Randall Park and Daniel Dae Kim partner to produce and star in Asian American-led heist film
Randall Park and Daniel Dae Kim have teamed up for an upcoming Asian American-led heist film acquired by Amazon Studios.
The untitled film was acquired by Amazon Studios after a bidding war and will be written by screenwriter Young Il Kim, according to an article Tuesday by Deadline.
The movie will be loosely centered on a reunion of high school friends who embark on a heist.
Heist film: Randall Park, shown in August 2019 in Anaheim, California, has partnered with Daniel Dae Kim for an upcoming heist film
‘I think it has nods to Ocean’s 11, The Full Monty as well as Better Luck Tomorrow,’ Kim, 52, told the outlet.
The film will star Kim and Park, 46, who assemble a team comprised mostly of Asian American actors.
‘It’s a story that kind of highlights community, friendship, unity in a very familiar genre that people I think will enjoy,’ Kim added to Deadline.
Kim and Park have been longtime friends and released a joint statement on the project.
Teaming up: Kim, shown in January in Utah, will star with Park in the film acquired by Amazon Studios and they both will also serve as producers
‘We can’t wait to join with Young to tell this special story of friendship, pride and community. We’re also very grateful to Amazon for their exceptional enthusiasm and support,’ the statement said.
Park and Kim will serve as producers along with 3AD head of development John Cheng after the trio sparked the original story.
Kim founded his production company 3AD in 2013 to broaden storytelling featuring traditionally underrepresented cultures.
Popular genre: The heist film Ocean’s Eleven in 2001 starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Elliot Gould and Don Cheadle earned $450.7 million worldwide and spawned a franchise
Park portrayed North Korea leader Kim Jong-un in the 2014 film The Interview and also starred on the ABC sitcom Fresh Off The Boat.
Kim played Jin-Soo Kwon in Lost and also is known for portraying Chin Ho Kelly in Hawaii Five-0, Gavin Park in Angel, and Johnny Gat in the Saints Row series of video games.
His 3AD production company currently produces the television series The Good Doctor.
Young Il Kim’s writing credits include the Showtime series Billions and the Black List script Rodham.
Political satire: James Franco and Park are shown in a still from the 2014 film The Interview
Hit show: Kim is shown as Jin-Soo Kwon in a 2004 still from the hit ABC series Lost