Jason Behr - D-War #5 - Jason Interviews On Korean TV ~ Updated 8/3 - Page 4

Scottie · 11-07-2006, 11:25 AM

Cool story, Jen, I'm sorry you couldn't get in to see the film. They must have reasons why they wouldn't let three people inside, but darn if I can figure it out. I guess they really don't know who you are. It's nice that some of them (the guy who so nicely gave you the wonderful souvenir) know how ot treat fans. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

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I too am happy they mention Roswell in JB's bio.

Thanette - WORD!

podmom · 11-07-2006, 07:07 PM

Jen seriously cool...this whole saga....thanks for posting the Dwar stuff....how sweet and smart was the guy sucking up to you guys

too bad the others were not as savy.

hey Scottie

Scottie · 11-08-2006, 07:42 AM

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hey Scottie

Back atcha!

I'm going to be in Bethany Beach in a couple of weeks, I'll wave up the shore to you!

podmom · 11-11-2006, 06:43 AM

Have fun in Bethany Scottie the beach in the off season is always nice.....pre-emptive

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FearlessLeader · 11-17-2006, 11:11 AM

The movie is getting quite a bit of publicity, considering it's still looking for distribution. I think that's a good sign!

From The Hollywood Reporter:
Korean budget mark soars on back of Shim's dragons
By Mark Russell

Nov 17, 2006

SEOUL -- It was not long ago in South Korea that a movie budget that topped $5 million was considered recklessly large. Only in 2003 did the most expensive films begin to pass the $10 million mark. But now, director Shim Hyung-rae is about to go where no Korean filmmaker has gone before with "D-War," a $70 million special-effects extravaganza about dragons running wild in Los Angeles.

Even more remarkable, director Shim does not have the kind of track record that inspires confidence. His last movie, a cheesy monster flick in 1999 called "Yonggary," was an infamous flop, with unconvincing special effects and even less convincing acting. Before that, Shim made a series of low-budget children's movies.

Despite such apparent negatives, the Korean movie studio Showbox jumped right in, choosing to invest more than $10 million in "D-War."

"I consider the complete lack of expectations to actually be a strong marketing point," said Jeong Tae-sung, chief operating officer of Showbox. "I committed to his project right after watching a video about the making of this film. Here's a director no one trusts, going to the U.S., hiring hundreds of people, building an effects house from scratch and everything. It was crazy, but I really am amazed by all he has done."

Immediately after "Yonggary," Shim regrouped and tried to figure out what went wrong. Even though that movie was incredibly expensive at the time, Shim decided that he needed to go even bigger -- professional actors, cutting edge special effects, everything top of the line.

And so "D-War" features an unusual combination of Korean and Hollywood talent, including a score from Steve Jablonsky ("The Island") and a mostly Western cast that includes Robert Forster and Jason Behr.

Editing and postproduction are being done in the U.S., while all computer graphics are being made in Seoul at Shim's own effects company, Younggu Art Entertainment. Shim insisted on learning how such elaborate effects are made, building his own company much like Peter Jackson did in New Zealand.

Showbox, however, already has some notable experience with monster hits. It was Showbox that invested in Bong Joon-ho's "The Host," the most successful Korean movie of all time, after other major movie companies had passed on the project. That $11 million monster movie has sold nearly 13 million tickets and earned more than $85 million at the Korean boxoffice alone.

According to Jeong, though the scale of "D-War" is unbelievable for a Korean production, that kind of ambition and vision will be needed in the future if the Korean movie industry is going to continue its successes of the past several years.

"I think people are getting bored by the same stuff, how we are getting more and more movies just like the last movies," Jeong said. "You can have a huge opening weekend with marketing. You can sell 3 million tickets with a strong target audience. But if you want over 10 million admissions, then you need a movie that can be popular with everyone."

But even a giant success at that level would not be enough to recoup "D-War's" cost, especially considering how anemic ancillary markets like DVD and television are in Korea. That means getting a Western partner to sign on is imperative for "D-War."

After delaying the Korea release of "D- War" several times, Jeong now says that the film will not hit screens domestically until an American company has signed on and everyone can coordinate the film's release (and prevent piracy from zapping the film's international potential).

Regardless of how the film turns out, the filmmakers say they are pleased with how much they have learned and the progress they have made. "I'm not even looking at the boxoffice," Jeong said. "I think it's a success already."

**Crystaline** · 11-17-2006, 04:57 PM

Thanks for the article! I'm so anxious for it be seen already. I'm getting impatient.

VeronicB · 11-19-2006, 01:49 AM

That is a really high bugget.

Not in Holliwoodic scales but it's really high. Thanks for the article FL!
I can't wait to see this movie too Crystal!

They're keeping us waiting for way to long!

MyrnaLynne · 12-11-2006, 01:25 PM

That report from the guy at SciFiJapan.com didn't make the film sound too promising - said the preview audience was bored and confused. I think there are WAY too many mysterious Korean mythological creatures with unpronounceable names in there, and not enough character or storyline for audiences to care about. And if Jason can't make people care for a character - nobody can!

I still want to see it, but the report (and detailed spoiler filled storyline) didn't make it sound that good.

**Crystaline** · 12-11-2006, 11:29 PM

It's sounding like the CGI effects and all the visual stuff is what Shim focused on more than anything else. I fear that's all it is with a lackluster story.

MyrnaLynne · 12-14-2006, 08:33 AM

Well, Shim spent something like 5 YEARS working on the effects, and the actors (and the storyline) were hired at the end and sort of an after-thought. I think. The dragons etc were always the big thing with him. Still, they may fine-tune it a bit after the preview and maybe it will find a distributor.

It is JASON BEHR in there after all - people WILL want to see it!

**Crystaline** · 12-14-2006, 03:06 PM

I know I'll certainly be seeing it just for Jason.

**Dreamer 4 Ever** · 12-20-2006, 02:28 PM

Totally, anything Jason, I go

Found this on abcmedianet

AIMEE GARCIA
Veronica on the ABC Television Network's "George Lopez"

Aimee Garcia has been cast in three upcoming films to begin shooting in 2007: “B-Girl,” a biographical film about the country’s best female break dancer, “Lola Goes to Roma,” with Victoria Abril and Raoul Bova, and “Ego,” alongside Mekhi Phifer and Eve.

On the silver screen Garcia can currently be seen in Columbia Pictures’ “Lies & Alibis,” starring John Leguizamo and alongside Jason Behr in the $80-million budget sci-fi film “D-War” for Younggu-Art Movies. She will kick off 2007 with the upcoming film releases “7eventy 5ive” and Paramount Pictures’ “Graduation,” in which she plays Suzy Winters, a no-nonsense all-American punk.

Past film credits include “Dirty,” an urban tragedy, opposite Cuba Gooding Jr., the narration of James L. Brooks’ “Spanglish,” “The Good Girl,” “A Lot Like Love” and the Tribeca Film Festival Award-winning “Boricua.”

On the small screen Garcia is often remembered for her roles as a series regular in two WB sitcoms: She starred as “Maria,” the popular cheerleader daughter who lives to torture her little brother in “Greetings from Tucson,” and starred opposite Anthony Anderson as Lydia, a medical student who faints at the sight of blood and rents a room from the family in “All About the Andersons.” Additional guest appearances include “Las Vegas,” “CSI: NY,” “Angel,” “The Agency,” “Resurrection Blvd” and “ER.”

A Chicago native, Garcia began her career at age seven in Paul Mejia’s “Cinderella” at The Auditorium Theatre. As a classically trained dancer, by age 12 she was performing 20 shows a month in the lead role of Clara in the Arie Crown Theatre’s “The Nutcracker.”

While attending Northwestern University, Garcia double-majored in Economics and Journalism and built her own summer Theatre curriculum. There she combined her singing and dancing talents to nab the lead role as Diana Morales in “A Chorus Line” for Broadway choreographer/director Mitzi Hamilton.

Before leaving Chicago, Garcia left her mark with outstanding performances in two acclaimed projects. She won Chicago Tribune’s Best Actress Award for her portrayal of Maria in the immigrant saga “Journey of the Sparrows,” and starred in “Island of the Blue Dolphins,” which was nominated for seven Joseph Jefferson Awards.”

Garcia resides in Los Angeles and enjoys paragliding, chess and traveling overseas.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
HOMETOWN Chicago, IL
BIRTHDAY November 27

**Roswell 10/2/00** · 12-20-2006, 05:03 PM

Hopefully D wars will hit the big screen soon!

Thanks article Jen

**Crystaline** · 12-20-2006, 09:24 PM

Thanks for the article! 80 million budget...damn!

wbjunkie · 02-03-2007, 05:44 PM

80 million???

that's some budget. hopefully we'll get a release for this one shortly after Skinwalkers so everyone else will see what an amazing talent we all know he is!