Few directors have had as big an impact with their debut film as Na Hong-Jin of
추격자 (The Chaser) had last year, convincing critics that we might have a major talent on our hands, but also selling over five million tickets, which in this atmosphere is quite a feat. It was inevitable, then, that his sophomore effort would raise some eyebrows no matter what, particularly as Na decided to recast the duo which made his first film so enjoyable, super-talented Ha Jung-Woo and Kim Yoon-Seok. But now it seems like the hype will increase even more, as 20th Century Fox Korea (the Hollywood major's new entry into the territory) is about to sign on as co-investor, alongside main investors Wellmade Star M. The two sides are still ironing out the finer details, but it's expected the partnership will be announced shortly, before the film enters principal photography early next year.
Wellmade is a pretty established talent agency in Korea, with top stars like Ha Ji-Won and the Kim Seung-Woo/Kim Nam-Joo couple under their roster, and will provide half of the 10 billion won budget for the project, tentatively entitled
황해 (Murderer), while Showbox, IM Pictures and Fox will take care of the rest. Murderer tells the story of a killer for hire from the Korean Autonomous Prefecture of Yanbian, who sets sail for South Korea for a hit which will (possibly) help him pay back all his debts. Of course, things don't exactly go as he first planned.
[
Daum News]
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