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WHAT????? OMGOMG.
Hallyu heartthrob Kwon Sang-woo is looking to make his Hollywood film debut… in a Michel Gondry film???
I’m trying not to get too excited about this because they’re still negotiating… but this is Really Big Stuff. I don’t mean that it’s big that Kwon Sang-woo is trying to make his Hollywood debut, like other Hallyu stars before him (Lee Byung-heon, Rain, Gianna Jun). No, it’s big because this is Michel Freaking Gondry, and he is a genius.
(Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was half the genius of Michel Gondry’s directing, and half the genius of Charlie Kaufman’s screenwriting. Thankfully there’s enough genius in that film to go around. Gondry also has a celebrated filmography in short films and music videos, like this one of Cibo Matto’s “Sugar Water,” and the Lego video for the White Stripes, and the Foo Fighters’ “Everlong,” among many others.)
Gondry is the director attached to the upcoming film version of The Green Hornet, which was originally created for a 1930s radio program, then also turned into a movie, a television series, and comic books. The new film stars Seth Rogen and is currently negotiating to attach Cameron Diaz. Last week, Kwon Sang-woo flew to Los Angeles, where he is currently staying, to meet with Gondry to discuss working on the film.
Originally, The Green Hornet was to be directed by Stephen Chow (Shaolin Soccer), who would also fill the role of the Green Hornet’s sidekick Kato (the role Bruce Lee played on the TV show). However, Chow dropped out due to “creative differences” with the studio, and now here we are with Kwon Sang-woo possibly filling in.
Again, this is not final, but if it happens, it would be Big! It would also be the first of all these Korean-stars-gone-Hollywood attempts that I would actually be really, really excited about.
Sauce
I don't know how to feel about the style used to write this article.
Meh, Seth Rogan T.T I loved ESotSM though so I'll see...
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Date: 2009-07-23 04:00 pm (UTC)It was actually funny to read this post in my mail then below it was a descriptive review for City Hall :)
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Date: 2009-07-23 04:06 pm (UTC)good stuff.
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Date: 2009-07-23 06:58 pm (UTC)HDGSAJHGF FRIGGIN AWESOME. gondry. gondry. ;///;
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Date: 2009-07-23 08:34 pm (UTC)But it's KSW so I'm good. XD;
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Date: 2009-07-24 02:40 am (UTC)michel gondry directed that a few others, and like every cool music video ever. he is also a qt frenchman and i love hiimm
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Date: 2009-07-25 12:01 am (UTC)and if u designate movies like THIS as "touchy-feely," i feel sorry for u son. u must think oldboy was a drag too.
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Date: 2009-07-25 02:25 am (UTC)and wtf @ that video o_o
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Date: 2009-07-24 05:43 am (UTC)also wondering.. what's wrong with hiring unknown Asian-Americans? seriously.