The love for Chan Wook-Park’s Vengeance trilogy is damn near unanimous on this side of the tracks; particularly the Oldboy third. So whenever a new effort from said director bubbles its way to the surface of American pop culture, unlike most of South Korean cinema (and this nclude his previous effort, I’m A Cyborg by that’s OK), we take notice. And when the word “vampire” is mentioned in the same sentence as Park, our ears prick up just that much higher.

So yeah, Park’s next film that is sure to take us all by storm. It is being pitched as a dramatic romance with horror and no small amount of blood splattered across that premise. Thirst stars Song Kang-ho (from The Host and The Good the Bad and the Weird) A religious priest from a small town agree to be part of a medical experiment of which the results may be able to cure a fatal disease. With the experiment going horribly wrong, the priest opens his eyes after death with a strong affliction to sunlight. Sounds like a case of vampirism if ever I heard one.

Now, ready for the good news? It’s two-fold actually. One, the newest trailer is online (which you can see embedded below). The second bit of oh-happy-day is that Universal has agreed to finance the distribution here in the states. It’s the first financial backing Park has received in the states so it’s likely that we’ll be seeing a limited release for this bit of potential greatness in theaters very soon!

Take a gander at the trailer below (do you speak Korean?) and see what you think. I for one am on board!

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