New Trailer for Korean Meta Comedy ‘Cobweb’ Made by Kim Jee-woon
by Alex Billington
September 15, 2023
Source: YouTube
“Director Kim’s sets are a total soap opera.” Umbrella Ent. in Australia has released a full official trailer for the Korean comedy Cobweb, which first premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. It’s the latest film made by acclaimed Korean filmmaker Kim Jee-woon (The Good the Bad the Weird, I Saw the Devil, Age of Shadows), with a meta story about a filmmaker trying to make a masterpiece and realizing how hard that really is. The story is set in Seoul in 1970 and focuses on Kim, a director who is dissatisfied with the ending of his project entitled “Cobweb”. Despite many obstacles and interference from censorship authorities, disgruntled actors & producers, Kim is determined to rework the ending of his film in just two days, in hopes of making it a masterpiece. “In 1970s Korea, when both art and dreams are censored, a film director dreams of a masterpiece.” The main cast includes Song Kang-ho, Park Jeong-su, Im Soo-jung, Oh Jung-se, Jeon Yeo-been, and Krystal Jung. This received mostly positive reviews out of a Cannes – it’s a bit too long. A clever and wildly entertaining comedy about the chaos of making movies. Take a look.
Here’s the new official Australian trailer (+ poster) for Kim Jee-woon’s Cobweb, direct from YouTube:
You can rewatch the quick fest teaser for Kim Jee-woon’s Cobweb right here, for the first look again.
The story is set in Seoul in 1970 and features Kim, a director who is dissatisfied with the conclusion of his work entitled “Cobweb”. Despite obstacles and interference from censorship authorities, disgruntled actors and producers, Kim is determined to rework the ending of his film in just two days, in hopes of making it a masterpiece. Cobweb, originally known as 거미집 or Geomijip in Korean (and Dans la Toile or In the Web in French), is directed by acclaimed Korean filmmaker Kim Jee-woon, director of the films A Tale of Two Sisters, A Bittersweet Life, The Good the Bad the Weird, I Saw the Devil, The Last Stand, The Age of Shadows, Illang: The Wolf Brigade, and the series “Dr. Brain” previously. The screenplay is written by Shin Yeon-Shick, who is also producing the film. This premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival earlier this year in the Out of Competition section. Umbrella Ent. will debut Cobweb in Australian cinemas starting on October 5th, 2023. No US release date has been set yet – stay tuned for more. Who wants to watch this?