Remakes are tricky business, specially when you’re remaking a popular film like Saving Mr. Wu which starred a superstar like Andy Lau. However, as first time director Pil Kam-sung would tell you, your task becomes easier when you have a superstar of Hwang Jung-min’s stature at your disposal.
Synopsis
After a VIP movie premiere, Korean top movie star Hwang Jung-min gets kidnapped by strangers. Jung-min first thinks that someone is playing pranks, but the kidnappers’ cruelty helps Jung-min realise that the abduction is no joke. Jung-min tries to find his way out, while the kidnappers demand him a huge amount of ransom within 24 hours. Jung-min encounters a real brutality that is way different and more extreme than the ones he has seen in the movies.
So yes, Hwang Jung-min plays himself in this feature and yes, Hwang Jung-min plays Hwang Jung-min getting kidnapped. Expect a thrill ride when...
Synopsis
After a VIP movie premiere, Korean top movie star Hwang Jung-min gets kidnapped by strangers. Jung-min first thinks that someone is playing pranks, but the kidnappers’ cruelty helps Jung-min realise that the abduction is no joke. Jung-min tries to find his way out, while the kidnappers demand him a huge amount of ransom within 24 hours. Jung-min encounters a real brutality that is way different and more extreme than the ones he has seen in the movies.
So yes, Hwang Jung-min plays himself in this feature and yes, Hwang Jung-min plays Hwang Jung-min getting kidnapped. Expect a thrill ride when...
- 7/6/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Iconic European animated character Miffy is set to become the star of a live-action feature film made for Chinese audiences.
The move follows an agreement between Netherlands-based publisher and rights holder Mercis, Chinese producer Beijing Wd Pictures and Italy’s Orisa Produzione.
The Miffy character, a rabbit who likes to draw and play with friends, was created by Dutch cartoonist Dick Bruna, who died last year. With more than 120 books published and 85 million copies sold since 1955, “Miffy“ has become particularly popular in parts of Asia, including China and Japan. TV series and an animated film, released in 2013, have followed.
“With an international team of visual artists, we will spend the next months working on the 3D design of our Miffy,” said Frank Padberg, business development manager of Mercis. The live-action film is expected to start production in early 2020.
“As recent box office successes show, family entertainment is becoming a new market trend” in China,...
The move follows an agreement between Netherlands-based publisher and rights holder Mercis, Chinese producer Beijing Wd Pictures and Italy’s Orisa Produzione.
The Miffy character, a rabbit who likes to draw and play with friends, was created by Dutch cartoonist Dick Bruna, who died last year. With more than 120 books published and 85 million copies sold since 1955, “Miffy“ has become particularly popular in parts of Asia, including China and Japan. TV series and an animated film, released in 2013, have followed.
“With an international team of visual artists, we will spend the next months working on the 3D design of our Miffy,” said Frank Padberg, business development manager of Mercis. The live-action film is expected to start production in early 2020.
“As recent box office successes show, family entertainment is becoming a new market trend” in China,...
- 5/9/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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