Lee Won-tae

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Lee Won-tae
Born
South Korea
Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter, film and TV producer
Korean name
Hangul
이원태
Revised Romanization I Wontae
McCune–Reischauer I Wŏnt'ae

Lee Won-tae is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and producer. Formerly working as a producer on programs for MBC TV, Lee debuted with the period prison drama Man of Will in 2017. Prior to that, he also served as producer on the 2011 horror romcom Spellbound and penned the original story for the 2015 period film The Magician . [1] [2] His second feature, The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil , was invited to the Cannes Film Festival in 2019. An upcoming American remake of the film was announced in May 2019, with Sylvester Stallone and Braden Aftergood producing and Ma Dong-seok reprising his role in the remake. [3] [4]

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Filmography

YearTitleCredited as
Film
2011 Spellbound Producer
2012 Papa Producer
Gabi Script department
2015 The Magician Original story
2017 Man of Will Director, screenwriter, original story
2019 The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil Director, screenwriter
2023 The Devil's Deal Director
Television series
2023 Payback Director [5]

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References

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  2. "LEE Won-tae". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  3. "Stallone to Produce Hollywood Remake of THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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