Snowpiercer
| Snow Piercer | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bong Joon-ho |
| Screenplay by | Bong Joon-ho Kelly Masterson |
| Produced by | Park Chan-wook Lee Tae-hun Park Tae-jun Robert Bernacchi David Minkowski Matthew Stillman |
| Starring | Chris Evans Jamie Bell John Hurt Tilda Swinton Octavia Spencer Song Kang-ho |
| Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo |
| Music by | Marco Beltrami[1] |
Production companies | Moho Films Opus Picture Stillking Films |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment (South Korea) |
Release date |
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| Countries | South Korea United States France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ₩45 billion |
Snow Piercer is an upcoming thriller film based on a French graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette. The film is directed by Bong Joon-ho[2] and co-written by Bong and Kelly Masterson. The film stars Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Octavia Spencer and Song Kang-ho. The film is set to be released on October 11, 2013. The film marks Bong's English-language debut, which he mentioned 80% of the film will be shot in English.
Plot
In a world covered by ice and snow, a train full of travelers struggle to coexist.[3]
Cast
- Chris Evans as Will Hawkins [4]
- Jamie Bell as Pete Dorman [5]
- John Hurt[6]
- Tilda Swinton [5]
- Octavia Spencer [7]
- Song Kang-ho
- Alison Pill
- Ewen Bremner as Gary
- Kenny Doughty
- Steve Park as Fuyu
- Luke Pasqualino as Grey
- Ko Ah-seong
- Griffin Seymour as Boy
- Vlad Ivanov as Franco Elder
- Emma Levie as Claude
Production
Development
In late 2004, Bong visited his regular comic book shop in Hongdae area, Seoul during pre-production of his acclaimed monster flick, The Host. He found a French graphic novel series Le Transperceneige and finished the entire series while standing in front of the bookshelf, where he found it. He was fascinated by ideas of people struggling on the train for survival and every cabin is classified in social stratification. Bong showed the series to his friend and fellow director Park Chan-wook, and he loved it as well. In 2005, Park's production company Moho Films secured the screen rights to the series for Bong.[8]
Filming
Principal photography began on April 16, 2012 in Barrandov Studios, Prague.[citation needed] It officially wrapped on July 14, 2012, and post-production will begin in South Korea.[9]
References
- ^ Film Music Reporter (2012-05-04). "Marco Beltrami to score "Snowpiercer" and "Warm Bodies"". Film Scoring Assignments. Retrieved on 2012-05-07
- ^ Weintraub, Steve (2009-10-12). "Exclusive: Bong Joon-ho Talks About His Next Film SNOW PIERCER". Collider.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-30
- ^ "Snowpiercer". IMDb. Amazon.com.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (2012-01-13). "Chris Evans warms to 'Snow Piercer'". Variety. Retrieved on 2012-01-16
- ^ a b Kroll, Justin (2012-01-17). "Tilda Swinton and Jamie Bell Join Snow Piercer". Variety. Retrieved on 2012-01-17
- ^ Chilton, Martin (2012-01-18). "John Hurt: Your life is your own property". The Telegraph. Retrieved on 2009-01-26
- ^ White, James (2012-02-02). "Octavia Spencer Boards Snow Piercer". Empire. Retrieved on 2012-02-08
- ^ 민병선 (2011-08-16). "단독 프랑스 만화 각색한 '설국열차' 400억대작 이끄는 봉준호 감독". Donga Ilbo online. (in Korean). Retrieved on 2012-05-14
- ^ Noh, Jean (2012-07-17). "Bong Joon-ho wraps Snow Piercer in Prague". Screen Daily. Retrieved on 2012-07-19
External links
- Snowpiercer at IMDb