Oscar Winning King Colin signs on to Park Chan-wook film

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Park Chan-wook’s big Hollywood debut project Stoker has got some hefty A-list stars attached, the latest being Academy Award winner Colin Firth, who plays a vampire. From Darcy, to king, to the bloodthirsty undead? Interesting choice…

Firth joins Nicole Kidman and fast-rising star Mia Wasikowska (The Kids Are All Right), as the uncle who suddenly appears after Wasikowska’s father dies. Kidman plays the girl’s mother, the widow. The movie is reportedly inspired by the story of Dracula, according to scriptwriter (and Prison Break star) Wentworth Miller — not in a blood-sucker way, necessarily, but in its interpretation as a “sad love story.”

Not a bad lineup for Park, who has been steadily making a name for himself internationally over the past decade, and is perhaps the most well-known Korean director outside of his home country from making such stylistically distinctive, memorable films like Oldboy and its Vengeance sequels, as well as the quirky psych-ward love story I’m A Cyborg, But It’s Okay. He’s also worked in the vampire genre before with his most recent film, Thirst, which took home a jury prize at Cannes.

The movie plans for a 2012 release.




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Posting news to show off my very new "Flynn Lives" Garrett Hedlund icon. But also very happy that King Colin is collaborating with Park Chan-wook. This was posted on ONTD a while back but I hadn't realised that it was PCW who was going to direct.

Comments

[atenais-pala.livejournal.com]

OMG, my hero in Omona!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love Colin SO MUCH!!!

[atenais-pala.livejournal.com]

I still can't believe I'm seeing Colin here. *faints*

From Darcy, to king, to the bloodthirsty undead? Interesting choice…
A vampire??? Interesting...

[regnsky.livejournal.com]

My mom wants in Colin Firths pants. True story

[light-lee.livejournal.com]

I want in Colin Firths pants. True story.

[grapewhine.livejournal.com]

Colin Firth? WINNING.

[831panda831.livejournal.com]

Colin!!~
omg , what a good day *o*
now I will anticipate this movie like hell

[needsm0retime.livejournal.com]

Thirst was the best vampire movie that came out considering Hollywood's obsession with it at the time. I'm excited to see Colin in it!

[dalpaengee.livejournal.com]

It's not a remake of Thirst that he'll be in, but a new project that's specifically made for Hollywood, which I am so happy about because there hasn't been one good US remake of a Korean film yet. The fact that it's Park Chanwook dealing with vampires might make it similar to Thirst, but the general storyline sounds quite different. (Though I haven't seen Thirst yet, cryyy, gotta get on that...).

[charismatisch.livejournal.com]

Colin Firth?! Fabulous man <3

OMG OMG OMG~

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[aniloratka.livejournal.com]

this is brilliant ;DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[lockedmonkee.livejournal.com]

fuck yeah king colin + park chan wook

[cher-ex3.livejournal.com]

I never thought there would come a day when Colin Firth would appear in my omntd.

Surreal.

[atenais-pala.livejournal.com]

+1

[tofucakes.livejournal.com]

yaaaay!

and YAY NICOLE MY LOVE

[inge-mares.livejournal.com]

I think I just had an aneurysm seeing mr.darcy in omona.

[clayray3290.livejournal.com]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

[koushiba.livejournal.com]

I cannot wait for this! :D mr.darcy in OMTD <3

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

YAY KING FIRTH!!

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[panna-pierogowa.livejournal.com]

why are you doing this to me? Oh, gosh... Darcy <3

[she-shies-away.livejournal.com]

This was unexpected.

As always, I'm sure Park Chan-wook will make a really interesting, engaging film. Excited!

[petitpoisbleu.livejournal.com]

I have to admit I'm deeply in love with Colin Firth. He is such a classy and great actor.

"according to scriptwriter (and Prison Break star) Wentworth Miller"

[uglypricetag.livejournal.com]

wut

Re: "according to scriptwriter (and Prison Break star) Wentworth Miller"

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

lol he was a screenwriter before he became famous with prison break. im not even lying.

even better: he graduated from princeton in eng lit. i never saw this one coming.

[pandapples33.livejournal.com]

The world will end the day this movie comes out because it is simply too flawless perfect fanastic elastic for us unworthy mortals.

[sers-sers.livejournal.com]

WHERE are those gifs from????

flawless beings giving flawless interviews

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

[letsrelapse.livejournal.com]

so...will I get horribly attacked if I say I don't really like Colin Firth that much? Eh, don't know why. His acting just never really appealed to me. Anyways, although I don't really like the cast that much gonna watch this purely for Park Chan Wook. All his films seem to be genius!

[big-bananas.livejournal.com]

[shadowfax.livejournal.com]

This will be interesting!

[minyquai.livejournal.com]

i thought someone posted to the wrong community for a moment

[big-bananas.livejournal.com]

SIGH. He is so dreamy.

[yourxstardust.livejournal.com]

So... do think this will turn out to be a twist love triangle? Like hot-vampire-"uncle" is gonna have the hots for young-innocent-niece character but still getting it on with the mom? Or like young-innocent-niece has crush on hot-vampire-uncle. I foresee possibilities.

Also, regarding Colin Firth:

ALL THE AWARDS, BITCHES!