Overview
- A deal announced Monday between Plus M Entertainment and Neon gives the U.S. distributor North American rights and a planned theatrical release.
- The film will world premiere in May in Cannes’ main competition for the Palme d’Or, the first Korean title in that lineup since 2022.
- Written and directed by Na Hong-jin, it is his first feature since “The Wailing” in 2016 and begins with a reported tiger sighting in a village near Korea’s Demilitarized Zone.
- The cast features Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung and Jung Ho-yeon alongside Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, with Na producing with Saemi Kim and Saerom Kim for Forged Films and Plus M financing.
- Neon screened the first footage at CinemaCon, signaling an early push to build interest ahead of the Cannes debut.