HERITAGE: Korean AGE: “I’m of age.” BORN & RAISED: Vancouver, Canada CLAIM TO FAME: Diana Bang stars in the action-comedy film The Interview, starring James Franco as entertainment reporter […]
Category: Movies
Behind ‘The Interview’ with Diana Bang
by SUEVON LEE | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com Appearing alongside Randall Park, Seth Rogen and James Franco in Sony Pictures’ comedy The Interview is Diana Bang, a Korean Canadian actress who […]
Dr. Evil Mocks North Korea and Sony Pictures Over ‘The Interview’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Evil has a name, and it is Dr. Evil. The comically absurd arch nemesis of Austin Powers interrupted last weekend’s Saturday Night Live […]
‘The Interview’ Streams on YouTube, Google Play, Xbox
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Sony Pictures’ The Interview is now available for rent and purchase online, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The controversial comedy starring Seth Rogen and […]
Justin Lin to Direct ‘Star Trek 3’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The Fast & Furious director Justin Lin has signed on to direct Star Trek 3, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lin will be […]
Off Script with Randall Park
The Los Angeles native has long entertained fans with scene-stealing spots on television, film and the web. Now, with two major studio projects to his name, the actor talks candidly about working […]
Sony Pictures Announces Limited Release of ‘The Interview’
by Suevon Lee | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com Call it an early Christmas surprise—Sony Pictures Entertainment said Tuesday it was planning a limited theatrical release of The Interview on Dec. 25 after […]
Unforgettable 2014: A Night of Glamour and Stars
story by JAMES S. KIM, with additional reporting by AMBER CHEN In a toast to new beginnings and old friendships alike, the 13th annual Unforgettable gala, a blacktie affair held at The Legendary Park […]
Catch Audrey Cover Girl RINKO KIKUCHI in ‘Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter’
Our Summer ’13 cover girl Rinko Kikuchi just keeps on going. After the release of mainstream action films such as Pacific Rim and 47 Ronin, Rinko Kikuchi took […]
Steve Carell’s North Korea-Based Thriller Scrapped
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Another Hollywood film has suffered from the Sony Pictures cyberattack. According to Deadline.com, production company New Regency has scrapped another film that was […]
Q&A with the Director of ‘The Attorney’
This story was originally published in the February 2014 issue of KoreAm Journal. Already a hit in South Korea, The Attorney, based on a controversial former president’s moral coming […]
Celebs React Furiously to the Cancellation of ‘The Interview’
Yesterday, December 17th, Sony Pictures announced that they would not only cancel all advance/private screenings of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s The Interview, they have completely pulled the plug […]
‘The Interview’ Screening Updates
Update: KoreAm Journal will unfortunately be canceling the advanced screening of The Interview, as requested by Sony Pictures. We apologize for the abrupt cancellation. As many of you may know, […]
Fox News Gets the Wrong Kim Jong-un for ‘The Interview’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Fox 411 failed big time on Tuesday when they mistook Charles Rahi Chun as the actor who plays Kim Jong-un in Sony’s comedy, The […]
Activists to Drop ‘The Interview’ in North Korea via Balloons
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com The Interview is going to North Korea. Human rights activists in South Korea plan to fly DVDs of the Seth Rogen comedy into […]
