Lee Won-tae is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and producer. Formerly working as a producer on programs for
MBC TV, Lee debuted with the period prison drama ''
Man of Will
''Man of Will'' is a 2017 South Korean biographical film directed by Lee Won-tae, starring Cho Jin-woong and Song Seung-heon.
The film was based on a novel and portrays roughly two years of the life of Korean independence activist Kim Gu, wh ...
'' in 2017. Prior to that, he also served as producer on the 2011 horror romcom ''
Spellbound'' and penned the original story for the 2015 period film ''
The Magician''. His second feature, ''
The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil
''The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil'' () is a 2019 South Korean action thriller film directed by Lee Won-tae. The film stars Ma Dong-seok, Kim Mu-yeol and Kim Sung-kyu. The narrative revolves around three characters: a serial killer, the gangste ...
'', was invited to the
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...
in 2019. An upcoming American remake of the film was announced in May 2019, with
Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Enzio Stallone (; born Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone, ) is an American actor and filmmaker. After his beginnings as a struggling actor for a number of years upon arriving to New York City in 1969 and later Hollywood in 1974, h ...
and Braden Aftergood producing and
Ma Dong-seok
Ma Dong-seok (born Lee Dong-seok on March 1, 1971), also known as Don Lee, is a South Korean–American actor. With his breakout performance in ''Train to Busan'' and subsequent leading roles, he has become one of South Korea's most successful a ...
reprising his role in the remake.
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Living people
South Korean film directors
South Korean screenwriters
South Korean film producers
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