Seeking the King

Director Won Shin-yun, who worked on The Suspect (2013), Memoir of a Murderer (2017), and The Battle: Roar to Victory (2019), directed and written the film.^[3]

First script reading was completed on February 3, 2023.^[4]

In 2023, the shooting of the film began in Jeju Island on February 13, and wrapped up in Mungyeong on July 20. Meanwhile, WYSIWYG Studio, which has established itself with outstanding VFX technology in The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion (2018) and Space Sweepers (2021), participated as the main investor of the film while With A Studio is in charged of overall production and 8 Pictures, founded by director Won, and A2G Entertainment, a subsidiary of WYSIWYG Studio, are in charged of co-production. The film was in post-production with the goal of being released in the summer of 2024,^[5] but was postponed for unknown reasons.

Koo Kyo-hwan, Yoo Jae-myung, and Seohyun were cast to play the lead roles of the film.^[3][4] They were officially confirmed in February 2023, along with Park Ye-rin, Park Myung-hoon, and Yu Seong-ju [ko].^[6]

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