{"id":11910,"date":"2020-02-20T13:13:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T21:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=11910"},"modified":"2020-02-24T12:40:23","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T20:40:23","slug":"the-follow-up-to-south-korean-hit-zombie-film-train-to-busan-is-coming-to-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/train-to-busan-follow-up-peninsula-well-go-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Follow-Up To South Korean Hit Zombie Film ‘Train To Busan’ Is Coming To The U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"

Horror fans, get excited: Yeon Sang-ho\u2019s follow-up to Train to Busan<\/em>, the 2016 movie that became a hit overseas and a cult classic in North America, being deeply appreciated for its novel approach to the zombie genre, is coming to the U.S.<\/p>\n

Peninsula<\/em> has been picked up for distribution around the world; Well Go USA, the distribution company that specializes in bringing Asian market genre films to North America, has picked up the distribution rights for the U.S.<\/p>\n

Yeon has made a point to counter the narrative that Peninsula<\/em> is a direct sequel to Train to Busan<\/em>, saying it is not a sequel because it’s not a continuation of the same story, but happens in the same universe. The best way to think of it is to view it similarly to the relationship between The Walking Dead<\/em>\u00a0and Fear the Walking Dead <\/em>or 28 Days Later <\/em>and 28 Weeks Later:\u00a0<\/em>Train to Busan<\/em> follows a group of people who board a bullet train from Seoul to Busan only to be trapped when a sick woman infects people on board with the zombie virus and the passengers must band together to quarantine the infected passengers and survive.\u00a0Peninsula<\/em>\u00a0is set roughly four years after the events of Busan<\/em>\u00a0and tells the story of former soldier Jung-seok, who managed to escape the zombie outbreak overseas. However, with the Korean peninsula ravaged by the apocalypse, he’s given the order to return and, while there, meets with a group of survivors. Yeon previously released an animated prequel to Train to Busan<\/em> titled Seoul Station<\/em>, set on the same day as the events in Busan<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Peninsula<\/em> is currently in production and hopes to debut at Cannes in late May with a release set for this summer. While Busan<\/em> was a critical and commercial success in its own right, Peninsula<\/em> is likely to enjoy a bigger boost of awareness for two reasons: For starters, horror fans are already keeping their eyes peeled for this one, and the success of Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite<\/em><\/a> has increased interest in Korean films. Busan<\/em> had a budget of just $8 million and saw a global return of almost $93 million. Even with Peninsula<\/em>‘s budget estimated to be twice that of Busan<\/em>‘s, it’s certain to be another monster hit and potentially even bigger than Busan<\/em> thanks to that aforementioned increased awareness.<\/p>\n

Carlos Hansen, CEO of BF Distribution (which is distributing Peninsula<\/em> in Latin America), agreed that the timing is perfect for Yeon’s follow-up film:<\/p>\n

“Four years ago we boarded an amazing movie we saw in Cannes and we could not have imagined our audience would have received\u00a0Train to Busan<\/em>\u00a0so well the way they did. Since then many Korean titles have been released and now we can see\u00a0Parasite<\/em>\u2019s amazing performance everywhere. Momentum is built for Korean cinema to consolidate its presence not only in Latin America but worldwide. 2020 it\u2019s the perfect year to bring\u00a0Peninsula<\/em>\u00a0to the world.”<\/p>\n

There’s no release date yet for Peninsula in the U.S. (foreign film release dates get a much shorter window than domestic pictures) but we can expect it will likely follow the same path as Parasite<\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0That film had its world debut at Cannes in May before releasing in America in early November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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