Bong Joon Ho 'exhausted' after award season run of Parasite  

Director of Parasite, Bong Joon Ho, has said he is 'exhausted' mentally and physically following his time on the award circuit. Parasite's award season run was a massive success with the film winning several awards, including Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best International Feature Film, and Best Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.

The Oscar-winning filmmaker, who recently returned home to South Korea, said, "Now that I finally have time, I'm trying to get back on it, but I'm so exhausted, mentally and physically. I'm just a shell of a human."

Bong, who has two films lined up, including an English-language historical drama based on a true event that happened in 2016 and a South Korean production, which will be set in the country's capital city of Seoul, said he can only work on one project at a time.

"Once I start writing, I can only work on one project, and the same goes for pre-production. I'm always jealous of directors who can do projects in between TV shows," he added.

He also hinted that his English-language film could be a collaboration with Okja cinematographer Darius Khondji.