'부산행' 후속 영화 '반도' 개봉 임박... 예매율 78% 달성<br /><br /> After a difficult few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic,... South Korea's movie industry is starting to show signs of life.<br />Now, movie-lovers are awaiting the release of 'Peninsula',... the sequel to the 2016 Korean zombie thriller, 'Train to Busan.'<br />More than 100-thousand people have booked their tickets already for the "K-zombie" movie,... accounting for nearly 80-percent of all ticket sales.<br />Kim Sung-min reports. <br />Abandoned cities dominated by zombies.<br />This is how the movie 'Peninsula' depicts South Korea four years since its prequel 'Train to Busan.'<br />It begin with an unidentified virus, and the country descending into chaos..., but people somehow find ways to adapt to this miserable environment.<br /><br />"The character I played, Jeong-seok, is a trained soldier who manages to escape from zombies but somehow returns against his will to complete a mission he can't refuse..."<br /><br /> Cinema-goers are eagerly anticipating the movie's release.<br />Out of all films currently being screened in Korea, online ticket sales for 'Peninsula' accounted for 78-percent according to the Korean Film Council...the highest since March when the COVID-19 outbreak started to spike. <br />The film is also listed for this year's Cannes Film Festival. <br /><br />"The concept where the whole peninsula has to fight against the same enemy, zombies, is interesting. And the fact that this year's Cannes Film Festival is delayed due to COVID-19 adds more metaphors and possible interpretations."<br /><br />Since the first Korean-made zombie movie 'Train to Busan', so-called 'K-zombie' movies like 'Kingdom' are garnering attention both inside and outside the country. <br /><br />"The so-called 'K-zombies' preserve the metaphors of zombies throughout the film without solely emphasizing their horrific features. And using Korean traditional palaces and a train as the settings, it makes it visually exciting."<br /><br /> Starring famous South Korean actors Gang Dong-won and Lee Jung-hyun, the movie is set for a July 15th release and will be available in more than one-hundred-85 countries worldwide.<br />Kim Sung-min, Arirang News <br />
