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Blu-ray Review: Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula (2020)

Remember ol’ Train to Busan, the story of a father trying hard as fuck to get his daughter to her mother via train during a zombie apocalypse? That one had suspense, human drama, and plenty of gut munchers, and seemed like a breath of fresh air among the fetid pile that is the over-saturated zombie film genre. That brings us to Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula, the follow up to that aforementioned fright flick, and while the zombies remain, little else from the first go-around remains. In a prologue set during the time of the first film, we get a touch of that ol’ magic from the first film as South Korean Marine Captain Jung-seok (Gang Dong-won) tries unsuccessfully to flee the zombie menace along with his sister and her family (only her husband and the Captain survive), on a boat that is soon overrun with the infected. Flash forward four years, and Chul-min (Kim Do-yoon), that previously mentioned husband

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DanXIII

Nov 11, 2020

MoviesNews

Train To Busan Is Getting A Sequel

In 2016 Yeon Sang-ho‘s zombie flick Train to Busan took the world by storm. Now, Sang-ho has revealed that the sequel to Train to Busan is on its way, in fact, he’s already begun working on the script. The writer-director described the film saying “It’s an extension of Train to Busan, after the virus has spread throughout Korea, but the characters are not the same. It shares the same worldview and is a zombie action film that deals with the aftermath on the peninsula of what happened in Train to Busan.” In Train to Busan, a zombie virus broke out in South Korea. We watch as passengers on a train traveling from Seoul to Busan fight to survive. Filming for the sequel is set to begin early next year.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 13, 2018

ForeignTrailers

‘Train To Busan’ Director Unveils Trailer For New Film, ‘Psychokinesis’

2016’s zombie film Train to Busan took both critics and genre fans by surprise. Now, director Sang-ho Yeon is back with his next feature, Psychokinesis and the new trailer does not disappoint. In the film, starring Yu-mi Jung, Eun-kyung Shim, and Seung-ryong Ryu, an ordinary man who accidentally obtains superpowers and uses them to help his daughter and others around them. Netflix is set to release Psychokinesis later this year.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 16, 2018

Trailers

Train To Busan Pulls Into The Station For An English Remake

Korea’s extremely well received high-octane zombie thriller ‘Train to Busan’ is getting an English language remake via the French studio Gaumont, Variety reports. The remake was announced Wednesday by Gaumont and the film’s distributor/financier Next Entertainment World. After ‘Train to Busan’ premiered at the Canes Film Festival this past May, several studios showed interest in the film including Fox and Sony. Directed by Sang-ho Yeon, ‘Train to Busan’ is set in the bustling city of Busan, plagued by a zombie outbreak. A group of survivors band together and board a train in hopes of escaping, but discover their differences may prove more dangerous than the zombies that they are facing. We are more than happy to start our business with Gaumont, one of the greatest film companies with rich experience in terms of global projects. We hope this opportunity could let Korean films get more attention and be familiar with the audience all over the world,” Kim Woo-taek, CEO of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 10, 2016

Trailers

Acclaimed Zombie Film Train To Busan Arriving In The U.S.

The critically acclaimed South Korean zombie film ‘Train to Busan’ will finally be arriving in the U. S. on VOD, Blu-ray and DVD his December. Directed by Sang-ho Yeon, ‘Train to Busan’ is set in the bustling city of Busan, which is plagued by a zombie outbreak. A group of survivors band together and board a train in hopes of escaping, but discover their differences may prove more dangerous than the zombies that they are facing. From the Press Release: Dubbed “… a fun, fast, tightly crafted genre film” (Daniel Barnes, Sacramento News & Review), the critically acclaimed zombie apocalypse thriller TRAIN TO BUSAN debuts on digital December 13 and on Blu-ray and DVD January 17 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Certified Fresh (96%) on Rotten Tomatoes, horror fans can take a harrowing TRAIN TO BUSAN, where a group of terrified passengers must fight the zombie hordes to make it to their last bastion of refuge… or so everyone hopes.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 17, 2016

Uncategorized

Board The Train To Busan In This New Action Packed Trailer

Fans of foreign horror should keep an eye out for South Korea’s new action film Train to Busan, which debuted at Cannes last month. The film, being compared to WWZ, serves a live-action sequel for the animated film Seoul Station. Directed by Sang-ho Yeon, Train to Busan is set in the bustling city of Busan, which is plagued by a zombie outbreak. A group of survivors band together and board a train in hopes of escaping, but discover their differences may prove more dangerous than the zombies that they are facing. Yoo Gong, Dong-seok Ma, Yu-mi Jeong, Ahn So-hee, Kim Soo-ahn, and Jung Yu-mi star in this action-packed flick. Train to Busan will debut in South Korea theaters this week with a wider release to follow. Today, we have a new trailer, one with subtitles.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 23, 2016

News

It’s A Fight To Survive On The ‘Train To Busan’

Fans of foreign horror should keep an eye out for South Korea’s new action film Train to Busan, which debuted at Cannes earlier this month. The film, being compared to WWZ, serves a live-action sequel for the animated film Seoul Station, according to Dread Central. Directed by Sang-ho Yeon, Train to Busan is set in the bustling city of Busan, which is plagued by a zombie outbreak. A group of survivors band together and board a train in hopes of escaping, but discover their differences may prove more dangerous than the zombies that they are facing. Yoo Gong, Dong-seok Ma, Yu-mi Jeong, Ahn So-hee, Kim Soo-ahn, and Jung Yu-mi star in this action-packed flick. Train to Busan will debut in South Korea theaters later this summer with a wider release to follow.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 21, 2016

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