Travicity
10-25-2010, 12:25 AM
Huge news before AFM as Host 2, the sequel to director Bong Joon-ho's monster flick -- the highest-grossing Korean film of all time -- is being prepped as a 3D project, according to the film's producer Chungeorahm Films. "Given the nature of the film and the current trends in the global film market, we think that 3D is the medium to go," said Su-yeon Kim at the company's international business division. "But this will delay the film's release date and bring significant changes to the film's logistics." The original Host, a deeply political satire about a family trying to protect themselves from a monster in Seoul's main river, attracted 13 million admissions in Korea when it opened in 2006. Worldwide, the film was sold to 134 countries and earned $90 million. The sequel is expected to cost more than 20 billion won ($17.6 million). The script is currently under last-minute revision and is expected to be released in the summer of 2012.
Avery
Avery