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SEATTLE GETS A LEADING ROLE IN KOREAN FILM ‘LATE AUTUMN’

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Seattle Times
The list of locations for the movie Late Autumn is low-key, local and a little bit surprising. This star-studded Korean-U.S. film may be a love story set in Seattle, but it ignores the predictable, sweeping drama of the Space Needle for the faded Fun Forest below. With more than 40 locations, the production has shuttled its cast and crew from Whidbey Island to a bus terminal in Tacoma and a prison in Monroe. The featured such local favorites as the Tractor Tavern and the Fremont Troll. They had originally scouted in New England but were drawn to Seattle’s hard-to-replicate scenery. The city’s gray, rainy winters work for a moody movie about two people who won’t have fairy-tale endings. The state also made it easier with a financial incentive of 30 percent back for in-state qualified expenses, said executive producer Steven Nam. The movie is to be released this year, but is not a specific date. In the words of Production designer Seong Hie Ryu, “I think we all ended up falling in love with Seattle.” To check out the entire list follow the above link.

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IN STAR-STUDDED ‘LATE AUTUMN,’ SEATTLE PLAYS STARRING ROLE

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Seattle PI
Monica Guzman of Seattle PI recently spoke with producer, Joo-Ick Lee, about the South Korean film Late Autumn which is currently finishing production in Seattle. Since filming began in January, “Late Autumn” has filmed in many of Seattle’s central neighborhoods. It’s caught the attention of neighborhood news sites and inspired a bit of a citywide mystery. Lee explains that they picked the U.S. because they want the film to have a global reach, and no place is more familiar to the movie-watching world. They settled on Seattle after years of scouting. The city is unusual, hard to replicate, Lee said. Beautiful, but not “too pretty.” Full of character, but not full of itself. The weather closed the deal, Lee said. A moody climate tells a richer story. “Seattle is the third role,” Lee said. “You cannot separate Seattle from the story.” To read the full article, follow the above link.

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“LATE AUTUMN” FILMS IN MID-WINTER ON WHIDBEY

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Seattle PI
The cast and crew of Late Autumn descended on Whidbey Island yesterday, transforming The Keystone Café from a sleepy, ferry-side bistro to star-studded movie set. The Korea film which is a “melancholy love story,” is currently in its sixth week of filming. Set trucks rode the ferry over to Whidbey and began arriving on scene about 5 a.m. Tuesday, said Line Producer Mischa Jakupcak as she sat at a corner table facing the ferry dock, folders and cell phone spread out before her. The team planned to make the most of their day, then pack up and move out by 4:30 p.m. for their return trip to Seattle where the majority of the scenes are being filmed. Read more at the above link.

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