August 5, 2020. NEW LINE CINEMA announced that the filmmakers of "John Wick" (Keanu Reeves) will remake the popular Korean thriller, "The Man From Nowhere" (2010). It grossed a massive $42 million in South Korea. Making it the highest grossing film of that year. It grabbed $500,000 in the U.S. and Canada.
Bollywood from India made their remake called, "Rocky Handsome" (2016). It grossed $3.5 million, but was never released internationally. (Check out the trailer below).
"The Man From Nowhere" tells the story about a pawnshop owner who has a secret life. He spends all of his time alone until a young girl becomes his friend. She is kidnapped after her drug-addicted mom disappears. The owner is drawn into the under-belly of Korea. He discovers that orphan kids are used in the drug world. As the story unfolds. The owner uses a special-set of skills who fights to save his little friend. This is a good action-thriller.
"Rocky Handsome" is a decent remake, but the film turns the pawnshop owner into a muscular-ripped hero. He goes back into training. The original movie has the owner in average shape who only recalls his training. His scars and wounds are painful from his past and - in the present time.
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