Development In May 2025, Jang Hoon's follow-up film to
A Taxi Driver (2017), then an untitled historical film, was one of the nine films granted by the
Korean Film Council with financial support as part of their Mid-Budget Korean Film Production Support project.{{Cite web
Title Canvas of Blood's Korean title
Mongyudowondo (몽유도원도) refers to a painting created by artist
An Gyeon and commissioned by
Grand Prince Anpyeong after dreaming of
utopia. The painting's literal translation in English is
Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land.{{Cite web |last=Dutta |first=Debashree |date=2025-10-23 |title=Kim Nam-gil and Park Bo-gum Face Off in 'Canvas of Blood'
Casting In August 2025, actors
Kim Nam-gil and
Park Bo-gum were confirmed to star in the film.{{Cite web |last=김 |first=진석 |title=[단독]박보검과 김남길… '몽유도원도' 드림 캐스팅(종합) |url=https://mydaily.co.kr/page/view/2025081418175600598 additional supporting cast members were announced including
Lee Hyun-wook who will play the painter An Gyeong.{{Cite web |date=2025-10-17 |title=Kim Nam-gil·Park Bo-gum·Lee Hyun-wook Team Up for 'Dream Journey,' from 'A Taxi Driver' Director Jang Hoon
Filming Principal photography began in mid-October 2025 and ended in January 2026.{{Cite web
Marketing The first
stills of the film featuring Kim and Park were released in February 2026.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2026-02-10 |title=김남길·박보검, 눈빛만으로 서사 완성 == Release ==