If you're a fan of Oldboy the rest of the so-called Vengeance trilogy, you'll be excited to hear that Korean director Park Chan-Wook's next film Thirst is headed to North America relatively soon... next month, in fact. After its premiere at Cannes, where it won the Prix du Jury but received somewhat lukewarm reviews, Focus Features went on to announce a U.S. release date of July 31st. Screenings will start in New York, San Francisco and L.A., before expanding further afterward.
Thirst is the story of a priest who becomes a vampire after a medical experiment gone awry. Believe it or not, Universal and Focus Features actually co-produced the film [1], marking the first time that a Korean film received U.S. funding prior to its release. Clearly they were hoping to repeat the success of Tomas Alfredson's Let The Right One In, the Swedish vampire film that went on to become an underground hit in 2008. Whether or not Thirst will have the same appeal remains to be seen, but we will find out on July 31st. Are you a fan of Park Chan-Wook's films? Are you looking forward to this movie? Check out the Korean trailer for the film below.
[1] http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992092.html?categoryid=13&cs=1