Brett Ratner to Produce SUNNY Remake

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Hollywood Looks to Popular Korean Youth Comedy

The popular Korean youth film Sunny (2011) is getting the Hollywood remake treatment. CJ Entertainment, the company behind the original, has teamed up with RatPac Entertainment, the shingle of long-time Rush Hour director Brett Ratner to produce the film, while Heather Hach is on board to adapt the screenplay.

From director KANG Hyoung-chul and considered responsible for launching the career of popular young star SHIM Eun-kyoung, Sunny was a sleeper hit in the spring of 2011, clocking up over 7.36 million viewers (USD 47.36 million) over the course of a few months. KANG previously helmed Scandal Makers (2008), another smash hit, and went on to make the con artist thriller sequel Tazza-The Hidden Card (2014).

Meanwhile, SHIM increased her fanbase with Lunar New Year family comedy Miss Granny in 2014 and is currently involved in several new projects, including the recently released comedy Queen of Walking.

The story follows a group of middle-aged women who get back together 25 years after high school when one of them falls ill, and tells most of its story through flashback. A young CHUN Woo-hee also featured in the film.

In addition to the Rush Hour series, Brett Ratner is well known for having made Red Dragon (2002), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and more. Hach is no stranger to remakes, having penned the update of Freaky Friday in 2003.

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