Park Chan-wook Returns Home to Direct 'Fingersmith' Adaptation

There was a great deal of anticipation, at least among cinephiles, for Park Chan-wook's English language debut, Stoker. But the star-studded film, a sortof modern Gothic horror, didn't really click with anybody and was pretty much forgotten about despite the director's stylish touches. Of course, it didn't get a ton of promotion, either, and maybe that's why Chan-wook is headed back home to Korea for his next film, an adaptation of Sarah Waters' crime novel, Fingersmith.

Screen Daily reports Chan-wook will make his first Korean film in six years with Fingersmith, which was set in Victorian London and followed a group of female petty thieves, known as "fingersmiths". Chan-wook's version will be different, taking place in Korea during the time of Japanese rule. An English title for the film has yet to be decided but it'll go by Agashi in Korea.

Chan-wook's movies have typically been a solid launching pad for actresses and the hope is to cast two female leads that can follow in their footsteps. Filming is to begin early next year, but if you're interested in a taste of the story, the BBC produced a Fingersmith miniseries back in 2005 that starred Sally Hawkins and Imelda Staunton.