Director Ryoo Seung-wan will showcase his action thriller "Veteran" to Los Angeles police ahead of its North American release, the movie's distributor said Wednesday.A special premiere inviting officers at the L.A. Police Department and their families will take place next Wednesday, CJ Entertainment said, adding Ryoo will join them.

In "Veteran," a detective delves into the mysterious death of a truck driver and enters into a cat-and-mouse game with an arrogant heir of a rich family in the process.The distributor also said Ryoo will attend the Toronto International Film Festival, where his film has been invited, on Sunday. The director is scheduled to hold a press conference and a premiere on Sept. 17."The invitation to Toronto has raised anticipation for its North American release," Lee Yoo-min, a team manager in CJ E&M's film business department, said. "Ryoo also has a strong following among the Korean-American community. We expect the film to be a hit because it covers the universal theme of justice."The film was watched by more than 12 million movie-goers in South Korea and is the ninth best-selling film of all time here."Veteran" is set to open at 46 theaters in North America, including in New York, Chicago, Vancouver and Toronto. (Yonhap)