Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula, was originally one of the 56 titles that were officially selection for this years Cannes Film Festival. While nearly all of this year’s film festivals have been canceled, Cannes has taken things digital. Today, Deadline announced that the sequel to the hit 2016 Korean zombie horror will get a theatrical release in North American theaters on August 7. It also landed an exclusive streaming deal with Shudder, AMC’s horror streaming site.
Peninsula will head to 150 screens across the U.S. and Canada via Well Go. Shudder has announced that the film will also stream exclusively on the platform in early 2021. Currently Well Go is in the process of bringing Train to Busan back to screens later this month, featuring a sneak peek at the new film.
“Four years after South Korea’s decimation in Train to Busan, the sequel centers on Jung-seok, a soldier who previously escaped the diseased wasteland, who relives the horror when assigned to a covert operation with two simple objectives: retrieve and survive. When his team unexpectedly stumbles upon survivors, their lives will depend on whether the best—or worst—of human nature prevails in the direst of circumstances.”
The fast paced zombie horror film set records, not only in its Korean release, but went on to gross $92.7 million worldwide.
Craig Engler, Shudder’s general manager said in a statement “Peninsula is one of the most anticipated horror movie sequels of the last decade and exactly the kind of film Shudder members are hungry for. Yeon Sang-ho set the bar for zombie movies with Train to Busan and its prequel Seoul Station, and we’re thrilled to be the home of his new masterpiece—and the only place where movie lovers will be able to stream this outstanding trilogy together.”
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