Kross Pictures

Kross Pictures, Inc. is a multinational 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, book publishing, and webtoon platform service.[4]

Kross Pictures, Inc.
Native name
크로스픽쳐스 주식회사
TypeFilm Production Company
IndustryMedia
Founded2003 (2003)
FounderHyunwoo Thomas Kim
Headquarters
Seoul, South Korea
Area served
South Korea, India, United States, Japan, Vietnam, China
Key people
Hyunwoo Thomas Kim (Co-founder, President & CEO)
Services
  • Film/TV series Production
  • Film Distribution
  • Content Licensing
  • Webtoon Platform Service
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 CNY 410,000,000 box office collection.[5][6]

Oh! Baby, its second Indian feature film production, was released on July 5, 2019 to become the No.1 film in the box office in the Telugu-speaking region.

On December 7, 2019, Kross Pictures launched Kross Komics, the first digital comics service in India, through its subsidiary Kross Komics, Inc.

On August 14, 2020, KakaoPage announced that it acquired 49% of Kross Pictures' shares for 5.9 billion won.[7]

Filmography

Films produced

YearFilmCountryDirectorCastNotes
2014God's Eye View [8]South KoreaLee Jang-hoOh Kwang-rok
2016Te3n [9]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 [10]VietnamPhoenix VuJun Pham, Kha Ngan, B TranRemake of Never Ending Story
2019Oh! Baby [11]IndiaB. V. Nandini ReddySamantha Akkineni, LakshmiRemake of Miss Granny
2021Netrikann[12][13]IndiaMilind RauNayantharaRemake of Blind

Upcoming films

The company is currently producing the following movies which are in the various stages of production: [14][15]

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 [23]ChinaXing Zhaolin, Zhang Yuxi
2018The Sound of Your Heart: Reboot [24][25]South KoreaSung Hoon, Shim Hye-jin, Kwon Yu-ri
TBA The Office Blind Date
(literal translation)[26][27]		 South Korea TBA
Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released

References
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  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.
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  6. "Kross Pictures India appoints Chhitra Subramaniam as SVP- Creative & Production - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  7. Lee, Soon Ki. "Kakao Page, Acquiring Kross Pictures... "Creating a Global Super IP"(기업) - NSP통신". (주)NSP뉴스통신사 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-12-08.
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  16. "Umesh Shukla to direct Hindi remake of Korean hit Miracle in". India Today. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
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  20. https://www.filmibeat.com/amphtml/bollywood/gupshup/2019/sonam-kapoor-to-collaborate-with-sujoy-ghosh-in-the-remake-of-korean-movie-blind-291631.html
  21. https://variety.com/2017/film/asia/kross-pictures-india-korea-remakes-1202590742/
  22. https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/people/why-kross-pictures-south-korea-ceo-thomas-kim-is-happy-with-india-170504?amp
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  27. 카카오페이지, 글로벌 겨냥한 드라마 '사내 맞선' 기획·제작
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