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Jun Ji-hyun’s ‘Colony’ Drops Chilling First Stills, Unidentifiable Infected Spark Fear

Why do these zombies look so bizarre?!

Yeon Sang-ho, Jun Ji-hyun, Colony, Zombie, Release, Film, Koo Kyo-hwan, Kim Shin-rok, Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hyun-been
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Yeon Sang-ho, Jun Ji-hyun, Colony, Zombie, Release, Film, Koo Kyo-hwan, Kim Shin-rok, Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hyun-been
Yeon Sang-ho, Jun Ji-hyun, Colony, Zombie, Release, Film, Koo Kyo-hwan, Kim Shin-rok, Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hyun-been
Yeon Sang-ho, Jun Ji-hyun, Colony, Zombie, Release, Film, Koo Kyo-hwan, Kim Shin-rok, Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hyun-been
Yeon Sang-ho, Jun Ji-hyun, Colony, Zombie, Release, Film, Koo Kyo-hwan, Kim Shin-rok, Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hyun-been
Yeon Sang-ho, Jun Ji-hyun, Colony, Zombie, Release, Film, Koo Kyo-hwan, Kim Shin-rok, Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hyun-been
Photo: Showbox

Jun Ji-hyun’s zombie film is finally lifting the veil.

Director Yeon Sang-ho’s new movie Colony unveiled its first-look stills on the 19th.

The images reveal blood-soaked infected and a mysterious, slime-like substance, dialing up the dread. We see Kwon Se-jung (played by Jun Ji-hyun) surveying the infected from inside a locked-down high-rise, Seo Young-chul (Koo Kyo-hwan) with a steely resolve, Choi Hyun-seok (Ji Chang-wook) protecting his sister Choi Hyun-hee (Kim Shin-rok), who uses a wheelchair, and Gong Seol-hee (Shin Hyun-been) on a tense phone call—all hinting at a perilous fight for survival.

Once the stills dropped, netizens reacted: "These zombies aren’t the usual kind" and "The bizarre, eerie mood really stands out."

Set inside a building sealed off by a mysterious outbreak, Colony follows isolated survivors battling infected that evolve in unpredictable, terrifying ways. The film is slated for a theatrical release in May 2026.