▲ These photos, provided by Lotte Entertainment and Jerry Schmitz, show director Kim Joo-hwan and Andy Serkis. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) 

 

SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Yonhap) - British actor Andy Serkis, well-known for the role Gollum in the movie "The Lord of the Rings" series, is to produce Korean drama.

 

Climax Studio, which produced the Netflix series "D.P." and "Hellbound," announced on Tuesday that it will co-produce “The Monster Tale” with Imaginarium Productions, a production company founded by Serkiss, and director Kim Joo-hwan.

 

Climax Studio has produced Netflix series 'D.P.' and 'Hellbound' and the movie “JUNG_E.” Imagine Productions is the company that made the drama 'Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle', the movie “Breathe” and “The Ritual.”

 

"The Monster Tale" is a story about notorious Asian monsters fighting against monsters from Europe across the sea. Director Kim Joo-hwan, who directed the movie "Midnight Runners" (2017) and "My Puppy" ahead of its release, took the megaphone.

 

Byun Seung-min, CEO of Climax Studio, said, "We are excited to challenge new ways of global production with intellectual property (IP) that can be expanded into various areas."

 

Producer Jonathan Cavendish, co-founder of Imaginarium Production, said, "I'm looking forward to the story of the ‘The Monster Tale’ that will be developed with Climax Studio. It will definitely be different from anything I've seen before," he expected.

 

 

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Yunhee Cho.)

 

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