Han Ye-seul to star in billion-won movie

According to Star News, Han Ye-seul is currently mulling over details of an 8 billion won ($7 million) movie titled “The Dog.”

The movie, about a contaminated dog and the gang and scientists chasing after it, will be Han’s first cinematic work in more than a year.

The film will be directed by Shin Jung-won, whose past works include this year’s “Fortune Tellers” and “To Catch a Virgin Ghost” in 2004.

Lotte Entertainment will invest in the movie and Uhm Tae-woong will play the role of a gangster who dotes after a fighting dog that is infected by a new strand virus.

Meanwhile Han will play the role of a scientist who is also after the dog.

Han’s step back into the limelight comes nearly a year after a scuffle over the drama “Spy Myung Wol” in which she walked out of during production.

By Carla Sunwoo [carlasunwoo@joongang.co.kr]