Jung Woo-sung to attend Venice film fest with John Woo pic

Published on 2010/06/07 | Source

Korean actor Jung Woo-sung [Asia Economic Daily]

Korean actor Jung Woo-sung will be making his international debut at the 67th Venice Film Festival in September through new John Woo pic "Reign of Assassins".

According to the film's importer Sane Company Inc. on Sunday, the festival committee has invited Jeong and Woo to premiere their martial arts flick at the event, which kicks off in Venice on September 1.

Woo will also be receiving a lifetime achievement award at the film fest this year, organizers said.

In the film, Jeong plays an ordinary postman with extraordinary martial arts skills while Chinese actress Michelle Yeoh of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Memoirs of a Geisha", portrays a top-notch female assassin. The two team up to fight and obtain the 800-year-old ashes of Dalma.

"Assassins" was directed by Taiwanese filmmaker Chao-Bin Su and produced by world-renowned director John Woo of "Mission: Impossible II" and "Face/Off", along with his long-time movie-making partner Terence Chang.

Jeong, 36, has starred in numerous Korean films including 1997 hit flick "Beat" with Korean actress Ko So-young and the critically acclaimed "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" alongside Song Kang-ho and Lee Byung-hun.

Jeong made his first English-speaking feature film appearance through "Season of Good Rain" last year, which was directed by South Korean filmmaker Heo Jin-ho and co-starred Chinese actress Gao Yuanyuan.

"Reign of Assassins" is scheduled for worldwide release in October.

Korean actor Jung Woo-sung [Asia Economic Daily]

Korean actor Jung Woo-sung will be making his international debut at the 67th Venice Film Festival in September through new John Woo pic "Reign of Assassins".

Woo will also be receiving a lifetime achievement award at the film fest this year, organizers said.

"Reign of Assassins" is scheduled for worldwide release in October.