Early this year, actor Hyun Bin confirmed that he accepted the lead role for the upcoming film "Bargaining." Together with actor Hwang Jung Min, they depart for Jordan to start the new film.
"Bargaining" is the first Korean film that commences shooting abroad amid a pandemic. It revolves around a story of a kidnapping that takes place in the Middle East.
It's a big movie since the story tells about rescuing 23 kidnapping victims. It is based on a true story that occurred in 2007, wherein several South Korean citizens were reported to have been captured by the Taliban. The abuction took place in a public bus as the group travel in the Ghazni Province to Kandahar to Kabul and then was held hostage. They were captured in exchange for 23 Taliban prisoners to be released.
The actors and the film production team set at the Incheon International Airport and left for Jordan on July 13. Middle east is still undergoing border procedures following their health and safety procedures against COVID-19. The actors and the team will experience local quarantine procedures when they arrive. All of them will immediately begin self-isolation and then proceed in the filming as scheduled.
The film was put on halt due to the unexpected spread of COVID-19 around the world. The schedule should have started March 2020 shooting and prepare for the team production to depart. Although the team continued their discussion. Finally, after months of waiting the Jordan government-issued permits to enter the country and all necessary documents for a film location.
Megabox Plus M responsible as the distributor of the said movie commented, "'Bargaining' is based on film and focuses on filming in Jordan as part of the real story where it happened. The team production and the actors return to Korea will depend on the situation of the site. But we ensure the cast and crew will return safely from filming."
This is Hyun Bin's next big project after the hit drama series "Crash Landing On You." In this new project, the actor will portray a different character that is entirely different from his last project. The director of the movie will be Im Soon Rye. She is known and praised as one of the few leading female auteurs of the Korean New Wave Cinema.
Actor Hwang Jung Min is one of the highest-grossing actors in South Korea. He appeared in various box office hits like "Ode To My Father," "Veteran," and many others. Since his debut, he made over 40+ films and still counting.
After 8 years in hiatus, Hwang Jung Min returns onscreen with Hyun Bin so this is something big to look forward to. The other cast is not yet announced and we can't wait to know who will be on the list.
