As part of Korean Movie Night, tomorrow, Tuesday, March 9 @ 7pm, there will be a free screening of Ryoo Seung-Wan’s debut feature, DIE BAD. The screening will be at the Tribeca Cinemas (on the corner of Varick and Canal Streets) and tickets are free and given on a first-come, first-serve basis. The doors open at 6:30pm and there are about 130 seats, so there should be room for everyone who wants to come.

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This is part of the Korean Cultural Service’s Korean Movie Night series and while the first four screenings were dedicated to Indie films from Korea, this series will be all about remakes (next up is SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE, slated for a remake by the team that make GI JOE and TRANSFORMERS 2; then THE PHONE, slated for a remake by the original director). DIE BAD is supposed to be remade by Marc Forster, director of MONSTER’S BALL and QUANTUM OF SOLACE.

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The original movie sees Ryoo weave together four storylines (each originally shot as its own short film) into a heavy metal action flick that allows he and his friends to go stunt crazy as they show the world how to make a fight film, Korean-style. Budgeted at just $55,000 it’s fast, it’s furious and it’s as brash and sudden as a fist to the face.

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Read a review. Or, read another review. And you can go here to read an interview with director Ryoo Seung-Wan.

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