"'Old Boy'→'Pandemic' Changed My Life"'Alien: Romulus' Director's Heart for Korean Film

Aug 08, 2024

''Old Boy'→'Pandemic' Changed My Life''Alien Romulus' Director's Heart for Korean Film
Pede Alvarez, director of the new survival thriller film of the `Alien: Romulus" series, once again expressed his strong affection with the inspiration he received through Korean movies.

Director Fede Alvarez, who is well-known for enjoying Korean movies, chose Park Chan-wook's 'Old Boy' as a movie that changed his life.

Director Fede Alvarez said, "It was hard to find a life-changing movie after my 30s, but I was shocked when I first saw "Old Boy".""Innovative and fascinating movies" he said. He once again became a fan of Korean movies, saying that his passion and desire for movies burned up again after he came across \'Old Boy'

In addition, he expressed his affection for Korean movies as a whole by listing titles such as 'Parasite'Train to Busan'Pandae'Memories of Murder'. In particular, director Fede Alvarez said "Pen peninsula" was incredibly funny at first sight" he gave a high praise. The inspiration from numerous Korean films, which reminded him of his passion for movies, was incorporated into director Fede Alvarez's work.

The reason why director Fede Alvarez's previous work "Men in the Dark", which was released in 2016, attracted more than 1 million viewers in Korea, was also buried in the work, and this point seems to have captivated domestic audiences. Director Fede Alvarez draws attention by mentioning his continued love for Korean films, saying, `I can't stop watching the works of violence and darkness covered in Korean films.'

As director Fede Alvarez, who is melting the inspiration from Korean movies into his work, is expected to completely capture Korean audiences once again through this new film 'Alien: Romulus'. It is because director Fede Alvarez added his own color while concentrating all the horror, action, and suspense of the first series of the `Alien' series.

Finally, director Fede Alvarez encourages Korean audiences to watch the movie with strong confidence that if "Men in the Dark" was fun, "Alien: Romulus" will also be fun, which is expected to appeal to Korean fans once again.

'Alien: Romulus' tells the story of young men who leave the colony in search of a better life, who begin to be chased by the ruthless attack of Aliens after arriving at the abandoned space station Romulus, and fighting a fierce battle for survival. Kayleigh Spaniard, David Johnson, Archie Renaud, Isabella Merced, Spike Fun, and Aileen Wu appeared, and director Fede Alvarez of 'The Girl on the Spider Line'Men in the Dark'Evil Dead' took the megaphone. It will be released on the 14th.





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