Top Korean actor Sul Kyoung-gu (Silmido) is set to star in the big-budget tsunami film Haeundae, directed by Yun Je-kyun (Miracle On 1st Street, My Boss, My Hero).

Backed by CJ Entertainment, the film's budget is reported at $9.8m (KW10bn) and set for test shooting in August.

US-based Polygon Entertainment, led by computer graphics supervisor Hans Uhlig (The Day After Tomorrow) is co-producing the film while handling CGI.

The disaster film will portray the havoc wreaked when a tsunami hits the beaches of Busan's Haeundae, a popular vacation spot and coincidentally a venue for the Pusan International Film Festival and its Asian Film Market.

Sul will star opposite Ha Ji-won, who previously worked with Yun on Sex Is Zero 1 and 2. The rising starlet also worked with Lee Myung-se on Duelist.

Sul's latest role is that of the incorrigible crime-fighter Kang Chul-jung in the upcoming Public Enemy Returns, due to open June 19. The film is directed by veteran filmmaker Kang Woo-suk (Public Enemy, Silmido).

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