Actor Ma Dong-seok joins 'Helldiver' as a producer and lead actor.
On the 23rd, his agency Big Punch Entertainment cited an exclusive report from the US media Deadline, and announced that Ma Dong-seok was confirmed as a producer and performer in the Hollywood movie 'Hell Diver'.
'Hell Divers' is a movie based on the New York Times bestselling novel. The original novel was written by author Nicholas Sansbury Smith and published by Blackstone. Ma Dong-seok takes on the role of Xavier in the play.
'Helldiver' is a story that takes place in a world two centuries after World War III. Humanity stays in a huge airship, the last bastion, and wanders in search of a good area to live, leaving only two surviving airships. Their survival depends on people called Helldivers. They are people skydiving to the Earth's surface to collect parts for the airship. They must dive so humanity can survive. The 'Helldiver' series, recently published its tenth book, revolves around a legendary Helldiver named Xavier or X.
'Helldiver' will be produced by Arad Productions, the production company behind the movie 'Uncharted'. Avi Arad, Ari Arad and Emmy Yu of Arad Productions join Academy Award-nominated VFX supervisor and animation supervisor Jerome Chen for the first and second 'Amazing Spider-Man' films. Jerome Chen) to produce the film.
In addition, Ma Dong-seok and Chris S. Lee, producer of BNC contents, will also participate in the production together with their Hollywood production company, Gorilla 8 Productions. The screenplay is written by JP Davis, who wrote the films 'Plane' and 'The Contractor'.
Co-founded by former Marvel Studios CEOs Abhi Arad and Ari Arad, Arad Productions produced the films 'Venom' and 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'. Film adaptations of popular video games, manga, and anime such as 'Borderlands,' 'Naruto,' 'One Punch Man,' and 'Metal Gear Solid' are being prepared.
Jerome Chen said, "As a longtime fan of the original novel, I am very excited to see actor Ma Dong-seok bring his special abilities and emotions to the X character, as well as creating an adrenaline-pumping story with great storytellers." he added. Ma Dong-seok also shared his thoughts, "I am delighted to be involved as a producer along with Arad Productions and Jerome Chen for the filming of this special and famous science fiction novel. And I am honored to play the hard yet subtle character of Xavier." .
Ari Arad said, "I'm even more excited that Ma Dong-seok will join our 'Helldiver' team. With his talent and unmatched charisma, we hope that he will embody Xavier's courage and spirit in a way that audiences around the world will love." I believe,” he said. Chris S. Leedo: "By leveraging the extraordinary talents of this great team and actor Dong-Seok Ma's unique standing and brand of action, we will bring a variety of action-packed fresh content to the post-apocalyptic genre for a new generation of audiences." "he said.
Reporter Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia kkk39@tenasia.co.kr