Welcome to k-action.com! This site was born out of my love of all things Korean. After John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum copying The Villainess 악녀 [akneyo “evil woman”] combined in my mind with the fact that American Action Movies have long been in decline, I stumbled on the box office revenue for Veteran 베테랑 [beterang] , and thought—Let’s jump into K Action Movies.
According to Variety (just 4 days ago), Michael Mann is developing an adaptation of Veteran. See what I mean? Netflix is all in with a 4-year commitment of $2.5 billion, reports Korea JoongAng Daily. “Hallyuwood” gives all action movie freaks something to look forward to. The Hollywood Reporter in November 2022 did a piece on “How Korean Cinema Came to Rule the Crime Genre“.
In case you missed The Villainess, I strongly recommend you watch it before you watch this video—it’s a punch to the heart that got a four-minute standing ovation at Cannes. Here are the two scenes: