Korean Film ‘Jangsari’ Starring Megan Fox to be Released by WellGo USA

By Patrick Frater

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “Battle of Jangsari,” a Korean war action film with a cast that includes Megan Fox and Choi Min-ho of K-pop boy band SHINee, will be distributed in North America by WellGo USA. The film screened privately for buyers during the .

WellGo plans to release “Jangsari” on Oct. 4, just over a week after it Korean theatrical outing, and will be targeting Asian-American and mainstream audiences. “We bought ‘Jangsari’ on promo alone, because of its compelling and true story. Also having in a role, we’ll hopefully bring in crossover audiences in US and Canada,” said WellGo president Doris Pfardrescher in a statement. Fox plays a war correspondent.

A previous war action film “Operation Chromite,” from the same stable of production house Taewon Entertainment and sales house Finecut, grossed $1.02 million in the U.S. That film featured Liam Neeson.

Finecut also licensed its missing child drama “Bring Me Home” to Maxam for Japanese release. Starring top actress Lee Young-ae (“Sympathy for Lady Vengeance”) and veteran actor Yoo Jae-myung (“Golden Slumber”) and directed by first timer Kim Seung-woo,the film premiered in Toronto’s Discovery section. It is set for its release through Warner Bros. in November.

Finecut licensed horror film “Warning: Do Not Play” to multiple distributors. They include: First International Production for France: Neofilms for Hong Kong and Macau; King Record for Japan; Pioneer Films for The Philippines; MM2 Entertainment for Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Laos; and to Moviecloud for Taiwan. It was released in Korea on Aug. 15 and has earned $758,000 to date.