Vampire will start filming on March 2007A little update the filming will start in Febuary 2007 (As for now)South Korean starlet Jeon Ji Hyun will star in BLOOD VAMPIRE the live-action English-language remake of the hit Japanese animated film, a representative for Seoul-based talent representative iHQ said Monday at the American Film Market.
VAMPIRE by Hong Kong director Ronnie Yu, is a $30 million production from Hong Kong rainmaker Bill Kong and France's PATHE Entertainment and is in preproduction.
"This is the first big-budget Hollywood film for a Korean actress speaking English in the lead role," said the spokesperson, asking not to be named.
The live-action film is based on the Oshii Mamoru anime hit about Saya (Jeon), a vampire employed by the U.S. government to hunt demons in post-World War II Japan.
VAMPIRE is set to start shooting in March in China and Argentina and is scheduled for release in 2008, the iHQ source said.
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