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Good News (2025 film)
2025 film South Korean by Byun Sung-hyun From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Good News (Korean: 굿뉴스) is an upcoming South Korean disaster thriller film directed by Byun Sung-hyun for Netflix. The lead roles are played by Sul Kyung-gu, Hong Kyung and Ryu Seung-beom. The film inspired by the hijacking of a Japanese passenger plane in March 1970,[1] follows a secret mission led by a committed team intent on safely bringing down a hijacked aircraft, employing whatever tactics the situation demands.[2]
The film will have its world premiere in the Special Presentations section of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2025.[3][4]
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Synopsis
In 1970, soon after leaving Tokyo's Haneda Airport for Itazuke, a passenger plane was hijacked by members of the Red Army Faction, armed with guns and knives, demanding to be flown to Pyongyang. Since Japan and North Korea had no arrangements for such a landing, the hijackers' plan quickly started running into problems. In Seoul, a shadowy figure known only as 'Nobody', who was famous for his unseen but impactful work, was brought in to help with a secret rescue effort. Intelligence and military teams from Japan, South Korea, and the United States tried wild tactics, from blocking the runway during refuelling to hijacking radio signals.
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Cast
- Sul Kyung-gu as Nobody
- Hong Kyung as Seo Go-myung, Air Force lieutenant
- Ryoo Seung-bum as Park Sang-hyeon, the director of Korean intelligence
- Yamada Takayuki
- Shiina Kippei
- Kim Seung-o
Production
In May 2024, Hong Kyung was offered a role in the film.[5]
In a press release issued in September 2024, Netflix officially announced that the film had entered production.[2] Filming began on September 7, 2024, and finished by February 17, 2025.[6]
Gimpo International Airport was made to look like Pyongyang International Airport for the filming.[7]
Release
Good News will have its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2025.[8][9][10]
Netflix plans a simultaneous global launch following the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.[11] It will be available to stream globally on October 17, 2025 on Netflix.[7]
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