Train to Busan 2 announced!

August 13th 2018, 1:17pm

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Looks like South Korean director Yeon Sang-ho is currently penning a much-anticipated follow-up to his hit zombies on a train flick TRAIN TO BUSAN! This new film is currently going under the working title PENINSULA and while details at this time are short, we do know that the plan is for the film to kick off production in the first half of next year.

For those who might not know, or may have somehow forgotten, the original film starred Gong Yoo as

A man who along with his estranged daughter and other passengers become trapped on a speeding train during a zombie outbreak in South Korea.

The original film was directed by Yeon Sang-ho and co-starred Jung Yu-mi, and Ma Dong-seok. An animated prequel, SEOUL STATION also directed by Yeon, was released less than a month later.

SEOUL STATION synopsis:

As the sun sets around Seoul Station, an old man thought to have died sinks his teeth into the warm ﬂesh of a homeless person. Soon, the streets are ﬁlled with vicious zombies desperate to feed.

Hae-sun, a runaway, witnesses the frightening sight while her father and boyfriend desperately search for her. As the attacked become the attackers, the government declares a lockout of the station, leaving the uninfected to struggle desperately against the dangerous undead. With zombie numbers exploding, people are forced to ﬂee with no place to run to, not knowing if they will survive.

How excited are you to hear that TRAIN TO BUSAN 2 is on the way? Let us know below!