Wonderland (2024 film)

2024 film by Kim Tae-yong

Wonderland

Theatrical release poster

Hangul|

원더랜드

Revised Romanization| Wondeoraendeu
McCune–Reischauer| Wŏndŏraendŭ
Directed by| Kim Tae-yong
Written by| Kim Tae-yong
Min Ye-ji
Produced by|

* Oh Jeong-wan
* Park Kwan-soo

Starring|

* Bae Suzy
* Park Bo-gum
* Jung Yu-mi
* Choi Woo-shik
* Tang Wei

Cinematography| Kim Seong-jin
Park Hong-yeol
Edited by| Kim Hyung-ju
Music by| Bang Jun-seok
Dalpalan
Kang Seong-su

Production
companies

* Bom Film Productions
* Kirin Productions

Distributed by|

* Acemaker Movieworks

Release date

* June 5, 2024 (2024-06-05)

Running time

| 113 minutes
Country| South Korea
Languages|

* Korean
* Mandarin

Budget| ₩10 billion[1]
Box office| US$3.4 million[2]

Wonderland (Korean: 원더랜드) is a 2024 South Korean science fiction romantic drama film written and directed by Kim Tae-yong, and starring Bae Suzy, Park Bo-gum, Jung Yu-mi, Choi Woo-shik, and Tang Wei.[1] It is a story about reuniting with a departed family member or lover via video call.[3] The film was released in South Korea on June 5, 2024.[4][5]

## Synopsis[edit]

Wonderland is an artificial intelligence that allows people to communicate with their departed loved ones through simulated video calls. Jeong-in, a flight attendant, asks to meet her comatose boyfriend Tae-joo, while Bai Li joins the service to be able to talk to her daughter even after being dead.[6]

## Cast[edit]

### Main[edit]

* Bae Suzy as Jeong-in
* Park Bo-gum as Tae-joo
* Jung Yu-mi as Hae-ri[7]
* Choi Woo-shik as Hyeon-soo
* Tang Wei as Bai Li

### Supporting[edit]

* Nina Paw
* Sung Byung-sook as Song Jeong-ran[8]
* Choi Moo-sung as Lee Yong-sik
* Tang Jun-sang as Choi Jin-gu, Jeong-ran's grandson[8]
* Lee Eol as Hae-ri's father
* Kang Ae-sim as Hae-ri's mother
* Son Kyung-won
* Jeon Su-ji as Jung-in's senior

### Special appearance[edit]

* Gong Yoo as Sung-joon[9]
* Kim Sung-ryung

## Production[edit]

### Development[edit]

The project was conceived in June 2019. Kim Tae-yong who wrote the screenplay, is directing the film after 9 years. He directed his last film Late Autumn in 2010.[1]

### Casting[edit]

On June 26, 2019, Bae Suzy received an offer to appear in the film.[10] On July 2, 2019, Choi Woo-shik's agency reported that they are considering proposal of appearance in the film positively.[11] On 25 September 2019, Park Bo-gum's agency Blossom Entertainment reported that they are reviewing the offer of appearance in the film.[12] In August 2019, representative from production team reported that Tang Wei was considering the offer of lead role in her husband's film.[13] On November 11, 2019 it was reported that Jung Yu-mi has joined the cast of the film.[14] On 11 March, 2020 it was reported that Gong Yoo is considering the role of Tang Wei's husband.[15]

### Filming[edit]

Principal photography began in April 2020.[16] In July 2020 the film was shot in studios in Paju, Gyeonggi Province and Jeonju.[17] Filming was completed in September 2020, except for some scenes featuring Tang Wei, which are yet to be filmed, and scheduled for filming in January 2021.[18]

## Release[edit]

On October 22, 2020, distributors Acemaker Movieworks and Netflix reached an agreement that the film will be released worldwide by Netflix except in South Korea and China. Netflix disclosed that they were in discussion with Acemaker for overseas releases since the beginning of the filming. After long negotiations, Acemaker finally agreed to a contract with Netflix for about 30% of post-production cost. The film is planned to be released on Netflix.[18]

Wonderland will be released in theaters in South Korea on June 5, 2024.

## Reception[edit]

The film was released on June 5, 2024 on 1,165 screens.[19] It opened at first place on Korean box office with 94,777 admissions and a gross of US$615,180,[20] it retained its first place for next 3 days.[21]

As of June 9, 2024[update], the film has grossed US$3,208,539 from 468,760 admissions.[2]

## References[edit]

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21. ^ Lee Da-won (June 9, 2024). "'원더랜드' 개봉 4일째 1위" ['Wonderland' ranked first on the 4th day of release]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 9, 2024.

## External links[edit]

* Wonderland at HanCinema
* Wonderland at Daum (in Korean)

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Films directed by Kim Tae-yong

* Memento Mori (1999)
* Family Ties (2006)
* Late Autumn (2010)
* Wonderland (2024)

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