Korean actor Hoyeon, who is best known for her role as Kang Sae-byeok in the hit Netflix series Squid Game, has onboarded the cast of The Hole, starring Theo James in the lead role.
Directed by Kim Jee-woon and written by Christopher Chen, the upcoming film follows Owen, played by James, as a successful professor living in South Korea and bedridden after a devastating car accident killed his wife, Sandy (Hoyeon). Owen is cared for by Yuna, his Korean mother-in-law, who starts to unravel the truth behind Owen and Sandy’s marriage, only to threaten his road to recovery.
The Hole is based on the 2017 Shirley Jackson Award winning novel of the same name by Hye-young Pyun. Production is set to start in the first half of 2025 in the US and Korea, and will have dialogues in both English and Korean.
Sam Esmail, Chad Hamilton, and Nick Krishnamurthy are producing through Esmail Corp, with Kimberly Steward and Alex Foster representing K Period Media, and Andy Sorgie producing via his KPM-backed banner, Paisan. Additionally, Jay Choi and Kim Jee-woon are producing in collaboration with Soon Ho Song, who will act as a co-producer for Anthology Studios.
After making her debut in Squid Game, Hoyeon went on to star in Alfonso Cuarón’s psychological thriller Disclaimer. After The Hole, the actor also has Na Hong-jin’s Hope, opposite Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender.
