A second component which promises to be of higher quality.
Four years after the total decimation of South Korea in “Train to Busan“, the zombie thriller that has captivated audiences worldwide, the famous director Yeon Sang Ho presents “Peninsula“, the next spicy chapter of his post world -apocalyptic.
“Jung Seok, a soldier who had previously escaped the wasteland, relives the horror when he is assigned to a secret operation with two simple objectives: recover and survive. When his team unexpectedly comes across survivors, their lives will depend on whether the best – or the worst – of human nature prevails in the worst circumstances.“
In the first installment “Train to Busan”, the hero Seok Woo (Gong Yoo) tries to save his daughter Soo An from the virus that is ravaging Korea.
The film released in 2016 and directed by Yeon Sang Ho, didn’t expect to receive such success. The film was nominated and awarded at a multitude of festivals.
Baeksang Arts Award for best film
2017
Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
2016Kim Eui-sung, Ma Dong-Seok
Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
2016Jung Yoo Mi
Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Art Direction
2016 Lee Mok-Won
Best Supporting Actor Asian Film Award
2017Ma Dong-Seok
Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Film
2016
Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Director
2016 Sang-ho Yeon
AACTA Award for Best Asian Film
2017 Lee Dong-ha
Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Cinematography / Lighting
2016Park Jeong-woo, Lee Hyung-deok
Best Actor Asian Film Award
2017 Gong Yoo
Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Screenplay
2016Joo-Suk Park
Bandung Film Festival for Imported Film
2017
Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Editing
2016Yang Jin-mo
Asian Film Award for Best Editing
2017Yang Jin-mo
Asian Film Award for Best Visual Effects
2017Jung Hwang-su
Asian Film Award for Best Costume Design
2017 Seung-hee Rim, Yoo-jin Kwon
The film will even be presented at the Cannes Festival 2016 at “the midnight screening”.
Proud of this strong audience and these awards, the director decided to produce a second part “TRAIN TO BUSAN: PENINSULA“.
This time the main role will be held by the actor Gang Dong Won that you could see in “A violent prosecutor“, “Golden slumber” or “Haunters“, and we will find in the cast Lee Jung Hyun, Kwon Hae Hyo, Le Ree, Kim Min Jae and Lee Ye Won. Will they manage to get out of this apocalyptic situation?
The film is scheduled for summer 2020.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: IGN
