April 30th, 2009 // by
javabeans
O-M-G.
Coffee Prince is being made into a movie!
A producer confirmed that rights have been acquired to adapt the novel into a
movie (fyi, the
Coffee Prince novel came first, after which the original
novelist also wrote the drama). Since this will be the third version of this
story to be told, the rep said that “the movie will show a different story from
the drama.”
After the script is completed in May, the production will begin casting for
its characters of Go Eun-chan, Choi Han-gyul, and the rest. I wouldn’t get my
hopes up for
Yoon Eun-hye and
Gong Yoo to
reprise their roles (it would be great, but I wouldn’t want to get too excited),
but the producers aren’t ruling out that possibility, either. Both scenarios are
possible: either the old cast will be invited to return or, barring that,
they’ll cast with new actors.
This is apparently the second instance of a drama being adapted to film
format, following the sageuk series
Damo which was turned into
the film version
Duelist. (The opposite scenario is more
common, where films are adapted into dramas, such as with
Tazza and
Gourmet.)
Part of the drama
Coffee Prince’s charm was its wonderful
directing by
Lee Yoon-jung, and with a different PD behind the
camera, the end product may end up with a very different feel. Still, I’m
excited nonetheless — I loved the drama and I thoroughly enjoyed reading the
novel, and I certainly don’t need this movie to be a direct replica of the
drama.
The production’s plan is to begin filming in October, and aim for a February
2010 release, with simultaneous premieres in Korea, Japan, China, and Southeast
Asia.
Via
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