Hwang Jung Min and Jung Hae In's upcoming action movie I, The Executioner will have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival's Midnight Screenings section on May 20, and actors Hwang Jung Min and Jung Hae In are confirmed to attend.
The sequel to the 2015 domestic box office hit Veteran, I, The Executioner is an action-crime thriller about young Detective Park Sun Woo (Jung Hae In) joining the violent crime investigation team and working with veteran Detective Seo Do Cheol (Hwang Jung Min). The film follows the two detectives as they chase a serial killer who is stirring up a sensation.
I, The Executioner is the only Korean film invited to the Cannes Film Festival this year. It marks director Ryu Seung Wan's return to Cannes a long time since his film Crying Fist won the FIPRESCI Prize (Directors' Fortnight) in 2005.
I, The Executioner will premiere in the prestigious film gala's Midnight Screenings lineup, at The Lumière Grand Theatre on May 20. Actors Hwang Jung Min and Jung Hae In, along with director Ryu Seung Wan, will walk the red carpet. Hwang Jung Min expressed his delight, stating, "I am pleased and honored to introduce I, The Executioner to audiences worldwide alongside my fellow cinema comrade, director Ryu Seung Wan."
This will be the first time actor Jung Hae In will be walking the Cannes red carpet. He expressed, "It holds even more significance for me to make my debut at the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet for director Ryu Seung Wan's film."