Tyrant
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationPok-gun
Directed byPark Hoon-jung
Written byPark Hoon-jung
StarringCha Seung-won
Kim Seon-ho
Kim Kang-woo
Production
companies
Distributed byAce Maker Movie Works
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Tyrant (Korean: 폭군; Hanja: 暴君; RR: pok-gun; MR: p'okkun; lit. Tyrant) is an upcoming South Korean action-film directed by Park Hoon-jung, starring Cha Seung-won, Kim Seon-ho, and Kim Kang-woo.

Synopsis

The US intelligence agency discovered a secretive initiative called 'the Tyrant Project' that was being conducted in Korea. They demanded that the Korean authorities terminate the program immediately. After dismantling the project, it was slated to be handed over to the US, but an unexpected incident occurred during the transfer process. Following Director Choi's instructions, operation staff Ja-kyung and Mo-yong successfully managed to seize a sample of the program. When US intelligence agent Paul learns of the mishap, he resolves to retrieve the sample himself.[1][2]

Cast

  • Cha Seung-won as Lim Sang-won, a former agent tasked with eliminating the forces related to the tyrant program.[3][4]
  • Kim Seon-ho as Choi Guk-jang (Choi Director), who has been running an unofficial tyrant program.[3][4]
  • Kim Kang-woo as Paul, a member of an overseas intelligence agency trying to dispose of the last sample of tyrant program.[5]

Production

Concept

According to Park Hoon-jung, The Tyrant is a story on a larger scale compared to the smaller narrative structures of The Childe. It involves the emergence of multiple nations and highly skilled individuals. It shares a similar worldview to The Witch franchise and story from the opposite perspective.[6] The Tyrant will be a film that has elements of science fiction and fantasy.[7]

Casting

On October 19, 2023, Salt Entertainment's representative disclosed to the press that Kim Seon-ho was confirmed to star in the film Tyrant.[8] Simultaneously, an industry insider informed the press that Cha Seung-won would play the lead role in the film. YG Entertainment's representative confirmed that Cha Seung-won had received an offer to appear and was positively considering.[9] In November 23 of the same year, Kim Kang-woo confirmed his appearance in Tyrant and reunited with director Park Hoon-jung and Kim Seon-ho, after their prior collaboration in The Childe.[10]

Filming

On January 9, 2023, the film distributor Ace Maker Movie Works announced three confirmed casts and stated that filming began on January 2, 2023.[11] It was filming in Busan from January to February 2023.[12] In February, filming was taking place at Doma-keun market, Daejeon Metropolitan City.[13] The rest of the filming mostly done in Jeju for four month.[14] The Jeju Indoor Film Studio was one of the locations utilized for filming, made possible through an agreement signed between the film production house and the Jeju Film and Cultural Industry Promotion Agency. This collaboration allowed the film to benefit from the 'Jeju Location Attraction Support Project,' which provides incentives, location scouting, and administrative support to encourage local film and drama production companies to choose Jeju as their filming destination.[15]

Release

At the end of the year 2023, it was reported that "The Tyrant" is part of the film distributor Ace Maker Movie Works' 2024 lineup.[16] In early 2024, it was also mentioned as a movie to be released that year.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Hyun, Hye-sun (January 9, 2023). "박훈정 감독 신작 '폭군', 차승원·김선호·김강우 캐스팅…新 세계관 예고" [Director Park Hoon-jung's new film 'Tyrant' casts Cha Seung-won, Kim Seon-ho, and Kim Kang-woo... Notice of new world view]. Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ "THE TYRANT (W.T.)". cinando.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Kim, Jeong-jin (January 9, 2023). "차승원·김선호·김강우, 박훈정 감독 신작 '폭군' 주연" [Cha Seung-won, Kim Seon-ho, Kim Kang-woo, starring in the new film 'Tyrant' directed by Park Hoon-jung]. n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Kwak, Yeon-soo (January 9, 2023). "Kim Seon-ho, Cha Seung-won reunite with director Park Hoon-jung in 'Tyrant'". koreatimes. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  5. ↑ Hwang, So-young (November 23, 2022). "김강우, 영화 '폭군' 캐스팅‥김선호·차승원과 호흡" [Kim Kang-woo, cast in the movie 'Tyrant', breathing with Kim Seon-ho and Cha Seung-won] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved November 23, 2022 – via Naver.
  6. ↑ 뉴스, JTBC (June 30, 2023). "박훈정 감독 "김선호·김강우 재회 '폭군', '마녀' 세계관 공유"". news.jtbc.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ "박훈정 감독 "귀공자=김선호, 단 한 명뿐이었죠" [인터뷰]" [Director Park Hoon-jung "Gwigongja = Kim Seon-ho, there was only one person" [Interview]]. 이데일리 (in Korean). July 13, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  8. ↑ Park, Jin-young (October 19, 2022). "차승원, 김선호 만날까 "'폭군' 출연 긍정 검토 중"(공식)" [Cha Seung-won, should he meet Kim Seon-ho? "'Tyrant' appearance is being reviewed positively"(Official)]. 아이뉴스24 (in Korean). Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  9. ↑ Park, Jin-young (October 19, 2022). "차승원, 김선호 만날까 "'폭군' 출연 긍정 검토 중"(공식)" [Cha Seung-won, should we meet Kim Seon-ho? "'Tyrant' appearance is being reviewed positively"(Official)]. 아이뉴스24 (in Korean). Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  10. ↑ Park, Jin-young (November 23, 2022). "김강우, 박훈정 감독 '폭군' 출연 확정…김선호와 재회" [Kim Kang-woo, director Park Hoon-jung's 'Tyrant' confirmed…Reunion with Kim Seon-ho]. 아이뉴스24 (in Korean). Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  11. ↑ Yeon, Hwi-seon (January 9, 2023). "'폭군' 차승원·김선호·김강우 확정, 2일 크랭크인 [공식]" ['Tyrant' Cha Seung-won, Kim Seon-ho, Kim Kang-woo confirmed, crank-in on the 2nd [Official]]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  12. ↑ Lee, Woo-young; Nam, Yoo-jung. "[단독] 영화관 스크린에 사라져 가는 '부산'… OTT는 뜨거운 인기" [[Exclusive] ‘Busan’ disappearing on movie theatre screens... OTT is hot and popular]. n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  13. ↑ "공지사항 > 기후환경과 > 부서안내 > 서구소개 >" [Notice > Climate Environment Division > Department Information > Introduction to Seo-gu >]. www.seogu.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  14. ↑ "제주 영화 등 촬영 지원, 경제활성화 역할" [Supporting filming of Jeju movies, etc., and revitalising the economy]. Segye Ilbo (세계일보) (in Korean). December 21, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  15. ↑ "제주도, 영화 '폭군' 박훈정 감독 명예도민으로 선정" [Jeju Island, selected as an honorary citizen of director Park Hoon-jung of the film 'Tyrant']. 헤드라인제주 (in Korean). April 21, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  16. ↑ Kim, Na-ra (December 31, 2023). "2024년 극장가 어떨까? 봉준호 박찬욱 큰 게 온다" [How about a theatre in 2024? Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook are coming.]. n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  17. ↑ "[특집] 회심의 한방이 온다, 2024년에 보게 될 한국영화의 이름들" [[Feature] The oriental medicine of conversion is coming, the names of Korean movies you will see in 2024]. 씨네21 (in Korean). January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
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