Uljjang goes Hollywood
by javabeans
Uljjang-turned-pop-singer Bae Seul-ki is making her Hollywood debut in the “global project” Finale. (It’s being called global because the money is coming from Hollywood, while the director and most of the acting talent hails from Europe.)
Bae flew to Germany in early December to finalize her contract and spent a week there, shooting early teaser segments for the film. Finale is described as taking after Tarantino’s Kill Bill genre (so, a pastiche of a pastiche?), while Bae’s role in the film is the “cold killer and daughter of a mafia boss”; the climax of the film apparently pits Italian and Korean and mafia against each other in a big action sequence.
SONG OF THE DAY
Bae Seul-ki – “다가와” (Come near). Quite a different tone from her new badass-fighter film image, isn’t it? [ Download ]
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Bae Seul-ki said of the experience:
“At first I felt a bit dazed too, but after going to Germany and shooting the teaser and preview, it’s starting to feel more real. Finale is shooting a different teaser preview for each main character, and I was one of the last. … When they showed my face splattered with blood using special effects, I got goosebumps, but working with the European staff was a fun experience. Right now, I’m busy studying acting and English. I want to get everything ready perfectly before we start production next May.”
Behind the camera is a new German director, Rouchdi Guedria. Co-stars include Jeanette Hain (The Young Victoria), Lorenzo Renzi (Gangs of New York), and Sergio Albelli (Miracle at St. Anna). The music director is another Korean, Jo Young-wook, who worked on Oldboy.
Finale is planning for a February 2010 release.
Via Chosun.com
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1 Izit
December 15, 2008 at 6:35 PM
Good luck girl ! I hope the movie will be good ! Looking foward to it !
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2 eblu
December 15, 2008 at 6:53 PM
hmm isit me or does she look different? maybe...more plastic surgery?
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3 May
December 15, 2008 at 7:38 PM
Never imagined Bae Seul Ki as a killer, should be interesting. She looks a little different because she lost a lot of weight, her face is a lot slimmer now.
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4 what the..
December 15, 2008 at 7:50 PM
does she even have acting experience? I wonder how she is at in acting... her singing isn't too lovely.
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5 nina
December 15, 2008 at 8:29 PM
absolutely love her... congrats!!!...
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6 Rin
December 15, 2008 at 8:32 PM
I love Gangs of New York! & since this is another one fighting movie, I hope to see it and hopefully it'll be just as good as Gangs of New York (:
BUT her bloody face in the pictures kinda scare me... >_> hope it's not a "horror"
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7 miny
December 15, 2008 at 8:40 PM
i'd be thrilled and feel special if i knew who she was.
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8 missmanderley
December 15, 2008 at 9:45 PM
hmmm, BSG looks a tad different here...
well, she doesn't really have that much acting experience... so good luck to her...
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9 hangook_sonya
December 15, 2008 at 10:13 PM
can't wait to watch!
could u update is on the trailer?
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10 EUNSHIHAE
December 15, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Love Bae Seul Gi! so proud of her!
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11 km
December 16, 2008 at 1:55 AM
oh no the last two are okay, but she looks like she's changed somewhat for the other pictures. couldn't recognize her at all, strangely. quite liked her when she kept appearing on variety shows in the past (:
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12 tokai
December 16, 2008 at 3:24 AM
"Tarantino’s Kill Bill genre"? What the fox... is that? How can you define a genre when your movie is just a patethic rip-off of older movies (Lady Snowblood, Female Prisoner Scorpion, etc.)?
Just wondering...
(I know many people like Kill Bill, but I prefer the originals ;-) They are much better and have a less ugly main actress too. Just my 2 cent.)
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13 c_gunawan541
December 16, 2008 at 5:49 AM
eh... she does have acting experience... a little bit.
Banjun dramas and her korea-china production drama Groove party, that drama finished their productions last year but it's still not aired yet.... T_T
I miss her... i wish she just release an album or something...
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14 Mindy
December 16, 2008 at 9:49 AM
i wouldn't call her uljjang...
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15 sam
December 16, 2008 at 10:45 AM
^ doesn't matter if you would call her one or not, since she was one. that's how she got her start in the business.
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16 Abby
December 17, 2008 at 10:58 AM
4 what the.. - Dec 15, 2008 at 7:50 pm
does she even have acting experience? I wonder how she is at in acting… her singing isn’t too lovely.
Yes she's had acting experience. She was an actress first, before becoming a singer, taking on very small roles in sa-geuk and dramas.
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17 alice
January 1, 2009 at 10:44 AM
bae seul gi fithing is the best singer and actress !! ^^
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