The year 2022 is shaping up to be a major one for the movie business, with a massive slate of films set to hit theaters. Several delayed blockbusters, such as "Emergency Declaration," "Life is Beautiful," and "Hero," have been rescheduled for release in 2022 as a result of the pandemic.

New films from directors such as Kim Han-min, Choi Dong-hoon, and Kim Yong-hwa will give viewers more options. For their feature directorial debuts, some actors will also expand their talents behind the camera.

Long-awaited film sequels will be among the year's most anticipated releases.

On January 26, "The Pirates: Goblin Flag," a sequel to the 2014 action picture "The Pirates," will be released in theaters. Kang Ha-neul and Han Hyo-joo star in the upcoming picture, which promises a new adrenaline-pumping storyline and a cast of new faces. In 2014, the previous film, starring Son Ye-jin and Kim Nam-gil, grossed almost $8.7 million in theaters.

The sequel to the 2017 crime action thriller "The Outlaws," "The Roundup," is set to hit theaters in the first half of 2022. Ma Dong-seok, also known as Don Lee in the United States, will reprise his iconic role as Ma Seok-do, with Son Suk-ku joining the cast as the villain for the first time. In 2017, more than 6.9 million people saw "The Outlaws."

This year will see the release of "Confidential Assignment 2," a sequel to the 2017 action comedy film "Confidential Assignment." It follows North Korean detective Lim Cheol-ryung (Hyun Bin) and South Korean police detective Kang Jin-tae (Yoo Hai-jin) as they work together to complete a top-secret mission. In 2017, 7.8 million tickets were sold for the first installment.

A few films that were shot in other countries during the pandemic will be released at long last.

"The Point Men," starring Hwang Jung-min and Hyun Bin, is based on a true story about 23 South Korean missionaries who were kidnapped and held prisoner in Afghanistan in 2007. Due to the spread of the coronavirus, the filming of the hostage crisis thriller, which was shot at least partially in Jordan, had to be postponed. In the second part of 2022, it will be released in theaters.

This year, the crime drama film "Bogota: City of the Lost," starring Song Joong-ki, will be released. Due to the pandemic, the company's production was disrupted. Filming began in Colombia in January 2020, as the film chronicles the stories of Koreans who relocated to Colombia in the 1990s in quest of a better life. The production team, however, had to halt production a few months later due to the epidemic, which compelled film and television shoots to take a break. In June of last year, production resumed in Korea, and filming was completed in October.

"Alien," a two-part blockbuster about aliens living in Korea who travel back in time to the Joseon era, will be directed by Choi Dong-hoon, the director of the commercially successful films "The Thieves" (2012) and "Assassination" (2015). (1392-1910). Kim Tae-ri, Ryu Jun-yeol, and Kim Woo-bin star in the lead roles.

"Hansan: Rise of the Dragon," directed by Kim Han-min, who previously directed "Roaring Currents" (2014), is a new naval epic centered on Admiral Yi Sun-sin, a legendary historical figure. With nearly 17 million moviegoers, "Roaring Currents" (2014) is by far the highest-grossing picture in Korea.

"The Moon," a sci-fi blockbuster starring Seol Kyung-gu, Kim Hee-ae, and EXO's D.O., will be directed by Kim Yong-hwa, the filmmaker behind the success of the "Along with the Gods" franchise.

Kang Je-kyu, whose first film, "Taegukgi: Brotherhood of War," (2004), gained 10 million viewers, will release "Boston 1947," a documentary on Korean athletes competing in the 1947 Boston Marathon.

Lee Jung-jae, the star of "Squid Game," and actor Jung Woo-sung, who most recently produced Netflix's original series "The Silent Sea," will both make their directorial debuts this year.

Lee will portray special agent Park Pyung-ho in his first action picture, "Hunt," set in the 1980s when the dictatorial rule was at its pinnacle, and will pursue down a North Korean spy while coming to terms with the reality about his country.

"Guardian," Jung's first film, tells the story of a man who seeks to safeguard his estranged daughter when she is kidnapped by a hired killer.