Song Joong-ki-Hwang Jung-min starrer set for July release

Song Joong-ki in “Battleship Island”

Viva Communications Inc. recently renewed its film distribution contract with CJ Entertainment, South Korea’s leading entertainment company, whose successful releases include “Ode to My Father” and “Roaring Currents.” Part of the deal is the release in July of CJ’s biggest film, the much-anticipated “Battleship Island,” starring Song Joong-ki (“Descendants of the Sun”), Hwang Jung-min (“Ode”) and rapper So Ji-sub.