Actor Lee Hee Joon was casted for 'Jeon Woo Chi.'
According to the production team of KBS 2TV's 'Jeon Woo Chi,' Lee Hee Joon was confirmed to join the drama and is preparing for the first filming. The first filming is to take place on the 25th.
Lee Hee Joon plays the villain character that opposes Jeon Woo Chi, played by Cha Tae Hyun, in every single way. He is different from the boastful man, Chun Jae Yong, that was played in 'My Husband Got A Family,' and he is to change his acting.
The original of the movie 'Jeon Woo Chi' is called 'Jeon Woo Chi-Jeon,' and it is a heroic fictional story about Jeon Woo Chi, who swallows the gumiho's bead and gains magic. With those powers, he tries to help the poor civilians. This story will be broadcasted as a drama, and it is to be made starting in 2012. In this drama, the main character will be Jeon Woo Chi and there will be people who commit fraud, bandits, kisaengs and it will focus on the story of the people of downtown.
Producer Kang Il Soo of KBS 1TV's 'Emperor Wang Gun,' 'Emperor of The Sea,' 'The Kingdom of The Winds,' and writer Jo Myung Joo of 'King Gwanggaeto the Great,' will be working together. It is to air in November, after the drama 'The Innocent Man,' ends.