UTA has signed the renowned South Korean film director Kim Yong-hwa. It will now take “Along With the Gods” TV series to market the fantasy-action film based on the webtoon series. UTA will represent Kim Yong-hwa in all spheres, direction, screenwriting and production.
“Along With the Gods” 2 parts, “The Two World’s,” and the “The Last 49 Days,” amassed a lot of good responses as well as scored multiple nominations and also emerged as the frontrunner in few nominations. As of May 19, “Along With the Gods:The Two World’s” was the third grossing film in the Korean Film Industry. The film was a box office success at other 12 countries as well.
Currently the filmmaker is working on the project titled as “The Moon,” which will feature Korean actors Sul Kyung-gu, Kim Hee-ae and Do Kyung-soo.
Apart from being a director and screenwriter, Kim is also the founder of a visual effects company Dexter Studios. (now known as the VFX pioneer in Korea).