"Ninja Assassin" reveals opening date and poster

The official opening date and movie poster for "Ninja Assassin", starring Korean superstar Rain, have been revealed, according to a press release.

The Hollywood action flick will open on November 26 and the poster released on Tuesday had the phrase "Kill the Ninja" written on it.

"Ninja" has spent ten years in the making by the Wachowski Brothers, famous for "The Matrix" trilogy, and producer Joel Silver, who created the "Die Hard" and "Lethal Weapon" series. The film was directed by James McTeigue of "V for Vendetta" and co-stars English actress Naomie Harris, who appeared in the "Pirates of the Carribbean" movie series.

Rain plays the lead role Raizo, an unfortunate character who has to fight the very organization that trained him to become the best secret assassin in the world.

The Korean singer and actor went through months of rigorous training and dieting for the role, reportedly training five hours a day under the guidance of the martial arts team who also worked on the movie "300".

"Ninja" has been hyped as one of the 50 most anticipated films of the year by U.K. newspaper The Times and one of the top 10 movies selected by the San Francisco Examiner.

Reporter : Lim Hye-seon lhsro@asiae.co.kr
Editor : Jessica Kim jesskim@asiae.co.kr