If you read this site on any sort of regular basis, you
probably know my affection for both Gerard Butler and Asian action cinema. And
now the two find themselves on a collision course. South Korean director Jung Byung-gil, who
helmed last year’s The Villainess, will team up with GB to
adapt the Red 5 Comics sci-fi miniseries Afterburn. Throwing
sci-fi into the mix only sweetens the deal.
Jung Byung-gil’s The Villainess opens
with a sprawling first-person action sequence. Filmed to look like one
continuous take, it involves guns, knives, hatchets, swords, dudes kicked
through windows, and showers of blood. It’s brutal, relentless, and sets the
tone for the action-heavy revenge narrative that follows, thematically as well
as aesthetically.
Frequent readers likely know my proclivity for South Korean
action and revenge films. So, yes, you’d be correct to assume I’m rather jazzed
for Jung Byung-gil’s The Villainess. It debuted at Cannes in
May, but a proper release is almost upon us. Check out a badass new action clip
if you need a refresher about why you want to see this.
After debuting at Cannes last month, Jung Byung-gil’s Korean
revenge action film The Villainess is getting ready to roll
out to the public. At least in Asia. Check out this badass new trailer and try
not to drool on your keyboard.
