First WB nabs Akira, now it's Chaser

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Warner Bros. Buys South Korea's Chaser
Source: Variety
March 6, 2008


Warner Bros. has picked up remake rights to South Korea's surprise hit The Chaser from director Na Hong-jin, reports Variety.

The deal, announced in Seoul on Thursday, is for $1 million plus various incentives based on the remake's box office performance. Kim Su-jin, head of production house Bidangil Pictures, will also receive a co-production credit.

Warner is negotiating to assign a screenwriter and producer to the project.

The midbudget thriller has earned more than $20 million in 20 days of release thanks to strong word of mouth from audiences and critics.

The film is based loosely on the exploits of a real-life serial killer, played by Ha Jung-woo (Never Forever).

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What? WB is using an Asian male in the lead role for another Asian film remake (ripoff?) ? Gasp!

pics:

http://www.rukorean.com/files/images/0120_enter_l.preview.jpg
Ha Jung-Woo

http://devnewsimg.mydaily.co.kr/2007/05/18/200705181432551120_1.jpg
Ha Jung-Woo again

http://www.avclub.com/content/files/images/Time.jpg
Ha Jung-Woo and Seong Hyeon-Ah in the Korean movie "Time"

Okay ladies. Wipe that droll of all your faces. Yes we guys know he's hot. We envy his handsome looks.

[deez nuts]

What is Chaser?

What is Akira? Are you talking about that poster of that cartoon dude with the motorcycle that I see a lot of on the doors and windows of video stores? That Akira?

[Zombie Dave]

What is Chaser?

What is Akira? Are you talking about that poster of that cartoon dude with the motorcycle that I see a lot of on the doors and windows of video stores? That Akira?

yup.

[deez nuts]

yup.

Thanks. I've never seen it =/.

[Sunflare]

What is Chaser?

What is Akira? Are you talking about that poster of that cartoon dude with the motorcycle that I see a lot of on the doors and windows of video stores? That Akira?

Who did you think it was? The Playboy Model Akira Lane? :biggrin:

http://a798.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/52/l_ea61c3c7dec817785e31d41fb23ce35d.jpg

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Unless I'm missing something, there doesn't seem to be any indication that WB is going to use an AM actor in the lead for the re-make.

Okay ladies. Wipe that droll of all your faces. Yes we guys know he's hot. We envy his handsome looks.

He's a decent enough looking chap - but hardly a Kim Sung-Soo.

[Sunflare]

Unless I'm missing something, there doesn't seem to be any indication that WB is going to use an AM actor in the lead for the re-make..

That sucks. :kicks the dust in disgust:

Who is playing the lead role then?

Okay ladies. Wipe that droll of all your faces. Yes we guys know he's hot. We envy his handsome looks.( Ha Jung-Woo)He's a decent enough looking chap - but hardly a Kim Sung-Soo.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/tanaide/FULL%20HOUSE/Kim%20Song%20Su/Kim_Sung_Soo.jpg

http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/1972/2005012701243bd.gif

Ladies . . . What do you think? Who's the hotter of the too?

Kim Sung-Soo or Ha Jung-Woo ?

I'm sticking with the Playboy model Akira Lane :biggrin: (see above post) so I dont care either way. . . . .

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That sucks. :kicks the dust in disgust:

Who is playing the lead role then?

It appears that they are still working on the screenplay, casting, etc.

While the powers that be may very well cast an AM actor (hopefully an Asian-Am), based on the recent track history of remakes, I wouldn't bet on it.

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It appears that they are still working on the screenplay, casting, etc.

While the powers that be may very well cast an AM actor (hopefully an Asian-Am), based on the recent track history of remakes, I wouldn't bet on it.

Yeah I had a feeling so as you said that. I could'nt find any info on the actor to take the lead role either.

But yeah, I'm not betting that the lead role is going to be taken by an AM either now that you mention it, but I imagine that the role played by Ha Jung-Woo would be a role that's critical to the plot.

I'm guessing. I never saw the original.

[Zombie Dave]

Thanks. I've never seen it =/.

though the poster character with the cool bike is called Kanada. Akira is this angry mutating monster with telepathic powers.

[Sunflare]

What is Chaser?

What is Akira? Are you talking about that poster of that cartoon dude with the motorcycle that I see a lot of on the doors and windows of video stores? That Akira?
yup.
Thanks. I've never seen it =/.though the poster character with the cool bike is called Kanada. Akira is this angry mutating monster with telepathic powers.

It is. Exactly. the boy walking out of the big aura or whatever in the end of the flick at the end represents Akira does'nt it? I can't remember.

[Zombie Dave]

It is. Exactly. the boy walking out of the big aura or whatever in the end of the flick at the end represents Akira does'nt it? I can't remember.

dunno about that. Akira is blown up, Kaneda is protected by those dwarf-kids when neo-tokyo is nuked, and there's a big flashback to Tetsuo's llfe.

a bit too metaphysical. the soundtrack is good tho

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What is Chaser?

What is Akira? Are you talking about that poster of that cartoon dude with the motorcycle that I see a lot of on the doors and windows of video stores? That Akira?yup.Thanks. I've never seen it =/Who did you think it was? The Playboy Model Akira Lane? :biggrin:

It is. Exactly. the boy walking out of the big aura or whatever in the end of the flick at the end represents Akira does'nt it? I can't remember.dunno about that. Akira is blown up, Kaneda is protected by those dwarf-kids when neo-tokyo is nuked, and there's a big flashback to Tetsuo's llfe.

a bit too metaphysical. the soundtrack is good tho

Its been a loooooooooooong time since I seen that flick. I'm not a big fan of anime but I really enjoyed that movie. And appleseed too. I thought that was cool. My fave, Spriggan. That movie was the shit!!

I'll get the dvd and watch it again with a six pack or two of Coors Light when I got the time and figure this complex plot out.

Alot of the metaphysical aspect of it was too surreal for me to understand but maybe I'll understand it this time.