The 2015 film The Intern from Nancy Meyers is the kind of movie you forget exists but when you remember, you are delighted by it. Mainly it is because it has Robert de Niro and Anne Hathaway becoming unlikely friends throughout it. Now, director Kim Do-young is giving a new fresh take to the film and we have an exclusive look at Do-young’s take on the classic.
From the description of Do-young’s take on the film, it does seem to have the essence and joy that Meyers’ film did. And maybe this will get The Intern the respect that it deserves! Joining Han So Hee and Choi Min Shik is an all star cast, including Kim Jun Han, Ryu Hye Young, Kim Kum Soon, Park Ye Ni, Kim Yo Han, Lim Sung Gyun, and Yun Sang Jeong.
The Intern is described as follows: “Directed by Kim Do Young, THE INTERN stars Han So Hee as Sun-woo, a young CEO of a fashion start-up and Choi Min Shik as Ki-ho, a retiree with 37 years of experience who joins the company as a senior intern. As Ki-ho navigates the company’s digital and unconventional culture, the two form an unexpected bond and learn from each other despite generational differences.”
In the first 10 minutes, we get to follow with Ki-ho as he navigates life as a retiree and what his day to day looks like without his job, much in the same way that we saw Ben (de Niro) navigating life in Meyers’ film. Do-young clearly took what made the Meyers film special and put her own spin on it!
You can see the exclusive preview here:
A Pretty Great Nancy Meyers Film
The original take on The Intern had Hathaway and de Niro squaring off together. It is one of those films that many fans of both those actors think about and are surprised it isn’t a bigger hit. So a remake of the 2015 film is exciting! Especially for new audiences to get to experience a beloved Nancy Meyers film. She’s rarely remade and to share this with an entirely new part of the world should give fans of the 2015 version of The Intern a bit of joy knowing that this story is going to continue to live on! This time, with Kim Do-young’s spin on the story.
You can see The Intern by Kim Do-young now on VOD. THE INTERN IS AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL NOVEMBER 10
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