Just as SARS did back in the day, human quandaries and the endless shenanigans of pharmaceutical superpowers constantly prove to be good filler for a disaster flick, and now its directors can always claim they played it softer than Roland Emmerich. So, no, not everyone but a chosen lucky few will survive, but it'll be a pretty grisly sight nonetheless, when Korea serves us with the first H1N1-themed blockbuster. Remember Ahn Byung-Gi from copycat horror flicks like
가위 (A Nightmare), 폰 (Phone) and
아파트 (A.P.T.)? Now head of Toilet Pictures, Ahn announced to the press today what's next in line for his company: first is a sequel to last year's surprisingly successful - and hilariously, humongously bad - teen slasher
고死 (Death Bell), while the second project is a slightly more intriguing blockbuster entitled
감기 (Flu).
Thanks to the incredible success of disaster flick
해운대 (Haeundae), investment has inevitably started fueling a slate of blockbusters which will hit Chungmuro next year, in the form of war-themed films to "celebrate" the 60th anniversary of the Korean War, and project flicks like this. iHQ, Toilet Pictures and music mogul Kim Gwang-Soo's Core Contents Media are joining forces for the project, which will take advantage of the current H1N1 craze - a few actors in the business were hit by the flu as of late, last in line popular TV sageuk
선덕여왕 (Queen Seondeok)'s Kim Nam-Gil and Lee Seung-Hyo. Still no word on any director or cast as there will be another press conference on December 1, but we'll keep you posted.
[
Joy News]