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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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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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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. After a long wait, we finally have the first full trailer that tests the action-packed zombie movie we’ve been begging for! 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.
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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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Yeon Sang-ho‘s 2016 Korean zombie flick Train to Busan was a smash hit around the world. Now, the sequel, Peninsula has secured distribution through Well Go USA. And today, we’ve got the first look and it’s badass! The film is set four years after Train to Busan, in the same universe, but it does not continue the story and features new characters. Government authority has been decimated after the zombie outbreak in Korea. Nothing is left except the geographic traits of the land. A former soldier who manages to escape from the Korean peninsula – a zombie-infested wasteland turned into a ghetto by other nations trying to stop the spread of the virus. Sent back with a crew on a mission to retrieve something, he goes through the port of Incheon to reach Seoul and comes under attack, discovering there are non-infected survivors left on the peninsula. Gang Dong-won, Lee Jung-hyun, Kwon Hae-hyo, Lee Ye-Won, Kim Min-jae, and Koo Kyo-hwan
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Director Yeon Sang-ho‘s Train to Busan made waves internationally back in 2016, since then, fans of the action-packed zombie film have been chomping at the bit to see a sequel and now it’s finally on its way. Today, we have an update. Well Go USA has now acquired the distribution rights to Peninsula. for the US. Train to Busan is timeless. Four years after its North American release, it’s still one our top-performing titles. Our fans can’t get enough of it, so when we heard about Peninsula, we knew that not only was this a title that belongs under the Well Go brand, but also a story we wanted to continue to tell.” Doris Pfardrescher, president and CEO of Well Go US states. “Peninsula takes place four years after the outbreak of zombies that were chasing the protagonists in a bullet train to Busan. The Korean peninsula has been devastated and Jung-seok, a former soldier who managed to escape outside
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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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As Yeon Sang-ho works on the sequel to 2016’s international hit Train to Busan, work has begun on the English-language remake. Deadline is reporting that horror heavy-hitter James Wan (The Conjuring franchise) has come on board to produce the remake written by Gary Dauberman (IT, The Nun). New Line went up against Paramount, Lionsgate, and Screen Gems and has won the bidding war for the rights to the movie. The South Korean original follows a group of passengers aboard a train who are fighting to survive a zombie outbreak while traveling from Seoul to Busan. At this time no director has been announced, but we’ll let you know when we learn more. In the meantime, check out the English trailer for the original which was loved by genre fans.
Continue reading →
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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.
Continue reading →
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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
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsThrillerTrailers
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
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsTrailers
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. After a long wait, we finally have the first full trailer that tests the action-packed zombie movie we’ve been begging for! 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.
Continue reading →
ForeignMoviesNewsTrailers
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.
Continue reading →
MoviesNews
Yeon Sang-ho‘s 2016 Korean zombie flick Train to Busan was a smash hit around the world. Now, the sequel, Peninsula has secured distribution through Well Go USA. And today, we’ve got the first look and it’s badass! The film is set four years after Train to Busan, in the same universe, but it does not continue the story and features new characters. Government authority has been decimated after the zombie outbreak in Korea. Nothing is left except the geographic traits of the land. A former soldier who manages to escape from the Korean peninsula – a zombie-infested wasteland turned into a ghetto by other nations trying to stop the spread of the virus. Sent back with a crew on a mission to retrieve something, he goes through the port of Incheon to reach Seoul and comes under attack, discovering there are non-infected survivors left on the peninsula. Gang Dong-won, Lee Jung-hyun, Kwon Hae-hyo, Lee Ye-Won, Kim Min-jae, and Koo Kyo-hwan
Continue reading →
MoviesNews
Director Yeon Sang-ho‘s Train to Busan made waves internationally back in 2016, since then, fans of the action-packed zombie film have been chomping at the bit to see a sequel and now it’s finally on its way. Today, we have an update. Well Go USA has now acquired the distribution rights to Peninsula. for the US. Train to Busan is timeless. Four years after its North American release, it’s still one our top-performing titles. Our fans can’t get enough of it, so when we heard about Peninsula, we knew that not only was this a title that belongs under the Well Go brand, but also a story we wanted to continue to tell.” Doris Pfardrescher, president and CEO of Well Go US states. “Peninsula takes place four years after the outbreak of zombies that were chasing the protagonists in a bullet train to Busan. The Korean peninsula has been devastated and Jung-seok, a former soldier who managed to escape outside
Continue reading →
MoviesNews
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,
Continue reading →
ForeignMoviesNews
As Yeon Sang-ho works on the sequel to 2016’s international hit Train to Busan, work has begun on the English-language remake. Deadline is reporting that horror heavy-hitter James Wan (The Conjuring franchise) has come on board to produce the remake written by Gary Dauberman (IT, The Nun). New Line went up against Paramount, Lionsgate, and Screen Gems and has won the bidding war for the rights to the movie. The South Korean original follows a group of passengers aboard a train who are fighting to survive a zombie outbreak while traveling from Seoul to Busan. At this time no director has been announced, but we’ll let you know when we learn more. In the meantime, check out the English trailer for the original which was loved by genre fans.
Continue reading →
MoviesNews
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.
Continue reading →