Shocking box office surge: Director Yeon Sang-ho’s new film blew past 2 million moviegoers in just five days, and brand-new behind-the-scenes stills reveal the cast’s blazing dedication.
Released on the 21st, Colony follows survivors trapped inside a sealed building after a mysterious outbreak, as they battle infected beings that evolve in unpredictable ways.
In the stills, Jun Ji-hyun focuses intently on the monitor with a serious expression, determined to perfectly embody Kwon Se-jung, the survivors’ leader. Marking a dazzling big-screen return after 11 years, Jun delivers both nuanced emotion and powerful action, drawing an explosive response from audiences worldwide. Koo Kyo-hwan, meanwhile, lifts his eye patch with a mischievous grin while waiting to shoot, showing a playful side that sharply contrasts with his tense on-screen persona.
Ji Chang-wook stares down the infected with unwavering eyes, heightening unexpected tension in the film’s latter half. His moments with Kim Shin-rok hint that the tight-knit chemistry of siblings Choi Hyun-seok and Choi Hyun-hee continued even off camera. Shin Hyun-been brings warmth to the set with a bright smile despite her hazmat suit, and Go Soo listens closely to the crew, taking a serious approach to build a more three-dimensional portrayal of Han Gyu-sung.
Dancers contorting across the walls embody the infected ‘colony’—another key character in the film—delivering a fresh shock. The cast and crew’s relentless passion is once again in the spotlight, and Colony is being praised as the result of top-tier genre craftsmanship and a tightly woven ensemble.
After the stills dropped, netizens reacted: “I’m a woman, but she’s so gorgeous I seriously want to marry Jun Ji-hyun,” and “You can feel the nail-biting tension just from the photos.”
Meanwhile, Colony is now showing in theaters nationwide.