Lee Min-ki dives into action noir for Emperor
by javabeans
Lee Min-ki, doing noir? YES NOW PLEASE.
A film titled For the Emperor has announced its principal lineup: In addition to Lee Min-ki (Temperature of Love, Chilling Romance), the film will star Park Sung-woong (New World, or maybe you’ll recall him better as independence leader Dong-jin in Gaksital) and Lee Tae-im (The Punisher, Special Investigations Unit). Solid choices, which I think we can get excited about. (I can’t vouch for Lee Tae-im, but the men are definitely awesome actors who should light it up in an action noir project.)
The plot of For the Emperor (not to be confused with a drama that was almost titled that, which then got renamed Can Love Become Money) starts with Lee Min-ki as a former baseball player who gets caught game-fixing and loses everything. The role promises to show his tough, masculine side, while Park Sung-woong (who has plenty of tough masculine charisma already) lends a hand to Lee Min-ki once he’s hit rock bottom and homeless… but brings him into his circle of organized crime. Out of the frying pan, into the fire?
The titular Emperor is a reference to that gang, which rules the underworld of loan sharks and gambling, and Park is its boss. Meanwhile, Lee Tae-im plays the bar owner who’ll romance Lee Min-ki. For the Emperor, which is produced by the company who gave us Ajusshi and The Snowpiercer, Opus Pictures, will begin filming in early December and plans to release sometime next year.
Via Star News
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1 mel
November 30, 2013 at 8:07 PM
ill second the lee min ki doing noir yes now !!!!! I was just wondering yesterday why I hadn't heard news from him lately
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2 snow_white
November 30, 2013 at 8:07 PM
Lee Min Ki!! :-)
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3 keets
November 30, 2013 at 8:20 PM
So excited for this, as I am for Monster. Absolutely adore him! But right now I am so sad to hear of Paul Walker's death. So sad. RIP.
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Min
November 30, 2013 at 8:46 PM
omg.. I know... I'm in shock over Paul Walkers death...
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Mandy
November 30, 2013 at 8:50 PM
=( Same... It was so shocking and sad. RIP.
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Kiara
November 30, 2013 at 9:51 PM
I just watched Eight Below two days ago and I'm so sad to hear that he passed away :(. /cry
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4 Ihsi
November 30, 2013 at 8:27 PM
Lee minki, yay! He's just one of those terribly talented people who lights up any character he does. Don't think we wi have to fault him in that. Sounds like a promising darkish movie. Good luck for him. On a side note, just read about Paul walker as well and can't get over it.
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5 langdon813
November 30, 2013 at 8:41 PM
❤️❤️❤️
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6 Min
November 30, 2013 at 8:48 PM
Lee Minki will rule the noir genre, bc he's awesome like that
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7 Kiara
November 30, 2013 at 9:58 PM
Loved him in Haeundae and pretty much every film that he was in.
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8 LangitBiru
November 30, 2013 at 10:39 PM
UNFF Park Sun Woong. I love to watch him in dramas. Lee Minki in another movie again.
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9 rochinipark
November 30, 2013 at 11:07 PM
Speaking of LeeMinKi being a 1985er why has he not gone for his national service? Has gone for it before his career sparked?
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junny
November 30, 2013 at 11:42 PM
according to this link: http://en.korea.com/leeminho/board/news-male-stars-who-are-due-for-enlistment-in-the-coming-months-include-lee-minho/
lee min-ki and choi jin-hyuk will enlist next year.
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maldita
December 1, 2013 at 1:43 AM
He has until next year for his informal "deadline" to enlist aka 30th birthday (Korean age). And frankly, I'm not surprised he's pushing the deadline because his career has been heating up with all the film projects he's gotten this past couple of years.
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10 Raven
December 1, 2013 at 2:55 AM
Super über excited for this movie. I just wish there were more korean noir movies and with such a good cast. Lee Mi Ki <3
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11 멍.
December 1, 2013 at 7:36 AM
What happened to his new movie "Monster" then?
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12 Abbie
December 1, 2013 at 8:56 AM
In everything I've seen Lee Min-ki in (which granted is like three projects) he has been solid and full of charisma. I first saw him in Shut Up! Flower Boy Band where he stole the limelight in the first two episodes. Then I watched Romantic Island and he was fantastic in the ensemble cast. Then in Quick he was awesome, funny, and badass. Those three roles were so good, I've been eager to see him in anything else. So this movie, while not exactly my cup of tea, I'll be seeing, just because he's such a fantastic actor. Looking forward to it!
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13 miracleloveuknowfireinlove
December 1, 2013 at 3:33 PM
LOVELY evil :)
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14 XiaXiaXia
December 2, 2013 at 6:39 PM
It sounds AMAZING
LMK and PSW are two really good actors who should be on the A-list already
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