The fire and attention that "Train to Busan" has gained continues to soar and its not ebbing away. With the sequel underway, a lot of claims has surfaced tagging famous artists on board. Claims have risen that Park Shin Hye, Song Joong Ki, and Lee MinHo would join Gong Yoo as he reprises his role.
Given the strong following and the positive acceptance of the public not just in South Korea but in other regions as well, the demand for the sequel of "Train to Busan" continues to escalate. Although the rumors tagging Park Shin Hye, Song Joong Ki, and Lee MinHo are rising, there are no confirmations from the stars that they would be making an appearance in the movie.
If ever it does materialized, having Park Shin Hye, Song Joong Ki, and Lee MinHo in "Train to Busan," would surely set the storyline for the zombie movie in an entirely different way. Given the fact that these stars are among the famous faces in South Korea and in other regions, the expectations will surely run high.
Blockbuster 'Train to Busan' withdrawn from Busan film festival https://t.co/1Io6qLAGs7 pic.twitter.com/ag3YI1waMU
— Al Jazeera News (@AJENews) October 6, 2016
However, since the trio has kept mum on the latter regarding joining "Train to Busan," everything should be taken with a grain of salt in mind. As for the epic comeback of Gong Yoo, the scenes pertaining to him and to his daughter remains unknown as well.
Meanwhile, in a former report from Variety, it relayed the success of "Train to Busan." "Train to Busan" broke numerous box office records in its home country with its highest single day gross, $9.90 million from 1.28 million admissions, and it is continuing to blaze through the box office across Asia, according to the same post.
Kore sineması alternatif türlerde de çıtayı belirliyor. Amerikalılar World War Z gibi şebekliklerle uğraşsınlar. Train to Busan muhteşem. pic.twitter.com/J9TL9rZjtd — Erdem Tatar (@erdemtatar) September 27, 2016
Even the producers of "Train to Busan" were surprised of its unpredecented success. Malay Mail Online cited the words of the General Manager of GSC Movies, Tung Yow Kong. According to Yow Kong, "When we were deciding to take on the movie, never once did it cross our minds that it will become such a success.