Gyu-seok‘s Korean webtoon Hell, which tells of a group surviving under social chaos when a group of supernatural beings appear and condemn people to hell. A new religious group interprets them as the will of the divine. There is no release date announced as of yet, but we’ll keep you updated. In the meantime, check out the trailer for Peninsula.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 27, 2020

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Sink Your Teeth Into The Trailer For ‘Train To Busan’ Sequel ‘Peninsula’

Set four years after South Korea’s total decimation in Train to Busan, the zombie thriller that captivated audiences worldwide, acclaimed director Yeon Sang-ho brings us Peninsula, the next nail-biting chapter in his post-apocalyptic world. And we’ve got the first teaser trailer! Jung-seok, a soldier who previously escaped the diseased wasteland, relives the horror when assigned to a covert operation with two simple objectives: retrieve and survive. When his team unexpectedly stumbles upon survivors, their lives will depend on whether the best—or worst—of human nature prevails in the direst of circumstances. Gang Dong-won, Lee Jung-hyun, Kwon Hae-hyo, Lee Ye-Won, Kim Min-jae, and Koo Kyo-hwan star in this high octane horror. A release date should be announced soon.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 2, 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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