[Movie 2016] MA$TER 마스터

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Thanks to Barbara at LBH soompi for the article highlight and translation

October 18, 2016

 

Lee Byung Hun, Kang Dong Won and Kim Woo Bin, three fashionable and good-looking Korean guys - “Master”  (A translation)

 

 

Korean movie “Master” starring Lee Byung Hun, Kang Dong Won, Kim Woo Bin, Uhm Ji Won and Oh Dai Su.   The lineup is very strong.  One of Korea’s recent worth noting “awesome”  movies.

 

 

Plot:  The largest fraud case in Korea since the founding of Korea as a Republic.  A showdown between the crime investigation team leader (Kang Dong Won), and the fraud Group One network’s  CEO (Lee Byung Hun) and strategist (Kim Woo Bin). 

 

 

The movie will start showing in Hong Kong on 2016.12.29 in Korean with Chinese sub-titles. 

 

Source:  pointnet.com.hk   (Grateful thanks to a Hong Kong LBH fan)

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9 hours ago, rubie said:

Thanks to Barbara at LBH soompi for the article highlight and translation

The movie will start showing in Hong Kong on 2016.12.29 in Korean with Chinese sub-titles. 

 

Source:  pointnet.com.hk   (Grateful thanks to a Hong Kong LBH fan)

 

So that means it will debut in SK around that time or week/two weeks earlier, I guess.

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Good news. It's also earlier than I expected.

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October 31, 2016

Lee Byung-hun, Kim Woo-bin, Gang dong-won to star in upcoming action thriller

Source: The Korea Herald

Some of the biggest names in Korean cinema are coming together in an upcoming production.

Directed by filmmaker Jo Ui-seok, “Master” will feature heavyweights Lee Byung-hun, Kim Woo-bin, Gang dong-won, Oh Dal-su and others. Jo is best known for crime thriller “Cold Eyes” (2013), which was nominated for best cinematography at various international film festivals. 

Lee Byung-hun stars in Jo Ui-seok’s upcoming thriller “Master.” (CJ Entertainment)

Hollywood breakout actor Lee, who most recently starred in a remake of 1960s classic “The Magnificent Seven,” returns as businessman Jin, whose company is mired in an expansive fraud case. Gang, who appeared in local blockbuster “A Violent Prosecutor” earlier this year, plays Kim Jae-myung, the lead investigator on the case. 

Acting as the mastermind behind the fraud and Jin’s right-hand man is actor and model Kim Woo-bin, who is returning to the big screen for the first time since starring in international hit drama series “Uncontrollably Fond” earlier this year. 

Set in Korea and the Philippines, “Master” is scheduled to open in local theaters in December.

By Kim Yu-young (ivykim@heraldcorp.com)

Published on October 30, 2016 by TongTongTv 통통영상

 

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November 2, 2016

AFM: South Korea’s CJ Entertainment Scores Deals on Three Titles

Sonia Kil Variety.com // The Film Catalogue

South Korea’s leading investor-distributor, CJ Entertainment, has scored multiple deals for “Asura: The City of Madness,” “My Annoying Brother,” and “The Housemaid” ahead of the American Film Market.

Hardboiled crime actioner “Asura” has been acquired for distribution in several territories in Asia, following earlier theatrical releases in Australia, New Zealand, and North America. Directed by Kim Sung-soo, “Asura” was sold by CJ to Splendid for German-speaking Europe, and to Medyavizyon for Turkey. Within Asia it was picked up by Deltamac for Hong Kong and Macau, Long Shong for Taiwan, M Pictures for Thailand, Viva Entertainment for The Philippines and by Bloomsbury for Mongolia. JBG Pictures picked up the film for Australia and New Zealand, where it opened on Oct. 13.

It had its premiere in the Toronto film festival and opened in North America via CJ America on Oct. 7.

The company’s upcoming  family drama “Brother,” starring top K-pop idol band EXO’s Doh Kyung-soo (a.k.a. D.O.), was licensed to Deltamac, Viva, and Bloomsbury. Cai Chang acquired “Brother” for Taiwan. CJ’s international branches will handle its theatrical releases in China, Indonesia, Vietnam, and North America.

JBG Pictures, Cai Chang, Viva and Medyavizyon also acquired CJ’s co-production with Vietnam, “Housemaid,” which opened in Vietnam through VSTV in September.

At the American Film Market, CJ is unveiling crime action drama “Master,” starring some of Korea’s biggest screen stars such as Lee Byung-hun (“The Magnificent Seven”) and Gang Dong-won (“The Priests”); and action comedy “Saigon Bodyguards,” the company’s another ambitious co-production with Vietnam.

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November 7, 2016

The MA$TER Villain: President Jin Hoe Jang

Source: MyDaily

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Master (movie) still cuts :Kang Dong Won

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November 9, 2016

Kim Woo-bin speaks on hacker role in ‘Master’

(CJ Entertainment)

Kim Woo-bin spoke about his dexterous hacker role in the upcoming film “Master” in a report on Wednesday.

“I tried to interpret the character in my unique way,” said the 27-year-old. “I focused on his mundane side.”

In the upcoming thriller movie, Kim plays hacker who is the close aide of a fraudster-business mogul, played by Lee Byung-hun. Gang Dong-won takes on the role of the detective who pursues the fraudster. 

Kim offered a slew of ideas to portray the passionate 20-something, according to director Cho Eui-seok. 

“His ideas have contributed to making the role rich in emotion,” Cho said.

(CJ Entertainment)

The role will mark Kim‘s fourth movie, following “Friend: The Great Legacy,” “The Con Artists” and “Twenty.”

Kim recently returned to the spotlight after starring in KBS 2TV’s melodrama series “Uncontrollably Fond.”

(CJ Entertainment)

“Master” is set to premier in local theaters in December.

By Son Ji-hyoung (json@heraldcorp.com)

 

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2016.11.10: MA$TER Appearance at 'Vanishing Time' VIP Premiere 

Published on November 10, 2016 by liveen 라이브엔

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LBH looks good with that salt n pepper hair

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2 hours ago, valsava said:

LBH looks good with that salt n pepper hair

Can't agree more, it's better than expected when word first came out that he's sporting grey-ish hairstyle. 

Source: MyDaily

Behind-the-scene: MA$TER & Director

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Thanks to the fan-highlight at PlanetBH0712

Published on November 11, 2016 by Lee Min Sung

MA$TER Main Trailer

 

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Upcoming crime flick ‘Master’ hits close to home

 

Star-studded film features immoral villain, criminal group and dogged detective 

The hotly anticipated crime flick “Master” features three characters, played by a trio of top stars, who are each “masterful” at what they do. 

Lee Byung-hun portrays a criminal organization’s maniacal leader who dons a myriad of disguises; Kim Woo-bin is an unpredictable genius hacker and the mastermind behind the organization’s operations; and Kang Dong-won stars as the head detective of a white collar crime investigation unit who doggedly pursues elusive villains. 
 

A still of the upcoming film “Master” depicts Kim Woo-bin as a criminal genius hacker. (CJ Entertainment)

“Things that shouldn’t happen, happen” in Korea today, according to director Jo Eui-seok, who was speaking at a press conference for the upcoming film in Seoul on Monday. 

“Master” is the latest in a series of crime flicks that do not feel too far from reality. It depicts the messy tangle of corrupt politicians and criminals. 

Last year’s “Inside Men” exposed backdoor ties between a ruthless presidential candidate, a gangster and a journalist who manipulates public opinion with his pen. 

“Veteran,” also released last year, focused on a psychopathic chaebol heir who buys his way out of murder and equates “ordinary folk” with dogs. “Asura: The City of Madness,” which opened September, portrayed a demented world of power-mad politicians and corrupt cops.

In “Master,” the criminals -- dubbed “One Organization” -- funnel astronomic sums of money by lobbying high-ranking public officials and through online manipulation. 
 

From left: actors Kim Woo-bin, Lee Byung-hun and Kim Woo-bin pose for a photo at a press conference for their upcoming film “Master” at CGV Apgujeong on Monday. (Yonhap)

In an obvious reference to the ongoing political scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her confidante Choi Soon-sil, the film’s tagline reads: “The biggest ‘gate’ since the country’s founding.” In Korean, the scandal has been dubbed “Choi Soon-sil gate” after the Watergate scandal that rocked the US in the 1970s. 

Jo said he paid meticulous attention to the characters and the setting to add depth to the film. The organization’s hacking headquarters, for example, is filled with “endless, parallel rows of hackers typing away mechanically,” while the detective’s office is an “open space, with lots of lighting.”

Parts of the film were shot in Manila, where the Jones Bridge Highway, the city’s largest, was closed down for the shooting of a high-speed chase scene. 

Filming also took place in Tondo, the largest slum in Manila, which added to the movie’s atmosphere of filth and squalor, according to Lee. 

“There was a pig slaughterhouse nearby. It reeked of the smell of blood and rapid decay, due to the humidity,” said Lee. “And we filmed there for over a month, eating lunch in those streets.” 
 

A photo depicts Lee Byung-hun monitoring his performance on the set of the upcoming film “Master.” (CJ Entertainment)

The actor, who recently starred in Antoine Fuqua’s “The Magnificent Seven,” is no stranger to depicting morally ambiguous characters, but this new role provided a different kind of challenge, according to Lee. 

“I think these kind of people operate on a different kind of logic. They have their own, very stubborn philosophy of what’s acceptable and what’s not that’s different from common reasoning. I had to convince myself of that.”

The film seeks to deliver a sort of catharsis that “so many Koreans seem to (be in) need of right now,” Lee added. “There will be parts that are very satisfying.” 

Director Jo previously helmed the 2013 thriller “Cold Eyes,” which follows a special surveillance unit as it tightens in on a most-wanted criminal organization.

“Master,” currently in the last stages of filming, is expected to hit theaters in December.

By Rumy Doo (doo@heraldcorp.com)

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Kim Woo-bin Creates Character Full of Emotion For Upcoming Movie, "Master"

 

The main teaser photos of Lee Byung-hun, Kang Dong-won and Kim Woo-bin have been released for the upcoming movie, "Master".

On November 14, the main teaser revealed the captivating pursuit between fraudulent criminals and the head of the intelligence crime investigation team.

 

The main teaser begins with Lee Byung-hun being cheered on as he hints at the largest fraud case to unfold.

Kim Woo-bin plays the role of a hacker who assists Lee Byung-hun while Kang Dong-won plays the role of the detective.

"I focused on interpreting my character in a different way", said Kim. Director Jo also revealed that Kim had suggested numerous ideas for his character throughout filming. "His ideas helped in creating a role that was full of emotion", said Jo.

The movie features a talented supporting cast including Eom Ji-won, Oh Dal-sooand Jin Kyeong.

Jo Eui-seok, who previously directed the movie, "Cold Eyes", in 2013, will be sitting in the director's chair for "Master".

"Master" is set to premiere this December.

Sources: Starnews, Kpopherald