Highly Anticipated Korean Blockbuster Based on the WEBTOON Hit with Over 2.5 Billion Views to Open in U.S. Theaters Nationwide August 1st
Capelight Pictures announced today the U.S. theatrical release of Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy, the epic fantasy action thriller based on the beloved Korean web novel and WEBTOON phenomenon, “Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint,” created by the duo singNsong with art by Sleepy-C, that has amassed over 2.5 billion global views since its launch in 2020. The film will open in theaters nationwide on August 1, 2025, one week after its premiere in Korea, where it is expected to be one of the biggest releases of the year.
Bringing together some of Korea’s biggest stars on screen, Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy stars AHN Hyo-seop (Business Proposal, Dr. Romantic), LEE Min-ho (Panchinko, The King: Eternal Monarch), CHAE Soo-bin (The Rebel, I’m Not a Robot), SHIN Seung-ho (A-Teen, Alchemy of Souls), NANA (K-Pop groups After School, Orange Caramel), and the most-followed Korean actress on Instagram, JISOO from the global sensation K-pop group BLACKPINK, in her first leading role in a film.
Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy, is directed by KIM Byung-woo (The Terror Live, Take Point) who also cowrote the screenplay with LEE Jung-min, and is produced by WON Dong-yeon for REALIES Pictures, the studio behind the Along with the Gods franchise.
Combining high-stakes action with mind-bending fantasy, Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy promises to be a cinematic spectacle that will captivate both longtime fans of the Webtoon and newcomers alike.
Kim Dokja (Ahn Hyo-seop), an ordinary man in his 20s, is the only reader of an obscure web novel titled “Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse”. After having read the last chapter, the novel suddenly becomes reality, and its omnipotent hero Yu Junghyeok (Lee Min-ho) appears before Kim. As the only person who knows how to survive in this world, Kim and his companions strive to save the world by writing his own, new ending.
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