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Confirmed Plot Details and Star-Cast for “Train to Busan” sequel “Peninsula”

Ever since director announced that he is working on “”, a to his 2016 hit “Train to Busan“, fans have been waiting anxiously for any news on the upcoming project. Today, the confirmed star-cast has been announced, while we also have some plot details for you in addition to the first look at the concept art for the film.

The film, titled “Peninsula”, will be set 4 years after the event of “”, in which time the entire Korean Peninsula has become uninhabitable wasteland. However, Small groups of humans have survived, still trapped and without any certainty of any rescue or respite.

Concept artwork for “Peninsula”

Superstar will take Gong Yoo's place as the lead in the sequel, starring as Jung-suk, alongside actress/singer Lee Jung-hyun (“A Petal”, “The Battleship Island”), who plays Min-jung, a strong-willed survivor equipped with both unending hope and leadership. Young actress , who so effortlessly portrayed the title character in “Hope”, will bring the cuteness as Joon-yi. Veteran actor (“The Day After”) will play Kim Noh-in, the oldest surviving member of Min-Jung's crew, while versatile actor (“Unstoppable“) and (“Maggie“) will be parts of what remains of the peninsula's rescue forces.

Filming for “Peninsula” begin on June 24th, 2019 and is expected to release later this year or early next year.

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Rhythm Zaveri

Hello, my name is Rhythm Zaveri. For as long as I can remember, I've been watching movies, but my introduction to Asian cinema was old rental VHS copies of Bruce Lee films and some Shaw Bros. martial arts extravaganzas. But my interest in the cinema of the region really deepened when I was at university and got access to a massive range of VHS and DVDs of classic Japanese and Chinese titles in the library, and there has been no turning back since.

An avid collector of physical media, I would say Korean cinema really is my first choice, but I'll watch anything that is south-east Asian. I started contributing to Asian Movie Pulse in 2018 to share my love for Asian cinema in the form of my writings.

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