Edited by Yang Jin-mo | ||
Produced by Bong Joon-hoDooho ChoiDede GardnerLewis Taewan KimJeremy KleinerSeo Woo-sik Written by Bong Joon-hoJon Ronson Starring Ahn Seo-hyunTilda SwintonJake GyllenhaalPaul DanoSteven YeunLily CollinsGiancarlo Esposito | ||
Okja is an upcoming South Korean-American action-adventure movie directed by Bong Joon-ho and co-written by Bong and Jon Ronson. The film stars Ahn Seo-hyun, Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins, Devon Bostick, Byun Hee-bong, and Shirley Henderson. It is scheduled to be released on June 28, 2017, by Netflix.
Contents
Premise
A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend — a massive animal named Okja. Director Bong Joon-ho has called Okja "a very shy and introverted animal. It’s a unique animal that we’ve not seen before.”
Cast
Production
Bong Joon-ho's next movie will be the multilingual monster movie Okja, which is expected to feature a Korean female lead and a cast of English-speaking supporting actors, whose scenes will be set in New York. On November 10, 2015 it was picked up by Netflix and Plan B Entertainment with a budget of $50 million with a production start in late 2016 for release in 2017. Darius Khondji joined the film as cinematographer in February 2016. In March 2016 it was announced that Lily Collins had joined the cast in one of the lead roles.
Principal photography began on April 22, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. It moved to Vancouver, Canada for more filming on July 31, 2016.
Release
The film is scheduled to be released on June 28, 2017.