Released in 1976, the original Robot Taekwon V (known as Voltar the Invincible in the U.S.) was the first Korean animated feature film. In 2005, it also became the first Korean film to undergo full digital restoration – a process that took three years to complete. The newly restored film premiered at the 10th Pusan International Film Festival, and enjoyed a successful theatrical release on 170 screens in 2007.
Now, this iconic, taekwondo-kicking robot is set for the live action/CGI update. Planned to be released in 2009 (and to go head-to-head with The Transformers 2 in the Korean market), Robot Taekwon V (2009) is directed by WON Shin-yeon [원신연] of Seven Days and A Bloody Aria fame. Production is handled by Shin Cine [신씨네] (My Sassy Girl), and the budget is estimated at 20 billion Korean Won (over 20 million USD). CGI and visual effects are done by a consortium of Korean VFX companies, including macrograph [매크로그래프], mofac [모팩], Insight Visual [인사이트비쥬얼], DTI (Digital Tetra Inc.) [디티아이], and EON Digital Films[이오엔].
http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/live-actio…ekwon-v-v-2009/NEWS CLIP WITH FIRST CGI FOOTAGE:
http://video.naver.com/2008013103540433314
For me, this is one of the greatest news this year so far. This just sounds like a real killer, with all the best Korean VFX companies together, the second-highest budget for a Korean movie ever and it’s a great choice that Won Shin-yeon is going to be direct. It will be interesting to see who will be casted for this movie, too.
This is already the fourth sci-fi movie announced in Korea for 2009.
Nice…
