“As I was developing the characters and becoming more and more involved in the script development, it just was a natural decision for me to want to direct it myself and getting the courage to do that,” admits Lee Jung-jae about taking the plunge with his feature directorial debut, the Korean action drama “Hunt.” For our recent webchat he adds, “I was thinking a lot about will Korean audiences like this film and will foreign audiences be able to empathize with it,” he explains. “The answer to these questions was not easy and I went through four years of the script rewriting phase.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
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Lee directed, co-produced (with Han Jae-duk) and co-wrote (with Jo Seung-Hee) the espionage thriller, in which he also stars alongside countryman Jung Woo-sung. Set in South Korea during the tumultuous 1980s when tensions with...
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Lee directed, co-produced (with Han Jae-duk) and co-wrote (with Jo Seung-Hee) the espionage thriller, in which he also stars alongside countryman Jung Woo-sung. Set in South Korea during the tumultuous 1980s when tensions with...
- 12/6/2022
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
1980s-set story premiered in Cannes, heads to TIFF next month.
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae’s feature directorial debut and Cannes premiere Hunt ahead of its TIFF Gala slot next month.
The spy thriller takes place in the 1980s as two agents in Korean Central Intelligence are tasked with hunting a spy within the agency and then learn of a plot to assassinate the South Korean president.
Lee stars with Jung Woo-sung, Jeon Hye-jin, Heo Sung-tae, Go Youn-jung, Kim Jong-soo and Jung Man-sik. Magnolia Pictures plans a December release
Magnolia EVP Dori Begley,...
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae’s feature directorial debut and Cannes premiere Hunt ahead of its TIFF Gala slot next month.
The spy thriller takes place in the 1980s as two agents in Korean Central Intelligence are tasked with hunting a spy within the agency and then learn of a plot to assassinate the South Korean president.
Lee stars with Jung Woo-sung, Jeon Hye-jin, Heo Sung-tae, Go Youn-jung, Kim Jong-soo and Jung Man-sik. Magnolia Pictures plans a December release
Magnolia EVP Dori Begley,...
- 8/15/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Magnolia Pictures has snapped up domestic rights to Hunt, the feature directorial from Squid Game Emmy nominated star Lee Jung-jae, which made its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in the Midnight section.
Magnolia Pictures plans a December theatrical release.
A stylish espionage action film set in the 1980s, Hunt follows two agents in Korean Central Intelligence who are tasked with hunting a spy within the agency and then learn of a grand plot to assassinate the South Korean president. The pic will also play as a Gala Presentation at TIFF next month.
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Jung-jae also wrote and produced the movie, and stars in it alongside Jung Woo-sung (Steel Rain), Jeon Hye-jin (The Throne), and Squid Game‘s Heo Sung-tae.
“Lee Jung-jae has delivered a wild ride of a film.” said Magnolia...
Magnolia Pictures plans a December theatrical release.
A stylish espionage action film set in the 1980s, Hunt follows two agents in Korean Central Intelligence who are tasked with hunting a spy within the agency and then learn of a grand plot to assassinate the South Korean president. The pic will also play as a Gala Presentation at TIFF next month.
‘Squid Game’ Creator Hwang Dong-Hyuk On Breaking Hollywood’s Rules To Ignite A Global Phenomenon
Jung-jae also wrote and produced the movie, and stars in it alongside Jung Woo-sung (Steel Rain), Jeon Hye-jin (The Throne), and Squid Game‘s Heo Sung-tae.
“Lee Jung-jae has delivered a wild ride of a film.” said Magnolia...
- 8/15/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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