Ready or not, filmmaker Lee Jeong-beom is coming back with a vengeance for his return at the helm, The Bad Lieutenant. It’s been five years since directing No Tears For The Dead but the celebrated helmer of The Man From Nowhere seems ready to turn the page somewhat thematically in his creative stride.
Enter Lee Sun-kyun, whose recent credits partly include A Hard Day and Ha Jung-woo thriller, Take Point. Starring in the title role, Lee plays Jo Pil-ho, a dirty, corrupt police lieutenant who suddenly becomes the prime suspect in a devastating explosion, enveloping him in a conspiracy involving a multinational conglomerate.
Lee described his role at a press conference in Seoul, according to The Korea Herald‘s Yoon Min-sik, adding “He doesn’t compare to other characters that I have played in being harsh and ill-natured. He is the worst. Of all-time.”
The article stipulates that the impressed director cited Lee’s own acting as crucial to the film’s drama, describing a discernible gap in his facial allure between “peaceful” and “in hell”. He goes on to say, “The main character’s way of thinking changes drastically along the way, and I needed an actor that can cover that range.”
Starring opposite Lee is actor Park Hae-jun who plays the villain, and actress Jeon So-nee in her first feature role.
The Bad Lieutenant releases in South Korea on March 21 from Warner Bros. Korea. Peep the newest official trailer above and poster below!
