Film server Korean Cinema Today published an article on the
latest project directed by famous director Joon-Ho Bong (pictured).
Decorations are already being built at Barrandov Studios these
days.
Bong speaks about the choice of Czech Republic: ”We ultimately
had two choices, the Czech Republic and Hungary (…) we decided to
go for the Barrandov Studios near Prague in the Czech Republic as
the country has a long tradition of filmmaking and plenty of
skilled film crews.”
The project is set in the future where many people are dying of
extreme cold weather created by climate change. Survivors get on a
train called the Snowpiercer, equipped with food and water, but as
necessities start to run out, the train becomes a lawless place
where anything goes. It’s mostly about what happens on the train
and the plot is said to be brimming with non-stop action moving
forward in the train.
Bong says: “I’m working with the mindset that ‘there will be no
more train films’.” In other words, Bong is hoping to make the
definitive train film to end all films set on trains including
those made in the past and possibly in the future.
The original article can be found
here. Shooting in Czech Republic is serviced by Stillking
Films.
(photo: blog.dramafever.com)