SANTA MONICA – Leading Korean indie distribber Mirovision has moved into new gear with a U.S. remake deal and the reactivation of its production slate.

Company has struck a deal with NHO Entertainment for an English-language remake of its 2005 horror pic "APT." NHO's Mark Costa and Ford Oelman expect to announce attachment of major director within the month.

Mirovision has green-lighted "Tomorrow News," an adaptation of well-known Manga comic collection on which former AD Chung Keung-sup will make his helming debut. Pic, being made on a budget in excess of $6 million, will lense from next Spring and make use of a Korean special effects consortium. Company also optioned TV series rights.

It is now in production on 1940s epic romancer "Once Upon a Time," being helmed by Cheong Yong-Ki, director of hits "Marrying the Mafia" parts I and II.

Mirovision has been under new management since January, when company topper Jason Chae was called up for military service. It appointed former Samsung Entertainment Group exec Bae Su-seok as CEO and in recent weeks hired former French cultural attache Nicolas Piccato as int'l co-production specialist.

Theatrical distribution operation this week bought a slew of rights to pics including "Ed Zwick's " Defiance " from Essential Entertainment, "The Women" from Inferno and "Juno" from Mandate Int'l.

On the sales front, Mirovision licensed its sequel "Mafia, the Salesman" to Thailand 's Jiant Entertainment.

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