Cannes: South Korea's 'The Pirates' pre-sells to 15 countries

[rikayla.livejournal.com]

Lotte Entertainment's presale to North American, European and Asian territories marks a rare feat for the local period genre.

South Korean maritime action film The Pirates was picked up by 15 countries across North America, Europe and Asia at the Cannes Film Market, Lotte Entertainment announced Wednesday. The successful presale for the summer release title marks a rare feat for local period films.

Preselling rights went to distributors across North and South Americas, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Mexico, India, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and Myanmar, among other territories.

"This marks the highest presale rate for a Korean period film this year," said a spokesperson for Lotte Entertainment. "After only seeing just a short clip, foreign buyers have noted the quality and scale of the computer graphics, as well as the impressive action sequences that demonstrate wide mainstream appeal."

Directed by Lee Seok-hoon, The Pirates follows the face off between pirates and a tyrannical captain to score a kingly booty during the 14th century Joseon Kingdom. The film made headlines for starring actress Son Ye-jin, who has been popular across Asia for romantic heroine roles, as a charismatic pirate. Other notable cast members include heartthrob Kim Nam-gil, who will be appearing opposite Cannes jury member Jeon Do-yeon in A Bastard, and Sulli of K-pop girl band f(x).

The Pirates is slated for a summer release in Korea.


Source: Hollywood Reporter

Quite a feat. Congratulations!

Comments

[torontok.livejournal.com]

Oooh I'm interested

[punkylana.livejournal.com]

sulli ♡

[bunica1990.livejournal.com]

slayabit sulli <3

[achan123.livejournal.com]

sulli looks so hot in that pic omg
like holy shit man.

[michi z. (from livejournal.com)]

Germany?! Oh then I might actually be able to catch that one in the cinema!? I mean I live in Austria but the next German cinema is just 30 minutes away so... Starting to pray for the movie to be shown there^^

[yakuniku-8.livejournal.com]

thankyou Schengen ;) my country i not on the list neither but it can change.

[mercury-sound.livejournal.com]

I was really pumped about reading that as well but then I remembered T.O.P's latest movie. They also wrote that a firm in Germany acquired the rights for it back then, but it only came out on DVD and afaik was not shown in cinemas. :((( I wish I could watch my queen Sulli on the big screen though. ;_;

[michi z. (from livejournal.com)]

HAH I just searched for the DVD of 'Commitment' (bc I seriously don't care if they are shown in the cinemas or are released on DVD as long as anything Korean is released in Austria/Germany) and I again have to say WTF?! Why the hell do they change the ENGLISH title that everyone knows (Commitment) to a new title for the German release and call it 'Silent Assassin'...I mean... It's English again and makes searching for it a bit more difficult (since I always search for titles and not actors^^)...

[mercury-sound.livejournal.com]

Didn't they do the same thing to Captain America 2 (and Thor 2)? I just don't get it. At least they don't ~translate~ them to nonsensical German titles anymore, but I don't really think this is progress. -.-

[oniongulru.livejournal.com]

pls let it be canada so I can bask in the beauty in a large screen

[cosmopudin.livejournal.com]

My bb Sulli is gonna come back to our lives and slay and deliver omg im so excited i rly want to watch this and fashion king bcs they look so great omg at last its coming, the new sulli era omg
(http://imgur.com/8hvCHB5)

[xonatejennyxoxo.livejournal.com]

Damn, no one seems to have picked it up in the UK. I will have to hope that they show it at LKFF this year or I'll be waiting for it to be subbed.

[mworago.livejournal.com]

oh that sucks. :( I got excited thinking finally! a korean film I actually want to see might be showing in a cinema near me...but oh well.

[imienazwisko.livejournal.com]

but in poland it probably will be shown only on movie festivals, without a "proper" release and screenings in multiplexes.
i can be wrong tho.

[porcupinegloves.livejournal.com]

North and South Americas yay

[blue-rin.livejournal.com]

How long do you think I have to wait before this movie is in HD Blu-Ray on my computer screen?

SULLI *o*

[canxi.livejournal.com]

Ooooo, go ya'll. O.O

[tsuyoi-hikari.livejournal.com]

The movie poster look sooo good. Hopefully the actual movie is as awesome as the poster made it out to be.

[ababobaby.livejournal.com]

SULLI YASSSSSSSSSSS GET IT BBY

[riori-addict.livejournal.com]

omg i will get to watch this in Belgium!!!!