Battle of Yeonpyeong roars back with a new cast
by awcoconuts
Sidelined after shake-ups in both investors and distributors, the film Battle of Yeonpyeong is back with a modified script and an all-new cast. Less than a week after his discharge from the army, Kim Mu-yeol (Eungyo, Bow: The Ultimate Weapon) has signed on for the role of naval hero Lieutenant Commander Yoon Young-ha, replacing Jung Seok-won, who’d been cast (and who’d done some preliminary filming) before production on the movie faltered due to the swapping of its backers.
Rounding out the cast, Jin Gu (The Target, Ad Genius Lee Tae-baek) and Lee Hyun-woo (Covertly, Grandly) will play supporting naval officers who were present at the second Battle of Yeonpyeong, which took place in 2002, at the height of the euphoria Korea was experiencing at hosting and advancing in the Korea/Japan World Cup.
The two Koreas had, and continue to be, in dispute about the maritime boundary line dividing the countries, with North Korea believing that the current boundary line should be farther south. The second Battle of Yeonpyeong occurred when North Korean naval officers advanced just beyond the boundary and made a surprise attack (many surmise that North Korea was attempting to detract from the World Cup attention the South had been receiving), which ended with casualties suffered on both sides.
It was a tragic event that many felt didn’t receive the proper attention or acknowledgement at the time, especially due to the nation’s preoccupation with the World Cup, and as such, various productions have tried to honor the naval heroes involved by revisiting the subject material. Filmmakers and cast have quite the burden to bear in properly commanding respect for the somber incident, but if done skillfully, Battle of Yeonpyeong could be a truly epic and touching movie.
Filming begins shortly, in mid-July.
Via Osen
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1 Quiet Thought
July 11, 2014 at 12:23 PM
Awesome, and probably educational for those of us not up on Korean history.
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2 missDVM
July 11, 2014 at 12:59 PM
@ Awcoconuts: I think that you are right, Awcoconuts, in that if this is done right (well written and produced etc…) it has the potential to be a very touching project. The choices for the leads definitely have proven themselves worthy of carrying angst and emotionally deep roles. I am interested in how this turns out!
@Quiet Thought: I really like your name.
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3 Denali
July 11, 2014 at 1:39 PM
*clapping hands*
Yippee for having Jin Gu grace our screens again, for his über awesome performance in "The target", way better than Lee Jin Wook.
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4 Laden
July 11, 2014 at 1:42 PM
Lee Hyun woo and Goo Hara could pass off as twins
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5 kanz
July 11, 2014 at 3:44 PM
Lee Hyun Woo!!
He's so adorable in TTBY
I want him in a drama soon...
But recently I think he picks up good projects, Secretly Grandly, The Technicians, and now this Battle of Yeonpyeong.
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6 Mrs.Jang guem suk
July 11, 2014 at 3:57 PM
I love Hyun woo .... Hehehehehehehehehe ......... It sounds interesting????
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7 iced
July 11, 2014 at 10:02 PM
Wow, didn't know about this battle. No wonder it is still compulsory for ALL Korean male to enlist in the army till this day.
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8 Littlehearts
July 12, 2014 at 1:05 AM
Doesn't hyun woo look too young to play a naval officer?? I've only seen him in high school dramas.
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