What's sort of different about this movie is that it takes an original movie concept from the U.S. for production in Korea, as opposed to the usual reverse remake situation. Vertigo Entertainment's Roy Lee (the remake guy) and Doug Davison will produce, along with Miky Lee and Ted Kim of Korea's CJ Entertainment. It sounds an awful lot like My Big Fat Korean Wedding:
In the vein of "Meet the Parents" and inspired by real events, the pitch follows an American guy who falls in love with a Korean woman while teaching English as a second language. He proposes marriage and she says yes, with a condition: Her Korean family must approve and they must have a traditional wedding in Korea. So the groom makes the trip with his family in an effort to marry his true love.The story's apparently inspired by real events. I have to wonder what was on Filardi's cousin's wedding video that made him see movie potential. Heck, I know people—in my own family—who have had courtships and weddings like this. This movie, which does not yet have a title nor a script, sounds like it has the potential to be a real disaster. But I will withhold judgment until we actually see something. (Thanks, Phil.)
