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Korea Herald
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
'Past Lives' director Celine Song's 'Endlings' gets Korean premiere in May
Before director Celine Song captivated audiences with "Past Lives," the Oscar-nominated film that explored love, fate and the immigrant experience, she made her playwright debut with "Endlings" in 2019 at the American Repertory Theater. Now, one of her most personal works is set to make its Korean premiere at Doosan Art Center's Space111, May 20-June 7. Directed by Lee Rae-eun, the production will also travel to Daejeon and Jeju in June. The title "Endlings" refers to the last surviving member of a species -- a concept Song uses to explore the lives of three older haenyeo, traditional female divers of Jeju Island, and a Korean Canadian playwright named Ha-young (Song's Korean name) who lives on the other side of the world. The haenyeo, who have spent their lives harvesting the ocean's depths, remain tethered to their homeland, even as their way of life faces extinction. Ha-young, by contrast, has left "home," yet struggles to find her footing in a place that never fully feels like her own. Through these parallel narratives, "Endlings" examines how identity shapes, collides and isolates -- personally and geographically. Born in South Korea, Song immigrated to Canada. She studied psychology before turning to playwriting, eventually making her film debut with "Past Lives," which was nominated for best picture and best original screenplay at last year's Academy Awards.
Khaleej Times
05-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
Dakota Johnson's 'Materialists' gets a release date
Filmmaker Celine Song is set for another project starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal. The film is set to be released on June 13. A24 confirmed the premiere date for Materialists on X on Tuesday. "Save the date. Celine Song's Materialists on 6.13.2025," the post said, with a photo of a heart-shaped Materialists cake. The romantic comedy follows a young matchmaker in New York City (Johnson), who is torn between her ideal match and an imperfect ex. The ensemble cast features Zoe Winters, Marin Ireland, Dasha Nekrasova from Succession, and Louisa Jacobson. Principal photography on Materialists began in New York on April 29, 2024, and in June. Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler of Killer Films, together with David Hinojosa of 2am, are producers, as per the outlet. Song's plays include Endlings and The Seagull on The Sims 4 (both 2020). Her directorial film debut, Past Lives (2023), received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. "I didn't know I knew how to make a movie until I was doing it," said Song, adding, "And then once I was doing it, I was like, 'Oh my God, I'm going to do this until I die.'" Johnson, who was last on our screens in Madame Web, will unite with Avengers star Evans and Gladiator II' s Pascal, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
