''Concrete Utopia'' () is an upcoming South Korean

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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. The film is based on second part of

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''Pleasant Bullying'' by Kim Sung-nik which is about an earthquake destruction and its aftermath. It is scheduled to be released theatrically in August, 2023.

Synopsis

It tells the story of earthquake survivors in 'Imperial Palace Apartment' in Seoul. Yeong-tak (

) leads the survivors in the crisis situation amply helped by Min-seong (

), a public servant and his nurse wife Myeong-hwa (

Cast

as Yeong-tak: a new resident representative who is willing to take any risks to protect the apartment from outsiders. *

as Min-seong: Myeong-hwa's husband who is a public servant. *

as Myeong-hwa: Min-seong's wife who is a nurse. * Kim Sun-young as Geum-ae: the daughter-in-law of the imperial palace apartment * Park Ji-hu as Hye-won: a high school student survivor * Kim Do-yoon as Do Kyun

Production

Casting

On August 4, 2020, Lotte Entertainment announced a disaster thriller film with

as director and

and

in pivotal roles.

was also named to star in the film to be based on webtoon ''Pleasant Bullying'' by Kim Sung-nik. Park Ji-hu and Kim Do-yoon joined the cast in April 2021.

Filming

Principal photography began on April 16, 2021. The filming was finished in the end of August 2021.

Sequel

A sequel titled as ''Concrete Utopia 2'', a dystopian action film that deals with a story long after the worldview of 'Concrete Utopia' began production on November 14, 2021. It will be the first feature film directed by Martial Arts Director Huh Myung-haeng, and features

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. The sequel tentatively titled as ''The Wilderness'' includes

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and Roh Jeong-eui as lead cast.

References

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