[Korean Film News] Yu Ha Casts Jo In-seong for Upcoming Historical Drama

Director Yu Ha (유하) is putting the finishing touches on the screenplay for his next film, but it won’t be the anticipated closing chapter of his gangster trilogy that began with the outstanding Once Upon a Time in High School (말죽거리 잔혹사) (2003), followed by last year’s A Dirty Carnival (비열한 거리). Instead, the director will be tackling a historical melodrama about a bi-sexual warrior in the Goryeo Kingdom (918 – 1392). In an interview, Yu said he always felt uncomfortable with the genre, but welcomed the challenge and a chance to do something new. As he is still at work on the script, Yu was understandably tight-lipped about the project, other than to describe the movie as “a love story between men”. The as-yet unnamed film will once more star heartthrob Jo In-seong (조인성) who, in addition to undergoing martial arts training at the end of this month, will also have to learn horseback riding, fencing and how to play the geomungo, a six-stringed wooden instrument. This will be Jo’s last film before his compulsory military service. Other cast members remain to be chosen. Opus Pictures will produce. The script should be ready by the end of September, with filming to begin next March.

Listen to the geomungo

[Source: broasia, KOFIC]