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Kim Jee-woon to make a 4-Part TV Series “Klaus 47” as his Next Project

is known to be one of the most successful directors coming from South Korea. Best known for genre masterpieces like “A Bittersweet Life” and “I Saw the Devil”, among others, his last output, the anime adaptation “Illang: The Wolf Brigade” was met with a lukewarm response both commercial and critically. Never one to stay stuck to a genre or formula, he looks to bounce back to winning ways with his next project “”, a French- co-production tv series.

Actress , best known internationally for starring roles in the smash hit “Extreme Job” and the Choi Min-sik starring thriller “Heart Blacked“, is presently said to be considering an offer for a leading role in the series, according to her agency.

Lee Ha-nee on the set of “Heart Blackened”

“Klaus 47” is based on real events surrounding a lobbyist in the arms industry who shook up the world of French politics. Originally a Taiwanese character, the lobbyist will be turned into a Korean character for the series.

The four-episode series will be produced by major French network Canal+.


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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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