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SDCC ’09: Final of Three Clips From Park Chan-wook’s ‘Thirst’
Arriving in theaters July 31 is Park Chan-wook’s latest, Thirst, a vampire comedy that finds Korea’s leading man, Song Kang-ho (The Host, as a much-loved priest who becomes a vampire after a failed medical experiment; he becomes a tortured and depraved soul. Below you’ll find the second clip from the film that comes from the director of Oldboy! Those of you attending the San Diego Comic Con, on Friday, 11:00 am, stop by the G4 Booth (#4249) to get a free pass to a screening (starts at 9pm, followed by a Q+A) of Park’s THIRST, while supplies last!
SDCC ’09: Thursday, July 23
6:30 to 7:30pm: THRIST panel in Hall H from 6:30 to 7:30pm, with the aforementioned coolest director working today Park Chan-Wook in attendance.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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