Seoul [South Korea] June 7 (ANI): The Korean director Park Chan-wook, who made “Oldboy” and “Decision to Leave” final yr, has joined as producer and co-writer of the historic drama “War and Revolt.” This is Park’s first undertaking with Netflix.
Gang Dong-won and Park Jeong-min’s characters in “War and Revolt” are two friends from childhood who later flip towards each other. Shin Chul and Park Chan-wook wrote the script, which is directed by Kim Sang-man (“Midnight F.M.”).
According to Variety, manufacturing is by Moho Film, the powerhouse indie behind Park’s “Decision to Leave,” “The Handmaiden” and the 2013 Bong Joon Ho-directed “Snowpiercer” movie, in collaboration with Semicolon Studio.
Gang (Jeon Woochi, “Secret Reunion,” “The Priests”) instructions consideration because the mysterious Cheon-young, a determine whose extraordinary martial expertise defies his humble beginnings as a slave. Cheon-young, who’s trying to liberate himself from enslavement, blends appeal with motion.
Park Jeong-min (“Decision to Leave,” “Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet”) assumes the position of Jong-ryeo, Cheon-young’s former grasp and scion of the Joseon dynasty’s most influential army household. After passing the army service examination, Jong-ryeo turns into King Seonjo’s private guard, resulting in a heart-wrenching reunion along with his former buddy. The position requires delving into the complicated psyche of a person torn between friendship and obligation, reported Variety.
Other key roles go to Cha Seung-won, Kim Shin-rock, Jin Sun-kyu and Jung Sung-ill.
King Seonjo, as portrayed by Cha, is a monarch who deserted his topics on the outset of the Japanese invasion however later tries to regain energy and respect. Kim performs a powerful civilian militia member who defies expectations and overcomes challenges. Jin portrays a civilian militia chief who’s a member of the standard governing class and who emerges as a motivating drive amidst the invasion’s disarray. The formidable Japanese warlord performed by Jung (star of the sequence “The Glory”) is conscious of Cheon-young’s distinctive swordsmanship. (ANI)