Basic black is pretty much the main theme here in what we now see with the newest official poster for Choi Jae-hoon’s new film, The Killer (dubbed regionally as The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves To Die). The film, which stars Jang Hyuk and is based on a novel by Bang Jin-ho, was recently acquired by Wide Lens Pictures for its U.S. release to coincide with its July release in South Korean theaters.
Hyuk plays a retired hitman forced back into his former trade when, after being charged with the care of his wife’s friend’s daughter with the two on a trip to Jeju Island, the young girl is suddenly kidnapped by a trafficking ring. The film marks a reunion between Hyuk and Choi who previously paired on period actioner, The Swordsman.
Also starring are martial arts star Bruce Khan (Revenger), and actress Lee Seo-young (SomeAir), along witb Lee Seung-joon (Vanishing), Bang Eun-jung (Twenty Five Twenty One) and Kim Hae-woong (“Legal High”).