Ryu Seung-ryong and Lee Hyun-woo courted for suspense thriller
by girlfriday
Director Choo Chang-min (Gwanghae, the Man Who Became King) is lining up the casting offers for his next project, and began with hot commodity leading man Ryu Seung-ryong (Gift of Room 7) for a possible Gwanghae reuinion. The new movie, called Seven Years of Night, is a suspense thriller about a killer, and his son who becomes the target of revenge. Lee Hyun-woo (Covertly, Grandly) is currently being wooed to play the son.
The movie is an adaptation of a novel by Jung Yoo-jung (28, Shoot My Heart), that begins with the death of a small-town girl. Lee Hyun-woo is the son of the man who killed her (accidentally), and grows up shunted from extended family member to family member, and ostracized wherever he goes for being the son of a murderer. He finally ends up completely alone, and returns to his hometown where he runs into Ryu Seung-ryong, a novelist who was once his father’s employee.
Ryu Seung-ryong takes a fatherly attachment to the boy and raises him for seven years, and they purposely hide out to live a quiet life away from other people. But one day the son becomes the target of a revenge mission, and starts to receive mysterious packages in the mail. Among them is a copy of a novel that Ryu Seung-ryong wrote, and it describes the original murder of the young girl seven years ago, in curiously sharp detail. Aaack. RUN.
I’m not entirely sure who the bad guy is, but if it’s surrogate-dad-turned-killer, this movie sounds terrifying. I hope they can manage to lock in these two actors, because they’d be great together, and Ryu Seung-ryong can go from squishy heartwarming dad to spine-chilling villain at the drop of a hat. But… he’s not the bad guy, right? Say it ain’t so.
Seven Years of Night is still in early casting, and there’s no word yet on a release date.
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1 Natalie
February 13, 2014 at 11:16 AM
RYU SEUNG RYOOOONGGGG!
(Yes, I had to.)
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2 Miky
February 13, 2014 at 11:19 AM
Only knwoing that this duo might star in this dark plot movie and i'm in for the ride
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3 mochi
February 13, 2014 at 11:36 AM
My interest is piqued! :D
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4 Nonsense
February 13, 2014 at 11:46 AM
omg that's good, gooood. The plot, I mean.
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5 Minaya
February 13, 2014 at 11:53 AM
I am SO watching this!
(Can I just say, Lee Hyun-woo's eyebrows look perfect in that picture?!)
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6 Mandy
February 13, 2014 at 12:18 PM
Lee Hyun-woo is the only reason I stuck to covertly grandly till the end. But this one actually sounds so damn good. The story is chilling... I almost want RSR to be the bad guy cz that just makes for some really amazing story telling.
Don't usually get excited for movies - this one is an exception.
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7 jandoe
February 13, 2014 at 12:25 PM
Omg the story sounds so damn chilling. Sooooo in.
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8 pigtookie
February 13, 2014 at 12:29 PM
I guess it wouldn't make sense if it were the son who's behind this?
I hope there's enough projects coming to Lee Hyun Woo that he can pick some good ones.
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9 chiomy
February 13, 2014 at 1:18 PM
If you had told me they were playing birth father and son in the movie I would not be surprised... they look quite alike in that picture.
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10 Julia the Berkshire Beanie
February 13, 2014 at 1:49 PM
Ryu! The man who single-handedly got me hooked on Namja Ramyeon. "If you want a lover, I'll do anything you ask me to"
http://www.dramabeans.com/2012/12/ryu-seung-ryong-sells-hot-and-spicy-ramyun/
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11 Hugepuffball
February 13, 2014 at 1:57 PM
If they sign on, I'll definitely watch this. It'll be my first thriller... Unless I get to one in the two years it'll be until the film will come out and get subbed...(sob)
Anywho, glad lee hyun woo is doing well for himself! He's great
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12 lorena
February 13, 2014 at 2:13 PM
LEE HYUN WOO!
Wow, this looks promising.
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13 kanz
February 13, 2014 at 2:55 PM
Ryu Seung Ryong! I still can't erase his villain role in Painter Of The Wind and his performance in Miracle in Room No.7.
The plot looks interesting. Can't wait!
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14 Abbie
February 13, 2014 at 3:23 PM
Sounds interesting. Hope they both sign on!
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15 PeepsLeAwesomePotato
February 13, 2014 at 3:27 PM
I never understood why people go for the kids in their revenges. How are they ever remotely related to their parents' errors? I don't see how unless they can control what their parents think and do. What the heck is this logic of blame & punishment inheritance?
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fab
February 13, 2014 at 3:44 PM
You can hurt your enemy the most when you go for their most precious thing. More often than not it's the children or other blood.
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
February 13, 2014 at 6:03 PM
Oh so it's okay to harm an innocent so that you can get your peace? I'm not directing this at you. I'm just disgusted by that sentiment in general. It just despicable behavior in my eyes.
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Quiet Thought
February 13, 2014 at 4:01 PM
Something to do with the limits of human emotional imagination. In any event, it is part of traditional cultures all over the world.
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
February 13, 2014 at 6:07 PM
Traditional =/= right or sensible. I understand the sentiment but I detest it. So bad.
I hate it when innocents get harmed as collateral damage to something that is none of their fault or business. Like, it's so unfair!
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ananke
February 13, 2014 at 5:31 PM
Ryu Seung Ryong has such amazing talent and versatility that saying he is on a par with the best actors in the world is not an exaggeration by any means. He can make anything worth the watch!
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ananke
February 13, 2014 at 5:33 PM
Ooops. Sorry - was originally going to reply here but all was said as it was but forgot where my message was when submitted!
(Dang no edit/delete option.)
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
February 13, 2014 at 6:05 PM
Lol, yeah, DB has been hungry these days. And you spoke the truth anyways, heh.
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16 fab
February 13, 2014 at 3:37 PM
Ramyun ahjusshi is hot and LHW is cute, waddaya need more...
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17 neyrie
February 13, 2014 at 3:53 PM
oh my goodness... this is all goodness extraordinaire...
I hope both actors signs on because I can feel feels for them!!!
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18 hanie
February 13, 2014 at 6:38 PM
Ryu Seung Ryong, Lee Hyun Woo, dark thriller?
YES please~
If I can donate my measly saving to make it air faster, I'll do it too...
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19 raindrops1
February 13, 2014 at 8:02 PM
The plot sounds very intriguing with lots of possible interesting twist and turns. I hope they both sign on to be part of this project.
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20 rhiaa
February 13, 2014 at 8:13 PM
I would love it if he turned out to be the villain, which means he raised him just to kill him later. A twisted version of Hansel and the witch, fattening the former just to eat him later. Huuuh.
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21 crazedlu
February 13, 2014 at 8:49 PM
Agh. And, oh yeah.
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22 Z
February 13, 2014 at 9:41 PM
I saw the pictures in the header and I was like "they should play fatter and son." Then i read the article. Called it! I hope they both take it just because they look the part. I'll never watch it myself, though. I'm a scardy cat.
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23 fun-lugha
February 13, 2014 at 11:45 PM
Read the bit where it turns out he wrote the novel and instinctively hid under the covers...at 11 in the morning!
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24 haruka
February 14, 2014 at 1:42 AM
*flail first, read later* *squeeeeeee*
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25 Sadie
February 14, 2014 at 1:32 PM
omgsh...the casting sounds awesome...but don't let it be a heartbreak in the end...ugh the pain
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26 Appletea
February 15, 2014 at 9:46 PM
I love how lee hyun woo is a sniper kn covertly and he will be a hacker in that drama with woo bin, and this one also seems exciting. But i wish he could also take lead in romance, he is still young and it will be such eye candy to see him in it with his innocent profile
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