‘Boys Over Flowers’ started out as a wildly popular manga by Yoko Kamio in 1992. It had its first live-action version as the 1995 film, ‘Hana Yori Dango.’ It has also been made into an anime series, as well as a subsequent anime film, along with a Taiwanese live action version, as well as live action version made in Hong Kong, Korea, and the author’s native Japan, which also had a film. Now, American fans will be able to enjoy our own version!
It is scheduled to begin filming on October 21st in LA. Wilkin Media will be producing the series, and had this to say about it:
“We have a total of six executive producers including a co-production company for the series and only 2 of us are fans of the series. The company has done other projects before taking on ‘Boys Before Flowers’. The people that run it are all 10-20 year industry professionals that have worked with companies such as Samsung Electronics, Dick Clark Productions, Walt Disney Corporation, etc. The company was not formed just to make this series. The team has already been working on three other projects before this one.”
The American version is said to closely follow the original manga. It takes place at Ellison University, a school that caters to the rich families, the famous and social elite. The school holds auditions every year and gives a full scholarship to those who make it and have amazing talents.
The company goes on to describe the new leading lady, Zoey.
“Zoey, a dancer, gets accepted and on her first day, discovers that the school is ruled by a group known as the F4. The members of the F4 come from the most powerful families in the United States and they abuse their power through bullying. Zoey eventually confronts the group after a particularly harsh act and gets on their bad side. The leader of the F4 eventually falls in love with Zoey creating a complicated set of circumstances that creates a classic story that has captured the attention of 23 different countries.”
Here is a list of the actors who will be portraying F4:
Joseph Almani to play Liam Montgomery (Tsukasa Doumyoji/Dao Ming Si/Gu Jun Pyo/Murong Yunhai)
Trenton Culkin as (no new name given) (Rui Hanazawa/Huaze Lei/Yoo Ji Hoo/Duanmu Lei)
Napolean Tavale as Chase Carlton (Sojirou Nishikado/Xi Men/So Yi Jung/Shangguang Ruiqian)
And last but not least, Jason S. Mordeno as Noah McCallster (Akira Mimasake/Mei Zou/Song Woo Bin/Ye Shuo)
As we wait to hear who shall play our leading lady, Zoey (Makino Tsukushi/Shancai/Geum Jan Di/Chu Yuxun), what do you think of the new F4?
Source: DramaFever
Article by: KareBare
Edited by: Karolina
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