Battle for the Peninsula

Yongary x Pulgasari: Battle for the Peninsula (Korean: 내전; RR: Naejeon; lit. "Civil War") is an upcoming American-South Korean science-fiction monster film produced by Raydon Studios. It is intended to be the fifth film in Raydon Studios' Kaiju Universe. The film marks the first time the title monsters from South Korea's Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967) and North Korea's Pulgasari (1985) have appeared on screen together and marks the first American adaptation of either character. The film stars an ensemble cast.

The project was announced in April 2021 as one of Raydon Studios' future films for their Kaiju Universe alongside King Kong (2024), the untitled Baragon film (2024) and two Godzilla sequels. The film will largely be a remake of the 1967 film Yongary, Monster from the Deep with Pulgasari acting as the main antagonist and will introduce a war between the two nations that leads to the awakening of both monsters. Principal photography is tentatively scheduled to begin in May 2023 in New Zealand and South Korea. The film will release exclusively on Paramount+ at a later date to be determined.

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"A North Korean nuclear test triggers an earthquake near Daeseong-dong that splits the ground and reveals an ancient creature dubbed Yongary which begins a path of destruction across Korea. The South Korean Army attempt to destroy the creature while a prisoner in North Korea's Hwasong concentration camp crafts a small figure that, when combined with the man's blood, transforms into the legendary Pulgasari. The two monsters quickly find themselves on a path towards mutual destruction as the Korean peninsula is forced to cooperate in order to avoid their own extinction."

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