Rick Yune Leads McTeigue's NINJA Assassin
By: Jarrod SarafinDate: Friday, May 02, 2008
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Martial arts capable actor Rick Yune (Die Another Day, Fast and the Furious) is set to battle Korean star Rain in Ninja Assassin, a film being directed by James McTeigue and produced by the Wachowskis, Joel Silver and Grant Hill. Naomie Harris and Ben Miles are also attached to star in the martial arts film.
Plot Concept: Story centers around a man (Rain) brought up in an orphanage functioning as a ninja farm. The man turns his back on his tradition to make his way in the modern world, which brings him into conflict with a ninja (Yune) from the clan.
"Not to give too much away, (but) my character stays within what he was brought up with, and they go up against each other," Yune said. "I'm not a heavy. The characters are ninjas, they are assassins, and there's this mix of morality the Wachowskis are exploring."




