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Lee Je-hoon and Koo Kyo-hwan to co-star in action movie
Actors Lee Je-hoon, left, and Koo Kyo-hwan confirmed their lead roles in the upcoming action film, “Escape.” Courtesy of Company ON and Namoo Actors
By Lee Gyu-lee
By Lee Gyu-lee
Actors Lee Je-hoon and Koo Kyo-hwan will be co-starring in the new action film, “Escape.”
The film's distributor, Megabox Plus M, announced Tuesday that the actors have confirmed their lead roles in the upcoming movie.
Directed by Lee Jong-pil, whose previous work includes, “Samjin Company English Class” (2020) and “The Sound of a Flower” (2015), the film follows a heated chase between a North Korean soldier and an officer of the Ministry of State Security.
Lee Je-hoon will play the soldier, Lim Gyu-nam, who tries to escape the country to defect to South Korea, dreaming of a new life. Koo will play the officer, Lee Hyun-sang, who attempts to stop Lim.
The film will begin shooting in the first half of next year, the distributor says.
Lee Je-hoon debuted in the short film, “They Live By Night,” in 2007 and has been taking on various roles in films and TV series, including in the dystopian thriller film, “Time to Hunt,” and the hit SBS action series, “Taxi Driver.”
Actor Lee recently made his directorial debut as well, with the anthology film “Unframed,” co-directed with three other actors ― Park Jung-min, Son Suk-ku and Choi Hee-seo.
Koo debuted with a minor role in the 2009 film, “Castaway on the Moon.” He became familiar to the public after landing a supporting role in Director Yeon Sang-ho's zombie apocalypse film, “Peninsula,” in 2020. He has been playing lead roles since, such as in the Netflix series, “D.P.,” and in the action film, “Escape from Mogadishu.”