Park Hoon-jung's sequel to his 2018 smash hit ”The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion” is finally upon us! A project that looked like it might not materialise for a while, after parent production company Warner Bros withdrew all operations from Korea, Park found a new home with NEW, one of the biggest production houses and distributors in the country and fasttracked the feature, which is now ready for release, to much elation and anticipation from fans of Park and the first film.
Synopsis
Somewhere, a girl wakes up in a huge secret laboratory. The girl accidentally meets Kyeong-hee who is trying to protect their house from the gang who harasses her. When the gang bumps into the girl, they are overpowered by an unexpected power of her. In the meantime, the secret laboratory starts to find the missing girl. Who is this mysterious girl and why is she being chased?
Unlike the first part, the focus here is not on Kim Da-mi's Ja-yoon but on newcomer Shin Si-ah's character, currently known only as ”Girl”. Lee Jong-suk, who was originally offered the role played by Choi Woo-sik in the first part, managed to join the cast as a new character, as does Jin Goo. Other new cast members include Park Eun-bin, Seo Eun-su and Sung Yoo-bin. But it's not all new faces to the franchise, as both Kim Da-mi and Jo Min-soo, who played Dr Baek in the first entry, are confirmed to return. ”The Witch: Part 2. The Other One” will release on June 15th, 2022 in Korea, which a wider international release expected to follow.
