A Cloned Warrior Is Humanity’s Last Hope in ‘JUNG_E’ – New Sci-Fi From ‘Train to Busan’ Director
Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-ho leaves the zombies behind for a futuristic world that relies on cloned warriors to survive. Check out the first look at JUNG_E.
After the runaway success of Squid Game, Netflix went all in on projects from Korea. This sci-fi action movie was announced earlier this year with a long list of titles – some of which are streaming already. The initial images showed a high-tech military force in a dilapidated city – and a soldier taking aim at the enemy. We’re finally getting a look at the rapid-fire action in JUNG_E. The first trailer is here.
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JUNG_E Trailer
A desolated Earth in the 22nd century is no longer habitable due to climate change. Amid the chaos, an internal war breaks out in the shelter built for human survival. Victory and the end of the war now hinge on the allied forces finding a way to clone the brain of a legendary soldier into a scalable robot. A team of scientists specializing in cloning and AI has to work against the clock to create a miracle of technology.
The opening of the first trailer sweeps over a destroyed, flooded city that surrounds a technologically advanced lab.
JUNG_E Cast and Details
Director/writer Yeon Sang-ho has become known internationally with the movies Train to Busan and Peninsula and the series Hellbound.
Kim Hyun-joo plays the titular role of elite soldier Jung_E. Kang Soo-youn portrays the scientist charged with cloning Jung-E’s brain. She also is in charge of testing the abilities of the AI robots that are created. Ryu Kyung-soo plays Sang-hun, the research center director, where all this high-tech experimentation is taking place. All are tasked with leading the allied troops to victory.
In a post-apocalyptic 22nd century, a researcher at an AI lab leads the effort to end a civil war by cloning the brain of a heroic soldier — her mother.
JUNG_E debuts on Netflix on January 20.
