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Snowpiercer
''Snowpiercer'' () is a 2013 Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic action thriller film based on the French climate fiction graphic novel ''Le Transperceneige'' by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette. The film was directed by Bong Joon Ho and written by Bong and Kelly Masterson. An international co-production, the film marks Bong's English-language debut; almost 85% of the film's dialogue is in English. The film stars Chris Evans (actor), Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, Go Ah-sung, John Hurt, and Ed Harris, with Park Chan-wook and Lee Tae-hun among the film's producers. It takes place aboard the ''Snowpiercer'' train as it travels a globe-encircling track, carrying the last remnants of humanity after a failed attempt at climate engineering to stop global warming has created a new Snowball Earth. Evans stars as Curtis Everett, leader of the lower-class tail-section passengers, as they rebel against the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Transperceneige
''Snowpiercer'' (French language, French: ''Le Transperceneige'' ) is a four-volume post-apocalyptic, climate fiction graphic novel written by Jacques Lob and illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette. The first volume was serialized in 1982 and published by Casterman under the title ''Le Transperceneige'' and later retitled ''The Escape''. The series was continued in two volumes by writer Benjamin Legrand, replacing Jacques Lob, with ''The Explorers'' published in 1999 and ''The Crossing'' in 2000. A fourth volume, ''Terminus'', was written by Olivier Bocquet and published in 2015, as a conclusion to the series. Titan Books, Titan Comics language localization, localized the series in English language, English into three volumes with ''Snowpiercer: The Explorers'' compiled with ''The Crossing''. It was followed by a prequel series in 2019. The graphic novel became internationally popular following its adaptation as a Snowpiercer, 2013 film and a Snowpiercer (TV series), television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bong Joon Ho
Bong Joon Ho (, ; born September 14, 1969) is a South Korean filmmaker. Bong Joon Ho filmography, His work is characterized by emphasis on social and class themes, genre fiction, genre-mixing, black comedy, dark comedy, and sudden tone shifts. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Bong Joon Ho, numerous accolades, Bong has won three Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and five Asian Film Awards. In 2017, he was included on Metacritic's list of the 25 best film directors of the 21st century, and in 2020, he was listed as one of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world by ''Time (magazine), Time'' and among the 50 Most Influential (Bloomberg ranking), Bloomberg 50. Bong first became known to audiences and gained a cult following with his feature directorial debut, the black comedy film ''Barking Dogs Never Bite'' (2000). He later achieved widespread critical success with his subsequent films: the crime thriller ''Memories of Murder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Kang-ho
Song Kang-ho (; born January 17, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Regarded as one of the most influential actors in Korean cinema, he has appeared in critically acclaimed films across various genres. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award, three Baeksang Arts Awards, four Blue Dragon Film Awards, and five Grand Bell Awards. In 2020, ''The New York Times'' named him one of the greatest actors of the 21st century. Song first gained recognition with the crime thriller '' No. 3'' (1997), and later rose to prominence with Park Chan-wook's critically acclaimed film '' Joint Security Area'' (2000). He is known for his collaborations with filmmaker Bong Joon-ho in '' Memories of Murder'' (2003), '' The Host'' (2006), ''Snowpiercer'' (2013), and ''Parasite'' (2019). Song rose to international prominence for his performance in ''Parasite'', which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Picture. He has als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Ah-sung
Go Ah-sung (; born August 10, 1992) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress, notably in '' The Host'' (2006). Her other notable works include ''Snowpiercer'' (2013), '' Thread of Lies'' (2014), '' A Resistance'' (2019), '' Samjin Company English Class'' (2020), as well as the television series ''Master of Study'' (2010), '' Heard It Through the Grapevine'' (2015), and ''Life on Mars'' (2018). Career Go Ah-sung was four years old when she appeared in her first commercial, and she joined the 2002 stage musical ''Peter Pan'' when she was ten. At thirteen, Go began her acting career in the KBS children's program ''Oolla Boolla Blue-jjang'' (2004). Having worked together in the MBC omnibus drama '' Beating Heart'' (2005), actress Bae Doona recommended Go to director Bong Joon-ho when he was casting for his much-anticipated monster film. After an extensive audition process, Go made her film debut in 2006 with a starring role in '' The Host''. Bong prais ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kyung-pyo
Hong Kyung-pyo (, born August 11, 1962) is a South Korean cinematographer. Hong is from Waegwan, Gyeongbuk. He has worked with several acclaimed film directors, including Bong Joon-ho, Lee Chang-dong, Kang Je-gyu, Kim Jee-woon, Kim Ji-woon, Na Hong-jin, Lee Sang-il (film director), Lee Sang-il, and Hirokazu Kore-eda. Zack Sharf praised him as one of 30 cinematographers to watch, praising his "dynamic camerawork". The director he has done the most work with, Bong Joon-ho, stated that any future Korean films he opted to do would use Hong as his cinematographer. Hong employs a Director of Photography (DP) system where the cinematographer has comprehensive control over both filming and lighting. Consequently, initial training prioritizes understanding the collaborative workflow and communication across departments (lighting, grip, etc.) over purely technical skills. Specifically, excluding the B camera unit, Hong Kyung-pyo's team typically comprises: a 4-person shooting team (with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Lob
Jacques Lob (19 August 1932 – 24 May 1990) was a French comic book creator, known for several Franco-Belgian comics, comics creations, including ''Superdupont''. His series ''Le Transperceneige'', later continued by Benjamin Legrand, was adapted into the 2013 post-apocalyptic science fiction action film ''Snowpiercer''. Biography Jacques Lob began his career as an illustrator of humorous cartoons that were published in various magazines, until Jean-Michel Charlier advised him to focus on his writing. Working for magazines like ''Pilote'', ''Spirou (magazine), Spirou'', and ''Record'' in the early 1960s, he wrote material for artists such as Jean-Claude Mézières, Pierre Guilmard, Jo-El Azara and eventually Jijé providing material for ''Jerry Spring''. Upon meeting Georges Pichard, the two began a partnership that would span several works and a few genres. Initially they produced ''Ténébrax'' in 1964, for the short-lived magazine ''Chouchou''; its serialisation continued in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook (; born 23 August 1963) is a Koreans, South Korean film director, screenwriter, Film producer, producer, and former film critic. He is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of Cinema of South Korea, South Korean cinema as well as 21st-century world cinema. His films, which often blend Crime film, crime, Mystery film, mystery, and Thriller film, thriller with other genres, have gained notoriety for their cinematography, framing, Black comedy, black humor, and often brutal subject matter. After two unsuccessful films in the 1990s which he has since largely disowned, Park came to prominence with his acclaimed third directorial effort, ''Joint Security Area (film), Joint Security Area'' (2000), which became the List of highest-grossing films in South Korea, highest-grossing film in South Korean history at the time and which Park himself prefers to be regarded as his directorial debut. Using his newfound creative freedom, he would go on to direct the films for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Chang-ju (film Editor)
Kim Chang-ju (; born 1972) is a South Korean film editor and director. He started working in editing department of 2005 film ''Welcome to Dongmakgol''. He edited films with directors Bong Joon-ho (''Snowpiercer'' (2013)), Kim Seong-hun (''A Hard Day'' (2014) and ''Tunnel'' (2016)), Park Hee-gon (''Fengshui''), Park Hoon-jung ('' V.I.P.'' (2017), '' The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion'' (2018)) and Cheon Myeong-kwan ('' Hot Blooded'' (2022)) among others. As of May 2022, Kim has edited more than 60 films and 2 TV series '' Athena: Goddess of War'' (2010), '' Kingdom'' (2019–20). Kim made his directorial debut in 2021 thriller film '' Hard Hit''. He has won Grand Bell Awards and Blue Dragon Film Awards for Best Editing for films ''Snowpiercer'' (2013) and ''A Hard Day ''A Hard Day'' () is a 2014 South Korean action thriller film written and directed by Kim Seong-hun, and starring Lee Sun-kyun and Cho Jin-woong. It was selected to compete in the Directors' Fortnight sectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Evans (actor)
Christopher Robert Evans (born June 13, 1981) is an American actor. He gained worldwide recognition for portraying Steve Rogers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Captain America in various Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, from ''Captain America: The First Avenger'' (2011) to ''Avengers: Endgame'' (2019). His work in the franchise established him as one of the world's highest-paid actors. Evans's films altogether as a leading actor have grossed $11.4billion worldwide, making him one of the List of highest-grossing actors, highest-grossing box office stars of all time. He began his career with roles in television series such as ''Opposite Sex (TV series), Opposite Sex'' in 2000. Following appearances in several teen films, including 2001's ''Not Another Teen Movie'', he gained further attention for his portrayal of Marvel Comics character the Human Torch in ''Fantastic Four (2005 film), Fantastic Four'' (2005) and ''Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'' (2007). Evans made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Bell
Andrew James Matfin Bell (born 14 March 1986) is an English actor. He rose to prominence for his debut role in ''Billy Elliot'' (2000), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, becoming one of the youngest winners of the award. He is also known for his leading roles as Tintin in ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (2011) and as Ben Grimm / Thing in ''Fantastic Four'' (2015). Other notable performances include in the films ''King Kong'' (2005), '' Jumper'' (2008), ''Snowpiercer'' (2013), '' Rocketman'' (2019), and '' All of Us Strangers'' (2023). He earned a second BAFTA Award nomination for his leading performance in '' Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool'' (2017). In television, Bell starred as Abraham Woodhull in the AMC historical drama series '' Turn: Washington's Spies'' (2014–2017). Early life Andrew James Matfin Bell was born on 14 March 1986 in Billingham, Teesside, England, where he grew up with his mother, Eileen Matfin and his elder sister Kat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Masterson
Kelly Masterson is an American playwright and screenwriter who lives in New York City. He is known for writing the screenplay for the 2007 film ''Before the Devil Knows You're Dead''. Education and career Before moving to New York City to stage several of his early plays, he studied theology at the University of California, Davis. He tried to get the script for ''Before the Devil Knows You're Dead,'' made seven years before director Sidney Lumet agreed to direct it. In describing his script he has said: :"I don't know. It was winter, and I was depressed I guess when I was writing it. I'm fascinated by the folly of human nature. I love characters who we understand and sympathize with, but we just shake our heads at how stupidly they act. This probably comes from my theology background but I love the big themes of good and evil and how we're such a combination of both. We try to chart a path that's on the side of good, but we all have evil impulses in us." Subsequent to his suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Beltrami
Marco Beltrami (born October 7, 1966) is an American composer of film and television scores. He has worked in a number of genres, including horror ('' Scream'', ''Mimic, The Faculty, Resident Evil, The Woman in Black, Carrie, A Quiet Place'', and '' The Nun II''), action ('' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Live Free or Die Hard, World War Z''), science fiction ( ''I, Robot'', '' Snowpiercer''), Western ('' 3:10 to Yuma, Jonah Hex, The Homesman''), and superhero ('' Hellboy, The Wolverine, Logan'', '' Venom: Let There Be Carnage''). A long-time collaborator of Wes Craven, Beltrami scored seven of the director's films including the original four Craven-directed films in the '' Scream'' franchise (1996–2011). He has also worked with such directors as James Mangold, Guillermo del Toro, Tommy Lee Jones, Alex Proyas, Ole Bornedal, Kathryn Bigelow, Bong Joon-ho, Dan Gilroy, and John Krasinski. He has been nominated for two Academy Awards for '' 3:10 to Yuma'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
