Kim Ji-hoon's "The Tower 3D"
I don’t know about you but I love a good disaster movie. From The Towering Inferno to The Poseidon Adventure, there’s nothing like seeing a bevy of celebrities forced to fight against the elements. I mean, that has to be the reason I paid good money to see 2012 in theaters, right?
Well, the booming Korean film industry is taking another stab at the genre, no doubt following on the success of 2009′s Tidal Wave. The Tower 3D arrives from Kim Ji-hoon, the director of Section 7, the recent movie about oil riggers beleagured by a computer-generated sea monster. That film failed to endear itself to critics but cleaned up at the box office, going on to become the highest-grossing Korean movie in China.
Now Kim Ji-hoon is back with a movie that looks to take a liberal influence from The Towering Inferno. Disaster strikes during a ‘White Christmas’ party at a luxurious high-rise building when the two helicopters sprinkling fake snow crash into each other. Now rescue workers must race against time to get everybody out before it all goes up in flames. In 3D!
Beyond Hollywood has the full scoop, including pictures and a promo reel from the studio, CJ Entertainment. Expect The Tower 3D in Korean theaters sometime this year.
