'Extreme nudity' required for new Park Chan-wook flick 'Lady'
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Director Park Chan-wook / Yonhap
By Lee Ji-hye
Aspiring actresses can audition to star in a film by “Oldboy” director Park Chan-wook, but they’ll have to be ready for an “extreme degree of nudity,” reports said Tuesday.
Hallyu hunk Ha Jung-woo is playing the lead male character in the upcoming film, titled “Lady,” but a female lead has yet to be cast.
Moho Film, the production company behind the project, distributed audition notices to management companies and arts schools in search of a female lead, warning that nudity would be required.
The audition notice went viral because of the nudity requirements and because the role is opposite Ha, considered one of Korea’s best-looking actors.
Actor Ha Jung-woo / Yonhap
Lady is based on a Korean adaption of the Victorian-inspired crime novel ‘Fingersmith’ written by British author Sarah Waters.
"The character must be ready for an extreme degree of nudity," the audition notice said, according to Munhwa Ilbo. "This is why the production company requires an age of 19 or above."
Yoon Seok-chan, a production director at Moho, said the casting call may have been slightly exaggerated, but that “the role still requires females who are willing to shoot provocative scenes."
"Casting for the female lead will be finalized within this year," Yoon said. "Whoever it's going to be, we need an actress who will be willing to take on any type of nudity that is required for the film."
The story takes place during the Japanese occupation of the Korean Peninsula (1910-1945).