Director Yeon Sang-ho's newly designed 'K-zombie' paradigm begins. The film 'Gunchae' (provided/distributed by: ㈜SHOWBOX│produced by: WOWPOINT, Smilegate│co-produced by: Midnight Studio│director: Yeon Sang-ho), which was officially invited to the Cannes Film Festival midnight screening institutional sector and drew the attention of the world, raised expectations by releasing stills of the "new species (種)".
The film 'Gunchae,' which opens in theaters on May 21, depicts isolated survivors in a building sealed off by an unidentified infection outbreak fighting infectees who evolve into unpredictable forms.
The infectees shown in the newly released stills completely destroy the grammar of existing zombie films. They are more than beings that move simply on instinct; they exchange information with one another, learn as a group and evolve. In particular, the grotesque pose of their heads tilted back as if sharing something and silhouettes covered in mucous provide a chilling tension just to look at.
Director Yeon Sang-ho cited "unpredictability" as the core fear of this work. He said, "The greatest fear of 'Gunchae' is that it becomes increasingly difficult to predict how the infectees will change," and he warned of a fresh shock that diverges from traditional genre films.
Chunyoung, the choreography director who created distinctive movements in Train to Busan and Peninsula, joined to add strength. Director Chunyoung said, "The collaborative movements of the infectees are truly grotesque. It will be images that could not be seen anywhere else in the world," expressing confidence and raising curiosity to a peak about the 'zombie wall' and the 'moment of evolution' to be realized in the film.
The cast, as dazzling as the visuals, is also a hot topic. Led by screen star Jun Ji-hyun, Koo Kyo-hwan with a distinctive color, Ji Changwook who traverses action and emotion, the solid acting of Shin Hyun-been, Kim Shin-rock, and the weighty presence of Go Soo have all joined. It is truly a lineup without weak links in acting, and even now interest inside and outside the film industry is intense about what extreme struggle they will show inside the isolated building.
[Photo] 'Gunchae' still
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