Badland Hunters
Promotional poster
Hangul
황야
Hanja
荒野
Literal meaningWilderness
Revised RomanizationHwang-ya
McCune–ReischauerHwangya
Directed byHeo Myung-haeng
Screenplay by
  • Kim Bo-tong
  • Kwak Jae-min
Produced byByun Seung-min
Starring
Music byKim Dong-wook
Production
companies
  • Climax Studio
  • Big Punch Pictures
  • Nova Film
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • January 26, 2024 (2024-01-26)
Running time
107 minutes[1]
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Badland Hunters (Korean: 황야) is an upcoming South Korean dystopian action film directed by Heo Myung-haeng in his directorial debut and starring Ma Dong-seok, Lee Hee-joon, Lee Jun-young, and Roh Jeong-eui. The film is a sequel of 2023 film Concrete Utopia and takes up the story post earthquake transformation of Seoul into an apocalyptic wasteland, where everything from law and order to civilization has collapsed.[2]

The film is an original production of Netflix[3] and will be available for streaming on Netflix on January 26, 2024.[4]

Cast

  • Ma Dong-seok as Nam-san, a relentless wasteland hunter
  • Lee Hee-joon as Yang Gi-su, the doctor who survived the catastrophe[5]
  • Lee Jun-young as Choi ji-wan, Nam-san’s trusted partner
  • Roh Jeong-eui as Suna, a bold girl who follows Nam-san.[6]
  • An Ji-hye as Lee Eun-ho, a special forces sergeant[7]

Production

The film was planned after the production of the film Concrete Utopia on November 14, 2021.[8] Filming began on February 15, 2022 and finished on May 18, 2022.[9]

On November 2, 2023 Netflix confirmed the production of the film directed by martial arts director Heo Myung-haeng and produced by Climax Studios, Big Punch Pictures and Nova film as Co-producers.[3]

An Ji-hye, who plays a special forces sergeant Eun-ho, performed 99% of her action scenes in the film.[10]

Release

KOFIC's integrated computer network for movie theater admissions announced that the film will be released on January 26, 2024 on Netflix.[1] It will be available in 190 countries for streaming.[11][12]

References

  1. 1 2 Choi Jeong-ah (November 1, 2023). "[단독] '흥행킹' 마동석, '황야'로 이준영·노정의와 새해 넷플릭스 첫 타자" [[Exclusive] ‘Box-office King’ Ma Dong-seok joins Lee Jun-young and Roh Jeong-eui for the first hit on Netflix in the new year with ‘Wilderness’]. Sports World (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ Kim Na-yeon (November 2, 2023). "마동석 '황야', 극장 아닌 넷플릭스 간다..전 세계 190개국 공개" [Ma Dong-seok's 'Wilderness' goes to Netflix instead of theaters... released in 190 countries around the world]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  3. 1 2 James Chang (November 2, 2023). "Going Big: Don Lee's 'Badland Hunters' to Redefine Korean Blockbusters" (Press release). Netflix Media Center. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ Jonathan Hicap (January 14, 2024). "Netflix drops main trailer for film 'Badland Hunters' starring 'Train to Busan' actor Ma Dong-seok". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  5. ↑ Lee Da-won (February 7, 2022). "[단독] 이희준, '황야' 출연…마동석과 뭉친다" [[Exclusive] Heejun Lee to appear in 'The Wilderness'... I unite with Ma Dong-seok] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Naver.
  6. ↑ Jeon Hyung-hwa (January 26, 2022). "[단독]마동석·이준영·노정의, '황야' 호흡..'콘크리트 유토피아' 세계관 관심↑[종합]" [[Exclusive] Dong-seok Ma, Jun-young Lee, Jeong-eui Noh, Breathing in 'The Wilderness'.. Interest in the world view of 'Concrete Utopia' ↑[Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Naver.
  7. ↑ Kim Da-eun (January 2, 2024). "'황야', 1월 26일 공개…마동석, 파격 사냥꾼 변신" ['Wilderness' released on January 26th... Ma Dong-seok, transformation into an unconventional hunter] (in Korean). Dispatch. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  8. ↑ Jeong Hyung-hwa (December 27, 2021). "[단독]이병헌·박서준→마동석 '콘크리트 유토피아' 세계관 2022년 기대↑ [종합]" [[Exclusive] Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon → Ma Dong-seok's 'Concrete Utopia' world view in 2022 ↑ [Comprehensive]]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Badland Hunters - (Korean Movie, 2024, 황야)". HanCinema. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  10. ↑ Ryu Ye-ji (January 2, 2024). "[공식] 안지혜, 넷플릭스 영화 '황야' 캐스팅…마동석과 호흡" [[Official] Ahn Ji-hye cast in Netflix movie ‘Wilderness’… Breathing with Ma Dong-seok]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  11. ↑ Han Hyun-jeong (November 1, 2023). "마동석→이준영 '황야' 넷플릭스 行 …'콘유' 이후 그린다 [공식]" [Ma Dong-seok→Lee Jun-young's 'Wilderness' Netflix show... Drawn after ‘Conyu’ [Official]]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  12. ↑ Robinson, Jacob (November 14, 2023). "'Badland Hunters' Don Lee's New Netflix Movie: January 2024 Release Date & What We Know So Far". What’s on Netflix. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
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