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Hostage: Missing Celebrity is a 2021 South Korean reality action thriller film, written and directed by Pil Kam-sung for Next Entertainment World. It is a feature debut of director and is based on 2015 Chinese film Saving Mr. Wu. Starring Hwang Jung-min, the film is about kidnapping of Korean top film star Hwang Jung-min by strangers. First he thinks it is a prank, then he soon realises that it is no joke, as the kidnappers demand from him a huge amount of ransom within 24 hours. The film with production cost of ₩8 billion was ready for release in 2020 but its release was postponed due to the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Original Release
08/18/2021
US Release
09/26/2021
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jung-min Hwang | Hwang Jeong-min / Self |
| Lee Ho-jung | Saet-byeol |
| Kim Jae-bum | Choi Ki-wan / Choi Gi-wan |
| Park Kyung-lim | |
| Ryu Kyung-Soo | Yeom Dong-hun / Yeom Dong-hoon |
| Park Sung-Woong | Brother / Self |
| Lee Yoo-mi | Ban So-yeon |
| Ju Ji-Hoon | Self (cameo) |
| Lee Sung-min | Self (cameo) |
| Jeon Do-yeon | Self (cameo) |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jung-min Hwang | Hwang Jeong-min / Self |
| Lee Ho-jung | Saet-byeol |
| Kim Jae-bum | Choi Ki-wan / Choi Gi-wan |
| Park Kyung-lim | |
| Ryu Kyung-Soo | Yeom Dong-hun / Yeom Dong-hoon |
| Park Sung-Woong | Brother / Self |
| Lee Yoo-mi | Ban So-yeon |
| Ju Ji-Hoon | Self (cameo) |
| Lee Sung-min | Self (cameo) |
| Jeon Do-yeon | Self (cameo) |
| Ryu Seung-beom | Self (cameo) |
| Han Kyu-Won | Detective |
| Yoo Hae-jin | Self (cameo) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Woo-taek Kim | Executive Producer |
| Hye-jeong Kang | Producer |
| Lee Joon-Kyu | Producer |
