Seeking the King

Seeking the King (Korean: 왕을 찾아서) is an upcoming South Korean science fiction film directed and written by Won Shin-yun, and starring Koo Kyo-hwan, Yoo Jae-myung, and Seohyun. The film tells the story of a young man encountering a giant robot during the most tragic era in modern Korean history. It was scheduled for release in 2024 but was postponed for unknown reasons.^{[citation needed]}

Seeking the King
Teaser poster
Hangul	왕을 찾아서
Hanja	王을 찾아서
Lit.	In Search of the King
RR	Wangeul chajaseo
MR	Wangŭl ch'ajasŏ
Directed by	Won Shin-yun
Written by	Won Shin-yun
Starring	Koo Kyo-hwan Yoo Jae-myung Seohyun
Production companies	With A Studio 8 Pictures A2G Entertainment
Distributed by	WYSIWYG Studio
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Premise

It follows the adventures of military doctor Do-jin and the villagers in the Demilitarized Zone as they encounter a giant, unidentified guest in the summer of 1980.^[1]

Cast

• Koo Kyo-hwan as Kim Do-jin^[2]
• Yoo Jae-myung as Ju-bok^[2]
• Seohyun as Jeong-ae^[2]
• Park Ye-rin [ko] as Deok-jin^[2]
• Park Myung-hoon as Gwan-u: a company commander of the 66th Infantry Regiment who has a crush on Jeong-ae.^[2]
• Yu Seong-ju [ko] as Lee Seo-yeol^[2]

Production

Development and filming

Director Won Shin-yun, who worked on The Suspect (2013), Memoir of a Murderer (2017), and The Battle: Roar to Victory (2019), directed and written the film.^[3]

First script reading was completed on February 3, 2023.^[4]

In 2023, the shooting of the film began in Jeju Island on February 13, and wrapped up in Mungyeong on July 20. Meanwhile, WYSIWYG Studio, which has established itself with outstanding VFX technology in The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion (2018) and Space Sweepers (2021), participated as the main investor of the film while With A Studio is in charged of overall production and 8 Pictures, founded by director Won, and A2G Entertainment, a subsidiary of WYSIWYG Studio, are in charged of co-production. The film was in post-production with the goal of being released in the summer of 2024,^[5] but was postponed for unknown reasons.

Casting

Koo Kyo-hwan, Yoo Jae-myung, and Seohyun were cast to play the lead roles of the film.^[3][4] They were officially confirmed in February 2023, along with Park Ye-rin, Park Myung-hoon, and Yu Seong-ju [ko].^[6]