Gaumont and Contents Panda, the international business subsidiary of Next Entertainment World (Train to Busan) are joining forces on The Beast, a Korean remake of Olivier Marchal’s 36, the stylish French thriller starring Gérard Depardieu and Daniel Auteuil (pictured above), reports Variety.
The remake will depict the confrontation between two strong-willed rival detectives with different methods who are trying to solve the murder of a missing girl after discovering her cold, limbless body in the tidelands of Incheon.
Lee Sung-min, You Chea-myung and Jeon Hye-jin are starring in The Beast. Lee Jeong-ho is set to direct the movie which will start shooting this month.
Contents Panda handles sales to Asian territories and Gaumont represents the movie for the rest of the world.
