Action blockbuster movie Pirates to get a sequel
by javabeans
Producers have announced plans to make a sequel to historical action movie The Pirates, and I suppose that if ever a movie were primed to be turned into a franchise, this would be it. It’s got the simple premise, appealing cast, big-budget effects, and flashy action sequences that make for crowd-pleasing entertainment, with the first movie logging 8.6 million admissions and ranking 19th on Korea’s all-time box office list.
Granted, I’m not so sure that we really need another installment in the story of pirates and bandits duking it out on the high seas (and sometimes on land) to outmaneuver each other (the driving motivation in the first movie was to recover a royal seal from the whale that swallowed it)… but these blockbuster franchises aren’t about needing narrative, are they? The Pirates was pure popcorn movie fun, and I can easily see how you’d preserve the general setup of the first movie, reset the conflict, and rustle up a second movie’s worth of swordfighting scenes and rollicking action.
According to director Lee Seok-hoon, sequel plans were always in consideration as far back as during production on the first Pirates. His one rule was that the actors would have to return in the sequel, and given everybody’s schedules, it looks like it’ll take a while before they can make it work. But hey, the wait will be worth it if he can bring back Sohn Ye-jin as the badass pirate leader, Kim Nam-gil as the roguish bandit, and Yoo Hae-jin as perpetual scene-stealer. It’d be worth it for Sohn Ye-jin’s fierceness (and smokin’ pirate eyeliner) alone.
The Pirates 2 is currently in the development stage, and will keep the same writer and director from the first film, with Harimao Pictures producing and Lotte Entertainment as investor. Writer Chun Sung-il is no stranger to flashy action told with a speedy pace that gets you to mostly overlook plot holes; he wrote the cute rom-com action movie Level 7 Civil Servant (also the drama, though let’s not speak of that), as well as action dramas Chuno and Runaway Plan B. Director Lee previously directed movies Dancing Queen and Two Faces of My Girlfriend and has since added another successful film to his filmography, the recently released Himalayas starring Jung Woo and Hwang Jung-min.
Director Lee projects that Pirates 2 would have to be a summer release, which means it would likely shoot this year and release the next.
Via My Daily
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1 pogo
January 15, 2016 at 3:42 PM
This was basically Joseon Pirates of the Caribbean by way of Moby Dick. Fun, but fluffy and forgettable, though it's cool to have a smash hit movie led by an actress.
There's no point to this unless they get back Sohn Ye-jin, though.
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2 Sajen
January 15, 2016 at 4:17 PM
I love Sohn Ye-jin but honestly I thought the first movie was mostly boring, but that's just me.
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Kiara
January 16, 2016 at 5:01 PM
Love her too. Looking forward more to “Princess Deokhye,” with Park Hae-il.
Too bad the novel has no English translation.
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3 Jam
January 15, 2016 at 4:23 PM
The movie wasn't that great...I honestly saw it for the sake of SYJ-KNG chemistry heh <_<
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4 Romi
January 15, 2016 at 4:46 PM
Please NO.....
First installment was fun. But that's all. Not worth repeat. And I am pretty sick of Kim Nam-Gil's pairing with Son Ye-Jin. Please find him another leading lady. Nothing wrong with her. But why must we seem them paired again and again?
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5 Kiara
January 15, 2016 at 4:53 PM
Sohn Ye-jin can do much better than this. I hope she declines it. I couldn't even finish it.
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Kiara
January 15, 2016 at 4:57 PM
The first one.
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6 Faith
January 15, 2016 at 7:23 PM
I honestly had a lot of fun watching this movie! I'm all for it! More Kim Nam-Gil and Sohn Ye-Jin as pirates please! :D
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7 Hayley
January 15, 2016 at 8:31 PM
More manes of glory. Honestly sohn ye jin had the coolest looks in the first movie. i would watch for more of that alone :P
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8 slim007
January 16, 2016 at 12:32 AM
I love seeing son ye jin kick some ass so amma anticipate this.
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9 Sancheezy
January 16, 2016 at 3:59 AM
I might be so shallow to said that Kim Nam Gil got another project, yay!!
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10 Quiet Thought
January 16, 2016 at 8:47 AM
Kudoes to Yoo Hae-jin, one of the best character actors out there.
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11 Quiet Thought
January 16, 2016 at 8:49 AM
Movie was not great, but worth it for Sohn Ye-jin, Sohn Ye-jin's costume and eyebrows, and Sohn Ye-jin's awesome underwater scene with the whale.
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12 Jenny
January 16, 2016 at 11:46 AM
Was the film any good? It's on netflix and I've been wondering should I watch it.
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ssul
January 16, 2016 at 9:29 PM
not even... I only watched it for SYJ and CJR. It was a waste of 2+ hours to be honest. I only found it moderately enjoyable near the end, and CJR's acting was not on par with the rest of the cast, so if you look for her in it she stands out in a bad way.
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Quiet Thought
January 16, 2016 at 9:52 PM
Sorry, but who is CJR? I can't find anyone on the cast list without those initials?
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Kiara
January 16, 2016 at 10:05 PM
I think she/he is talking about Sulli. Her real name is Choi Jin-ri.
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Quiet Thought
January 16, 2016 at 9:57 PM
I'd find some reason for complaint about the movie in a theater, but it is still better than 99% of what I find on Netflix. It holds together pretty well and the actors and costume designers are having a great old time.
The weakest acting is from Sulli, who just looks like a sweet, cheerful idol star who got signed on to dress up like a pirate and stand next to the real actors. I was shocked after seeing this movie and her bland variety appearances to learn she'd quite F(x) to be an actress. She gives no sign of having the personality for the job.
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13 Abbie
January 16, 2016 at 12:20 PM
I really liked The Pirates. It was fun and action-packed. Looking forward to the sequel!
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14 D
January 16, 2016 at 3:53 PM
I just watched this last night. I was so traumatized by the killing of the whale... T.T
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15 ssul
January 16, 2016 at 9:31 PM
It's great that a movie with cast aspects like this gets a sequel (A list, female lead, leads with good chemistry, veterans along side less exposed actors), but I think I can speak for the majority when I say we've had more than enough of what the director had to offer in the first installment. The story has potential to be bigger and better, though.
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16 Bayard
January 17, 2016 at 4:34 PM
Ah, why? it was bad movie in the first place.
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17 Quiet Thought
January 17, 2016 at 8:40 PM
Okay, I've got Netflix on tap and now, after all the criticism, I've GOT to watch it and enjoy the good parts all over again.
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18 logan5
January 18, 2016 at 7:29 AM
I saw this movie on a flight to Hawaii last year ... enjoyed it.
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19 TrinPie
January 19, 2016 at 9:17 AM
I really liked this movie. It was a humorous action packed movie that was fully entertaining. It wasn't a deep movie or anything but I watched it twice because of how fun it was. I wouldn't mind a sequel at all.
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20 Quiet Thought
January 19, 2016 at 8:48 PM
One serious upside to 'Pirates,' if you are a Sohn Ye-jin fan, in particular: as the female lead in this movie, she is actually a LEAD character, not just a love interest for the male lead. SYJ plays a proud and brave captain of pirates, like several historically famous female pirates of the China Seas, and she doesn't get pinched on air time like she has been some of her dramas.
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