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Film adaptation of French comic to go global: Bong
Even with only three feature films to his name, Bong Joon-ho has become one of the few Korean directors who have been able to "catch both hares" -- commercial success and critical acclaim. After directing short films, he made his feature film debut in 2000 with "Barking Dogs Never Bite." The story of a college instructor trying to kill his neighbors' dogs won critical recognition, but was not well-received by audiences. Despite his humble beginning, his next two films, "Memories of Murder" and "The Host," released in 2003 and 2006, respectively, have become among the most viewed films in Korea, each setting a new record in Korean movie history. Bolstered by critical praise, "The Host," which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006, was the first Korean movie to break the $1 million mark at the U.S. box office, three weeks after its release. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the world's most popular film Web site, 92 percent of 135 movie critics rated the satirical monster flick positively. The Korean director, who is currently working on another film, plans to start filming an adaptation of a French dystopian comic next year. "I am aiming to release the film adaptation of 'Le Transperceneige' in 2011," said Bong at an open roundtable held this week in southern Seoul. "Of course, everything is yet to be finalized. Right now, a Korean sci-fi writer is working on the first draft of the screenplay. What I have in mind is to mix up multinational features," he said, noting that he would like to reach a wider global audience. "The story will be in a tone similar to Noah's Ark (from the Bible). I might cast Korean actors, English-speaking actors, and Japanese, Chinese or other Asian actors. I am not pursuing a multinational co-production for its own sake, nor a movie with publicity slogans that say 'multinationality' all over." "But this film would have such a feature most naturally in its own story. You might be able to hear both Korean and English on the screen." The encounter with the post-apocalyptic comic book, created on the other side of the globe, came to him out of nowhere, Bong reminisced. "I remember it was around the end of 2004. It was when I finished 'Memories of Murder' and was working on 'The Host.' I went to a comic book store near Hong-ik University. I go there once or twice a month when I am stressed out. 'Le Transperceneige' suddenly came into my sight, and I read the whole trilogy standing there. I could not wait until I got home to read. "This train has enraptured me. I believe everyone has a fantasy about trains giving off chugs and puffs, and landscapes viewed from the window. "What you can see from the window in this story, however, is only the world icebound, with minus 80 degrees outside. Survivors live in the train, but they can't stay in harmony even at a time of adversity." The story is set on a train called Le Transperceneige, which is the last refuge for the few survivors of the end of world after a devastating war and glaciations. The train continues to move following a circle in a desert of snow and ice. The train is a microcosm of human society with its different classes of passengers mirroring different political and social strata. "Each partition of the train represents a class. In the last partition of the train, people live wretched lives. The closer to the front they are, the more luxurious life gets. "It's not quite the same, but it can be similar to what you feel when you get off a plane and see all the empty seats in business class after you spent more than 10 hours flying in the confined economy class seats. You realize some people got there very comfortably and almost have a fit of anger," he jokingly said. Bong confirmed the report that his fellow Korean director, Park Chan-wook, will be the producer of the movie. "During the shooting of 'The Host,' I showed this comic to a producer of 'Memories of Murder,' but he did not like science fiction. Around that time, director Park Chan-wook established his own production company, and he said he wanted to make a movie with me. I showed him this book and he really liked it." Park gained international fame after being awarded the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his film "Old Boy" in 2004. He also won the Alfred Bauer Prize for "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK" at the Berlin Film Festival in 2007. Bong said he looks forward to working with actors from various backgrounds. With directors Michel Gondry and Leos Carax, he recently finished filming the triptych "TOKYO!" which depicts the non-Japanese perspective on day-to-day life in Tokyo. The film debuted at the 2008 Cannes Festival this month. "Before working with Japanese staff, I wondered how it would feel to direct in a language that is not my mother tongue. But once I started shooting, it was all the same to me. When you direct in your native language, you talk a lot with actors about one word in the script, since it can change the nuance. When I was directing in Japan, it was the same. "I guess it was because human beings basically express their feelings in the same way. They feel the same feelings. If you look at two foreigners talking to each other, you soon can see if they are fighting, or are in love." Bong said he had similar feelings when he first met Jean-Marc Rochette, the illustrator of the comic, when he went to France in 2006. "We spoke in English. And let me tell you, we spoke in broken English. But we talked about comics and movies tirelessly for two hours," he said. Present at the roundtable were Rochette and story writer Benjamin Legrand, who succeeded the original author, Jacques Lob, after his death in 1990. "While having drinks last night, the three of us came up with a list of Korean, French and English-speaking actors, arguing with each other who should get on 'The Train of the Snow Land,'" Bong laughingly said. Legrand, a Paris-based screenwriter for film and TV, said he met Bong for the first time in 2006 at the world premier of "The Host" at Cannes, where he was among the judges for the film festival. "I had seen his movies before he made a proposal to us. I liked his films very much -- I was so surprised and excited to hear from the very person," Legrand said. Bong admitted that although he is excited and confident, it is going to be quite an ambitious project. "It's going to be tough work. I need to use a lot of visual effects and special effects. There is a lot to prepare." "During making 'The Host,' I had such a hard time. I am not fond of making blockbuster movies. As for 'The Host,' it was inevitable, since we had to make the monster." "Le Transperceneige is going to be much more spectacular with all the trains and frozen scenery. But the spectacle is not what I really want to show." "The mood and sentiment you can feel inside the train, the desperateness. The exterior should be only groundwork to show all that." Rochette, who, according to Bong, has a style that mixes Western waterpainting with Eastern ink painting, gave Bong his vote of confidence, saying, "I believe director Bong has great capability to make his own creative world. I believe he can depict the picture of the world (in the 'Le Transperceneige') even better than I did."
Five Korean films join Cannes fest
The 61st Cannes Film Festival has begun with fanfare, spicing up the festive mood for moviegoers all around the world. The ebullient mood remains largely the same here in Korea, but one thing is palpably different: There's no chance of a Korean movie or actor grabbing an award in the competition section this year. Last year was special for the Korean film industry. Jeon Do-yeon won the prestigious Best Actress award for her impassioned role in the heart-wrenching flick "Secret Sunshine." This year, however, such a dramatic development is unlikely to occur because no Korean film has been invited to the competition section. But it is too early to shift attention from Korean filmmakers toward Hollywood stars. After all, five Korean movies are to be screened in various sections at Cannes, and all of them have a potential to charm foreign filmmakers, critics and media in various ways. At the forefront stands director Kim Jee-woon's big-budget flick "The Good, the Bad, the Weird," which is one of the official selections in the Out of Competition section. The movie, set in Manchuria in the 1930s, is one of the biggest Korean projects this year, with the star-studded cast drawing keen attention from local movie fans and critics. Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun and Jung Woo-sung play rebellious characters in an exotic style. In the Un Certain Regard section, director Bong Joon-ho's "Tokyo!" - an omnibus film produced through a Korea-Japan-France joint venture project - has been invited, and what's notable is the renowned Korean filmmaker's efforts to expand his moviemaking coverage. Bong recruited Japanese actors to portray a sense of isolation and the meaning of affection by focusing on the travails of a group of Japanese who are sidelined and shunned in society. In the Midnight Screenings section, director Na Hong-jin's "The Chaser" will be featured. The film, released in mid-February, emerged as Korea's top film in the first half of this year, thanks to its heart-thumping dramatization that outsmarted other competitors, including Hollywood blockbusters. The film's success came as a surprise because its budget was smaller than for other mainstream Korean films and the main actors were relatively low-profile. Defying skepticism, however, the film drew enthusiastic responses from Korean moviegoers, largely due to its fast-paced storytelling and the actors' dedicated performances. Also joining the Cannes program is Park Jae-ok, whose animated short, "Stop," will be featured in the Cinefondation section. Park graduated from the Korean Film Academy this year and is regarded as a promising younger-generation filmmaker. Kim Ki-young's 1960 masterpiece "The Housemaid" will be also screened in the Cannes Classics section. Some Korean filmmakers and actors have already taken steps to join the festival. To promote "The Chaser," director Na Hong-jin and main actors Kim Yun-seok and Ha Jung-woo have flown to Cannes. In particular, Ha will make it to Cannes for the third time, as he had visited the festival for his roles for Yoon Jong-bin's "The Unforgiven" (Un Certain Regard section in 2006) and Kim Ki-duk's "Breath" (competition section in 2007). Kim Jee-woon, Song Kang-ho, and Jung Woo-sung are scheduled to leave for France next Thursday to promote "The Good, the Bad, the Weird." Lee Byung-hun, who is working on his Hollywood debut film "G.I. Joe," will also join the team to hold a press conference and red-carpet events. Korean film distributors, led by CJ Entertainment, Mirovision, Showbox, Show East, and Sidus FNH, also attended Cannes, and set up their booths in the Cannes Market.
Actress Kim to Star in Bong’s Film
Veteran actress Kim Hye-ja and hallyu star Won Bin will star in a new film directed by Bong Joon-ho, renowned for local blockbuster ``The Host.'' Titled ``Mother,'' the film has been cast and shooting will begin this fall, with an early 2009 opening planned. The plot involves a mother who struggles to clear a false charge against her son, who is involved in a murder case. Kim will return to the big screen ten years after 1999's ``Mayonnaise.'' The film marks Won's comeback four years after 2004's ``My Brother'' and will be his first appearance since being discharged from military service. Bong is known to be a big fan of Kim, with high praise for her acting, which he thinks touches the hearts of the viewers. Kim has been long dubbed ``an ideal type of Korean mother'' for focusing on mother roles. Bong has long had his eye on Kim for the role, first expressing his interest in her for it four years ago. By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter
[Talk of the town]Japan, France, Korea team up
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Yu Aoi, a top Japanese actress, has recently been asked to appear on an episode of a joint film project titled “Tokyo!” It is a production of three movie companies from Korea, France and Japan. The directors are Bong Joon-ho of Korea and Leos Carax and Michel Gondry of France. The episode, titled “Shaking Tokyo,” is receiving attention from the Korean public because of Bong and Aoi’s collaboration. Bong is the renowned director of the highly successful film “The Host.” Aoi appears as a pizza delivery girl who captures the heart of a man who has been a hikikomori, or recluse, for 10 years. Other cast actors are Teruyuki Kagawa and Naoto Takenaka. Shooting began this month. All episodes of “Tokyo!” are scheduled to screen next year. With Aoi, another prominent Korean actor Lee Byung-hun is starring in an American-French joint production, “I Come with the Rain,” as a gang leader. The film’s director, Tran Anh Hung, is Vietnamese. Other actors are Hollywood star Josh Hartnett and Takuya Kimura. By Lee Seung-eun
Aoi Yuu to appear in Director Bong Joon Ho's film
The movie production company Sponge announced on the 23rd that Japanese actress Aoi Yuu will appear in Director Bong Joon Ho's episode of 'Unstable Tokyo' which is part of the Korean, French, Japanese collaboration film 'Tokyo (tentative)'. 'T....
Black House Will Screen In Japan
Black House (Geomeun Jib) is currently a hit in Korean cinemas and will next attempt to woe Japanese audiences. The horror film will open in October in 250 Japanese cinemas, a number equaling BONG Joon-ho’s The Host’ Japanese release. Monster and ....
