A second John Woo gangster classic will be updated with South Korean talent. A publicists’ statement says Woo will produce the 3D, English-language version of his 1989 crime thriller ‘The Killer.’ The Lion Rock Productions film will be directed by Korean-American John H Lee and star South Korean actor Jung Woo-sung.
His credits include ‘Reign of Assassins’ and ‘The Good, the Bad and the Weird.’ The 1989 original starred Chow Yun-fat as a hitman who takes a final job to pay for the surgery of a nightclub singer he blinded accidentally. A remake of Woo’s 1986 film ‘A Better Tomorrow’ opened in September.
