He dipped into psychologically creepy territory for his English-language debut, Stoker. And Oldboy** director Park Chan-wook looking to go sci-fi with a potential future film, signing on to make Second Born for Rumble Films.
Written by David Jagernauth, Second Born is set in a futuristic world where microchip implants can store your consciousness. It does sound like an idea that’s been done before, but here’s the twist: the chips open up an illegal, dangerous black market for body swapping. Which sounds like exactly the story of strange tale that Park could bring to life stylishly.
It’s not likely to be his next project, though: that slot already appears to be filled by a new adaptation of Sarah Waters’ best-selling 2002 historical novel Fingersmith, which aims to switch the original Victorian London setting to Korea during Japanese rule. Park is currently on the hunt for a case and will start filming next year. He also has the likes of The Brigands Of Rattleborge and The Ax sitting on his to-do list, and Second Born will join those jostling for his attention.