Kross Pictures

Kross Pictures, Inc. is an international film and television production company with offices in Seoul, Los Angeles, and Mumbai[1]. The company was co-founded and is currently run by Hyunwoo Thomas Kim. [2][3]
Key business areas of Kross Pictures are film production and distribution, IP licensing, and book publishing.[4]

Kross Pictures, Inc.
Production Company
IndustryMedia
Founded2003 (2003)
FounderHyunwoo Thomas Kim
Headquarters
Seoul, South Korea
Area served
South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, India, China, United States
Key people
Hyunwoo Thomas Kim
Services
  • Film/TV series Production
  • Film Distribution
  • Content Licensing
Websitehttp://krosspictures.com

History

Founded in 2003 in Los Angeles, Kross Pictures is a cross-border film and television production company. The company focuses on identifying and acquiring proven intellectual property to create localized films and series for their respective markets. Its first Chinese production, The Devotion of Suspect X, became a mega hit with CNY410,000,000 box office collection.[5][6]

Filmography

Films produced

YearFilmCountryDirectorCastNotes
2014God's Eye View [7]South KoreaLee Jang-hoOh Kwang-rok
2016Te3n [8]IndiaRibhu DasguptaAmitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui Remake of Montage
2017 The Devotion of Suspect XChinaAlec SuWang Kai, Zhang Luyi, Ruby Lin Based on the novel of same name
2018100 Days of Sunshine [9]VietnamPhoenix VuJun Pham, Kha Ngan, B TranRemake of Never Ending Story
2019Oh! Baby[10]IndiaB. V. Nandini ReddySamantha Akkineni, LakshmiRemake of Miss Granny
2020Netrikann[11][12]IndiaMilind RauNayantharaRemake of Blind

Upcoming films

The company is currently producing the following movies which are in the various stages of production: [13][14]


TV series produced

YearTV SeriesCountryCast
2012Dr. JinSouth KoreaSong Seung-heon, Park Min-young
2016Cheese In The TrapSouth KoreaPark Hae-jin, Kim Go-eun, Seo Kang-joon
2016The Sound of Your HeartSouth KoreaLee Kwang-soo, Jung So-min
2017-18Untouchable [17]ChinaXing Zhaolin, Zhang Yuxi
2018The Sound of Your Heart: Reboot [18][19]South KoreaSung Hoon, Shim Hye-jin, Kwon Yu-ri
Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released

References
  1. Frater, Patrick (2017-10-16). "Busan: Kross Pictures Finds Fertile Ground in India-Korea Remakes". Variety. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  2. "Hallyu, Indian Style: Why Bollywood Is Betting on Korean Remakes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  3. www.ETBrandEquity.com. "Chhitra Subramaniam, appointed as Kross Pictures India's SVP creative and production - ET BrandEquity". ETBrandEquity.com. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  4. www.etnews.com (2015-03-17). "'크로스픽쳐스', 日 인기 소설 <내 아내와 결혼해주세요> 영화로 제작". 대한민국 IT포털의 중심! 이티뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  5. www.ETBrandEquity.com. "Chhitra Subramaniam, appointed as Kross Pictures India's SVP creative and production - ET BrandEquity". ETBrandEquity.com. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  6. "Kross Pictures India appoints Chhitra Subramaniam as SVP- Creative & Production - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  7. "시선 (영화)", 위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전 (in Korean), 2018-08-18, retrieved 2018-08-20
  8. "TE3N Chugs Ahead". Box Office India. 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  9. 100 Days of Sunshine: 100 Ngày Bên Em, retrieved 2018-08-20
  10. 2 (2019-05-22). "Oh Baby! Who Is This Foreign Producer Samantha?". Gulte. Retrieved 2019-06-06.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. "Nayanthara to play visually challenged character in Netrikann, remake of 2011 Korean movie Blind- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  12. "Is Nayanthara's new film, Netrikann, a remake of a Korean film?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  13. https://variety.com/2017/film/asia/kross-pictures-india-korea-remakes-1202590742/amp/
  14. https://www.indiantelevision.com/specials/event-coverage/content-hub/high-concept-simple-story-understandable-plot-are-key-to-good-movies-kross-pictures-thomas-kim-200310?amp
  15. "Umesh Shukla to direct Hindi remake of Korean hit Miracle in". India Today. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  16. admin (2017-04-01). "Kross Pictures awarded injunction against producers of Kannada movie Pushpaka Vimana". Business News This Week. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  17. "無法擁抱的你", 维基百科，自由的百科全书 (in Chinese), 2019-06-14, retrieved 2019-07-15
  18. The Sound of Your Heart: Reboot, retrieved 2019-06-18
  19. "The Sound of Your Heart: Reboot | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
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