Ju Ji-hoon, Han So-hee to star in ‘Gentleman’

Actors Ju Ji-hoon, left, and Han So-hee have been casted for upcoming film ″Gentleman.″ [WAVVE]

Ju Ji-hoon and Han So-hee will star in the film “Gentleman,” an original production by the local streaming platform Wavve.

The film is a comedy about a private detective played by Ju who teams up with a prosecutor to solve a murder and prove his own innocence after being falsely accused of being the killer.

Ju is known for the films“Dark Figure of Crime” (2018), “The Spy Gone North” (2018), the two-part “Along with the Gods” (2017, 2018) and most recently the Netflix series “Kingdom” (2019, 2020).

Han, a relative newcomer, shot to stardom on the JTBC television series “The World of the Married” (2020) and is currently appearing in the JTBC series “Nevertheless.”

Director Kim Kyung-won was critically acclaimed for his debut feature film, “The Artist: Reborn” (2017). In-house production studio Trickster will co-produce the film with H& Entertainment representing Ju.

“Gentleman” is slated for theatrical release next May, and will be released on Wavve after.

The film begins shooting next month.

BY LEE JAE-LIM [lee.jaelim@joongang.co.kr]