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Simon West’s TSUNAMI LA Sets Korean Movie Star Gang Dong-Won’s U.S. Debut

South Korean actor Gang Dong-Won (Kundo, Master, The Priests) is one of his region’s most popular actors. That said, if you were to ask me if he would be on par for a Western debut, I’d say your guess is as good as mine…or in this case, Stratton, Gun Shy and The Expendables 2 helmer Simon West’s. Per Variety’s exclusive over the weekend, Tsunami LA is the title of Gang’s American debut with international reps Hannibal Classics and Foresight Unlimited producing through a $55 million dollar budget. The film is currently in pre-production for a 2019 relese with a story telling of a massive tidal wave that hits Los Angeles. “I found the script very interesting when Hannibal first showed it to me. Also, people of my generation all have a special reminiscence about West’s ‘Con Air’,” Gang told Variety. “And it is a rare opportunity obtain a leading role […]

Rob Cohen To Chase Hurricanes For The New Disaster Heist Actioner, CATEGORY 5

Lee B. Golden III

Director Rob Cohen was once the hopeful to direct a few films in the past three years, including a remake of Road House now set to shoot this April and Fast 8 which starts later this year. Both are now in the care of different directors, but this also leaves Cohen available for something else waiting in the wings for a Spring/Summer shoot. For this, we turn to Category 5 from representatives at Foresight Unlimited ahead of the European Film Market in Berlin next month. The film, to be helmed by Cohen, will center on a meteorologist and a female treasury agent as the only line of defense to act against a team of hackers out to rob a U.S. Mint facility in a small coastal town amid a Category 5 hurricane. Hence the title, and of course with a logline like this and considering how excellent Cohen pulled off […]