After the global success of the hit Korean zombie film "Train to Busan," several reports have surfaced that there will be a sequel to it. Insider reports have also stated that it will most likely star "Descendants of the Sun" lead actor Song Joong-Ki, replacing Gong Yoo as the lead on the zombie film.
In an earlier report by HNGN, Gong Yoo posted on his offcial Twitter account that "Train to Busan 2" is already planned and this caused a lot of positive reactions from netizens. Fans kept on speculating on who will be part of the main cast for the second installment. Gong Yoo answered this by stating some famous names which included the name of the 31-year-old actor Song Joong-Ki.
"Train to Busan" is one of the official entries of South Korea in the Cannes International Film Festival. It was also shown in different countries and in Hong Kong alone, it was reported to have bagged USD 8.5 million within its first 34 days, surpassing its American counterpart "World War Z." With actors like Song Joong-Ki rumored to be cast on its second part, the sequel is expected to gain greater recognition not only in Korea but also internationally as well.
Although it wasn't confirmed yet by Song Joong-Ki nor his agency, Blossom Entertainment, the likelihood of having him in the film is relatively high. However with this good news comes a bad news as well. It was also reported that Joong Ki won't be in the second season of "Descendants of the Sun".
A report from iTech Post said that the second season for the well-loved K-drama will be postponed due to lawsuits from the show's overseas fan meetings. A Hong Kong contracting firm filed a lawsuit to the event's organizers after the latter failed to pay them USD 1.2 million for the eight fan meetings that happened from May to July this year. Blossom Entertainment also clarified that the lawsuits won't affect the actors of the K-drama including Joong-Ki, and in fact, his career is still on the hype.
So to answer the fans, it hasn't been confirmed yet whether Joong-Ki will be really casted on both shows but let's just hope for the best to our dearest Joong-Ki. Let's wish for him to keep "fighting!"
