Uprising (Korean전,란; lit. War and Revolt) is an upcoming South Korean period action thriller film directed by Kim Sang-man, written by Shin Cheol and Park Chan-wook, and starring Gang Dong-won, Park Jeong-min, Cha Seung-won, Kim Shin-rok, Jin Seon-kyu, Jung Sung-il. The film depicts the lives of two childhood friends-turned-adversaries during Japanese invasions of Korea.[2] It is slated for release on Netflix in the fourth quarter of 2024.[3][4]

Uprising
Hangul
전,란
Literal meaningWar and Revolt[1]
Revised RomanizationJeonran
Directed byKim Sang-man
Screenplay by
Produced byPark Chan-wook
Starring
Production
companies
  • Moho Film
  • Semicolon Studio
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 2024 (2024)
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Synopsis edit

Cheon Yeong (Gang Dong-won), a slave with remarkable martial prowess who struggles to break free from an unjust servitude, and Jong-ryeo (Park Jeong-min), Cheon Yeong's master, meeting again as enemies of King Seonjo's closest military officer and volunteer soldier during a time of chaos.

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In June 2023, Park Chan-wook revealed that he was writing the film's script "for a long time, but [he] finished it in 2019".[6] Because Park was busy filming the HBO series The Sympathizer, Kim Sang-man directed the film instead.[7]

Casting edit

On June 7, 2023, Netflix confirmed production of the film with the casting of Gang Dong-won, Park Jeong-min, Cha Seung-won, Kim Shin-rok, Jin Seon-kyu, Jung Sung-il.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ Patrick Brzeski (June 6, 2023). "Park Chan-wook to Produce, Co-Write Korean Period Thriller 'War and Revolt' for Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  2. ^ Frater, Patrick (June 6, 2023). "Park Chan-wook-Produced 'War and Revolt' Set at Netflix". Variety Media. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Lee Min-ji (February 6, 2024). "오징어게임2→백종원 요리 서바이벌, 2024 넷플릭스 라인업 [공식]" [Squid Game 2 → Baek Jong-won Cooking Survival, 2024 Netflix Lineup [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Kim Kyung-hee (February 6, 2024). "넷플릭스 2024 영화 라인업 공개, 로기완부터 전,란까지 총 5편" [Netflix 2024 movie lineup revealed, a total of 5 films from Ro Ki-wan to Jeon Ran] (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  5. ^ 손, 봉석 (May 31, 2023). "배우 김현, 박찬욱 감독 제작 넷플릭스 '전,란' 출연". sports.khan.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  6. ^ Jeong Hee-yeon (June 21, 2023). "박찬욱 감독, '전,란' 간섭-제작비 언급에 넷플릭스 CEO "전혀 문제 無"" [Director Park Chan-wook interferes with 'Jeon, Ran' - Netflix CEO says there is no problem at all when mentioning production costs] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  7. ^ "영화 판 뒤흔들 '거장' 봉준호·박찬욱이 온다" ['Maestro' Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook are coming to shake up the movie industry.]. 스포츠동아 (in Korean). January 3, 2024.
  8. ^ Cho Ji-young (June 7, 2023). "[공식] 강동원X박정민, 박찬욱 제작 넷플릭스 영화 '전,란' 캐스팅 확정" [[Official] Kang Dong-Won X Park Jung-Min, Park Chan-Wook Produced Netflix Movie 'Jeon, Ran' Casting Confirmed] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023 – via Naver.

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