PD Kim Yong Hwa's "Along With Gods" production film exerts its charm.

The production cost for the movie itself is KRW$35 billion won, and the film starring actor Ha Jung Woo, Cha Tae Hyun, Jo Ji Hoon, Kim Hyang Ki and Lee Jung Jae.

The film 'Along With Gods 신과 함께 ' (director Kim Yong Hwa) is scheduled to open in December this year is slowly gradually being revealed out to the public. PD Kim who directed this masterpiece had six-year planning process and 11 months of shooting said, "It will be a work that has used the essence of the charm of the original as it is."

              

The film depicts the story of a firefighter Kim Ja Hong (Cha Tae Hyun) who has lost his life at the scene while saving others. Ja Hong was given a second chance for 7 trials within 49 days to determine if he should be back in human world or eternity life.

Meanwhile Kang Ha Rim (Ha Jung Woo) is a grim reaper who is doing his job escorting Ja Hong to afterlife. Jo Ji Hoon plays as Seaman Man, Lee Jung Jae as the Hades, King of Underworld. Also supporting the movie is Ma Dong Seok as House of Gods, Oh Dal Su, Im Won Hee, Kim Dong Wook and EXO's D.O. 

The film is adapted from a web comic written by Jo Ho Min. The web comic is praised for submitting it as a universal message. It was published as a monograph as well as number one in the series which sold a record of 450,000 copies.

PD Kim also added, "All the characters except the one that appeared in the original are in the movie. The story is almost similar and the message is almost the same but I was wondering how to implement it in the cinematic way. I chose the direction to maximise the value of the service." 

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 With so many A-list actors in the movie, the production costs is massive as well. Cha Tae Hyun has played many small roles in a movie but never had he appear in a film with so many veteran actors in it. Cha has mentioned he is happy to work together with veteran casts and felt reliable. He needed a lot of imagination for the role.

Along With Gods is scheduled to be screened in local cinemas on 20th December.
The sequel will be released next summer.