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Bong Joon-ho, the director of 'The Host', returns with 'Mother'


Early last month news broke that director Bong Joon-ho was developing a new film entitled Mother but little else was known.

The film follows a loving mother who must protect her son from accusastions that he had commited a horrific crime. When all fingers point to the police force, she must seek out and uncover the truth herself and prove her son's innocence.

Mother, which was co-written by Bong Joon-ho and Park Eun-kyo, is budgeted at $5 million.







Park Chan-Wook Finds His Leading Lady


News on Park Chan-Wook's long overdue and rumored vampire project Thirst became a reality at the beginning of last year with Song Kang Ho set to star.

Since then we have been feeding you bits and pieces of news as they slowly came in. Since the beginning of last year we had a rough breakdown of the story thanks to forum member Khitcher.

We were only missing one thing, who was going to be our leading lady? A few names were tossed around by our forum members, Kang Hye-jeong, Yeom Jeong-ah, maybe even Kim Hye-Soo?


Then at the beginning of this month we found out why Park Chan-Wook was having problems casting his leading lady after all this time. Looks like Thirst could be the goth version of Lust,Caution, and our favorite korean actresses were having second thoughts about taking on this spicy role.

Everyone except Kim Ok Bin, who we last saw in the off the wall comedy Dasepo Girl. Currently finishing up Distrubance In Her Ballroom, Kim Ok Bin will jump into the role of 30 something Tea Joo at the end of March for a 9-month shoot.

So, what is Thirst actually about? Here is a breakdown.

The story finds Korea's leading man, Song Kang-ho, as a much-loved priest who becomes a vampire after a failed medical experiment; he becomes a tortured and depraved soul. Title refers to a craving for sex, blood and love. CJ is pitching the pic as a love story with horror and drama.

I know many of us were hoping for a release sometime this year but with a nine month shooting schedule don't expect to see this until sometime in 2009.





Filipina Actress Mercedes Cabral Lands Role In Park Chan-wook's Thirst

We have new casting news on Park Chan-wook's upcoming Thrist which is due to start shooting this April.

Early last month we reported that Kim Ok Bin landed the leading role in Thrist. Recently Park Chan-wook's also picked
Filipina Actress Mercedes Cabral for a role in his upcoming film.

Mercedes Cabral was quoted as saying "I am kinda nervous. (I couldn’t believe myself. We just sent a screener to Korea and they liked it very much). Her role in Thrist has yet to be announced.

I myself haven't heard of Mercedes Cabral. But abs-cbnnews.com reports that she is a favorite in the independent film circuit . Recently she proved her acting skills by winning the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2007 UP Inbox TV and Radio Festival for her sterling performance in the digital film "Bitin", produced by Good Vibes Productions.

Interesting casting, and I look forward to seeing what Mercedes Cabral will bring to her new role. I am sure this will lead to bigger projects in the near future.