Themovie 71 had first caught my interest for starring young actors Kim Bumand Yoo Seung-ho as student soldiers in wartime, but problems arosewhen the movie encountered budget issues and the like. The starsdropped out and the production halted for an extended period. Now, theproject has changed production companies and been revived with a newtitle and new stars: TOP and Kwon Sang-woo will be meeting onscreen asthe two leads of Into the Gunfire [포화 속으로].
The old titlereferred to a real incident during the Korean war when North Koreansoldiers had invaded and 71 South Korean students had banded togetherto defend their home (in Pohang, Gyeongsang-do). Kim Bum’s formercharacter had risen to lead the students in the pivotal battle.
Withthis new casting, Kwon Sang-woo plays a man who enlists in the militaryafter being suspected in a murder and volunteers for the studentforces; TOP plays another, more junior student soldier. Actors ChaSeung-won (City Hall) and Kim Seung-woo (IRIS) are in contention forother roles: Cha as a North Korean officer and Kim as a lieutenantleading the 71 young soldiers. Directing is Lee Jae-hwan of A Moment toRemember and writing is Lee Man-hee of A Turtle Runs.
(I’ve madethe joke before, but this time I’m honestly perplexed: Does KwonSang-woo really not know what his image and/or generation is? I’m notsaying that a man can’t take leading roles with younger actors, becauseKwon can totally still do the sexy leading man thing. But the role inquestion is of a student and had previously been filled by Kim Bum —thirteen years younger is a big leap, even if the character has beentweaked. I’m puzzled.)
The film will begin shooting at the end of November or early December, and plans for a mid-2010 release.
Earlier today we reported about KBS2 showing a preview for Heaven's Postman. Well it seems the same program also showed an extended preview of the movie 19.
The movie stars Big Bang's T.O.P. and Seungri along with actress Heo Ji Yae.It follows the life of three 19 year old teenagers (TOP, Seungri, andHeo Yi Jae) on the run after being accused of murdering someone. Thepolice, the media, friends, and even their families all believe thatthey are guilty of the crime. While on the run, all three of thembecome closer and they realize how precious life is and that theyshouldn't take it for granted.
The theatrical release date for this telecinema project is scheduled to be November 11th, check out the preview below.
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