Warner Bros. Korea sets Sept. 16 release for Korean remake of The Intern

Warner Bros Korea has set a September 16 release date for its remake of 2015 hit comedy The Intern, with Choi Min-sik and Han So-hee in the roles played by Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway in the original film. Choi, known internationally from Korean films including Oldboy, The Admiral: Roaring Currents and recent hit […]

A Korean-language remake of the hit 2015 Hollywood comedy, "The Intern," will arrive in theaters on Sept. 16, Warner Bros. Korea announced Tuesday alongside the release of the film's first poster and trailer. The film pairs veteran actor Choi Min-sik with rising star Han So-hee in a story about a fashion startup CEO who takes on a much older intern. Han plays Seon-woo, who built her company into what the film describes as a dark horse of the fashion industry within three years of its launch. Choi plays Gi-ho, a 37-year veteran of the workforce who joins her company as an intern late in his career. The project reimagines "The Intern," the 2015 film directed by Nancy Meyers that starred Robert De Niro as a 70-year-old retiree who takes a "senior intern" position at a fast-growing startup run by Anne Hathaway's character. That film grossed more than $194 million worldwide against a $35 million budget _ more than five times its production cost _ and also drew a strong following in Korean theaters. Choi, one of Korea's most decorated actors and known internationally for films such as "Oldboy"