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‘Gangs of London’ Director Kim Hong-sun Shoots Korean Martial Arts Action Film ‘The Hit List’ With Jung Woo-sung, ‘Squid Game’ Star Wi Ha-jun
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Kim Hong-sun, the Korean director of “Project Wolf Hunting” and Season 3 of British crime drama “Gangs of London,” is shooting “The Hit List,” a martial arts revenge actioner set during Korea’s Joseon era, with Jung Woo-sung and “Squid Game” star Wi Ha-jun. “The Hit List” adapts
Kim Hong-sun, the Korean director of “Project Wolf Hunting” and Season 3 of British crime drama “Gangs of London,” is shooting “The Hit List,” a martial arts revenge actioner set during Korea’s Joseon era, with Jung Woo-sung and “Squid Game” star Wi Ha-jun. “The Hit List” adapts a Kakao webtoon that has drawn more than […]
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