Im Siwan is in talks to star in a new film!

Star News reported on September 7 that Im Siwan and Kim Hee Won were in talks to lead the upcoming film "Smartphone" (working title).

More reports shared that a source from Im Siwan's agency, Plum Actors, confirmed that Im Siwan had received the offer to star in the film "Smartphone," Currently, the actor is reviewing the proposal.

According to Soompi, "Smartphone," directed by Kim Tae Joon, will be a thriller that unfolds after an ordinary office worker who loses his smartphone. If ever Im Siwan will accept the offer, he will be playing the office worker while, reportedly, Kim Hee Won will be starring as the detective who tracks the case.

Im Si Hwan

Im Si Hwa currently has many projects lined up, including the films "Boston 1947" and "Declaration of Emergency" (LT) and an upcoming JTBC drama. After the actor's military discharge in March, he immediately got back to work and appeared in the drama "Strangers from Hell." In his interview with Bis Issue magazine that he was preparing for his role in "Boston 1947" by searching deep about his new role, and with that, he was able to create a character without limitations.

Moreover, the actor recently posed for Cosmopolitan Korea and talked about his thoughts with his group ZE:A after their song "Aftermath" went viral and climbed up the music charts again during the post-shoot interview.

Kim Hee Won

On the other hand, Kim Hee Won is also set to appear in films, "Collateral" (LT) with Sung Dong II and Ha Ji Won and "The Golden Holiday." However, the upcoming movie "Collateral" has recently postponed its original premiere schedule due to the resurgence of the novel coronavirus in South Korea. It has later been revealed from a source that the new plan for the movie's release will be on September 10.

As reported, "Smartphone" will start filming early next year after the casting is finalized.