Is Won Bin the next Chow Yun Fat? Or, as is looking increasingly likely, is he rather a man about to forge his own identity in international action circles? Whichever the case may be, Won is clearly one to watch as is his upcoming star vehicle The Man From Nowhere.
Won has been in this position before. As one of the leads in hit war picture Tae Guk Gi he was on the cusp of major, major stardom when his real life military service came knocking. Won served when his name was called, putting his career on hold for several years, but he has hit the ground running since his return. He took the lead in Bong Joon Ho's Mother and now is quickly following that acclaimed performance up with something completely different in The Man From Nowhere. Check the synopsis below:
We've written about this one before, much impressed by the first trailer for the picture and now we've got a second, longer look at the film that gives a much clearer picture of how the action and dramatic elements will mesh. And it looks like they willmesh very well indeed. Check the new trailer below.
Won has been in this position before. As one of the leads in hit war picture Tae Guk Gi he was on the cusp of major, major stardom when his real life military service came knocking. Won served when his name was called, putting his career on hold for several years, but he has hit the ground running since his return. He took the lead in Bong Joon Ho's Mother and now is quickly following that acclaimed performance up with something completely different in The Man From Nowhere. Check the synopsis below:
An ex-special agent CHA Tae-sik's only connection to the rest of the world is a little girl, So-mi, who lives nearby. So-mi's mother, Hyo-jeong smuggles drugs from a drug trafficking organization and entrusts Tae-sik with the product, without letting him know. When the traffickers find out they kidnap both Hyo-jeong and So-mi. Mistaking Tae-sik for another mule, the brothers that lead the gang promise to release Hyo-jeong and So-mi if Tae-sik makes a delivery for them. After much consideration, Tae-sik makes the decision to face the outside world in order to rescue So-mi. At the same time, Hyo-jeong's disemboweled body is discovered, and Tae-sik realizes that So-mi's life may also be in danger. In the process, he discovers that their drug ring operates around kidnapped children. Stumbling upon a factory where the brothers have children's organs removed to accommodate the drugs, Tae-sik rescues one child just before surgery and becomes enraged at the prospect So-mi may already be dead. Tae-sik prepares for a battle with Man-sik and Jong-sik, putting his own life at risk.
We've written about this one before, much impressed by the first trailer for the picture and now we've got a second, longer look at the film that gives a much clearer picture of how the action and dramatic elements will mesh. And it looks like they willmesh very well indeed. Check the new trailer below.
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Looks wicked slick.
Makes me with I could read and understand Korean. That little girl is as cute as a bug!
Looks like a wicked killer flick!!! I wanna see it now!
Folks, I think this one calls for a big "Hell yeah!" This looks like the best Korean actioner/thriller since A Bittersweet Life.
It looks great and all, but will it be at Fantastic Fest?
*cough*!!!
Excited to know that this film is coming out soon!. I've been waiting for his comeback after 'Mother'. He looks great in the poster....I can feel the action.
That look on 1:13 is the most "Chow Yun Fatterish" thing i've seen in ages. And it looks like the fate of our protagonist will be the same as Chow's in his most memorables heroic-bloodsheds :)