by REERA YOO
Star Trek 3, which is slated for 2016, will be filming in Seoul, according to Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon.
On Sept. 29, Park spoke with Hollywood producers during the last leg of his U.S. tour in hopes of attracting more studios to film in Seoul, reported Korean media outlet TV Report. Apparently, he succeeded in wooing Hollywood.
“Today I met with Jeffrey Chernov, producer of Star Trek 3, at the Paramount Pictures Studio and agreed to film a portion of the upcoming movie in Seoul,” Park said in his Facebook post.
Seoul has been gaining popularity as a prime filming location with its appearance in the upcoming film Avengers: Age of Ultron, which is expected to be released next year.
“The shooting of Avengers 2 was a great opportunity for local filmmakers and producers to learn about Hollywood’s filmmaking system on top of promoting Seoul at the same time,” the Seoul Metropolitan Government told the Korea Herald.
Written and directed by the Wachowski Brothers, the forthcoming sci-fi drama series Sense8 will also film around Cheonggyecheon, a stream that runs through downtown Seoul, later this year. Korean actress Bae Doo-na, who’s known for roles in Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Cloud Atlas, is reported to star in the series.
In addition to meeting Hollywood producers, Mayor Park also visited the Los Angeles’ emergency operations center to survey the city’s disaster plans in hopes of improving Seoul’s emergency preparedness.
Featured photo courtesy of Cinema 10
