Overview
- Well Go USA acquired North American rights to Yeon Sang-ho’s Colony, unveiled a teaser, set a Cannes world premiere in May, and dated the U.S. theatrical release for August 28, 2026.
- Train to Busan will return to theaters across the United States and Canada on August 14 in a new 4K presentation to mark the film’s 10th anniversary.
- Producers say the new film follows Professor Se‑jeong trapped in a sealed biotech conference after a rapidly mutating virus is unleashed, forcing survivors to confront infected who undergo frightening transformations.
- Jun Ji‑hyun stars alongside Koo Kyo‑hwan in her first feature since 2015’s Assassination, with Showbox presenting and Wowpoint and Smilegate producing.
- Yeon describes Colony as a standalone, commercially focused story outside the Train to Busan universe, positioning it to draw fans of his earlier work while introducing an evolved, more communicative threat.