Following the success of “Train to Busan” and its subsequent film, “Peninsula,” Yeon Sang-ho returns with another zombie thriller, this time starring Jun Ji-hyun.
According to Korea JoongAng Daily, the director, who attended the press conference of the new movie, “Colony,” stated that the zombie this time is the kind that can communicate and evolve.
“At first, when the infection begins, they actually appear even more stupid than in typical zombie films. For example, they crawl on all fours. However, the more the number of infected people increases, the more the speed and manner of their evolution differ from the way humans grow from childhood onward. And I think that difference is precisely what makes them so terrifying,” he said.
Yeon, who believes that the zombie genre is one of the best ways to explore hidden fears in the real world, said that he started the project with the question, “What is the latent fear of our time?”
“I think the underlying fear of our time comes from living in a society where information is exchanged at an extremely rapid pace, and within that constant flow, the kind of shared consciousness that forms can make individual identity feel almost powerless. That sense of fear was really where this story began,” he said.
On the other hand, Jun Ji-hyun, who admitted to being a long-time admirer of Yeon, said that she loves the sense of discomfort and darkness in his work.
“Now that the release is approaching, I can’t help but feel nervous. But just as ‘The King’s Warden’ performed exceptionally well, I believe our film can also live up to that success,” she added.
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