CJ clocking 'Good' times
Co. picks up 'Good, the Bad and the Weird'
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Company has grabbed international sales duties on "The Good, the Bad and the Weird," a Korean spaghetti Western by helmer Kim Jee-woon ("A Tale of Two Sisters"). Rights had previously been repped by Cineclick Asia.
"Oldboy" helmer Park Chan-wook and CJ have finally settled on a title and a schedule for his long-awaited vampire film. Pic will now be called "Thirst" and will start a marathon nine-month shoot beginning in March.
Story finds Korea's leading man, Song Kang-ho ("The Host," "Sympathy for Mister Vengeance"), as a much-loved priest who becomes a vampire after a failed medical experiment; he becomes a tortured and depraved soul. Title refers to a craving for sex, blood and love. CJ is pitching the pic as a love story with horror and drama.
"Weird" finally wrapped last week after a troubled shoot in China that took production over schedule and over its $11 million budget. Producer Barunson turned to CJ for fresh coin and local distribution.
Kim is now hurrying to complete the pic, which boasts three of Korea's top actors -- Song, Lee Byung-hoon ("Oldboy") and Jung Woo-sun ("Musa the Warrior") -- in time for a Cannes screening and a July commercial release.
Former Cineclick topper Suh Young-joo has now struck out on her own with new indie shingle Fine Cut (Variety Berlin Show Daily, Day 1.)
