Bong Joon Ho directs the animated film about sea creatures

Oscar-winning director and screenwriter Bong Joon Ho (Parasite) is expanding his work with computer-created characters in international blockbusters The host e Okja with a full CG feature film.

According to the production company, Korean studio VFX 4th Creative Party, Bong is planning an animated tale of conflict between deep sea creatures and humans as his "next project after his next". The acclaimed director has reportedly been working on the concept since 2018 and finished the script in January. He is currently writing his next project, an English-language live-action film.

Headquartered in Seoul and facilities in Busan, South Korea and Beijing, China, 4th Creative Party previously partnered with Bong as a provider of graphic effects for creature horror films. The host, sci-fi action movie Snowpiercer and animal rescue adventure Okja. The studio also worked on BAFTA-winning Chan-wook Park Old boy, Stoker e The handmaid; Park Hoon-jung's The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale; Kim Sung Soo's Asura: the city of madness; and by Huh Jin-ho The last princess.

The XNUMX-year-old studio's animation arm, AZ Works (Busan), also worked on the children's series Robot Train (CJ E&M) e Moshi Monsters: The Movie (Mind Candy) is the animated action adventure of Gun Ho Jang Celestial sword.

Bong's latest movie, Parasite, hit the global film scene with a bang in 2019, winning four historic Academy Awards last year, including Best Director, Original Screenplay and Best Picture for Bong and Best International Feature Film. It was the first South Korean film to earn an Oscar, also winning the Golden Globe and BAFTA for non-English language films. Parasite it was also the third film in history to win both the Oscar for best film and the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

[Source: ScreenDaily]