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Check out the First Look Images from Netflix’s Original Film ‘Okja’.
By Flora / 06 Jan 2017 (Friday)
Photo Credit: Netflix
Netflix released first look images and a storyboard from the 2017 Netflix Original film Okja, a bold and thrilling global adventure by Bong Joon-ho.
Starring Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano and An Seohyun, Okja is an adventure about a young girl Mija, who must risk everything to prevent a powerful, multinational company from kidnapping her best friend – a massive animal named ‘Okja'.
"With Okja I want to show the beauty that can exist between man and animal, and also the horror between them," said Director Bong.
Photo Credit: Netflix
Okja was written by Bong and Jon Ronson (Frank) and follows Mija, a young girl who must risk everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend – a massive animal named 'Okja'. Mija will be played by Seohyun An.
Joining the cast are acclaimed actors from around the world, including Devon Bostick (The 100), Lily Collins (To The Bone), Byun Heebong (The Host), Shirley Henderson (Anna Karenina), Daniel Henshall (The Babadook), Yoon Je Moon (Mother), Choi Wooshik (Set Me Free) and Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead). Okja will be shot in South Korea, Canada and the US, in English and Korean.
Okja will premiere globally on Netflix in 2017 and will also have a limited day and date theatrical release in the US.