It is recently revealed that the movie adaptation of famous Korean webtoon “Omniscient Reader” has confirmed the casting of Lee Min-ho, Ahn Hyo-seop, Chae Soo-bin, Shin Seung-ho, Nana, Park Ho-san, Choi Young-joon, BLACKPINK’s Jisoo, and others. The movie officially started production in December.
“Omniscient Reader” depicts the journey of Kim Dok-ja (played by Ahn Hyo-seop), who is the only one to finish a web novel serialized for ten years. However, as everything in the novel becomes true, he becomes the only one to know of future events.
With this knowledge, Kim Dok-ja He embarks on an adventure to save the world with the protagonist of the novel, Yoo Joong-hyuk (played by Lee Min-ho).
Lee Min-ho takes on the role of Yoo Joong-hyuk, the protagonist in the web novel, who possesses the ability to continuously return in time, even if he dies. Yoo Joong-hyuk is a character who survived to the end in a world that has collapsed, with an unparalleled appearance and powerful combat skills.
Making his first big screen debut, Ahn Hyo-seop plays the role of Kim Dok-ja, who uniquely knows the ending of the novel. Kim Dok-ja is an ordinary office worker who becomes engrossed in the serialized novel’s protagonist, Yoo Joong-hyuk, and is the only person who has read the until the end a novel that no one else reads.
Nana, Park Ho-san, and Jisoo also join the cast of “Reader’s Viewpoint.” They play significant roles in enhancing the tension of the drama.
In particular, Chae Soo-bin portrays Yoo Sang-ah, a former colleague of Dok-ja and an important companion in the collapsed world. Shin Seung-ho plays Lee Hyun-seong, a former soldier who appears in the novel with Yoo Joong-hyuk and eventually meets Kim Dok-ja.
Jung Hee-won, played by Nana, is a character with outstanding attack power. Park Ho-san will add tension to the drama as Gong Pil-doo, who started as a cunning villain but later became an important part of Kim Dok-ja’s party. Choi Young-joon assumes the role of Han Myung-oh, who is originally Kim Dok-ja’s boss.
Finally, BLACKPINK’s Jisoo will appear as Yoo Joong-hyuk’s close companion Lee Ji-hye, who has overcome many crises with great combat power.
On the other hand, “Omniscient Reader” movie adaptation is expected to introduce a never-before-seen grand worldview to Korean cinema.
Source: Daum
