Smilegate's First Invested Film 'Omniscient Reader'... Lee Min-ho, Ahn Hyo-seop, Jisoo Confirmed

The film "Omniscient Reader" began filming last month, Lotte Entertainment, the distributor, announced on the 24th.

"Omniscient Reader" depicts the epic journey of Kim Dokja (Ahn Hyo-seop), the only person who knows the ending in a reality devastated like a novel serialized for 10 years, as he teams up with the novel's protagonist Yoo Joonghyuk (Lee Min-ho) to save the world. It is based on the popular web novel of the same name, which was serialized in 2018 and surpassed 200 million cumulative views. Directed by Kim Byung-woo, who helmed "The Terror Live" (2013) and "PMC: The Bunker" (2018), and produced by Real Lives Pictures, the studio behind "Along with the Gods" Parts 1 and 2 (2017?2018). This is also the first film presented by Smilegate Realize, a joint venture between Smilegate and the film production company Real Lives Pictures.

Actor Lee Min-ho plays Yoo Joonghyuk, the novel's protagonist with the ability to endlessly return even after death, while Ahn Hyo-seop makes his screen debut as Kim Dokja, the only person who knows the ending of the novel "How to Survive in a Dying World." Chae Soo-bin plays Yoo Sang-ah, Kim Dokja's former colleague and a companion in the beginning of the devastated world. Shin Seung-ho and Nana portray characters who appear in the novel alongside Yoo Joonghyuk and meet Kim Dokja.

Park Ho-san takes on the role of Gong Pil-do, who manipulates people's lives and deaths using wealth, and Choi Young-joon plays Han Myung-oh, Kim Dokja's workplace superior who inadvertently gets caught up in the scenario while approaching Yoo Sang-ah. Jisoo from the group BLACKPINK portrays Lee Ji-hye, a comrade who overcomes many crises alongside Yoo Joonghyuk with remarkable combat skills.

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