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The Korea Herald 10/4/2010 —

The big budget action blockbuster is making its mark on the small screen.

Flick the channel to cable television for an onslaught of Jerry Bruckheimer’s CSI franchises, “Miami Medical” and other gore-ridden fare. Turn to KBS for the latest Pan-Asian, kick ass-style series, “Fugitive Plan B” starring, guess who “Ninja Assassin” star Rain.

Come December, and the spin-off of the smash hit spy thriller “IRIS” is slated to go nationwide, and next year, Chorokbaem Media the production company that pioneered the testosterone-driven period piece genre plans to release its latest CG-riddled, action-spun historical drama, a drama based on the original novel, “Jeonwoochi,” which also served as the backbone for last year’s eponymous movie.

So when did big-scale spectacles jump into bed with television staples, and are they here to stay? ….

“Fugitive Plan B” assistant director Jin Jong-yeon also acknowledged that they took the overseas market into consideration and made their drama, which features Hollywood initiates Daniel Henney and Rain, into an “Asian work.”

Employing the Red One camera, a gadget that made waves when it was used to film “The Slave Hunters,” “Fugitive Plan B” aims for what Jin calls “real action,” something that translates into minimal wire action and swift and intelligent, rather than flashy, urban fights….

» You can read writer Jean Oh’s very interesting take on the present state of the action genre in its entirety on The Korea Herald HERE.

— Stephe ^@@^

~ by Cloud USA on October 6, 2010.

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