New thriller “Billion” features star-studded cast
Woo, what a lineup. The new movie Billion has announced its cast, and what a cast it is.
The director is Jo Min-ho (Les Formidables, Jungle Juice), and the story follows eight men and women who participate in a “survival game” for a billion-won prize (which is in the vicinity of a million dollars). They arrive in Australia to find themselves stuck in a life-or-death game, in what sounds like a mix of Survivor and The Most Dangerous Game.
The plot is familiar, but with this cast, I’m hoping it will rise above generic horror-thriller fare to be something quite interesting. The actors are, in order of appearance on the photo above:
- Park Hae-il (Paradise Murdered, The Host), as the “sensitive outsider”;
- Shin Mina (Go Go 70, Devil), an upbeat and positive character;
- Park Hee-soon (Seven Days, Mixed-up Investigative Agency), the lunatic PD in charge of the survival game (and boy, will that be great — Park Hee-soon does menacing crazy incredibly well);
- Lee Min-ki (Romantic Island, Dal Ja’s Spring), a tough guy formerly of the marine corps;
- Jung Yumi (who was fantastic playing the gamine in the drama Que Sera Sera), once again playing naive; and
- “Chunderella” Lee Chun-hee (Humming, Great King Sejong) in the part of a cold-hearted fund manager.
I think the cast is playing a bit to type, but I’m okay with that because I can picture them perfectly, and the info has my interest already piqued.
The film begins filming mid-February and is aiming for a summer release.
Via E Daily
Tags: Jung Yumi, Lee Chun-hee, Lee Min-ki, Park Hae-il, Shin Mina
wow im interested! great cast! esp lee minki
i love anything with him in it haha
yeah the cast is playing a bit to type… but when dont they?
OMG OMG OMG I’m also excited already!! but how I wished it would be a 10 episodes drama or something, so we can see more depth and exposures to their characters!
OMO…. I will be looking forward to this. So far, I love the casting. The only thing is that I don’t see Lee Minki as a former Marine. He’s to skinny to fit into someone who was a former Marine.
yay for a bunch of pretty faces!
Wow–Jung Yumi is so pretty! QSS really downplayed her looks.
Good cast, terrible director.
oooo located in Australia, i wonder which locations they’re filming at
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i might pop by and say g’day xD
Shin Min Ah. Surely a great actress. My favorite. A great cast.
Jung Yumi, she looks so different in the above picture.
Could hardly recognize her from QSS day.
I usually stay away from the horror-thriller genre but the cast sound very promising that I may check it out.
With 1 will play the PD from the above 6, are there 3 more actors/actresses to make-up the 8 men & women participants?
I can’t wait to see this drama — i like all the actors! thnx javabeans for all the update you do!
Wow, what a cast. Not familiar with Lee Chun-hee, but I love the rest of ‘em.
The story reminds me of Battle Royale. Bad-ass!
Lee Min Ki .. glad to see him in another project again..
sounds like the jdrama Liar Game!
This sounds awesome! I just might have to check this one out! ^_^
yeah Lee Min Ki as an ex Marine?
BUT! It sounds interesting. and Chunderella! Oh I adore Chunhee in Family Outing!
I definitely look forward this!
Park Hae Il, Minki, Lee Chun Hee, and Park Hee Soon? All together in one movie? OMG, OMG, OMG!!
Chunhee <333 I like Shin Mina too. This seems like it will be good.
ooo all those pretty faces going at it battle royale style? nice.
This sound interesting and it has Lee Min-ki and Jung Yumi .
The plot is a little Battle Royaleish though
Park Hae Il..cool!…and Lee Min Ki as a Marine toughie?..how hot is that?! Definitely interesting!!
#20 “Park Hae Il..cool!…and Lee Min Ki as a Marine toughie?..how hot is that?!”
Jill, you’re my soulmate!! ^^ Park Hae Il’s so criminally underrated and it’s wonderful to know there are folks who appreciate his acting. *muah!*
Yes i know thunderbolt!..Park Hae Il was so awesome in ‘Rules Of Dating’ *winks* and i last saw him in ‘Paradise Murdered’..
Yey I love Lee Min Ki and Shin Min Ah! Can’t wait for this drama to air!
CHUNHEE!! Yay!
I love Shin Min Ah. She is a good actress. I can’t wait for this drama.
dunno about the director…his Jungle Juice was really fun though. then again it’s hard not to enjoy stoner movies
great cast but they all seem too sweet, to hack each other to death over money!
and why is lee min ki playing another sporty jock?
wow..i love shin min ah too…she is a very good actress…glad that she will be a part of this movie…
hehehe, they were filming in western australia in lancelin and margaret river. my housemate works for the tour agency that helped them out. she said shin mina is very very nice. so jealous. i had to work!!!