It’s been nearly a decade since South Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho blessed the world with his great film “Train to Busan.” Released in 2016, the film earned international recognition for Sang-ho. To every fan’s delight, it has been recently reported that Sang-ho is officially making his English-language feature directorial debut with an action horror movie titled “35th Street.” For this upcoming horror project, Yeon Sang-ho will be collaborating with a major Hollywood studio, TriStar Pictures, the studio behind horror movies such as 2006’s “Silent Hill,” 2013’s “Evil Dead,” and 2023’s “Thanksgiving.”
What do we know about Yeon Sang-ho’s upcoming horror project?
After making some incredible Korean films, acclaimed filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho has decided to venture into English-language film, bringing his impeccable directorial vision to a new audience. According to Deadline, Yeon will be directing “35th Street” for TriStar Pictures from a screenplay he will be co-writing with Ryu Yong-jae. This marks Ryu’s latest collaboration with Yeon, after previously writing 2020’s “Peninsula” and Netflix’s recently released “Parasyte: The Grey” series. As for now, the project is still in the development phase of pre-production, with Appian Way and WOW POINT also attached to production.
Yeon, who is primarily known for directing horror films, has once again chosen his comfort genre to mark his English-language directorial debut. The rest of the details regarding the movie are kept tightly under wraps.
Where has Yeon Sang-ho been after making ‘Train to Busan’?
Since directing “Train to Busan” and its spinoff sequel, “Peninsula,” Yeon has partnered with the streaming giant Netflix for his most recent projects. His first collaboration with the streamer started with 2021’s “Hellbound” season 1, which is a supernatural thriller based on his popular webtoon of the same name. Furthermore, Yeon is currently working on its second installment, which is expected to debut sometime in 2024.
Ahead of Hellbound’s return, Yeon also created two more shows for Netflix this year, including the occult thriller “The Bequeathed” and the South Korean TV adaptation of Hitoshi Iwaaki’s popular Parasyte manga and anime series. According to the filmmaker, working on the “Parasyte” series was a dream come true for him, especially when he had been a fan of the manga since he was younger.
“In my twenties, Parasyte was a staple for those of us who were passionate about manga and animation. Having the opportunity to build upon it and create something new is not only a great honor, but also a dream come true from my younger years.”
As for his long-awaited “Train to Busan” English remake, New Line Cinema, and Warner Bros. began working on it in 2018. Timo Tjahjanto was set to direct, with Gary Dauberman as the writer and James Wan as a producer. Titled “The Last Train to New York,” it was originally slated for release in April 2023 but has since been removed from the schedule without updates on a new date. The plot and cast details for the remake remain undisclosed.
