Hyun Bin’s new work hits the rocks and Song Joong-ki escaped the ban on entry of South Korea

Due to the aggravation of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in South Korea, the South Korean film industry has also entered an extraordinary period. Many countries have issued orders banning the entry of passengers departing from South Korea. Korean films filmed overseas are currently facing an embarrassing situation in which it is difficult to start filming.

On the 24th of this month, according to news from the Korean film industry, the film "Negotiation" (director: Lin Shunli) played by Hyun Bin and Hwang Jung-ryok was originally planned to be shot in Jordan in March, but the production schedule has to be changed.

"Negotiations" publishing company MEGABOX Plus M told Korean media MYDAILY, "We also heard about the ban on entry of Koreans in Jordan yesterday (23rd) night."

Because of the increasing number of confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in South Korea, Jordan and Israel 17 countries, including Bahrain, and South Korea, have included South Korea as a target country for bans on entry.

"Negotiations" was originally scheduled to start shooting in mid-March, and some staff have been sent to Jordan in advance. However, due to immigration control, the subsequent filming team is currently unable to enter the country. In this regard, a person from the film distribution company said, “We are closely monitoring the changes. After all, filming is an agreement of many people. We are working hard to find alternatives and make preparations so that the shooting can proceed smoothly.”

, Because the film is a huge investment masterpiece, if there is a difference in production, it will bring great losses, so the film party is carefully looking for a solution. According to relevant sources of

, the film is adjusting the production schedule. It is considered to shoot the scenes in South Korea first, and then start shooting scenes in Jordan as the case may be.

In addition, the movie "Kidnapping" (director: Kim Sung-hoon) starring Ha Zhengyu and Zhu Zhixun was originally planned to be shot in Morocco, but now the film is also in an awkward situation. The production team of "Kidnapping" stated, "Now some of the staff have arrived in Morocco, and the actors are planning to merge after the middle of next month."

Although Morocco has not yet listed South Korea as a ban on entry, it is just in case, "Kidnapping "The film party said that they are also closely watching the changes in the epidemic situation.

Song Joong Ki’s new film "Bogotá" (director: Kim Sung Jae) is currently being filmed smoothly in Colombia. Since the new crown epidemic has not swept South America, his schedule has not been affected in any way. "Mogadishu" starring Jin Yunshi and Zhao Insung has also been filmed in Morocco recently.

(compilation/remy)