Rain Stars in His First Hollywood Starring Role as the Ninja Assassin

He may not be a big star yet in Hollywood, but the South Korean pop singer Rain is starting to land big roles in some big films. He already has a supporting role in the movie Speed Racer, and now Rain (aka Jung Ji-hoon) has nabbed a leading role in a film called Ninja Assassin.

Rain will portray Raizo, a kidnapped child who is raised to be a professional killer but ends up seeking revenge against the clan that made him who he is.

Synopsis: Ninja Assassin follows Raizo (Rain), one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge.

In Berlin, Europol agent Mika Coretti (Naomie Harris) has stumbled upon a money trail linking several political murders to an underground network of untraceable assassins from the Far East. Defying the orders of her superior, Ryan Maslow (Ben Miles), Mika digs into top secret agency files to learn the truth behind the murders. Her investigation makes her a target, and the Ozunu Clan sends a team of killers, led by the lethal Takeshi (Rick Yune), to silence her forever. Raizo saves Mika from her attackers, but he knows that the Clan will not rest until they are both eliminated. Now, entangled in a deadly game of cat and mouse through the streets of Europe, Raizo and Mika must trust one another if they hope to survive and finally bring down the elusive Ozunu Clan.

Ninja Assassin - Movie Trailer:

Set for worldwide release on November 25, 2009, Ninja Assassin is directed by James McTeigue under Warner Bros. Pictures production.

Marian Rivera and Richard Gutierrez Team-up in GMA-7's 'Full House'

From the TV station who brought us the local adaptation of My Name is Kim Sam Soon and the soon to be shown All About Eve, GMA-7 is again planning to localized another super hit Koreanovela, that is 'Full House'.

When GMA Network aired the Korean series Full House in 2004, it received a peak rating of 52%. Now, the Kapuso network has decided to make it’s own Philippine version of the show.

As of this post, the leading man role is still reserved for Richard Gutierrez (who will soon star in the local remake of Zorro). He will play the role of 'Justine', originally portrayed by Asian Heartthrob Rain.

And who is Justine?

Justine is a top Korean actor. He does his utmost not to hurt other people and not to be hurt himself. Every movie he starred in became a blockbuster. He is stubborn when it comes to selecting which movies to star in, but he has received much acclaim for his talent. Although Young-Jae always behaves and speaks as he wants, he does that only to protect himself from being hurt and not to hurt others. People think of him as a very candid person, but that is also Young-Jae’s strategy to hide himself – or rather his failure to express himself to the fullest. As one who is unaccustomed to being frank and open, Young-jae is bad at making friends and very proud of his ideals and principles. He deeply loves his childhood friend, Hye-Won, even though she shows him no affection. One day, he stumbles upon Ji-Eun and slowly falls in love with her.

Wilma Galvante also mentioned last year that the role of Jessie Han, the female lead in Full House, is reserved for Marian Rivera. Now, will it be possible that Marian’s next project after And Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang is to be the local 'Jessie Han'?

Jessie is the woman lead character of the drama. It is shown as a cheerful, optimistic and loyal girl to her friends. Naive and not very smart, she is shown as a character with spunk and a good heart as displayed in her never ending quest to be a writer. Her journey with Young Jae(Bi) is filled with trials and (at first) unrequited love. She is best described as an orphaned online novelist who lives in a beautiful house (called FULL HOUSE-named by her father) which she inherited from her parents. Her troubles started when her closest friends tricked her by sending her on a trip to Shanghai so they could sell her house behind her back. When she returned, she found out the house was sold and she had nowhere to go. The person who bought the house is the famous movie star Lee Young Jae and the only way she could stay was if she would be his personal maid.

Do you think Marian could give justice to the role?

Korean Superstar Rain is in the Philippines

Korean superstar Rain is here in the Philippines for a location photo shoot of his own clothing line, Six To Five, which will be launched February next year.

Yes, the man does clothes now.

In the theme “traditional, casual, stylish,” Rain wished Six to Five to become a “global fashion and design company.”

The photo shoot pictures will then form part of a Six To Five pictorial magazine. Rain reportedly will use more than 100 clothes for the pictorial.

See Six To Five photoshoot samples below:

Photos courtesy of biwithrainmultiply