‘Train To Busan’ Director Yeon Sang-ho Signs with WME (Exclusive)
Following the success of his inaugural live-action film, the 2016 zombie thriller Busan, which earned over $98 million on a budget of just $8 million, Yeon Sang-ho has emerged as one of Korea’s busiest and most successful filmmakers. According to The Hollywood Reporter’s review of Busan, the film demonstrates exceptional skill in establishing spatial relationships between characters, making it easy to always understand where they are in relation to each other. Essentially, if the main objective of Train to Busan was to leave a strong impression on potential investors with larger budgets, then this film will undoubtedly do just that.