Zombie classic Train to Busan will return to theaters in August for its 10-year anniversary, prior to director's new movie Colony

Photo courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment

One of the best zombie movies in recent memory, Train to Busan, will return to movie theaters in the U.S. and Canada later this year to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. Indie film distributor Well Go USA Entertainment announced this week that director Yeon Sang-ho's film will re-release across North America in 4K, beginning August 14. This is two weeks ahead of the director's upcoming release, Colony, which is also a zombie movie. Colony releases August 28.

For those who have not seen the 2016 South Korean film, it largely takes place on a KTX train from Seoul to Busan just as a zombie apocalypse breaks out and threatens the safety of the passengers. Meanwhile, a workaholic father, Seok-woo (Gong Yoo), and his young daughter, Su-an (Kim Su-an), have to battle the infected and the selfish passengers in order to survive. Train to Busan premiered at the Midnight Screenings section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and went on to gross $98 million on a budget of $8.5 million. The film spawned an animated prequel, Seoul Station, and a standalone sequel, 2020's Peninsula.

Meanwhile, Colony has already been picked up by Well Go USA Entertainment for distribution prior to its world premiere, which will take place in May at the Cannes Film Festival. The premise of the movie certainly sounds interesting and reads, "Yeon Sang-ho's newest feature, Colony, follows Professor Se-jeong as she is thrust into a terrifying hellscape when a mutating virus is unleashed during a biotech conference, forcing authorities to seal the facility to contain the outbreak. Unable to escape, Se-jeong and a group of survivors must fight to stay alive as the infected undergo horrific transformations and threaten to spread the virus."

Colony stars Jun Ji-hyun, Koo Kyo-hwn, and Ji Chang-wook. In a press statement, Doris Pfardrescher, President and CEO of Well Go USA said, "No one delivers zombie films quite like Yeon Sang-ho," adding, "Train to Busan redefined the genre for audiences around the world, and we're excited to bring it back to theaters in 4K for its 10th anniversary. With Colony, he takes that intensity and scale even further, delivering a bold and terrifying new vision for fans."

With the re-release of Train to Busan and the upcoming Colony, it sounds like it's going to be a great summer for zombie fans. Until then, check out the new teaser trailer for Colony below.

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