REMAKE/RECAST: Jung Byung-Gil’s THE VILLAINESS
I’ve thought long and hard about starting a new column but I was promptly inspired by a conversation from a Hollywood stunt coordinator who was compelled to post about director Jung Byung-Gil’s Korean thriller, The Villainess. The film sparked a fiery fandom ahead of its release but fell flat with a number of folks who saw the film and witnessed actress Kim Ok-Bin in her kinetic role as an assassin forged from childhood. The first question was obvious as to who would one cast for a potential remake, while the second inquiry focused more on whether or not race should be an issue. As a matter of disclosure, I picked choices like Jessica Henwick (Iron Fist) and Filipino-Irish/American stuntwoman Tara Macken (Ninja Apocalypse, Intensive Care), and followed up with a statement on the latter deferring to the rewarding factor of casting an Asian lead for a film that didn’t necessarily […]
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