Crime Hit Sequel Eyes Mid-2019 Production
While the first film received an R rating, producers are aiming to secure a 15 rating for the sequel, in order to reach a wider audience. Script development is currently underway.
Released during the Chuseok holiday season last year,
THE OUTLAWS became an unexpected hit as it surpassed the big-budget period siege drama
The Fortress (2017), which had been expected to dominate the season. Featuring LEE as a gruff cop who goes up against a vicious Chinese-Korean gang led by
YOON Kye-sang in a low-rent neighborhood, the film accumulated 6.88 million admissions (USD 49.71 million).
LEE has several projects on the way and was recently seen in the sports drama
Champion. Next month he will be back on screens in the highly anticipated fantasy epic
Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days.
Meanwhile, the
Kiwi Media Group has several other projects in their current lineup, including
Battle of Villains (translated title), featuring
GIM Mu-yeol alongside LEE,
Fluid Renegades (translated title),
Body Snatch and
Hungry.