Jo Seung-woo, Daniel Choi cast in Gu Hye-sun film

41 February 25, 2011March 15, 2014

by javabeans

Gu Hye-sun has scored another big-name actor in her next directorial feature: Jo Seung-woo (Tazza, Sword With No Name, pictured above) has signed on to Peach Tree, which has already secured Nam Sang-mi (Life Is Beautiful).

This is something of a coup (kind of?), as Jo has been serving in the military for the past two years and his comeback project has been rather anticipated. He has already returned to acting life via theater, but this will be his first screen project back.

Furthermore, Peach Tree has also secured Daniel Choi (High Kick Through the Roof) and Lee Jun-hyuk (I Am Legend), who have agreed to appear out of friendship to Gu. Daniel Choi, you may recall, is her co-star from her upcoming drama The Musical, which is trying to find a slot on a broadcast schedule for the upcoming year. I can see where being a well-known actor can be a boon in casting one’s directorial project, as you can secure bigger names than you might otherwise. For a rookie director, this is a pretty solid cast, in particular with regards to Jo, who is almost exclusively a movie star (though he does perform in stage musicals).

Peach Tree is described as a “fairy-tale-like fantasy” and aims to begin shooting this spring. Perhaps it’ll do better than her previous (and debut) feature, Magic. One thing in her favor is that Gu’s directorial Achilles heel appears to be overambitiousness/ pretentiousness (rather than, say, a lack of talent or banality of vision), which is something that added experience can go a long way toward alleviating.

Daniel Choi

Gu Hye-sun

Via Khan.co.kr, Star News

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26 gracie

February 27, 2011 at 1:42 AM

Sorry for the grammatical error. I meant - we never know what may happen next.

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27 supah

February 27, 2011 at 9:05 AM

Eh... Not be feelin' the film, but have heard Jo Seung-woo is a strong possibility as Kang Ji-hwan's replacement in Faith!

YES!!!!!!!!!!

I found his character endearing and impressionable in Classic and if it goes through I'm really, really excited for Faith!

Nothing at all against Kang Ji-hwan, I'm sure he's a great actor but I generally connect better with a more earthier male lead (i.e. Jung Kyung-ho) or a fiery/smouldery male lead (i.e. Park Sang-min!! So Ji-sub, Kim Soo-hyun). JSW I find fits the former category nicely.

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28 Yasmin

February 28, 2011 at 1:30 AM

wait, is she directing a movie or a drama?? i am getting really confused..:(( Dunno why poeple are complaining about go hye sun, i liked her portrayal og geum jandi in BOF....

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29 am

March 1, 2011 at 12:21 AM

I'm sorta excited for reasons I cannot explain. I'm just waiting for this to surprise me as I see it has such potential because of the cast.

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30 Josie

March 6, 2011 at 8:17 PM

Once more, lots of praises for the beautiful and talented Go Hye Sun for her next directorial project.

Even though I would like to see more of her as an actress I will still appreciate, rally and support her in everything that she does. She follows her dreams and does everything that she wants to do while she is young.

Go for it Ms Gu Hye Sun! Boys Over Flowers will not be a huge success if they picked a different actress to play the part of Jandi. No one could have done it better than you! Deep in your heart and in the heart of your many many fans, YOU are an exceptional person, and we will support you all the way!!!

Wishing you success in the movie "Peach Tree".

Lovingly,

Ladybug Grandma