Ma Dong Seok To Produce And Star In Hollywood Film Adaptation Of "Hell Divers"

Ma Dong Seok will be starring in and producing an exciting new Hollywood movie!

On June 22 local time, Deadline published an exclusive report announcing that Ma Dong Seok would be both producing and starring in an English-language film adaptation of Nicholas Sansbury Smith’s best-selling sci-fi novel series “Hell Divers.” According to Deadline, “the film will draw from the first three books in the series.”

Ma Dong Seok will play the leading role of Xavier in the feature film, which will also be produced by Avi Arad, Ari Arad, and Emmy Yu of Arad Productions, as well as Chris S. Lee and Oscar-nominated VFX supervisor and animation director Jerome Chen. While the adaptation already has a writer—J.P. Davis of “Plane” and “The Contractor”—there is reportedly no director attached to the project just yet.

“Hell Divers” is set in a post-apocalyptic universe two centuries after World War III has poisoned the planet, with the final bastion of humanity living on massive airships that circle the globe in search of a habitable area to call home. While most of these airships have already plummeted back to Earth long ago, the only thing keeping the two surviving lifeboats in the sky are Hell Divers—men and women who risk their lives by skydiving to the hostile surface to scavenge for parts the ships desperately need.

Ma Dong Seok’s character, Xavier, is a legendary Hell Diver also known by the name of “X.”

The actor commented, “We are thrilled to be joining Arad Productions and Jerome Chen as producers to adapt this iconic sci-fi novel, and I am honored and excited to bring the hardened but nuanced character of Xavier to life.”

Meanwhile, Chen remarked, “As a longstanding fan of the books, I’m beyond excited to shepherd this adrenaline-filled story forth together with this great team of storytellers and see Don [Ma Dong Seok’s English name] breathe his special brand of grit and emotion into the character of X.”

Ari Arad chimed in, “I couldn’t be more excited to have Don Lee [Ma Dong Seok] join our ‘Hell Divers’ team. His talent and charisma are undeniable, and I know that he will embody Xavier’s bravery and spirit in a way that will thrill audiences around the world.”

In addition to this newly announced project, Ma Dong Seok is also currently gearing up to star in a Hollywood remake of his Korean film “The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil.”

Are you excited to see Ma Dong Seok star in this new adaptation of “Hell Divers”?

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