Korean Remake of ‘The Intern’ Joins WBD with Jack Nguyen

WARNER, VENURE VETERINARY

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has revealed a preliminary agreement with an industry veteran Jack Nguyenwith the 2015 Korean comedy-drama remake “The Intern” as its inaugural project. The deal was brokered by Nguyen JOAT Videosfocuses on Asian film projects, particularly local remakes of English-language WBD titles.

Nguyen will work with local partners across the Asia-Pacific region, including Korea and India. Kurt RiederSenior Vice President and Head of Theatrical Distribution, Asia Pacific, WBD, highlighted the strong demand for remakes of Hollywood stories in the region.

A former 30-year Warner Bros. executive, Nguyen previously oversaw local language operations in Asia and Latin America. His career includes overseeing such productions as “Letters from Iwo Jima,” the “Rurouni Kenshin” franchise and “Age of Shadows.”

Nguyen said, “It should come as no surprise that I have a great deal of respect and loyalty for Warner Bros., having spent most of my career there. I am honored to be entrusted with some of their valuable intellectual property to produce high-quality local-language remakes with the best filmmakers in these countries. In addition, I want to champion new and talented filmmakers, finding ‘diamond in a rough stone’ projects that deserve attention on the world stage.”

Separately, Nguyen serves as an executive producer for Korea’s Anthology Studios and India’s Panorama Studios’ remake of the Indian series “Drishyam.”

DOCUMENTS DELICATION

Busan International Film Festival introduces a new Documentary Audience Award as part of its Wide Angle – Documentary competition. The KRW 10 million (USD 7,315) prize aims to highlight Asian documentaries and increase audience engagement. It joins BIFF’s existing Audience Awards for New Currents and Flash Forward. The festival will run from October 2–11 in Busan, Korea.

PREMIERE OF “THE DIARY”

Netflix released a trailer for “GG Precinct,” a spin-off of Taiwanese box office hit “Marry My Dead Body.” The six-episode crime comedy is set to premiere on Aug. 22. The series focuses on a series of unusual crimes involving elaborate murder methods. Cases include a victim adorned with chicken feathers and a reindeer antler hat, and a woman suspended by her hair.

Veteran host Tai Chi Yuan returns to series acting after a decade, playing a serial killer who stages crime scenes as Chinese idiomatic puzzles. Directors Cheng Wei Hao AND Yin Chen-hao It was revealed that the introduction of Tai’s character, in which he appears in a straitjacket and muzzle, is a tribute to Hannibal Lecter.

The cast includes members of the YouTube series “Muyao 4 Super Playing” and the singer-songwriter Huang Hsuan.

“GG Precinct” follows the success of “Marry My Dead Body,” which landed on Netflix’s top 10 non-English TV movies list in several Asian countries and was also Taiwan’s entry for the 2024 Oscars.

The series will join Netflix’s slate of Taiwanese content in 2024, including “Let’s Talk About CHU” and “The Victim’s Game,” the platform’s first Chinese-language revival.