Son Ye-jin hops aboard Kang Je-gyu's Hollywood debut movie

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Actress Son Ye-jin has joined the cast of top South Korean director Kang Je-gyu's Hollywood debut pic, according to the film's producer on Thursday.

The critically acclaimed actress will play the main female role opposite Hallyu star Jang Dong-gun in the film tentatively titled "My Way," based on the Invasion of Normandy during World War II.

Son will play the role of a woman who agonizes over her love for a Korean man and a Japanese man who both fight in the war.

Sources close to the director had last said producers are in talks with Japanese Takuya Kimura for the war epic, although no additional details have been announced.

A Hollywood production company has said it will invest in the picture by Kang, often dubbed the Steven Spielberg of East Asia. He has produced several of Korea's top films including 1999 hit film "Swiri" and 2004 pic "Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War" which is the third most-watched Korean film in box office history.

Son, 28, gained popularity in Asia after appearing in TV series "Summer Scent" and was commended for her role in films "The Classic" and "My Wife Got Married", both of which she won awards for Best Actress.

Jang is also an award-winning actor who has won several critical acclaims for his roles in films since his debut in 1993. Industry sources are speculating he will wed his girlfriend actress Ko So-young during the first half of this year.

"My Way" is set to go into shoot starting June in various locations including Korea, Germany and China.

Source: asiae.co.kr

Comments

[youngbinkoo.livejournal.com]

Lol the first thing that popped into my mind was "is this going to be like 'Pearl Harbour'?"

[hotel-pastiche.livejournal.com]

she's gorgeous and talented, love.

[loverslatte.livejournal.com]

oh this could be interesting. correct me if i'm wrong but didn't "all" the western countries fight against japan and germany?
i haven't seen many movies from the losers' perspective so this could prove to be interesting.
which side was korea on?

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_under_Japanese_rule

Korea was involuntarily under Japanese occupation at the time (Koreans still hate Japanese for all the shit they did during the time they occupied the country), and as they got their freedom thanks to Japan's defeat, Korea would probably count as a winner instead of loser (Even though the division of Korea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_of_Korea) was really bad decision)

[kazama-2009.livejournal.com]

yes please come here to germany <3<3 ^^

[loose-shoe.livejournal.com]

yay i think she'd play the role well

[crisketch.livejournal.com]

All I got from this article was TAKUYA KIMURA AND JANG DONG GUN.

[black-silver.livejournal.com]

ooh, she's hot
want

[gunsandsmoke.livejournal.com]

whoa this sounds awesome. takuya kimura + son yejin sounds really, really, ridiculosly good-looking