A former teacher in Korea who endured the confusion and hardship of learning the customs of marrying a Korean woman, wrote a comedy script of his marriage tales in Korea, which was recently greenlit by Lions Gate. The film will be shot on location and be not unlike Meet The Parents, but with a Korean twist.

In other films about the Korean expat experience, we’re still waiting to hear of the exact release date of ‘Expats’, an offbeat comedy about expats living in Busan, starring Chris Klein of ‘American Pie’ fame. The plot is said to be ‘A unique caper in the vein of Ocean’s 11 meets Lost in Translation‘.

And I’m also very pleased (albeit, cautiously) to hear that there’s going to be a US-remake of the fab Korean supernatural thriller, 장화, 홍련 (A Tale of Two Sisters), which was the big breakthrough performance of a young Moon Geun Young, not to mention a sinister, yet totally fucking sexy performance by Yeom Jeong-ah. I’m glad that Hollywood is taking note of Korea’s totally underrated spooky thriller genre, even though the US versions are likely to totally suck ass compared to their Korean counterparts. Anyways, if you haven’t seen this Korean thriller yet, make a beeline straight to your nearest DVD bang and watch it in the dark. If this was an M. Night Shyamalan film, critics would probably rank it his 3rd best, right after Signs (his #1, IMO) and 6th Sense.