The eagerly anticipated new film from director Lee Joon-ik, marking his return to the screen after five years and featuring Park Hae-il, Park Seo Jun and Choi Dae-hoon, will begin principal photography next month.
Lee Joon-ik's film "Firefly" (director Lee Joon-ik, produced by MIGO Works Co., Ltd.·Kirin Film Co., Ltd.) is generating anticipation as it announced its main casting including Park Hae-il, Park Seo Jun and Choi Dae-hoon and news of its crank-in.
Five years after "The Book of Fish," "Firefly," which has become a hot topic simply because it is Lee Joon-ik's return to the screen, has finalized its main casting and will begin filming on Sept. 27 (Sunday). "Firefly" is a film set in 1974 that follows a police officer bound by the stigma of collective punishment, Jun-gyeong, who, chasing the words of an enigmatic figure named Man-seop—"there is a case that will bring great results"—goes to Hwayong-myeon and the events that unfold there.
From "The King and the Clown," "Dongju," "Anarchist from Colony" to "The Book of Fish." Lee Joon-ik, who shone brightest when telling stories of people who, despite the era's many hardships, remained human and endured those times, returns with a period drama. Moving between the harsh dictatorship of 1974 and the summer of 1950 just after the outbreak of the Korean War, "Firefly," which pursues the truth of an incident that befell the people of Hwayong village and remained hidden for 24 years, makes one look forward once again to Lee Joon-ik's body of work that reflects on an era through its people.
The casting lineup is also intriguing. Park Hae-il plays Man-seop, the mysterious figure who in 1974 offers Jun-gyeong, a police officer, the bait of going to Hwayong-myeon where he could achieve great results. Park Hae-il, who has left deep impressions on audiences across genres and eras in films such as "Hansan: Rising Dragon," "Decision to Leave," "The Fortress," "The Divine Weapon," "The Host" and "Memories of Murder," draws curiosity about why he tells Jun-gyeong to go to Hwayong-myeon, Man-seop's identity and true intentions, while leading both Jun-gyeong and the audience into the heart of the incident that occurred in Hwayong-myeon in 1950.
Having chosen "Firefly" as his first film in three years since "Concrete Utopia," Park Seo Jun plays Jun-gyeong, a police officer shackled by the constraints of collective punishment whose promotion and career advancement have been blocked. Park Seo Jun, who convincingly portrayed the transformation of an ordinary citizen facing extreme disaster in "Concrete Utopia," and has vividly depicted many faces of youth in projects from "Surely Tomorrow," "Itaewon Class," "Fight for My Way" to the film "Midnight Runners," follows the bait Man-seop throws to chase results and descends to Hwayong-myeon, gradually approaching the truth of what happened there in 1950 as Jun-gyeong, raising curiosity about another transformation.
In 1974, the deputy chief of the Central Intelligence Agency, Taesik, who stands above the law and the police, is played by Choi Dae-hoon. From the drama "Monster" and the film "Jeon,ran," to the series that sparked the so-called "Hak" craze, "When Life Gives You Tangerines," and the global OTT chart-topper "Manager Kim," Choi Dae-hoon has shown distinct human charm by adding indispensable individuality and presence to works ranging from lighthearted laughter to memorable roles, so audiences look forward to the new facet he will present through Taesik, who prides himself that all his actions are patriotic.
Lee Joon-ik's film "Firefly," which promises solid casting including Park Hae-il, Park Seo Jun and Choi Dae-hoon, an exciting story that moves between 1974 and 1950, and a powerful, tightly woven ensemble of characters, will begin filming on Sept. 27 (Sunday).
Meanwhile, director Lee Joon-ik caused a sensation with "The King and the Clown" (2005) and joined the ranks of directors whose films drew more than 10 million viewers, and subsequent films such as "Radio Star," "The Fortress," "Hope," "The Throne" and "Anarchist from Colony" were box-office successes that received great love from audiences.
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