Kim Woo-bin and Lee Hyun-woo headline ensemble for caper flick
by girlfriday
Yay, the next big heist movie is shaping up rather nicely. The new caper flick The Professionals has been courting Kim Woo-bin (Heirs) and Lee Hyun-woo (Covertly, Grandly) to lead an ensemble of thieves, and both actors have signed on to star. I think I’m going to enjoy watching them steal things. With a side of bromance, naturally.
The movie comes from the producers behind Friend 2 and director Kim Hong-sun of The Traffickers. It takes place in a harbor and tells the story of a gang of professional thieves who get hired by other criminals for various heists. Kim Woo-bin plays the safecracker who leads the team, and Lee Hyun-woo is the team’s geeeeenius hacker with a cheery personality. Jo Dal-hwan (Age of Feeling) is the wheels, and Go Chang-seok (Good Doctor) has an unspecified role, though I’m pretty sure he won’t be their grease man. Flower halbae Shin Gu (Grandpas Over Flowers) plays the safemaster, who taught Kim Woo-bin everything he knows.
Kim Young-chul (IRIS 2) will be playing the client who hires the gang to steal whatever they’re after, and Im Joo-hwan (Watch Out For Fools) has an interesting role as Kim Young-chul’s right-hand man and enforcer. His character is described as cold and brutal, and will prove to be the team’s biggest enemy. And then of course there’s the law, their other enemy, led by dogged prosecutor Jung Man-shik (also Good Doctor). I hope it’s actually a fun caper with lots and lots of thievin’ because this would be a pretty great cast to waste.
The Professionals starts shooting in March for a release later this year.
Im Joo-hwan, Shin Gu, Kim Young-chul, Go Chang-seok
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1 Kiara
January 29, 2014 at 2:06 PM
Sold, Kim Woo-bin and Lee Hyun-woo is one hell of a combo.
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2 Anya
January 29, 2014 at 2:22 PM
Yes, yes, yes.
Yes to Kim Woobin, yes to Lee Hyunwoo and a HELL YES to Im Joohwan.
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ppoiktar
January 29, 2014 at 2:25 PM
It's like Secretly, Grandly all over again in the ratio of boys to pretty. SO. MUCH. PRETTY.
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Hugepuffball
January 29, 2014 at 6:46 PM
But hopefully it won't end in twenty minutes of nonstop bloodshed like Secretly, Grandly. Seriously *SPOOOOOIIILER!!!*, I swear that writer only killed them because they could
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Emmy
January 31, 2014 at 10:05 AM
I was really enjoying Covertly Grandly up till the ending. Then my thoughts were: WTH just happened???
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Dumplingsxx
January 31, 2014 at 11:30 AM
I legitimately grabbed a tub of ice cream and cried for a long while....like why tf did that happen.
3 eunchans
January 29, 2014 at 2:35 PM
Oooo, Im Joo Hwan!!!
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4 xiaoSxin
January 29, 2014 at 2:36 PM
YES I do love love love this cast. Hopefully it will deliver and be a huge success like Thieves.
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5 jandoe
January 29, 2014 at 2:36 PM
Kim Woo Bin, Lee Hyun Woo AND Im Joo Hwan?
Sold, sold and sold. So watching!
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6 whatsthescenario
January 29, 2014 at 3:48 PM
You had me at Kim Woo-bin!
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7 Nessa (Bebe) 🌹
January 29, 2014 at 3:58 PM
Lee Hyun Woo: Geeeeeenius hacker with cheery personality....
I can totally see that... I can work with that.... He's so cute and has such a freaking precious cheery personality in real life (READ: watch his episode of Running Man, alongside "Covertly, Grandly" co-star Kim Soo Hyun, if you haven't already, and you'll know what I mean ^.^)
Can't wait!!
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nova611
January 29, 2014 at 5:50 PM
i totally love him in TTBY
even tho the drama SUCKS!!
Hyun Woo worm gif
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annie
January 29, 2014 at 7:53 PM
Hyun-woo worm gif FTW! <3
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Caitlyn
January 29, 2014 at 6:58 PM
That description does seem to fit him perfectly. He was utterly adorable in Running Man, I loved both of them in that episode.
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8 yysgirl
January 29, 2014 at 4:20 PM
Wow. The Kmovie gods look kindly upon us this year.
Obligatory: KWB can steal anything from me anytime. :)
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9 Mrs.Jang Guem Suk
January 29, 2014 at 4:43 PM
Isn't LWH .......Jeremy frm You're Beautiful ?
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Rachel
January 29, 2014 at 6:51 PM
No. That's Lee Hongki from the idol group FT Island.
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Mrs.Jang Guem Suk
January 30, 2014 at 10:20 AM
Oooooooooo
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10 ilikemangos
January 29, 2014 at 4:52 PM
I'm ashamed to admit i have yet to see lee hyun woo in any projects yet. but everyone seems to be enamored by him that i'd be looking forward to the day i get to see him perform.
Kim Woo Bin is already a must in watching.
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dearly
January 29, 2014 at 5:07 PM
Lee Hyun Woo is an excellent actor for such a young age. It surprises me how young he is because his acting is that good. I especially love him in "The Equator Man". :)
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yasminsatria
January 29, 2014 at 7:13 PM
And he's such scene stealer. I love the warmth he bring in his character, even as a trained dogged soldier in secretly grandly.
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11 Abbie
January 29, 2014 at 5:25 PM
Love the cast and it sounds fun! Can't wait to see it (with English subs)!
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12 whilethemusiclasts
January 29, 2014 at 5:54 PM
KIM WOO-BIN, LEE HYUN-WOO, AND IM JOO-HWAN IN THE SAME MOVIE. *dies*
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13 Elvira
January 29, 2014 at 6:44 PM
THANK YOU, DEAR LORD!!!
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14 crazedlu
January 29, 2014 at 6:48 PM
Omgush! YES!!! Cannot wait!!
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15 pigtookie
January 29, 2014 at 6:55 PM
I love KWB and even more so LHW but Im Joo Hwan's name just had my interest meter shooting up.
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16 damai
January 29, 2014 at 9:03 PM
I locked my hand and prayed so hard for Joo hwan oppa to come back to dramaland, but not a weekend drama. Amen.
I miss him so much, and What's up.
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Peridot
January 30, 2014 at 5:54 AM
Let's hope that he does another drama relatively soon!
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17 spazzing
January 29, 2014 at 9:27 PM
So muccchhhh pretttyyyy. Gosh, I can NOT WAIT.
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18 Julia the Berkshire Beanie
January 29, 2014 at 10:31 PM
I suspect those 4 veteran actors will always be Flower Grandpas to me. Glad to see a Grandpa together with Woo-bin. Sounds fun.
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19 kirana
January 30, 2014 at 2:28 AM
here take my money boys! oh i can give you my heart too.
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20 pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
January 30, 2014 at 9:39 AM
awww YESSSSSSSSS!!! So many actors I love in one dose <3
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21 treatyoshelf
January 30, 2014 at 10:16 AM
Break out the soju, I'm more excited for the Kim Woo Bin/Shin Gu pairing. Haha. Teach the young 'un everything you know, Halbae!
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22 houstontwin
January 30, 2014 at 11:21 AM
I love Im Joo Hwan. Maybe it will be good for his career to play a tough guy.
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23 sotongpok
January 30, 2014 at 5:42 PM
We now need a 'geeeeenius' tag. With exactly 5 'e's, no more and no less. How else could anyone interested in geeeeenius characters find these articles easily? I mean, it's not like the characters are a dime a dozen and in maybe half the dramas ever. ;D
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24 Christy
February 3, 2014 at 6:50 PM
Three words: IM JOO HWAN <3
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25 byuldreamer
February 18, 2014 at 7:12 PM
dying of happiness !!!!!! need more movies like these..with lots and lots of beautiful bromance..
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26 kakasoki
April 23, 2014 at 9:39 AM
Oh my Im joo hwan Im joo hwan fighting! I love u.
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27 Mschaisy.
May 3, 2014 at 6:43 AM
I'll watch this movie to show my support for Im Juhwan a great actor,he's acting as villain.
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