The world is Bong Joon Ho’s oyster following last Sunday’s Oscar triumph. “Parasite’s” surprise best picture victory was a statement-making moment for the South Korean…
“It’s validation for Bong,” said Jeff Bock, box office analyst at Exhibitor Relations. “It’s the road to untold riches. Even though he was already making the films he wanted to make, now he’ll have much more control over them. I suspect he’ll never have another ‘Bock is referring to Bong’s battles with Harvey Weinstein over his English-language debut, “,” a sci-fi adventure that the indie mogul tried to re-cut. That kind of situation isn’t likely to be replicated.
“We paid a lot of money for the movie at the script stage even though it was in a foreign language, because I knew that Bong was the greatest living director working today and has been for years,” said Quinn. “I understood that he could make films that appeal to genre audiences, but also ones that intellectually stimulate review-driven audiences by engaging with complex ideas.”
It also helps that Bong has forged ties with A-list talent in Hollywood thanks to his work on “Snowpiercer” and “Okja,” two films that boasted ensembles that included the likes of Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton and Jake Gyllenhaal.
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