Earlier this month, it was announced that the breakout South Korean drama Parasite was being adapted in the US by HBO. But unlike many foreign language movies and shows that are given the Hollywood treatment, it seems that the new Parasite won't be an Americanized remake and that director Bong Joon-Ho will be heavily involved.
In an interview with The Wrap, Bong revealed that the HBO project will be a "six hour-long film," delivered as a limited series, that will add more depth and detail to the story. While he doesn't state if the Parasite series will use the same cast, it does sound like fans of the movie shouldn't have much to worry about.
"So I had all these key ideas accumulated from when I started writing the script," he said. "I just couldn't include all those ideas in the two-hour running time of the film, so they're all stored in my iPad and my goal with this limited series is to create a six-hour-long film."
"For example, when the original housekeeper Mun Gwang comes back in the late-night, something happened to her face. Even her husband asked about it but she never answered," Bong continued. "I know why she had bruises on her face. I have a story for that, and aside from that, why does she know the existence of this bunker?"
Parasite has been a worldwide critical and commercial success. It has made over $143 million worldwide, over $28 million of which was made in the United States. In addition, it has been nominated for four Oscars, including Best Movie and Best Director. Bong will make the HBO series with Adam McKay, who was the director of 2018's Vice and executive producer on the network's Succession.
In our Movie of the Year feature, GameSpot's Chastity Vincencio said, "Parasite is the kind of film that will stick with you for days, and make you want to talk about it. It's thrilling, stressful, at times hilarious, and haunting. It takes you on an unforgettable ride resulting in an ending that you will never see coming. The class divide at the heart of the film is something that is universally relatable, and will make you question your own biases. Bong Joon-Ho is a master filmmaker."