“Space Sweepers” Theatrical Poster
Guardians of the Galaxy meets Star Wars meets Werewolf Boy? South Korean filmmaker Jo Sung-Hee (Phantom Detective, Werewolf Boy) is doing the fun ‘n gritty space thing with Space Sweepers, which hits Netflix on February 5th.
Billed as Korea’s first sci-fi film project, Space Sweepers (read our review) is set in the year 2092 and follows the crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory. When they discover a humanoid robot named Dorothy that’s known to be a weapon of mass destruction, they get involved in a risky business deal.
Space Sweepers stars Song Joong-ki (A Werewolf Boy, The Battleship Island), Kim Tae-ri (The Handmaiden), Jin Seon-kyu (The Outlaws, Svaha: The Sixth Finger) and Yu Hae-jin (Confidential Assignment).
Don’t miss the Netflix Trailer for Space Sweepers below (via FCS):
Man, these marketing strategies are getting pretty bold with their statements. First Yuen Biao’s ‘Fast Escape’ is billed as China’s “first overseas prison break movie” (what does that even mean!?), and now this is being billed as “Korea’s first sci-film film project”. I think maybe something got lost in translation there, first big budget space actioner yes, but it’s far from being the first time Korea has dabbled in the sci-fi genre.
I was thinking the same thing, but since it was their marketing strategy, I just went for it. 🙂 Maybe South Korea thinks sci fi and science fiction are too different things?