{
  "id": 19239675,
  "title": "Bong Joon Ho on Restoring ‘The Host’ and Why It Still Resonates 20 Years On: ‘We Are Repeating Our Mistakes’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/bong-joon-ho-on-restoring-the-host-and-why-it-still-resonates-20",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T23:08:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/bong-joon-ho-the-host-restoration-20-years-1236943560/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bong Joon Ho has revisited “The Host” for a 20th-anniversary 4K restoration, and the Oscar-winning director says the 2006 monster movie’s satire of official misinformation feels newly pertinent. Magnolia Pictures will return the remastered film to theaters nationwide on Nov. 20. Screenings on Nov. 21 and 23 will include an exclusive conversation between Bong and […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}