This lineup has me sold, already. Yoo Ah-in (Secret Love Affair) and
Moon Geun-young (Goddess of Fire Jung-yi) have joined the period film
Sado, which will be helmed by sageuk film pro Lee Jun-ik (Like the Moon
Escaping From Clouds). As previously noted, veteran Song Kang-ho (The
Attorney) has been cast in the role of King Yeong-jo — he’s been working
at such a breakneck place he had actually planned to take a short
break, but when he received the call from Lee Jun-ik, he couldn’t turn
the project down.
The movie will cover King Yeong-jo’s reign
during the Joseon Dynasty — he was by most accounts a kind and gentle
king, and the only blemish on his period of rule is the condemnation of
his own son, the Crown Prince Sado, to death. Sado was said to have
become increasingly mentally unstable (and subsequently responsible for
murders and sexual misconduct), but there are conspiracy theories that
he had a sound mind, and was merely painted unstable by those who stood
to gain politically from his demise.
Yoo Ah-in, who has been
working just as feverishly as his sunbae, is taking on the meaty role of
Sado — yes! Equally exciting, Moon Geun-young has signed on as his wife
(her first movie since Love Me Not eight years ago), the Crown Princess
Hong and the mother of future King Jeong-jo. As the tragic heroine who
is forced to give up her husband in order to save her son, the character
has more substance than some of her past ones, and she seems to
showcase her acting skills better in serious roles versus in lighter
ones. I’m looking forward to seeing how all three talented performers
play off of each other.
Sado will start filming in the latter half of this year.
Via Star News
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