"First time director Lee Seong-tae is making a big splash in the Busan Film Festival’s Korean Cinema Today section thanks to his own reputation and his casting of two hip names." ( Don Lee from "Train to Busan" and Choi Minho from "Canola"/SHINee)
- "Derailed" first fill at BIFF to sell out tickes for Sohyang Theather
- Movie comes out in November
- Minho talks about how he had to "raise his voice" to star in the film where he swears and smokes.
- Story from director about how hard it was getting investors until the award-winning rapper Choi Minho and top movie actor dubbed Movie Fairy, Don Lee joined:
“I am a new director, and ‘Derailed’ is an indie film with little commercial potential. The script was turned down by all the investors we had pitched to. It was after (Don) Lee and Choi had confirmed their participation that the film’s IPTV rights were pre-sold,” Lee told Variety. “The rest of the less than $500,000 funding came from the film’s executive producer Kim Young-min."
“I am grateful that this small film, thanks to (Don) Lee and Choi, premiered in Busan. Its screenings and sales have done very well,” said Lee. “
- Minho talks about how he had to "raise his voice" to star in the film where he swears and smokes.
"Managed by Korea’s top talent agency SM Entertainment, Choi admits that, as an idol singer at the forefront of the mainstream music scene, it was a new experience to be in a rough indie production."
“Because this character is quite the opposite of the image that I have built up as an idol artist, I thought my agency would oppose my appearance in ‘Derailed’,” Choi told Variety.“When I was younger, I had no real insight about films and acting, and SM chose which roles to go for. But now in my 9th year in the industry, I can raise my voice more and I really didn’t want to see other actors my age play this role.”
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