For a while -- a little too long for my liking -- it seemed like Bae Doo-Na was simply content going around shooting photos (her most "acclaimed" hobby, so to speak), and appearing on various magazines here and there. To be perfectly honest, I don't think she's made the best career choices after her work in the lovely リンダリンダリンダ (Linda Linda Linda) and Bong Joon-Ho's 괴물 (The Host). Both her more recent TV drama appearances were a misfire, first in the pretty but hilariously uneven cable drama 썸데이 (Someday), and then in last year's rom-com 완벽한 이웃을 만나는 법 (The Perfect Neighbors). Bae was certainly fine, in spite of the material. But she was also wasting her immense talent on work that never posed any challenge to her. But, this one? Might be a tad different.
His latest film 歩いても 歩いても (Still Walking) is currently screening at the PIFF in Busan, but Koreeda Hirokazu is certainly not wasting any time, as he already cast Bae as the lead of his next project. The news comes from a festival daily by the Hollywood Reporter and Korean mag Cine21, in which Koreeda announced Bae will star in his upcoming fantasy melodrama, still without a title. The premise is already a jackpot: the film is about a (humanoid?) creature who learns to speak after earning herself a nice little heart, which she uses for the most obvious of endeavors, falling in love. The two have professed their respect and admiration for each other, and look to be quite a fine fit for this kind of film. Principal photography will start in December, after the male lead is cast.
[Cine21]
It's been a emotional rollercoaster kind of day. First being exposed to K-Movie remake hollywood crap and now this. Thanks for lifting my spirts. Bae Doo na as a humanoid. Holy Christ, I can't wait.
yowza!...all that's left now is naomi kawase directing ryu deok hwan as live-action ponyo.
X, what's up with your choice of subject for the picture accompanying your article? Having a choice between Bae Doo-Na and Koreeda Hirokazu you choose Koreeda?
:cheese:
I'm just lazy, put up the first one I found. :)
How many movies has BDN not played a humanoid in? ;)
(She might be my favorite actress on the planet, but this doesn't sound like a stretch for her. Which means it sounds like it'll be awesome but not in a super-different way.)