Okja
| Okja | |
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| Directed by | Bong Joon-ho |
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| Cinematography | Darius Khondji |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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| Language |
English Korean |
| Budget | $50 million |
Okja is an upcoming South Korean-American action-adventure movie directed by Bong Joon-ho and co-written by Bong and Jon Ronson. The film stars Ahn Seo-hyun, Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins, Devon Bostick, Byun Hee-bong, and Shirley Henderson.
Premise
A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend — a massive animal named Okja.
Cast
- Ahn Seo-hyun as Mija
- Tilda Swinton as Nancy Mirando
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Paul Dano
- Steven Yeun
- Lily Collins as Red
- Devon Bostick
- Byun Hee-bong
- Shirley Henderson
- Daniel Henshall
- Yoon Je-moon
- Choi Woo-shik
- Giancarlo Esposito as Frank Dawson
- Bill Nighy
Production
Bong Joon-ho's next movie will be the multilingual monster movie Okja, which is expected to feature a Korean female lead and a cast of English-speaking supporting actors, whose scenes will be set in New York. [1] On November 10, 2015 it was picked up by Netflix and Plan B Entertainment with a budget of $50 million with a production start in late 2016 for release in 2017.[2] Darius Khondji joined the film as cinematographer in February 2016.[3] In March 2016 it was announced that Lily Collins had joined the cast in one of the lead roles.[4]
Principal photography began on April 22, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea.[5][6] It moved to Vancouver, Canada for more filming on July 31, 2016.[7]
References
- ↑ Trumbore, Dave (November 5, 2015). "'Okja': Bong Joon-ho's Monster Movie Adds Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, and Bill Nighy". Collider. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ↑ Trumbore, Dave (November 10, 2015). "Netflix Backs Bong Joon-ho's 'Okja' with $50 Million". Collider. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Bong Joon-ho, Netflix and Darius Khondji join forces for Okja". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- ↑ "Lily Collins joins Jake Gyllenhaal & Tilda Swinton in Bong Joon-ho's Okja". www.joblo.com. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- ↑ Evry, Max (April 22, 2016). "Okja Begins Filming with Tilda Swinton and Jake Gyllenhaal". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Bong Joon Ho's Okja Starts Filming with Tilda Swinton". Collider. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- ↑ http://collider.com/the-predator-filming-dates/
External links
- Okja at the Internet Movie Database