Tyrant (film)

Tyrant (Korean: 폭군; Hanja: 暴君; RR: pok-gun; MR: p'okkun; lit. Tyrant) is an upcoming South Korean action-film directed by Park Hoon-jung, starring Cha Seung-won, Kim Seon-ho, and Kim Kang-woo.

Tyrant
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationPok-gun
Directed byPark Hoon-jung
Written byPark Hoon-jung
StarringCha Seung-won
Kim Seon-ho
Kim Kang-woo
Production
companies
Distributed byAce Maker Movie Works
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Synopsis

The US intelligence agency discovered a secretive initiative called 'the Tyrant Project' that was being conducted in Korea. They demanded that the Korean authorities terminate the program immediately. After dismantling the project, it was slated to be handed over to the US, but an unexpected incident occurred during the transfer process. Following Director Choi's instructions, operation staff Ja-kyung and Mo-yong successfully managed to seize a sample of the program. When US intelligence agent Paul learns of the mishap, he resolves to retrieve the sample himself.[1][2]

Cast
  • Cha Seung-won as Lim Sang-won, a former agent tasked with eliminating the forces related to the tyrant program.[3][4]
  • Kim Seon-ho as Choi Guk-jang (Choi Director), who has been running an unofficial tyrant program.[3][4]
  • Kim Kang-woo as Paul, a member of an overseas intelligence agency trying to dispose of the last sample of tyrant program.[5]

Production

On January 9, 2023, the movie distributor Ace Maker Movie Works announced the confirmed casts and stated that filming began on January 2, 2023.[6] It was filming in Busan from January to February 2023.[7] The rest of the filming mostly done in Jeju for four month.[8]

References
  1. Hyun, Hye-sun (January 9, 2023). "박훈정 감독 신작 '폭군', 차승원·김선호·김강우 캐스팅…新 세계관 예고" [Director Park Hoon-jung's new film 'Tyrant' casts Cha Seung-won, Kim Seon-ho, and Kim Kang-woo... Notice of new world view]. Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  2. "THE TYRANT (W.T.)". cinando.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  3. Kim, Jeong-jin (January 9, 2023). "차승원·김선호·김강우, 박훈정 감독 신작 '폭군' 주연" [Cha Seung-won, Kim Seon-ho, Kim Kang-woo, starring in the new film 'Tyrant' directed by Park Hoon-jung]. n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  4. Kwak, Yeon-soo (January 9, 2023). "Kim Seon-ho, Cha Seung-won reunite with director Park Hoon-jung in 'Tyrant'". koreatimes. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  5. Hwang, So-young (November 23, 2022). "김강우, 영화 '폭군' 캐스팅‥김선호·차승원과 호흡" [Kim Kang-woo, cast in the movie 'Tyrant', breathing with Kim Seon-ho and Cha Seung-won] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved November 23, 2022 – via Naver.
  6. Yeon, Hwi-seon (January 9, 2023). "'폭군' 차승원·김선호·김강우 확정, 2일 크랭크인 [공식]" ['Tyrant' Cha Seung-won, Kim Seon-ho, Kim Kang-woo confirmed, crank-in on the 2nd [Official]]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  7. Lee, Woo-young; Nam, Yoo-jung. "[단독] 영화관 스크린에 사라져 가는 '부산'… OTT는 뜨거운 인기" [[Exclusive] ‘Busan’ disappearing on movie theatre screens... OTT is hot and popular]. n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  8. "제주 영화 등 촬영 지원, 경제활성화 역할" [Supporting filming of Jeju movies, etc., and revitalising the economy]. Segye Ilbo (세계일보) (in Korean). December 21, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
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