'Entourage' Movie Sequel Still Pending But Korean Actors Already Named As Cast For Local Version
There are reports of "Entourage" movie sequel being in the works, but so far, they are all talks.
The comedy drama's second installment is still hanging but its Korean version is well underway.
In fact, the cast line-up has already been determined.
"The Korean version of hit American TV series 'Entourage' has revealed its cast," Korea Times reported.
"'Entourage Korea' features Seo Kang-jun (from tvN drama 'Cheese in the Trap'), Cho Jin-Woong (from 2015 blockbuster movie 'Assassination'), Yim Si-wan (from tvN hit TV drama 'Misaeng') and Lee Kwang-soo (from variety show 'Running Man' on SBS) as the four main characters. They have started filming the drama that will air in June on tvN.'
The Korean version of the drama series will reportedly follow the same plot as the American version.
"Entourage" first aired in 2004 and spanned eight seasons for a total of 96 episodes. It starred Kevin Connolly, Adrien Grenier, and Kevin Dillon and co-executive produced by Mark Wahlberg and Doug Ellin.
Meanwhile, talks of an "Entourage" movie sequel arose right after the first. Director Doug Ellin hinted that the happy ending in the first installment might not last long.
"I don't have any thoughts on what it is yet, but the plan is to do another one," Ellin, who also worked as the film's writer and director told Zap2it in June last year.
"That's how life is," he explained. "Everything seems great. That's especially how Hollywood is. Everything seems great, then it goes to s***."
The first "Entourage" movie was screened on May 27 and it received generally negative reviews.
It earned 32 percent approval rating in review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes based on 174 reviews. This is one of the reasons why critics thought "Entourage" movie sequel is a stretch.
However, its box office performance said otherwise and the fan base is still in full support as they gave it an average grade of A- on an A+ to F scale in CinemaScore poll.