Nordling here.
Pretty big news for us OLDBOY and THIRST fans, looks like Chan-Wook Park's bringing his skills across the ocean to make his first English film with Fox Searchlight.
The film's called STOKER, and it's a Scott Free production (that's Ridley Scott and Tony Scott's production company) to be released by Fox Searchlight. There's an amazing visual proficiency to Park's work that should go well with the Scotts' sensibilities.
The screenplay is written by Wentworth Miller, one of the stars of PRISON BREAK, unusually enough. Mia Wasikowska (ALICE IN WONDERLAND, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT) is in negotiations to play the lead role, a young girl whose father suddenly dies, and her mysterious and estranged uncle returns to the family after a long absence. Suddenly strange things begin occurring. Apparently Miller's also written a prequel of sorts called UNCLE CHARLIE but it's not known if that script's shooting or not.
I'm curious to know whether this is a horror film, thriller, or what. The plot sounds vague but I'm sure Park will be able to dig his teeth into this. I hope Park continues to make English speaking films as well as his South Korean ones - he has a unique voice and point of view and I hope he tells stories from all sorts of areas of the world.
A pretty mysterious project for Park's English language film debut, no? I'm actually liking that I don't know too much about it. I'm glad Scott Free's making this and bringing Park's considerable filmmaking talents to the West. Shooting starts this spring.
Source: Deadline
Nordling, out.
