At this point all I really want is my threequel to The Witch franchise, and as long as Park Hoon-jung is back for a third time to direct it, I’ve got no complaints. In the meantime, I’m perfectly fine with another gritty, modern actioner out of South Korea from the celebrated Night In Paradise director who is now under way with Tyrant, as Acemaker Movieworks handles international sales.
Most of the time, the narrative among film fans is that remakes suck. I don’t know if that’s the same consensus shared by middle-of-the-road types in audiences of Hollywood or international titles, but generally you will come across folks who don’t favor a lot of remakes and reboots for reasons all their own.
Baek Jong-yeol (Beauty Inside) will direct a sequel for Netflix to Believer, Lee Hae-young’s 2018 reimagining of Johnnie To’s 2013 crime thriller, Drug War.
The Witch: Part 1 and New World director Park Hoon-jung’s new thriller, Night In Paradise, just premiered Out Of Competition this year for the 77th La Biennale di Venezia. Reviews are out and about as we speak for onlookers to gain some perspective but we do have a teaser to glance at ahead of its Korean release, TBA.
Following in the footsteps of Lee Sang-Geun’s hit summer disaster romp, Exit, Sinkhole is next on deck for Kim Ji-Hoon (The Tower) according to Pierce Conran over at KoBiz.
(Release date, June 8)
Detective Won-ho is determined to catch the infamous leader of Asia’s largest drug market, who is known only by the name, ‘Mr. LEE.’ While searching for Mr. LEE, Won-ho apprehends and eventually conspires with Rak, a lowly member of the drug cartel who seeks revenge against Mr. LEE. An endless dilemma between trust and suspicions begins.
When you think of a movie title such as director Jang Jin‘s new film, Man On High Heels, you can’t help but see it as almost anything but an action thriller, which is exactly what it is. And a tasty looking one at that, based on the most recent teasers that were unveiled by late last month.
Well, guess what? The film is granting interested onlookers a full first trailer and an even more refreshingly brutal poster for the new film featuring lead actor Cha Seung-Won in this third outing with the aforementioned director. So, make no mistake. This is definitely one for the niche it was meant for, no matter what orientation you share.
Man On High Heels opens domestically on June 4.
SYNOPSIS:
Ji-wook is a cold-blooded detective who would brutally assault and stop at nothing to catch criminals. However, despite his perfectly masculine appearance, Ji-wook struggles with a secret desire to be a woman. At last, Ji-wook decides to get a sex change. However, a gang Ji-wook brutally arrested by force plots revenge against him. While Ji-wook resigns and secretly dreams of transforming into a real woman, people close to him get caught up in a conspiracy and killed. When the one person he must protect, Jang-mi, also falls in danger, Ji-wook faces a crossroads in making his choice.
Ji-wook is a cold-blooded detective who would brutally assault and stop at nothing to catch criminals. However, despite his perfectly masculine appearance, Ji-wook struggles with a secret desire to be a woman. At last, Ji-wook decides to get a sex change. However, a gang Ji-wook brutally arrested by force plots revenge against him. While Ji-wook resigns and secretly dreams of transforming into a real woman, people close to him get caught up in a conspiracy and killed. When the one person he must protect, Jang-mi, also falls in danger, Ji-wook faces a crossroads in making his choice.
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