Thursday, news broken that Bong Joon-ho movie is highly charged The lungs It will soon be a TV series on HBO. Director Bong and Adam McKay (The sequence, The Big Short) are said to be in talks with the network after beating Netflix (among others) in a war of rights.
They will not, however, be the first force to deliver The lungs on television. Sort.
South Korea cosmetics brand Laneige, recognizing that The lungs the fever is indescribable, collaborating with actor Park Myung-hoon in a series of advertisements that work mostly on his character. "Today, I can't express my skin," he said to another, emphasizing the middle name. (If you know, you know.) "What do I do with my appearance?" She screams at the other, as she bends her head against the wall and makes the lights go off. Once again, he is lying in bed while just looking at his cellphone.
Details on the forthcoming HBO series are minimal – it's not clear if this limited series will be a limited or continuing decision, or whether it will be in English – but it will likely not include the original cast as themselves, bowing to their roles. The good news, on the other hand, is that director Bong will be among the main producers working on the series, along with Do Cho Choi (Bong's writer and producer), and CJ Entertainment.
There's always a chance that, like the upcoming TNT version Snow ice series, The lungs adaptation will find he stuck to limbo, but for now, let's be happy about taking care of ourselves, as well as the possibility The lungs may have taken home Best Photo at the Oscars this year.
