Kim Nam-gil and Sohn Ye-jin consider reuniting on the big screen
by girlfriday
Is it officially a reunion if their first onscreen outing hasn’t aired yet? Kim Nam-gil and Sohn Ye-jin already have a drama on the way with KBS’s revenge thriller Shark set to premiere in two weeks, but word is they’re also both considering the same movie, called Pirate. Wait, the movie’s got a nautically-themed title too? That’s a whole lot of redundancy. Now I want them to sign on, and follow it up with a drama remake of Moby Dick in 2014.
Pirate is the next project from writer Chun Sung-il, of Chuno and Level 7 Civil Servant fame. (And yes, that includes both the film and drama versions of Civil Servant, and no, I don’t want to talk about it.) The movie is being planned as a big blockbuster action sageuk, set in the Joseon era. And the plot sounds insane, so brace yourselves.
Around the time of Joseon’s founding, a whale ghost (or is it ghost-whale?) swallows a royal seal. Already I have questions, but we’ll keep going. The heroine is a pirate, and the hero is a bandit — the dry land kind, because the plot specifies the water/land dichotomoy — and they team up to go after this whale. So it kind of IS Moby Dick already, I guess. But their real battle is with other pirates, the truly heinous criminals who have been exiled to sea, who are also after the seal. So…who’s playing Jack Sparrow?
I’m looking forward to this pairing, but my eyebrow is up to *here* right now. Who knew two projects called Pirate and Shark could be so vastly different from one another? Pirate plans to start shooting in August, and Shark airs Mondays/Tuesdays starting May 27 on KBS.
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1 anonymous
May 15, 2013 at 12:19 PM
Poor man's Pirates of Caribbean.
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skelly
May 15, 2013 at 12:24 PM
with Jang Guen Suk as Jack Sparrow, and Psy as the ghost whale.
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Ivoire
May 15, 2013 at 12:35 PM
Thank you for the news. Skelly, that was funny...
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redfox
May 15, 2013 at 12:41 PM
LOL, PSY as a whale phhff
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pogo
May 15, 2013 at 12:55 PM
lmaoooooooooo
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Noelle
May 15, 2013 at 1:38 PM
HA!
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kaddictforever
May 15, 2013 at 1:56 PM
So funnies :)
I second that!
Good one ...
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Nauna
May 15, 2013 at 4:43 PM
Best comment of the night for me! Thanks for the laugh!
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El
May 15, 2013 at 6:22 PM
LOLOLOL
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mary
May 15, 2013 at 10:37 PM
Teehee.
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Nheony
May 16, 2013 at 3:54 PM
JGS has the whole eyeliner thing down already. Teeheee!!
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Sojuboy
May 16, 2013 at 12:17 PM
Is that you Dominique?
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2 Becky
May 15, 2013 at 12:20 PM
Ok, so I have to ask... by royal seal, do you mean an aquatic mammal of royal lineage? Or, y'know, the king's stamp of approval? With ghost whales involved, I could see it either way.
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skelly
May 15, 2013 at 12:25 PM
Maybe the whale got confused.
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skelly
May 15, 2013 at 12:25 PM
Must...rescue...fellow...sea-creature!!!
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Enz
May 15, 2013 at 4:38 PM
Smelly, you're on a roll here! Haha
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Jo
May 15, 2013 at 12:43 PM
its a stamp
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PollyRose
May 15, 2013 at 1:02 PM
Oh my goodness, until I read your comment I totally thought it was seal as in sea creature. I didn't even question it because, well, whale...though I did think it was odd that the king had a pet seal.
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Dol
May 15, 2013 at 2:23 PM
I was right there with you, PollyRose. LOL.
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KDaddict
May 15, 2013 at 3:15 PM
+1
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ys
May 15, 2013 at 8:36 PM
me too me too
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nomad
May 15, 2013 at 8:47 PM
the king had a pet seal, PUHAHAHAHAHA! I loveee DB commentsss!!!
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danna
May 15, 2013 at 10:43 PM
OMG me too! and I was wondering if JB made a mistake and meant a shark ate the seal...and then I though, doesn;t matter if its a ghost
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Laurita
May 16, 2013 at 5:52 AM
ahahahaha, i didn't get what it was about as I thought only about "stamp" :D and after your comment I understood what other seal you all are talking about :DDDD
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Nheony
May 16, 2013 at 3:58 PM
Now that's a movie I'm gonna watch. It's "Andre"sageuk style. Pwahahaha!
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themugen123
May 16, 2013 at 10:23 PM
I want it to be a sea-seal. And no, I was t stuttering.
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KDaddict
May 15, 2013 at 1:30 PM
"A ghost whale (or whale ghost) swallows a royal seal", which needs to be rescued. With that as the premise, how can anything possibly go wrong?
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KDaddict
May 15, 2013 at 3:14 PM
Wait a min. A whale dies and becomes a ghost = a whale ghost. That ghost swallows the king's seal. No, a ghost can't swallow a real object. So, it has to be the other way around: Someone dies and his ghost becomes a whale = a ghost whale. That whale swallows the king's seal. Got it!!! :D
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V En Detta
May 26, 2013 at 3:27 PM
rolf....
though it does make sense royal animal=animal however it nvr crossed my mind other than d stamp :)
ghost whales swallowing royal seal? wtf !! creative writing,much?
plz Ye-jin,say NO to this!!
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V En Detta
May 26, 2013 at 3:28 PM
royal seal-animal :D my bad!
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3 Mystisith
May 15, 2013 at 12:20 PM
If the pitch is really this... I smell a dud of epic proportion.
I would run away if I were the candidates.
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4 abbusa
May 15, 2013 at 12:23 PM
This better be a comedy cause i am honestly tired of watching Kim Nam Gil play melo-dramas and get himself killed every time! He better get the girl this time!
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Kiara
May 15, 2013 at 12:28 PM
I'm just tired of hearing about him period. Wake me up when Shark is out.
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true2u
May 15, 2013 at 12:31 PM
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! They only role I LOVE him in, was the role he had in "Lovers". I seriously shipped him with the girl that was hell bent on getting him. lol Love Her
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kfangurl
May 15, 2013 at 8:37 PM
YES! That was the first time I'd laid eyes on him, and I was like, Who's that hot guy??
He was great as the strong, silent, loyal right-hand man to Lee Seo Jin's hot gangster. How can you turn down 2 hot gangster boys?? :D
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true2u
May 16, 2013 at 5:38 AM
I don't think you can!!!!!! But why on earth would anyone want to?????? o.O lol
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ys
May 15, 2013 at 8:40 PM
That's where I first saw him too. His scenes with the noona were awesome, right to the very end when she's all yoo hoo! while he's trying to be a serious security guard.
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true2u
May 16, 2013 at 5:40 AM
lol "Yoo Hoo" hahaha, and he was loving every minute of it. Just wish we got a kiss. Gosh, just speaking of it, make me want to do a rewatch.
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ys
May 16, 2013 at 1:07 PM
me too me too
5 MariD
May 15, 2013 at 12:41 PM
He looks so different without the weird hair on his face..
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liz
May 15, 2013 at 1:24 PM
Yes!
http://mundohallyu.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/kim-nam-gil16.jpg
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/5373/20091026171122757347112.jpg
I want the mustache to go ><
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6 KDaddict
May 15, 2013 at 12:48 PM
I'd run away from Anyway written by the guy who came up with the drama version of Level 7 Civil Servant 5 years after having written its film original! I'm All for 2nd chances, but That level of incompetence doesn't get a 2nd chance to waste 20 hours of my life. Thanks but no thanks, whoever the stars maybe.
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kyleD
May 15, 2013 at 1:32 PM
wait. what. that guy also worked on chuno...? then how in the world? how? serious head injury? writing drunk?
ok. definetely not talking about it. strictly in favor of not talking about it.
i lean towards giving a 2nd chance anyways. adventure-themed-thingies might just more be his thing. pirates hasnt been done before in korea - as far as i know- and i am always in for supporting something original.
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7 pogo
May 15, 2013 at 12:59 PM
This could be awesome. Or not, and I could just make a drinking game of it.
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8 jubilantia
May 15, 2013 at 1:21 PM
This sounds like it will be AMAZING. In one way or another.
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9 Katie
May 15, 2013 at 1:34 PM
I have the hugest girlcrush on Son Ye Jin...can't wait to see her back in Shark. The nautical theme is hilarious.
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10 kumi
May 15, 2013 at 1:44 PM
OK, call me Ishmael.
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skelly
May 15, 2013 at 4:32 PM
Oh, I wish I'd said that...!
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11 the50-person
May 15, 2013 at 4:28 PM
@liz YES I WANT HIS MOUSTACHE TO GO! he looks really handsome WITHOUT it. Esp as Bidam :DDDD
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12 jango
May 15, 2013 at 5:02 PM
saw their shark interview and they looked good together, both looked like they were enjoying each other's company (maybe i'm reading too much into it lol)... soooooooooooo
i would love to see them in a movie together. and wish they're dating!!
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13 Sajen
May 15, 2013 at 5:49 PM
"Around the time of Joseon’s founding, a whale ghost (or is it ghost-whale?) swallows a royal seal."
sounds fun at first I read royal seal as royal sea and I was like what's a royal sea?
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PonderWoman
May 15, 2013 at 9:35 PM
..and the royal sea swallowed by the ghost whale..
gosh, how big is that darn whale? LOL
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14 snow_white
May 15, 2013 at 5:50 PM
Hahahaha.....plain insane plot :-D
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snow_white
May 15, 2013 at 6:53 PM
At first I thought it's the mammal we are talking about....and then the second thought came about it being the stamp.....
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15 z
May 15, 2013 at 5:55 PM
It didn't even cross my mind that the "seal" in question might not be an aquatic mammal. I'm a little disappointed that it's just a stamp.
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PonderWoman
July 2, 2013 at 4:13 AM
It may actually be:
1. the king's stamp
2. the king's pet mammal
3. the king's pet mammal wearing a freakin' crown
4. the king who was cursed and became a mammal
and yes, any of the above can be swallowed by a supernatural whale..
You pick :-D
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16 eny
May 15, 2013 at 6:31 PM
it sounds interesting
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17 gmei
May 15, 2013 at 7:40 PM
OMG! I always thought Jack Sparrow would look great on Kim Nam Gil! I love both Johnny Depp and KNG!!!! Hwaiting!
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PonderWoman
May 15, 2013 at 9:38 PM
here's to visualize that:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48729293@N08/4507424579/
http://forums.soompi.com/discussion/107604/kim-nam-gil-%EA%B9%80%EB%82%A8%EA%B8%B8/p40
If this is the general idea then i can't hardly wait!
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18 kfangurl
May 15, 2013 at 8:41 PM
OMGGG.. This has got to be the most ridiculously entertaining read ever! The post is great.. and then the comments, ROFL amazing!! XD Kudos, everyone!! I haven't laughed so hard while reading comments in a long time! XD XD
"I did think it was odd that the king had a pet seal." Thank you, fellow Beanies! <3
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19 korfan
May 15, 2013 at 9:27 PM
*laughing* .......
The comment posted above about the king having a "pet seal" is all sorts of funny! Only on Dramabeans! You guys are fantastic!
*still laughing*
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20 Bengbeng
May 15, 2013 at 11:08 PM
ah, why can't they just create another official seal again? maybe the film is a comedy coz I find the story hilarious =)
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21 Lilly
May 16, 2013 at 12:41 AM
Look forward to seeing him. He is one of my very favorite actors.
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22 Sur
May 16, 2013 at 2:37 AM
OMG the seal confusion was great but seriously either this movie would be epically funny or epically flop
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23 pandaren
May 16, 2013 at 3:20 AM
wow thats good news again !
*holding himself back from writing anything about KNG's la moustaché*
pirates and bandits and insane plot and joseon? smells fishy!
and my Ye Jin noona's eyes look so beautiful!!! damn
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24 browncoat_78
May 16, 2013 at 5:09 AM
Huh? What?!
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25 malta
May 16, 2013 at 6:36 AM
Doesn't the royal seal have a turtle on top of it?
This drama sounds ridiculous, but it might work.
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26 shygal
May 16, 2013 at 8:33 AM
what's amazing here is how can they joggle with these two projects with their new drama & big screen? i'm v v impressed! i luk f/ward to seeing these two, it's gonna be interesting & i happen to like both of 'em!
thnx DB et al for your hardwork in this blog. fighting
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27 Vira
May 17, 2013 at 4:46 AM
OMG it's KNG!!!! I really miss seeing him on screen again. Hope to see him in a badass character! ><
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28 japanese
May 17, 2013 at 6:03 AM
spell her name right!
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29 Newborn Fanatic
May 17, 2013 at 2:04 PM
Let's all cross our fingers and hope that he loses the mustache if he does the move. But then again it's called "Pirate"....... :P
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