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Hangul: 외계+인 1부. Director: Choi Dong-Hoon. Writer: Choi Dong-Hoon. Producer: Cinematographer: Kim Tae-Kyeong. Release Date: July 20, 2022. Runtime: 142 min. Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Fantasy. Distributor: CJ Entertainment.
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- Alienoid: Part 2
Movie: Alienoid: Part 2. Revised romanization: Wegye+In 2Bu....
- Ryoo Joon-Yeol
Movie: Alienoid: Part 2. Revised romanization: Wegye+In 2Bu. Hangul: 외계+인 2부. Director: Choi Dong-Hoon. Writer: Choi Dong-Hoon, Lee Gi-Cheol. Producer: Cinematographer: Kim Tae-Kyeong. Release Date: January 10, 2024. Runtime: 122 min.
Alienoid (Korean: 외계+인 1부; RR: Oegye+in 1bu; lit. Alien+Human Part 1) is a 2022 South Korean science fiction action film directed by Choi Dong-hoon, starring Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Woo-bin, and Kim Tae-ri.
Alienoid: Return to the Future (Korean: 외계+인 2부; RR: Euigye+in 2-bu; lit. Alien+Human Part 2) is a 2024 South Korean science fiction action film directed by Choi Dong-hoon, starring Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Tae-ri, and Kim Woo-bin.
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The plot of the movie takes place in 3 timelines as explained below. The timelines will be explained linearly instead of the interwoven pattern in the film.
Ryu Jun-yeol as Mureuk, a clumsy master swordsman and Taoistwho tries to acquire a new sword.Kim Woo-binas Guard, a supernatural being who manages and escorts alien prisoners.Kim Tae-ri as Lee Ahn, a woman who shoots thunder. She travels all over the country to find the new sword while carrying a pistol.So Ji-subas Moon Do-seok, a detective who is chased by aliens.Development and pre-production
The film was shot as one but will be released in two sequential parts. Ryu Jun-yeol and Kim Tae-ri stars in both parts while Kim Woo-bin and So Ji-sub appears only in the first part. Due to the complexity and the length of the narrative, Choi Dong-hoon spent two and half years writing the script, pre-production took a year and 13 months went to filming.Choi revealed that while writing the script, he had specific actors in mind, and to his surprise, all of his envisioned stars accepted their r...
Filming
Filming began in March 2020. Both first and second part were filmed simultaneously for 13 months. Filming concluded in April 2021. Filming reportedly took place in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province.Production cost of making the two parts was estimated to be 40 billion won.
Alienoid was released on July 20, 2022, in IMAX and 4DX formats in South Korea by CJ E&M. Well Go USA acquired North American rights to distribute the film. The film was selected as the closing film at the 21st New York Asian Film Festival, where it was screened at Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium, Asia Society on July 31 for its North American prem...
Critical response
The film received a mixed reception from South Korean film critics; some praising the unique worldview Alienoid presented, while others pointing out the potential for confusion in terms of its characters and lore and the distraction caused by mixing too many different elements. However, many audiences seemed to appreciate the director's attempt to create something new. Alienoid was frequently compared with director Choi Dong-hoon's previous film Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard(2009) which dea...
Box office
The film was released on 1959 screens on July 20, 2022. The opening recorded 158,162 admissions and topped the South Korean box office. The film surpassed 1 million admissions in 7 days of release. As of September 26, 2022[update], it is the 9th highest-grossing Korean film of 2022 with gross of US$11.2 million and 1.5 million admissions according to the Korean Film Council. The film became a box-office failure, due to high production cost which required about 7 million (South Korean) admissi...
In June 2022, while promoting Alienoid Choi Dong-hoon hinted "While Part 1 follows characters in the present-day era who go back in time to the Goryeo Kingdom, Part 2 will center on ancient Taoists traveling through time and space in an effort to obtain the divine sword."The second installment is scheduled for release in 2023.
Template:IMDbTemplate:Hancinema filmTemplate:Naver titleTemplate:KMDb filmJul 20, 2022 · Alienoid. The door of time opens between the swordsman who wants to seize the legendary divine sword at the end of the Goryeo Dynasty and those who chase after an alien prisoner imprisoned in a human body in 2022.
Dec 12, 2020 · Alienoid: The Return to the Future: Directed by Dong-hoon Choi. With Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Tae-ri, Kim Woo-bin, Kim Eui-sung. Ancient Taoists travel through time and space in an effort to obtain a divine sword.
