Shooting for the upcoming movie “Joseon Magician,” starring actor Yoo Seung-ho and actress Go Ara, has commenced, according to the production company WithUs Film.

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The movie features a leading magician during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) falling in dangerous love and being mired in a fiendish plot. The shooting started on Feb. 27 and will last for four months in various provinces of South Korea, according to the production crew.

“Joseon Magician” is Yoo’s first movie since he returned from the army last December. He is expected to show a high level of expertise playing magician Hwanhee.

“I have a high expectation of the movie as this is my first work since leaving the army. A gap of two years is huge for me. However, one thing for sure is that I have more responsibility than two years ago,” he said in an interview with a local media outlet.

Go Ara, the heroine of the movie, is also expected to show her horse-riding and martial arts skills, by playing princess Chyung Myung.

The movie directed by director Kim Dae-seung is set to be released in the second half of this year.

(khnews@heraldcorp.com)