One of the top Korean B-boy dance teams, Gambler, is to star in a Hollywood dance movie.
At a press conference held in Seoul on Monday (Apr. 28), U.S.-based Paramount Pictures said that it is to produce a dance movie called "Hype Nation", which will follow dance battles between the Korean group Gambler and the American R&B group B2K, having teamed up with U.S. music producer and rapper Teddy Riley.
Whoopi Goldberg, an Academy Award-winning American actress and comedian, will also appear in the $25-million picture to be released worldwide in early 2009.
Young Lee, the Korean-American producer who has previously partnered with American hip-hop artists, said he has been planning the movie for a year and production will begin in the United States. on July 15 and in Korea from August, with 60% of the total to be shot in Korea.
Alex Calzatti, who directed the movie 'I Am Cuba', will direct the part to be produced in the United States and a Korean director will be in charge of the portion to be shot here.
Eight members of Gambler will leave for the United States on June 1 to design dance movements with B2K for movie scenes.
Teddy Riley will be music director for the film. He has produced numerous albums by acts including Michael Jackson and Bobby Brown.
The Korean B-boy dance crew Gambler has won competitions, including the 2004 Battle of the Year in Germany, the 2005 U.K. Championship and the B-Boy Hodown in the United States.
By Han Aran
Korea.net Staff Writer
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